Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-08
RILL|NGER MUST
PRODUCE PAPERS
,.unittee Of Inquiry Directs
w. ia, Ne be Notified to Bring
Them With "AII Due Speed
,.Is DESPITE HIS PROTEST.
,, Successor Tells How lie iia"
trouble About Getting oer'"'"
Official Papers.

.,gton. April s-The Baliinger-
.omm.ttee Of i'lpiry delved
r. ,o5av into the history Of the
l-'' .ree and discovery Of "a let
e''l ,'5 10 be- missing from the Seat
,5 ora.c subsequent to the dis
Of Louis r CLAWS from inc
ance -. -, this sinh
nr tbe last three or four sittings.
,rsred that CLAWS concealed the
md that they afterwards were
1n his effects at the federal build
hs 10 seattle .,., ~, oe,d
. rbo succeeded CLAWS. took the
.1 ,osay and began to tell his part
b TIE affair.
To PRODUCE PAPERS.
RAD, complaint Of Atty. Brandeis for
-,,sscution. the committee today
~ - mat secy Balhnger be notified
..,.,es am papers called for by the
,lttse with "all due speed.
~s. vas done despite the protest Of
d. g,mueer that the requests of the
,,stiop attorney We're unreasonable
mo week end sessions Of the Balm
p.,cbot investigating committee
rssumed today. As the committee
.,,lsd TO consider further evidence
4 ,.bsf Of secy. Ballinger there still
visited A doubt as to the order in which
r..,,ss would present his witnesses
/, has become more and more evident
n,tnls the Intention Of the defense
n,o8 Mr. Balinger for the last, for il
believed that upon his testimony
mar. than any other factor In the case
\. ,ommittee's final determination will
depend
# schwartz, chief of held service.
"a Fred bennett. commissioner OF
q. general land office, are other wit
,,..ss whose testimony win have an
,amate and important bearing on the
a., Both are likely TO be cross ex-
. ,-bsd TO the greatest length II Mr..
Baa5sis the CLAWS attorney. follows
"a, PRECEDENT he has already with the
rrsr figures FOR the defense"
As soon as the committee was called
r5er Atty Brandeis was on his feet
r5.sting against the letters written
4 ty sscy. Balunger last week complain
. hfot the numerous wholesale calls for
,s,srs made on the department by the
uaney for the prosecution.
i BRANDEIs's COURSE CHARAC-
TERIZED.
II ne secretary characterized Mr.
RaadsIss course as IAN oblique at
pmpt to control the manner in which
4 O. evidence should be presented and a
mere fishing process
Mf Bandcis complained OF the delay
i 9th. Interior department IN producing
prsn requested and he asked that IN
Suction Of the papers at once. Mr..
bnndtis attacked the position OF Secy
hiHger. which he characterized as "a
nnarGable reversal Of ideas" He de-
tared that at first the secretary did
le even want counsel, lest IL hinder
n1 committee in It's search for the
n truth Aiterward he employed coun-
o. and noR vas protesting against the
PRODUCTION Of papers, he SAID
Any Neruees In reply declared that
counsel tof the prosecution was 'nsh-
hg because the main case put 10
apna secy Ballinger had failed In
81 lis parts"
Fishing remarked Representative
ONE James amid laughter, don't
lli nothing unless you catch some
ting"
The discussion was ended by the
saolnon Of a motion Of Representative
Dhoy calling on the secretary OF the
la'sn4 20 produce all papers called for
l3 te committee with an due speed"
ANDREW CHRISTENSEN.
Andrew Christensen. chief OF field
-'eon Of the land office who succeed
g CLAWS at Seattle when the latter
@ dismissed, was called. lie said
Y Aad trouble with CLAWS about turn
over certain official papers in the
14'le oftco. CLAWS, he said, took a
s-le Of papers away with him and
..nneu 10 let Christensen see them
-..i he had made copies.
1mls,eusen said that on advice Of
. United states attorney at Seattle
maze a demand in writing upon
NaA saying that as he was no longer
government service he had no
"sl' 70 the papers
response CLAWS returned some ma
. a. lhe office the following day.
nv, tlN the witness said he found
. y -. ~ N''eis mentioned In a receipt
NUS We're missing from the files.
49, christensen read copies Of let
ana kilograms that passed be-
\, hlin and the department regard
: "s missing letters.
IN, :. lel'Fees apologlzed for inhict-
r',,,. 's correspondence ON the COM
o. ri IVY u was necessary in view
I b,t ~ ln'imauon of the prosecution
4 sms,Si..l latensen had framed up"
gplnlng against Claws
. M .. tels OF the committee questioned
. IN r,, ,',,sss at some length regarding
vas me- N'NaiA OF now the discovery
he 'ale That the letters were miss
other. n. pondence read showed that
A. a ~ nun claws were under suspicion
hoplry missing letters A general
nert ~ Se ~. instituted by the depart
rtsortss 'nlrd degree" methods were
olentlv The letters were subse-
aid n 'vuuu by Christensen. Il Is
Gr ct.no N belonging 20 CLAWS.
non ~ slrnsen was still reading
When tn luminous correspondence
''hohe"n recess was ordered.