The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-02
Witness Said TO Have Been Of
fered $4,000 to $4,000 by Golfers Weekly
to Testify Against BaIlinger==-Glavis
Said to Have ResOrted to Trickery

Washington. April 2.-The sprlght.
~ row In the committee Yesterday
morning served to increase the de-
mand for seating room at tho Ballin.
gerPinchot hearing this morning, and
the largest crowd since the day when
CLAWS, Pinchot and Garfield testified
was on hand when the doors were
opened.
a new sensation was sprung soon
after the inquiry was resumed At
torney Brandeis at once launched into
the crosS-eNamination of II. X. Love,
who told OF meeting John w, Dudley.
former register of the land office at
juneau. Alaska. last February In 1,
Juneau hotel.
Dudley, testified Mr.. Love. said ho
had been "let out" of his Office. and
that Golfers Weekly had lntlmated
10 him That ut would be worth from
$1,000 10 $40 600" for him 10 go 10
Washington to testify.
DO You mean that the Weekly
meant 10 bribe him." asked Mr.. Mad
, ison of the committee
No. not TO bribe him. but to pay
him" replied the witness.
You draw q whole lot finer dis
tinctions than have been able to do"
retorted Mr.. Madison.
The committee BETRAYED great in
tercst in the incident, and pressed Mr.
Love for the details OF the meeting.
The witness said he saw Mr Dudley
for not more than three minutes. and
that Dudley had said he wanted 10 go
10 Washington TO testify for the
other side" He said Dudley wanted
him TO tell Mr.. Ballinger of this offer
and that he had not accepted II, but
that he desired to testify for the
other side"
Mr.. Love said he did not tell Mr..
Ballingcr because he thought perhaps
Mr.. Dudley had put tho wrong con
strUcti0n on the remark of Golfers
agent He said Mr.. Dudley did not
tell him the name OF the agent.
DO you think the Weekly wanted
Cooley to come here 10 telI1 the
TRUTH" asked Mr. Graham (Dcm)
Most assurcdly." replied the Wit
ness
Mr.. Love said Dudley had expressed
the intention of going TO Washington
TO clear his record with the depart
ment since he had been dismissed
The committee decided by a unan-
imous vote TO subpoena Mr. Dudley,
who. the witness said, was engaged in
Juneau.
Mr.. Love said he did not think he
bad mentioned the conversations with
Mr. Dudley TO anybody. He denied
that Dudley had intended TO try TO In
fuence Mr. Ballinger. by having him
mention tho incident TO the secretary
Sf the interior.
Love Tried to Be a LAWYER
In beginning his cross-eXamination
today. Mr.. Brandels remarked to the
witness that he was In a 'calmer
state OF mind than yesterday"
Il am very calm" snapped back Mr..
Love.
Attorney Brandcis question the wit
ness for nearly an hour in regard to
ais testimony yesterday, when Repre-
sentative Graham took him In hand
Are you lawyer inquired Mr..
Graham
Il ran for a lawyer. but got beat
Fojoined tho witness amid laughter.
Mr. Love said he bad boon a lawyer
twenty-five years ago in South Da-
kota
How long did you enjoy the prac-
tice2" asked Mr.. Graham.
Il didn't enjoy it"
You we're in South Dakota whom It
@as building up?"
No. when they were leaving it
replied Mr. Love, amid general laugh.
teT. adding that he was In South Da.
kota from 1853 to 1889
He was there when the people
wero going farther NORTH intcrjected
Senator Purcell of North Dakota.
Attorney Vertrecs offered in evi-
denoe, on redirect examination OF Mr..
Love, a letter written by Secretary
Loeb by Captain Z. C. Hunter of Ok.
lahoma, dated February 3, 1908, stat
ing that the secretary OF the interior
Mr Garfield. had informed the Presi.
dent that Love had been cleared OF
the charges against him. and TINT his
appointment rs marshal in Alaska
had been ordered
Reflecting on Claws.
Mr.. Love was excused and F'rani
L SpaldlDg of Cheyenne. Wyo., for
ncrly disbursing officer and clerk ir
j. Y. Glayis' Office at Seattle, wa;
called by Attorney Vertrees.
The witness identified all expense
account totalling S33693 OF Mr.. CLAWS
az the time he went east in the SUN
msr OF 1903 TO see the President ant
also a check drawn by CLAWS or
September 2, 1909. for that amount
Mr. Vcrtrees offered both in evidence
The attorney called to the attention
If the witness an iSem in the ac
count Of $55 for The serv' :es OF ttc
nographer employed IN making UP
report of the charges against Sccrc
yary Ballinger for tho President. II,
asked tho witness If CLAWS hnd no
asked him subsequently to cut out tn
item.
Yes" replied the witness, "but
told him | could not do that as
had been turned in with the accoun
and the check had been made out TO
the full amount"
What did he then ask you 70 do?
He asked me TO cut out the iteu
and make It appear there had bee
an error in addition"
Mr.. Spaldine said he did not knoN
whether MIR, CLAWS had ever made a
tidavit to the accuracy OF the ar
count
On cross.ezomination OF the witnes