The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-24
PLENTY OF
WITNESSES
Federal Grand Jury Called for
June 10.
ALL KINDS OF CASES
From Illegal Whiskey Selling and Cattle
Stealing to Counterfeiting.-Cases of
Local Interest.
ALL KINDS OF CASES

The federal grand jury has been
drawn and will be in session June 10.
One hundred and thirty-six witnesses
will testify before the jury in various
cases. The United States district at
torney is busy preparing for the trial
of these matters.
Among the cases that will come be-
fore the grand jury are: The United
States against J. T. Osborne and
Frank Monroe, who were bound over
to the grand jury by United States
Commissioner L. G. Russell two
months ago on charge of having
robbed United States mail pouch Of
valuables, registered letters and pack
ages just before Christmas last year
Some of the stolen property was
found in the possession of Monroe
when he was arrested in February.
Robert E. Lee of Billings is charg-
ed with having stolen cattle from the
Indians in Garvin's basin on the Grow
Indian reservation says the Helena
Record. He was arrested March Is
and was held to appear before the
federal grand jury in the sum of $2,-
500. The arrest of Lee caused con-
siderable excitement at the time in
the vicinity of Billings, where he is
we'll known. He is accused of having
driven 500 head of Indian cattle from
! the reservation, defacing the Indian
brands and substituting his own
brand. He denied at the hearing before
the United States commissioner that
he had committed an unlawful act and
said that he would be able to clear
himself of the charge of theft.
Until few months previous to the
time of his arrest Lee was in the en-
ploy of Samuel Garvin of Billings,
who owned a large stock ranch in
what is known as Garvin's basin, in
Wyoming. Garvin is said to have been
running brand of his own at the
same time. When Lee was arrested
Garvin, who had the financial backing
of the First National bank of Billings,
made an assignment of his interests
to the bank This fact created addi-
tional interest in the affair surround.
ing Lee, though the bank took no fur
ther interest in the matter than to in
vestigate the condition of affairs in
Garvin's basin.
James Young was bound over for
hearing by the United States commits.
sioner at Kalispell on charge Of
having counterfeit money in his pos
session.
Andrew Ahren is accused of having
stolen a horse from an Indian on the
Grow Indian reservation in Wyoming
and was transferred to this district
for trial by the United States COM
missioner at Cheyenne.
John Cherry Is charged with hav-
with having sold whiskey to Indians.
bound over from MissOula.
James O'Neill of Billings is charged
with having sold whisky to Indians.
Jake McAdams, who was bound
over for trial on charge of having
stolen 100 head of horses from Indians
on the Grow Indian reservation, will
be called to account by the grand jury.
He is now in the county Jail at Helena.
Frank Belknap is charged with hav-
ing sold whiskey to Indians on the
Fort Belknap reservation.
George Allen and John Webber of
Butte are charged with being counter
feiters.
Henry Walters and James Whit
ford will have hearing ON the charge
of unlawfully cutting timber from
government land en- the Blackfoot In
1ian reservation.
Ralph Upham is charged with hav.
| ing sold whisky to Indians on the
plackfOOt Indian reservation.