Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-12-27
James E. Malone Indicted.

The following is published in The
Sentinel of Friday:
GUTHRIE, O. T., December 21.-Re-
gister James T.. Malone of the Perry
land Office, was indicted by the grand
jury to-day for permitting filings that
are claimed to be made during the
absence of proper filers The impress
sion is that Mr.. Malone and others
have been guilty of making land office
entries for profit, and it tlooks now that
the register has been indicted by the
grand jury, as if there was good deal
of basis for the charges.
The grand jury s report, recommend
ing the investigation of the Perry land
Office, where Mr. Malone is register,
recites the following among other ire
gularities found there:
In connection with other matters arising
in this country and extending outside of the
country, the grand jury deemed it proper to
for the tOwn-site of Perry, in p county. The
grand jury have learned from what they
deem trustworthy source that the map of
Perry was made on or about September g. 1888,
and certified to by the United States survey
or in charge, and given out for publication
and printing, and shortly thereafter, and be-
fore the opening of the Cherokee Outlet. that
map was changed, and printed copies of the
incorrect map were distributed and sold in
this county, and in other places, and on the
opening day in large quantities at Perry.
For several days before the opening officers
In charge Of the plat knew that the plat so
printed was incorrect and misleading, there
being block of ground in the heart of plat
ted town, which was shown on the first plat
and the printed plat as a reserved block, had
by the change been opened to settlement, and
another block of ground considerable dis
tance away. which appeared on the printed
plat as open to settlement, had been, in fact,
by the change reserved as a public park.
The manipulations connected with
the land office itappears were conduct
ed under cipher, Salisbury" being
understood to mean J. II. Knight and
the heavenly luminary :tJupiter" was
but another title for James E. Malone.
Here are choice kilograms unearthed
by the grand jury
John H Knight ashland Wis.
GUTHRIE, Ok, August 27.-Have Rome and
Fish to locate U. s. and Jim Hornett accord
ing to jackson King. Answer quick
JACKSON.
Which being translated means: Have
LamOreux require Fitch (the government
Surveyor to locate United States land office,
county seats and town lots according to
Harry Bacon's authority.
HARRY BACON.
Harry Bacon
ASHLAND, August Gladstone sa ant as
=
sent your four letters Ark. City another to-
day at Guthrie, This very important
SALISBURY.
Translated means: The commissioner of
the general land Office has required as to
Perry (the county seat Wrote him to-day
requesting for all the county seats. Sent
you four letters to Arkansas City and anoth-
er to-day to Guthrie. This very important.
80 collect govt. j. FL. Knight.
Knight would seem to be getting in
his fine work in grasping parcels Of the
public domain in Oklahoma with the
same degree Of barefaced effrontery
and disregard Of the peoples interest,
with which he conducted matters per-
tanning to public lands in this state, hav-
ing as it appears partner in the work
in Senator Villas. The fact is, Villas,
Knight, Lamoreux and Malone are all
off from the same piece. Both Villas and
Knight representing Wisconsin in the
/ United States senate would be beau