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DODGE IS ON TRIALAccused of Taking Man’s Wifeand Money in False Guise..PRETENDED TO BE OFFICERAsserting Hr Represented Interior Department, Testimony He Got Money Front Connor to Take Wife From Prosecution.Charged vlth impersonating an officer of tin? Secret 8crviee ottba United States, as well ai* pretending to be an Inspector of the Department of the Interior cn-ga*«d in the inspection of homestead entries, French B. Dodge Is today on trial in the ITnlted States District Court. O. B. ‘Turner, a ranchman living near Bhedds. I» the chief witness and while on the island yesterday swore that Dodge not 1 only Impersonated an officer of the Gov-emment without authority, but «ucce--.-ded iin ^securing several hundred dollars from Turner After securing a large portion of the money. Turner Charges that Dodge took Mrs. Turner away and u«od the funds to support her in a tent, situated in a grove near GreshamTurning his back to the pert of the courtroom where Dodge sat beside his attorney.vTurner faced the Jury s]ttsre!y and recited the story of his wrongs. He rmld his wife took their two children frotn hl«* home in Shedds and removed to Pendleton in 1904. Turner went to *se* them in 1808, and succeeded in persuading tho wife to return with him. They arrived at tlio homo In Shedds in July. IMS, and about that time Turner received aletter from a woman in Portland saying that hla wife hud /made u homestead entrv near Pendleton, for w\hlch ehe was to seceivo *500 when the patent should be issued by tho Government.Within a few days of the receipt of this Information. Mrs Turner told herhusiyutd that a friend had arrived atBhedds and ru*fclt;d*hrr spou—■■ f e had anv objection to his calling at the home of the Turner family. Turner not only had no objection but wont over to the store to meet Dodge, and Invited him to the house. Turner says that Dodge came and stayed until September.About the middle of September Bodg-i told Turner, so the witness test Med, that h * was an officer of tlw* Secret Sorvlw Investigating land frauds in Oregon anti that his wife had pretended to be asingle woman when she made her filing on lands In Umatilla County. As u friend of tbs family. Dodge agreed lo get Mrs. Turner out of the country and prevent her prosecutton if the hueband would advance sufficient money to defray the expenses. Turner put up *500 at that time, he says. Turner took the woman away and Turner understood she was In CanadaXumcr-ous letters were read to the Jury iftgnod br Dodge In which he advised Turner as to the whereabouts of h|.*» w f* nncl made solicitous inquiries for the welfare of tho children who had tv enleft !o the fare of Turner, Seme of thornwere dated at Seattle ar.d others at Portland, but all of tliom contain'd appeals for money Turner sent varioun amounts to Dodge, but’finally became sue-ptclous and placed tho correspondency In tho hands of tlw* United Sta;*?- authorities.I It was not lor.g until the affinities were located near Gresham,
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Portland Morning Oregonian
Portland, Oregon, US
Tue, Dec 14, 1909
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