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DODCE IS ON TRIAL«Accused of Taking Man’s Wifeand Money in False Guise.PRETENDED TO BE OFFICER*IAverting Hr nf -tl InteriorDepartment, Testimony I.*8 He GotMoney From Connor to Take W i ft* From Proper it t Ion.rCharged ^tth imperionaUnn an officer of the Secret Service nCthe United Statee.o well a.* pretending to be an Inspector of the Department of the Interior cn-laft'd in the inspection of homesteadnitric* French EL Dodge is today on trial hi the United Slates District Court O. B, 'Turner, a ranchman living near Bhedd* ia the chief witness and while «ut the stand yesterday swore that Dodge not only Impersonated an officer of the Government without authority. but eucceedod In securing povtral hundred dollars from Turner After securing a large portion of the money. Turner 4b»rfe» that Dodge took Mrs. Turner away and used tie funds to support her In a tent, situeted In a grave near Grotfham,Turning hie back to the port of the courtroom where Dodge sat be«kV- his attorney,VTumer faced the Jury *ittarlt;*!y and recited the story of his wrong*; He wld his wife took their two children from hl*» homo in Shedds and removed toPendleton in 1S«B. Turner went to them In 18»*i. and succeeded in persuading the wife »o return with him. They arrived at tlio homo In Sheddn In July, ltmfi, ar.d about that time Turner revived alatter from a woman iti Portland saying that his wife hud /made a homestead entrv near Pendleton, for which she ws*i to receive when the patent shouldbe t«*ued by the Government.Within a few days of the receipt of this Informal loo. .Mrs Turner told tier husband that a friend had arrived at Eh add* and S*tu d •her apou* • If he had anv oh [ret Ion to his calling at the home tf the Turner family- Turner not only had no objection bub went over to the store to meet D -rig *, and invited him to the house Turner say* that Dodge came and staved until September,About the middle of September Dxfg-told Turner, so th*- witness testified, thn? h wit an officer of tha Secret Service, Investigating land frauds in Oregon iir»d that his trlfc had pretended to be a single woman when she made her itllng onlands In Umatilla Oounly, As it friend of the family, Dodge agreed to g**f Mrs. Turner out of the country and prevent her prosecution if the husband would advanc.i sniffle! ent rnon-y to defray the expenses. Turner out up at that time, he mys. Turner took the woman away and Turner understood she va« In t anadnXunn foue letters wer*.- nad to the Jur;signed by Dodge ti* which he advised Turner as to the whereabouts of hi* wife find marie solicitous inquiries for the welfare of the children who had beenleft to the care of Turner, Some of them were dated at Seattle and others at Portland, but all of thorn contained appeals for money Turner sent various amounts to Dodge, but'dually became «uc. pidoug and placed the correspondence inthe hands of the United States autharlttsp.It w-aa not long until the affinities werelocated near Gresham,
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Portland Morning Oregonian
Portland, Oregon, US
Tue, Dec 14, 1909
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