Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-01
c,oss Examination as to a Let
40, of CLAWS Preoipitated a
Lengthy Quarrel
TIE CHAIRMAN WORKED UP.
refused 20 Withdraw Remark Made
TO luorncl Brandeis' Repre-
scnung CLAWS.


...,,mony before the Bailingcr-Pinchot
,....t.aatiru committee was interrupt
u to5av by the most serious clash
.,,,,r the senators and representatives
,s.t has set marked the proceedings.
chairman Nelson accused atty Bran
AIS Of conceaIinr certain facts and
,-,.-b, from the latter a demand that
,s. remarks De stricken from the rec
ri tosethrr with the intimation that
/, ,be chairman followed the proceed
or. more closely be would see where
hi. remarks were unjust
s,re of the Democratic members of
e. committee moved to direct the
chairman 20 withdraw his remarks, and
vuas tbIs motion that brought out the
orsrs. which lasted Cor nearly an hour
s.r,f3r Nelson refused to withdraw his
,.,tsmeat. a motion to lay the whole
matter on the table was finally adopted
nv a vote of 20 9. the Democrats de
msndus rolcalL
Elmer h Todd, United states district
attorney 90 Seattle. was the witness at
tho morning session, testifying In be-
talf of Mr Bollnscr. Mr.. Todd con-
tldictsd a number of statements made
BY special Agent Jones as to efforts TO
secure criminal proceedings in the
Alaska fraud cases.
WrshIputon. April 1.-The Balinger-
prchot hearing went on today with
Sow Balhuelrs counsel i'm charge OF
tfa rrssentat.1u OF evidence. The tax
lne of testimony bon behalf OF the cab
nd officer began last Saturday af-
te-no0n after Atty. Nertrces had made
bis opening statement that much OK
he testimony against Mr Balhnger
would be shown To be false. The adj
dress sharply CriusiZed James n. Car
fsd and clifford piuchot for their
share in the attack upon the secretary.
Sinner E Todd. United states district
. attorney at Seattle, was the first Wit
ness Nr Todd contradictcd certain
sntements, made by Special Agent
ID Jones, when he was testifying
Oh. Louis r. CLAWS He said Jones
statement that he had advised against
criminal action in the Alaska cases
because Judge Hanford was constltu-
NmaAy opposed TO land fraud trials
generally was absolutely false.
Mr Veftrees asked Mr. Todd if he
had been consulted some time ago re-
g1dug a possible prosecution against
Claws for letters missing from his Of
Gee when be- turned IL over to his sue
cessor. Christensen. II is claimed the
letters afterward were found i'm a box
belonging 10 CLAWS.
Dr. Todd said Christensen COM
planned TO him in December that the
letters were missing. About this time
copies OF these missing letters began
80 appear in % weekly paper with the
announcement that more were 20 fol-
cW
JONES DAILY REPORT.
During his examination Atty.
RundeIs showed him some Of Jones'
daily reports one Of which said he had
conferred with Todd in regard 20 Grim
lal prosecution boz the Christopher
group
DIDN'T Dir Jones have a conference
with Tou at that time?" asked tho at
tomcy
80 s.r. ho may have dropped into
ih' Office o. leave a letter / said I
h1d to look over the papers before
Swing an opinion
Can't you conceive conference
without giving an opinion2"
Gam conceive a good deal Of Mr..
Jones testimony"
What object would ne have On MAX
lag these reports II he did not have the
c0nfereuJe?'
20 SHOW that he was working when
i was not totortcd the witness
Vel what was he doing?"
H' Was running around here and
'.e making daily reports"
s e presented this matter 10 you
'.. @.
out not fully; not SO fully as
'. 'lsni to have done"
%, cross DNamination as 20 a letter
nld written 20 the department
O. Washington urging criminal prose.
,amrrr. t,'ln cases soon led The
~ y au hour ana brought out anew
,.tl.t i'"1'l OFT tue partizan feeling
CIV uf'1ae's read q copy cf a.,
'y.r which Gc said had come
.s .'' pies of the forestry service
'na' I'tter was move sent
.t-N'ea Mr Todd.
0' You know that" demanded
".'.,..'.
,.i.tIl SO testified before this com
Dh'rmon Nelson here asked Mr.
r.s, NV u There was anything to show
"il ul' letter had been sent
There is no direct evidence " ropiio,
o. attorney
fut 70 is the letter CLAWS teetiac,
a. sent persisted the chairman
B tG. letter which this vitnos,
Nl Claws testified ho ala moi
'lo1od Mr. Brandois
N', laes read the CLAWS testl
,.- do N1ill CLAWS said ne did no