Arizona republican., 1903-12-18
Net of a Nebraska Grand
 Jury Drawn Again
BILL AGAINST DIETRICH
Charged With Violation of U. s. R. s. in Being U. 5. Senator and Party to a Contract With the Government. Indictments Against Others.

Omaha, Dec. 1.-The United States grand jury today made it's report to the court returning nineteen true bills. These include the indictments against United States Senator Charles H. Dietrich, for the alleged illegal leasing of a building to the governmentNto to be used for d postoffice; former Adjutant General Leonard w. Colby for alleged embezzlement of government funds; Daniel Gaines of Bassett, Neb for alleged perjury in swearing falsely to homestead entries: former State Sena- tor Elliott Loves, for alleged con- spiracy to bribe a United States sena- tor; Postmaster John C. Mitchell of Alma H., charging him with the it. legal sale of postage stamps; Vim. N. Irwin on a charge of acting as agent for Mitchell; R. M. Allen. president of the Standard Cattle company, illegal fencing of government land. The other indictments were similar to that against Allen but do not involve eX- tensive tracts of land.
 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 alleged violation of section 3739 of the revised statutes which provides that no member or delegate to congress shall directly or indirectly, or any other person in trust for him, or for his use, or benefit, or on his account, under take, execute, hold or enjoy in whole or in part, any contract or agreement made or entered into on behalf of the United States, by any officer or person authorized to make contracts on behalf of the United States
 The indictment charges that Senator Dietrich leased to the government on April "A, 1901, building at Hastings Neb., to be used for a postoffice at an annual rental of $500. There is one count, which covers the amount re- ceived for rental on the building from the date of it's lease by the government up to the present time equal, to d sum slightly in excess of s2,000.
 The indictment against former State Senator Lowe charges him with alleged conspiracy to bribe d United States senator. Two counts. each Of $500. are named in the bill. It is charged that these amounts were paid to Lowe by Postmaster Joan c. Mitch ell in consideration of Lowe's indorse- ment of Mitchell's candidacy to Sem ator Dietrich for his appointment as postmaster.
 Gen. Leonard Colby was indicted for the alleged embezzlement of two amounts aggregating $3,000 of govern ment funds paid to him in trust by the state of Nebraska and others foI equipment belonging to the United States army. The bill charges that while adjutant general of Nebraska Gen. Colby turned over to the state penitentiary during January, 1891. FOG U. S. army blankets to be used in ar emergency caused by q fire in that in- stitutiou; that the state legisla ture ap- propriated S2,2SO to reimburse the government for these blankets, the amount being turned over to Colby tC be paid to the government; that the amount was never paid into the United States treasury nor turned back to the state treasury when Colby's term as adjutant general expired. There arc thirty-seven other counts in the bill mostly for small sums. charging Colby with selling small arms and other equipment to members of the national guard and appropriating the money to his own use.
 Postmaster I. F. Mitchell is indicteS for conspiracy to defraud the govern ment by the sale outside of his post office of large quantities of postage stamps in order to increase the re ceipts of the office at Alma, and thus