The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1882-11-02
CRIMINAL.
Cameron, Carpenter and tho Other
Dakota Scrip Frauds
Arrested Again.

Arrested Again.
Yankton, D. T., Oct. 80. Special to
the Journal: Deputy Marshal 20. X.
Wheeler Of St. Louis appeared 10 Yank-
ton last week with papers for the arrest
of VIM. d. Russell, John D. Cameron,
Edwin E. Carpenter and Paul Havrevold,
on indictments found against these parties
in St Louis last May. hfter some skiFm-
ishing Carpenter was found Saturday,
and Cameron was brought here by Mar
shal Weed this morning. At q late hour
Saturday night Marshal Gray arrested
Russell and Hayervold upon an order
issued by Judge Edgerton, who specified
that the defendants should have hear
ing on writ of habeas corpus. Messrs.
Tripp and Gamble appeared for the pris-
oners and E. G. Smith for the govern
ment, and the case was argued at length.
Tonight Judge Edgerton decided that
the prisoners might be removed. This
makes another interesting chapter in the
Santa Fe scrip frauds They will leave
tomorrow morning
ANOTHER REPORT.
Yankton, D. t., Oct, Associated
Press report: w. D. Russell, John D.
Cameron and P. A. Havrevold were ar
rested late Saturday night for completely
in the Santa Fe scrip frauds on indict-
ments brought in St. Louis. They are
also indicted here, and Russell has been
tried here and been convicted. A motion
on an application for habeas corpus is be-
ing argued in the United States court.
The scrip cases. have rushed into
prominence again. It will be remember
ed that early last spring John d. Gamer
on, W. D. Russell and E. +. Carpenter
were arrested and put under bonds for
issuing fraudulent land scrip. The cases
we're put over for final action until they
could be disposed Of at special term
that was to meet at Yankton on week
from Tuesday. But it seems that the
government does not propose to try the
cases at Yankton.
On Sunday afternoon about o'clock
John D. Cameron was arrested at Sioux
Falls by Deputy United States Marshal
Guy c. Weed. The two got into bug
gy and after driving all night reached
Yankton, about eighty miles from their
starting point. So quietly was the affair
managed that not half dozen people in
Sioux Falls knew Of the arrest when the
train left yesterday morning.
w. d. Russell and p. A. Havrevold
were arrested at Yankton late on Satur-
day night by Deputy Marshal Gray. All
the arrests were made on the authority of
a bench warrant issued by the 81. Louis
judge, in whose court indictments against
the scipists were found. 1t was the
plan of the government officers to have
the men brought down on the Yankton
train yesterday morning and sent directly
throug III to St. Louis. The train was held
for then half an hour, but Judge Edger-
ton agreed to give them hearing under
writ of habeas corpus, which writ was
argued yesterday.
The Yankton P. and d. has the follow
ing additional particulars: g The pro-
ceedings in the case Of w. d. Russell,
John d. Cameron and P. A. Havre-
void, began yesterday before Judge
Edgerton. closed last night as nine o clock,
the court issuing an order, surrendering
the prisoners to the St Louis authorities.
A part Of the proceedings was motion
for writ Of habeas corpus, but this was
overruled and the defendants did not see
fit to take an appeal. Consequently the
prisoners passed into custody of Deputy
Marshall Wheeler, Of St. Louis, and he
left with them this morning, taking Dep
uty Marshal Gray as guard. Nj. Rus
sell was permitted to visit his wife 1 few
minutes in her sick room this morning,
and he there babe his family good bye and
left them without knowing when be
would return. None can fully realize the
bitterness of that brief parting, excepting
those directly affected by it, but We can
all understand something of its purport.
Mrs. Cameron accompanied her husband
as far as Sioux City and from there she
goes to her Sioux Falls home. The trial
will open at St. Louis on the 18th Of
November.