New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-02
DEFEND BALLINGER
THO NEW WITNESSES.
Contradict GId11s and Jones
Clash at Hearing.
From The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. April III h Love. former I
,Reugh kider and personal friend and ap- /
-poin;oe of President Roosevelt. dealt the 4
-I-incilos-Clavis case = severe blow to-day a. .
sac hearing before the investigating com
s,ssttac h. not only daily contradlcted /
statements and insinuations made by Claws 1
and Special Agent Jones but declared tilaI 4
10Th Of these critics knew they were utter !
ilE salsehoods in some o. their most IN 4
portant testimony before the COMMITTEES.
Louis d Brandeis. counsel for Claws. tried I
sil vain 10 shake the recollection OF the WI
ness Nj Love made the positive statement I
that on the facts contained IN ms report /
ai, senartment was fully warranted ia 7
,.sa--lisring the Cunningham coal claims /
lie declared that the only question raised /
bv him n his letter OF August :, 1857. was
one CT law. which he referred 10 the de-
,,arruent for decision. This letter. he said !
was written after be had talked with MT /
IaTinzer. Alio was then Commissioner OF
the General Land Office. and who told MIN
1ast & transfer OF property before patent
s-iriated the claims. he had not 50 under
stood the law until Nj. Ballinger told him. f.
M Love was an aggressive witness he
la Of MS replies much after the fashlon
e the distinguished colonel in whose resl-
uaenr he served as a trooper He repeat
he had not uttered into his mouth. and
when the attorney raised his voice and
showed siSrs Of anger because the witness
refused 70 accept his version Of the facts
Nr Love quietly adnOnished him not 10
lose his temper.
ar Love said that lie had made as fun
and corple5e at investigation Of the Cur
nirEham claims as Il was possible for him
TO make within his Jurisdiction. and had
obtained afTi6ayits from each Of the thlr- /
ty-three claimants Mr. Ballnger Rad
lot directed him hoW 20 proceed. and had
IN 10 manner hindered or cUrtailed his .
efforts % get Al the facts In truth, he .
had been disposed 10 criticise him because
L., was too easy" Instructing him. Mr. .
EsIIirge- said 7 want the people OF
alaska 10 understand that when they are
IN their rights this Office is their friend 4
When they are not within their rights /
Lhis Office viii show them no quarter
The only other witness examined was 4
liner Z Todd. United States Attorney 4
= Seattle. who also denied statements 4
made BY CLAWS and Jones. He said that T.
Jones's statement that he CTodd) had ad- 4
yise6 against criminal action in the Alas I
cases because Judge HanfOrd was
-onsritutionally opposed TO land fraud
trails generally" was false.
Nelson and Srandeis Clash.
n the examination Of Nj Todd there
vas sharp clash between. Senator Mel 1
son snd M Brandeis. Nh. Nelson aCcus- /
X NJ Brandeis Of attempting 10 deceive (
8r conceal something from the committee.
The attorney flushed with anger. jumped
70 MS feet and demanded that the chair
mans remark be Withdrawn.
Democratic members Of the committee 1
attorney. and Representative Graham. Of
Illinois. moved that the chairman be d. 4
recred 70 withdraw the ir1putation. Repre- I.
sentative James seconded the motion. A
general discussion followed. n which every
uemhe- OF the committee present took
rsr1 and stated his personal views 4 num- 4
be- Of Republicans said they did not agree
zlth Senator Nelson that Mr.. Brandeis was 4
attempting Concealnent Of any sort. but
e. the same tine they would not vote 10 I
compel the chairman 70 withdraw.
L vas argued by Representative Nadi- /
so-s. the tnsu-gent member. that the chair /
nan n making his remarks reflected only /
his personal view. and did not commit any
other member Representative James ar
E1ed that the matter Mr. Brandeis was
accused q concealiug was on record before
The committee. and consequently there
could be no deception T the committee
members paid attention. Finally. the whole
subject vas laid On the table bv vote OF
3 70 ). Senator Fletcher and Representa-
ives James and Graham Dem.) voting in
he negative Senator Purcell DEM voted
with ne Republicans Senator Root vas
Bhsent-
Three o. four times n his testimony NJ +
love said that statements bv Afessrs .
Claws and Jones were absolutely false
e
= g-at1itous falsehood.' In making this /
eminent ne had reference 10 NJ. Jones's 4
statement made IN an affidavit. sworn 70
before Claws IN which Jones minated /
trs- Love vas rot doing everything he /
-soud do - get a. the facts about the coal
Jones said Love told him he was z candi- F,
5are for United States marshal IN Alaska 4
and did not want 70 have all the influence 1
Alaska working against him" Mr. Love 4
said he had never directly or indirectly
sa4d anything OF the kind 70 Jones a year
before he knew Jones. and before he had /
=urrhf1E 70 DO with the coal cases. the
resident had promised him the FIRST Va
-sncy IN the marshalship. He had svs-
t-uat;callv avoided irving 20 bring political
influence 10 bear on President Roosevelt 10
81 ne lstlip- and no United States
-srato- or other public officer had Endorsed
a few friends y his father in Iowa .
few ministers and bankers in Alaska and
David Goodrich. Of New York. VINO Vas a
.eurensur % Rough Riders IN Cuba and a
-fsse frieuE Of Ut. Roosevelt We're the
7r'v men he asked 70 help him get the
11arslfalslIip. Jones mad told lies q bout
15n. he said. and Mr.. Roosevelt held up
sIis appointment until Secretary Garfield
could look into the facts. That the inquiry
into the facts was satisfactory was proved
-y Loves appointment as marshal in Octo-
be-. -e0s. and he stiT1 holds the Office.
Says CLAWS Deceived Him.
When Mr.. Brsndeis began his cro=s-ex-
Summation Of the witness he demanded 70
trow why Love had been superseded b.
Jones
& Because Jones had been peddiing pack
- lses about ne 70 NJ. BaIliug ger.
You say you didn't meet him until July,