, 1881-03-16
Arrests Of Prominent Business Men at
st. Louis, Cleveland, and
Pittsburg.
Their Sncccss Due 10 the Confusion Of
Records Caused ly tho
War.
A Horrible Wife Murder by Maniac at
Saltwater, Minn.-A Postmaster
Stabbed.


G1td George Linn. WGll.kt,pWh fcnl. .e3tAtH utAl-
ers OF :hts city. and John K. Corwln, d NotAry
Public, weru arrested tn-day Gy tho United
States nu.t,ortIcs TN tho charge Of consp!rtng to
dcfrnud tho tiuyCrnnlcnt by incnnB 1f fulse nflI.
davita eonccrntnY land titles, md causlnR tho
same to be transmitted to tho General Lani-Uf-
flee fur tho PURPOSE Of dofrAuding tho United
Suites. The first two defendants arB believed to
belong 10 nm orHnnized pnrty, which hns de-
frnuded tho Government ont OF mnny thuusnnd
acres Ut laud In Missouri. operating un-
der the firm nuino OF tho International
I,and Comrany. with headquarters nt st. Louis,
nnd branch olncea at Now York, Pittsburx.
CI1velanl, London, England, nni lIessllngcn,
Germany. Tho plan Af acdon has Gcch to ob-
tatn fron the Government by fraudulent at1tt1a"
Wits patunts TO lands clnlmed to have been pur-
chased before tho Wnr at 1et1 conts per nere uu-
der tho provisions OF tho net Or lH5i. At tho
breaking out Of the War the Lund- O!Ilce ut
ironion. Mo-. was stocked with patents Issued
upon tho application OF settlers, but which
could not be delivered until tho appcAnts
ind resided upon tho lands for two years.
During tho War tho recort]a were thrown into
confusion, alld hundreds, II not thousands OF
tho pAtents were stoler or destroyed SLnce tho
War tho Government tl1s Issued probatfy sor
cral thousand patents to persons who sworc they
had maste application for land. paiI for and
lived upon the Bamc, but, iii the confusion
caused By tho Rebellion, hud not yet received
their ful! titles TO tho innd. It has been ulscoy
cred thAt great portion ct these rAtcnts wcrc
isaie,a to persons connected with tho fuierna-
ttonnl Land Company, who signed fctltions
names to the nl!ltlavits md othor documents, and
then sold tho land to innocent PARTIES These
trnuds have been prncticcd to IN enors1ons cx-
tcnt, md Spueial. Agent Fatrfck Tyrrpl has been
engaged for the paat two years III working up
caaes In nl Of tho above nhmcd cities. Hi mr.
ranRcA to have nrrcsts nado simultaneously ia
nil tho plnces. md lnst evening tclegraphe1 to
United states Murshut Go0dspeei hero to take
Into custody all tho Cleveland mcn above natned.
They were takon bofore Commissioner White,
aud lleaTfng was sot for March Is. Van IIlso
and Linn were scot u ja!t In default Of <o.0oo
bail, anu Corwtn was released on a bond uf
$500. 1t is understood that Indictments have
boon found ngainst thom by II special Grand
Jury Mt ST. Louis, und they will prot4bly bc
taken there for trial
spfftat Dspdt<h to 7At Chttaeo Tribune.
ST. LOUIS No., March 15.-What promises to
unearth big Goycrnmont-land swi,ldle was tho
arrest to-day Ut Robert F. Lindsay, we'll
known attorney Of st. Louis, aud sun Of Jamcs
Lindsay, at one tiule United Suites Register OF
Lands Mt lronton. No., BY Qoyernment-0p-
crative Tyrrc', who Is welt known in Chicago.
Attic Bnnae tlInu that Lindsay. HHa arrested
here, other arrcsta were made elsewhere, and all
Of men II, KOod standing. Three were taken at
cleveland a. ~ O'CLOCK tnls morning. Ihcy
arc 0rlnndo Van fllsc. George Linn, and
J. X Corptu. Linn ID m nttor-
rar 1ha o,hora oro In tbo 1,nd h,siro.a
~. 1o NV ~ e 'H4'" uuae'
Al me sstne t'Ae taose were ArFested' haalson
+. Burns md II. II. Mcclellan wcFu taken iuto
custody ut IJttsb,trx, ph There urc other ar :
reata n ho ,rnio hare nnd the n,rttea In ouch
~ ~ ~ .ntS .' .s. a 49,. I'll 80 '.,s. 80 ees.'
ease AFe sa'u ~ ~ l'c'' "no nolo pfoh!ncht
positions In tho business world. Tho charge
against nil Is conspiracy to lpfrllul tho uoyern-
,not,t cnt of Iunds by fssufn, ra1sr dcc.,. MIR.
n...,,,.s - eaa,.s T.. ,1,t'a ns.a .snSs 49,.
-,,, 70 ~ tao seni.. r. .a nnSe esah pe9a
ny back over tpcrina or twenty
millions Of acres. which. II u oxpccted.
thfou9n tho ntsRan0n cnsoant upon taese at.
rests VII nt Iee!n!n,ea py tla Haserhment; u
appcaEs Y intciiGehcg reSe!'cu trnln "Aso'n9"
5on tnat Inc ln1tflor !NpaTtment mas iottR pc
!ltsea maj extensive IFauos nag neen pefpe.
tfhtSu ~ Tug itana- otlees: h!la tao 0oSerMlaent
nns uecn toMM M NY EVERY ea9sl ~ eeenre tne per-
netIMlo!s. 1na lapse ol tille; hoWeSer, since
l0o trauas, Auu tu0 Ihct t!At i!e phttlos iHlpll-
Gated have been peculiarly wei! nhlo - deteat
th9 ahscstknuoa on account " tnelf o3Au!a! 20
slt1ota, hAs n!thefto hcld Aetec1oh ~ my. me
!enk was bptan9 ~ tAo soatne1stefH phrt oI tnle
svstcn s,ts " 5ranis H. VIA escnver" ,xnc Vii
clltl, HI stated nbnye. in tho restitution to the
uovetnllae1. ~ ot hn!'"9s VI acres 81 !fhuutent
2, hv T.Gr ~ cr"snnnncnt sn tu ~
WIS an innDtcnt man, It'll futhur, who was
Hk.tta II at 4 tniJ1