The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-18
SENATOR DIETRICH
AGAIN INDICTED;
GRAND JURY BUSY
Former Adjutant General. an
ex-State Senator and a
Postmaster Also Under
Indictment at
Omaha.
CATTLEMEN ARE ACCUSED.
Charge Against Dietrich Is HE
gal Leasing OF Building for
Post Office at Hastings,
Neb.
HE HAS RECEIVED $1,000.
Elliott Lowe Is Accused of Con.
spiracy to Bribe-General
Colby Holds Money
Claimed by the
Government.
HE HAS RECEIVED $1,000.

| Omaha. Dec. 1.-THE United States
| Grand Jury to-day made its report to the
court. returning nineteen truo bills.
These include indictments against Uni
| ted States Senator Charles H. Dietrich for
| alleged illegal leasing of n building to the
| Government to he used rs post office:
| former Adjutant General Leonard w. Col
by, for the alleged embezzlement of Gov
eminent funds; Daniel Gaines Of Rassett.
Neb., for alleged perjury in swearing
falsely to homestead entries; former State
Senator Elliott Lowe. for alleged con-
spiracy to bride United States Senator:
Postmaster John c. Mitchell Of Alma.
Neb.. charging him with illegal sale Of
postage stamps; William NJ. Irwin, on a
charge Of acting as agent for Mitchell.
and against r. II. Allen. president Of tho
Standard Cattle Company. for the al
legged Illegal fencing of Government lands
The other indictments were similar to
that against Allen. but do not involve ex-
tensive tracts of land.
The jury reported it had further mat
tiers under considera ton.
NEW CHARGES BROUGHT.
The indictments against Senator Dietrich
and State Senator Lowe are in addition
to those returned against them a week
ago. Senator Dietrich is charged with the
alleged violation Of section 3739 of the
Revised Statutes, which provides that no
member or delegate 'shall directly or in
directly, himself or by any other person
in trust for him, or for his use or benefit,
or on his account. undertake. execute.
hold or en,oy In whole nv ~, nav, .rv
noia OF ENJOY IN "hoie or IN part any
contract or agreement made or entered
into on behalf of tho United States. by
any ot,cer or person authorized to make
contracts on behalf of the United States"
The Indictment charges that Senator
Dietrich la.sad 70 tho covernmn,,. a,
-, q. ,oo, ~. - ~. 80 "a
April "a, 1901, at Hastings. Neb., build
ing to N, used for y most office ,t an an
nuM rental of 1890. There is one count.
mtcn SoH ITS tnE ane UNI rsseissa ZOE
it; lease by the Government up to the
present time, equal to sum slightly in
eAeess VI sL'""
CoNsfifsACA 10 BkiBE
Tho indictment against former State
senator Lowe charges MIN with alleged
conspiracy 10 orioe United states sena-
IN tho Xiii noo' :, iaen vi 49, ; uio h..ileu
amounts were paid to Lowe by Postmas-
ter John G. Mitchell in consideration of
loves indorsem.nt of Mitchelrs candi-
dacy 10 Senator Dietrich for the appoint
ment as POSTMASTER at Alma.
General leonard w Colby was indicted
for the alleged elnbezzlemcnt OF amounts
agSregallng S,OV of Government funds
paid to him In trust by the State of Ne
6raska and others for equipment belong
l,n
charges that while -Adjutant General or
Nebraska General Colby turned over to
the Stnte Penitentiary in January, 1901,
~, ~ Si a.. states army BLANKETS. to be
that institution: thai the St,te I,an;s,aa
ture appropriated $3.50 to reimburse the
,,,,o.,,,, hni,. , ,or nose biankets the
by to be paid to the Government The
amount was never paid into the United
states treasury nor turned back into the
State Treasury when COlby's term as Ad-
1utant General expired.
SELLING; SMALL. ARMS
1-,or. or. th;..,.-..,,a,, -
Heie are VIZ seven other counts In
the bill, mostly for small sums. charging
Colby with selling small arms and Other
o,,,,s.,,. " "..u o'hei
" iheitipers Oh the National
Guard and appropriating the money to his
own use.
p,,, ,.
Fos'ihas'er Mitchell OF Alma. Neb., IS
indicted for conspiracy TO Gefraud the
Government by the sale. outside Of his
loet ONCE OF large quantities Of postage
stamps, in order TO Increase tho raca;nts
of the office at Alma. and thus succee,i.ng
in raising the classification of the cf,ice
and securing TO him nm increase q, sal
ary. Three counts Of so each are named
in the Indictment. one Of them namin. a
State official as the nurcbaser
The Indictment nrainst Wiii;,- NJ IT,
win charges him with