The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-18
NINETEEN TRUE
BILLS RETURNED
Another indictment Against Sen
ator Dietrich of Nebraska.
BASED ON BRlSTOW REPORT
EX-ADJUTANT GENERAL COLBY
ALSO UNDER FIRE.
BASED ON BRlSTOW REPORT

/ HiHeteen true DlHS. IneSe include IN
dictments against United states SEN
/ ator Charles r. Dietrich for alleged il
/ legal leasing of a building to the gov
eminent to be used as a postofice; for
/ mer Adjutant General Leonard Colby,
1 for the alleged embezzlement of gov
/ eminent funds; Daniel Gaines of Bias
sett Neb., for alleged perjury i'm swear
/ ing falsely to homestead entries; for
mer state Senator Elliott Lowe for al
/ legged conspiracy to bride a United
( States senator; Postmaster John c.
/ Mitchell of Alma. charging him with
/ the illegal sale of postage stamps; VIII
liam NJ. Irwin, on charge of acting as
/ agent for Mitchell, and against r. NJ.
Allen, president Of the Standard Cat
| tie company. for the alleged illegal
fencing of government lands. The 9TH
e. indictments were similar TO that
against Allen, but do not involve ex-
/ tensiye tracts of land
The indictments against Senator
| Dietrich and State Senator Lowe are
in addition TO those returned against
them a week ago.
Dietrich's Case.
Senator Dietrich s charged with the
/ alleged violation of section 3739 Of the
]
! member or delegate to congress shall,
\ directly or indirectly, himself or by
! any other person in trust for him. or for
( his use, benefit or On his account. un-
} dertake. execute. hold or enjoy in whole
/ OF i'm part, any contract or agreement.
! made or entered into on behalf of the
I United States by any officer or person
! authorized 70 make contracts on behalf
/ OF The United States"
I Tho indictment charges chat Senator
] Dietrich leased to the government on
/ April II. 1901, a building at Hastings,
B Neb.. TO be used for a postOffice, at an
/ annual rental of $1,000. There is one
! count which covers the amount re-
I Ceived for rental on the building from
( the date of its lease by the government
( up 10 the present time equal TO a sum
/ slightly in excess Of $1,000.
I The Indictment against former state
! Senator Lowe charges him with alleged
| conspiracy to bribe a United States
/ senator. Two counts, each of $500, are
named in the bill. 1t is charged that
] these amounts were paid to Lowe Ov
/ Postmaster John G.. Mitchell in cOnsid-
I Grafton Of loves Endorsement of Mr..
/ Mitchells candidacy 10 Senator Diet
rich for the appointment as postmaster
I at Alma.
Charge Against Colby.
General leonard colby was indicted
/ for the alleged embezzling Of amounts
/ aggregating $1,000 Of government funds.
/ paid 10 him in trust by the state OF
! Nebraska and others for equipment be-
/ longing to the United States army. The
/ bin charges that. while adjutant gem
/ eraI Of Nebraska, General Colby turned
over to the state penitentiary during
January. 1891. 700 United States army
I blankets. to be used in an emergency
/ caused by a fire in that institution.
/ that the state legislature appropriated
s. $50 to reimburse the government for
/ these blankets. the amount being
( turned over to Colby to be paid 70 the
! government; that the amount was new
I er paid into the United states treasury
nor turned back into the state treasury
/ when COlbys term as adjutant general
Z expired. There are thirty-seven other
J counts in the bill. mostly for small
sums charging Colby with selling
| small arms and other equipment to
members Of the national guard and APP
prOpriating the money to his own use.
illegal Sale Of Stamps.
Postmaster J. c. Mitchell is indicted
for conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment by the sale outside of his post
I Office of large quantities Of postage
/ stamps in order to increase the receipts
1 Of the office at Alma, and thus
( succeed in raising the classifca-
/ tion Of the Office and securing an in
] crease Of salary. Three counts of $50
each are named in the indictment, one
/ of them naming a state official as the
/ purchaser.
The Indictment against William N.
Irwin charges him with acting as an
4 agent for Mitchell. in which capacity. It
R is alleged. ne swore to the vouchers for
/ the sales Of stamps, on which warrants
were drawn.
Ranchmen Indicted.
The Indictment against Daniel W
/ Gaines who until recently, was an eX-
I tensive cattle owner and ranchman,
/ charges him with swearing falsely 10
proof made on homestead entries by
men whom he is alleged 10 have
! hired for that purpose, and from whom
! he is charged with having purchased
the land for a nominal sum when title
was completed.
r. NJ. Allen is indicted for the alleged
( illegal fencing of government land in
/ western Nebraska. The Indictment
! contains several counts and charges
/ that large tracts Of these lands were
/ fenced by the Standard Cattle COMPANY
/ of which Allen is president.
Rosewater Failed.
The grand jury tonight met and con-
[ sidered charges preferred against In
I dian agent AldLNlefctlll by NuNt at u
/ Eosewater. I'm "A final report TO the
/ court. the jurors stated that they had
/ Investigated al the charges and were
unable to- find any evidence to warrant
/ an Indictment. or that MathewsOu had
been derelict in h's duty as a public Of
! ficer The court accepted the report
and excused the jurymen who took
J final adjournment The court has or
/ dered drawn new petit Jury. 20 report
/ Dec. o. for which time the Dietrich
: trial is set.
Senator Dietrich. accompanied by his
daughter and General Colby. came TO
4 Omaha on an afternoon train and con-
I ferred with counsel. Neither would.
/ however. talk of the indictments re-
turned against them today. The state
ment was made for Senator Dietrich
that ne had nothing 10 cay, and that he
would be ready for ,r'al when the
/ cases were called. For General Colby
/ Fl was said that he had made full re-
turn to the state for the army equip
ment money which had been intrusted
[ 20 his care.
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