The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-15
|G[R CASE
|S|N INTEREST
lor Secretary Inferen.
|,cuses CLAWS of Alb
acting Letters.
|BTORT THAT
1E.UP" IS PROBABLE
Of Spectators Ap.
/ Be Almost Entirely
NTH CLAWS.

be AlluVst Lhtiieiy
NTH CLAWS.
gT0N, Feb. 1.-THE Bal
ID congressional inquiry be
With interest today. when
rces, counsel for Secretary
adertook the eross-cxamina-
Il r. CLAWS, principal wit
rprosccutlou. "
xos reached late in the aft.
n Mr.. Ycrtrces announced
belonging to Mr., CLAWS and
grand jury at Seattle, had
open n few DAYS ago and
Lar of letters missing from
The laud office in Seattle.
hicb have recently been pub
weekly paper, were found
ruser Grows Angry.
.orily declared that if any
been found in his belong
aue.up'' had been prepared
His denunciation of federal
ID would stoop 10 such d
favor with their superiors
1emopstration of applause
cerlstors. Chairman Nelson
.hai moro repetition of the
ould result in the room be-
throughout the hearings
|biS Of the spectators, Q
fitY Of whom were women,
beh with CLAWS. and they
IA with satisfaction as he
>ints against his question
|rss announced that a.
(ilhyis s successor as chief
.i6n, will be called TO tcs.
ir0ing of the letters.
In evidence 3 letter from
eiyiDg thc details of the
0tery. This caused a long
10 whether the letter should
10 evidence al this time.
Fas put over for considera
eatiye session.
rs Of Early Session.
inning session Mr.. Ncrirces
jbe witness fhe fact that
charges OF corruption
oue in the land office or in
@cnf of the interior. CLAWS
4 IL be bad found evidence
he would have taken the
.r7ud jury instead of to the
|s said be thought the facts
opinion that Mr.. Bal
~ bennett bad acted i'm
be charged them with Of.
lpet.
process of elimination Ibe
|fd all the other points of
doing. He said he was
red that the facts he bad
1dence warranted the iudc.
1eIther Secretary Balm ger
ioner bennett was fit to
public trust
lnion as to Pierce.
lstaut Secretary of ihc In
e CLAWS declared he had
erroncous Interpretation Of
% law Of May. 1908. and
rls'on. while not an act of
Indicated that he was not
omcc be now holds. Den
aeelarcd, vas nothing moro
'oll, for Ballinger. and
nything Ballipger said
'ernoon session, CLAWS. in
question by Mr., Yer.
q up the specific acts of
rhieb he charged agains;
|ungcr. His statement was
ou, was listened TO with
~ and really for the first
ashnite statement OF the
81 case.
'ets Indicated today tina,
snl,nation will be a thor
eernquiry will proceed 10
n'lg and it is expected foI
y Come daily sessions will
y Under Cross Fire.
'asls; the principal accuseT
naIiingcr. underwent his
cross-cxamipa ton wller
rnchot inquiry was re-
'"nt congressional commit.
nined By John Vcrtrees oi
nn, attorney for Secretary
sertrees drow from the
~. mat he made no charges
taiilst any ono in tho LAND
~ department. of the in
aeciarcd II he had founc
olruption he would hav,
~ ~ 10 4 grand jury iusteac
nc thought the facts war,
P,oh. that Mr.. BaliIngel
,srSt mad acted impropcrl,
s3 mem with official mis-
pasocess Of elimination. Mr.
nn witness exoncrate al
~iicials or agents of tn,
inc department. Of th'
aea,ed the statement h,
- succt examination that h,
<as. ,hc Interior departmen
ia hands and that the peo
urere NOT In safe hands.
pssncheon adjournment wa
afsees Indicated he woul,
srnoon session 10 drs
>,r neiinitc statement nf th
''cl OF MI. BallIngcr an,
'sctins the Record
f6s, vas recalled Mr.. BRANDED
dncre %nre some corrcc
|@stjre IN tho record of Tia
Ehr.nH Hixpny Chairman Nelso
1(eclsdp pe put In later. but Mi
IA 1f +, ssaying he did not wis
ihs ais cross ex3nina ton I
statement that IL was
|onsu nupon Proceeded TO max
haylrs mort Of the mistakes
HIn eesn due Ia his draw
' an nre always nro
slIrnUo,in in one place of the rec
f"en,p,m,y read: There i.
1fo IL Claws declared h
Ihe en, approximately" etc.
9saphicsl errors nso
afrd pu pu read entirely coal,
''ad said. ''practiralI
cz lscd ,l,s TO Francis i. Jcne
's record spelled 'IJcii
hpd dSk Saks,w when the last Of Il
D fhs crn made and Mr.. We
% tIoh8 cxu rr,I,a,.x . /,