The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-16
Senator Warren, Of WyO-
ming, Declared to Be
Violating Law.
REPORT ADOPTED
BY COMMITTEE
Investigation Discloses Some
Sharp Letters Written by
Former President Roosevelt
to Secretary Hitchcock,
Whom He Held Response
BILE for Attacks.

Washington. January l5.-That the
Warren Live Stock Company. of which
Senator Francis l. Warren. Of Wyo-
ming, was the head. was in 1905 main
tanning unlawful Enclosures on public
lands in Wyoming and Colorado. was
the substance OF Z report adopted to-day
by the House Committee on Expendi-
lures in the Interior Department. The
committees conclusion was based on
inspection Of records. reports and CORE
spondence procured from the Interior
department covering the Investigations
by the government in 1906 and 1907.
40 action IL recommended By the
committee. the report being limited 20
the statement that THIS company was
maintaining Illegal fences.
Included in the documents made
public to-day are some sharp letters
sent by President Roosevelt 70 Ethan
4. Hitchcock. Secretary of tho Interior.
SpeciaI INSPECTOR L r. Linnen made
the report September :. 1903. charging
the Warren company With maintaining
fences around 4e $50 acres Of public land
in Wyoming. aad ll2.co9 acres IN Colo
RADIO.
Warren Protests
In a letter to President Roosevelt.
October 5. 1865. Senator Warren declared
MS company vas observing the law.
that he personally had no illegal fences
and that he protested against the
'sssassinating and dark lantern pro
cedure" Of the special agents Of the
interior Depart men;.
The records made public to-day
showed President Roosevelt held Secre-
tary Hitchcock, of the Interior Depart
mcnt responsible for much of the news
paper attack on Senator Warren One
letter from the former president con-
tanned bitter dcnunciation of Inspector
Linnen for including in mis- report of
the Warren investigation d file of news
paper clippings and reports that de-
nounccd Senator Warren.
The second investigation of the War
rem operations. made by Assistant At
,orney-General Purdy. was reported
upon January IS, 1907 Mr.. Purdy :
report held il had not been shown that
Senator Warren's company at that time
had any public land inclosed.
Il am of the opinion that no suit
should be instituted against the War
rem Live Stock Company. said Mir.
Purdy's report. or lis officers or agents,
upon the report In my opinion the
report does not contain sufficient in
formation and data to justify the de-
pdrtnlcEt IN dlFtCtinE the sun against
tho Warren Live Stock Company. and
I recommend that the whole matter he
referred back 10 the Interior Depart
mcnt.'
Rooseyeit's Comment.
In sending this report TO Secretary
Hitchcock of the Interior Departm ent.
January 20. 1907, President Roosevelt
said
MI Bonaparte the Attorney Gen
erall feels as. of course. do. that there
has been complete breakdown on the
part of the agents of the Interior De
partment in this matter so Far as max
ing any case against Senator Warren
is concerned The case Is particularly
bad for LInncn-'
President Roosevelt directed a new
examination BY man of a very DIFF
fcTcnt typo from Mi LINEN and his
assocIs les
The documents made public today
contain no report OF such another in
vcstigation-