The Red Cloud chief., 1903-11-27
DIETRICH DEFIANT
Declares There is No Reasonable
Grounds for His Indictment
FIVE COUNTS ON FISHER
laid to Have Paid $500 for Hastings
Postu,astcrship-Grand Jury
warned by Judge


United States Senator Dietrich, who
together with Postmaster Jacob Fisher
Of Hastings. Neb.. was indicted by the
federal grand jury for alleged bribery
and conspiracy. The bill OF indlct-
ment against Senator Dietrich has not
been permitted by Judge Munger to be
made public and will not be given out.
II Is stated, until the senator has ap-
peared to give bond. The bill against
Fisher, however, was made public. II
IL as follows:
Frst-violation Of section 1891, re-
viscd statutes of the United States;
that Jacob Fisher. on July 3, 1901,
fraudulently paid to Charles II. Diet
rich. a member OF the United States
congress. $500 for aiding to procure and
procuring for said Fisher the Office Of
postmaster Of Hastings, Neb.
Second-Giving property 20 the value
OF $500 July s. 1901. to said Dietrich for
aiding to procure and procuring him
the Office of postmaster.
Third-On July 8. 1901, giving n GER
tain valuable consideration to Dietrich.
that said Dietrich being obligated by a
certain contract in writing dated April
y. 1901, to purchase from Silas A.
Strickland post No. -, Grand Army of
the Republic, certain goods and chat
tells. the property of said post. and to
pay therefore the sun Of $500: said
Fisher did ~unlawfuly satisfy and dis
charge said claim to said post OF said
sum OF $500.
Fourth--Aprll 20, 1901. said Fisher
agreed to pay to said Dietrich 81 $3.50 for
aiding to procure and procuring the Of
flee OF postmaster at Hastings, Neb.
Ffth--April 20, 1901, said Fisher
agreed to give to said Dietrich certain
valuable consideration. $500, for aiding
to secure and securing him the said Of
flee or postmaster, Dietrich then being
obligated to said Grand Army OF the
Republic post by a contract In writing
dated April 3, 1901, to purchase said
property, and that Fisher agreed to and
did satisfy said claim of $500 by paying
said sum Of money to said post.
In his own defense Senator Dietrich
says:
In view OF what has transpired in
Omaha. where a federal grand jury has
found an indictment against me for the
alleged acceptance Of money for my in
huence In securing an appointment OF
a postmaster, I think II due to the peo-
pie OF Nebraska that I make a state
ment respecting the matter.
Inc charge that accepted. direct
ly, or indirectly. money or anything of
value for my influence in securing the
appointment OF Jacob Fisher az post
master at Hastings, Neb., Is absolutely
false.
II shall waive the protection afford
ed a senator by the constitution while
congress Is in session and shall 20 to
Nebraska and insist on an immediate
trial, with perfect confidence that my
innocence will be established
Judge Munger Of the United States
district court called the grand jury
into court and admonished the men,
bers OF that body to secrecy. He said:
You should remember, gentlemen,
that you are under oath not to dis
close any OF the business that Is trans
acted In the jury room. But l saw In
the morning papers what %purported to
be a statement OF your vote on whether
certain indictments should be returned.
You are under instructions OF this court
TO permit no one to be present when
you are discussing the evidence and de-
term'ning what action shall be taken
II. therefore. the published statement
is correct. 1t can only mean that the
disclosure has come from some Jury.
q
Nov. I want to remind you Il 1.
important that you comply with YOU
oaths and make no disclosures of YOU
proceedings. because misconduct OF
your part might result in vitiating you
action, and In that event your worl
would all go for naught. I call you,
attention to this because II is very evi
dent that the statement OF this vot,
could come only from a juryman an,
l want you to so demoan yourselve
that no future grand jury will be re
Quired to investigate your conduct"
The Washington Daily Times says
Upon reliable information the state
ment is made that the president haI
directed a rigid investigation to b,
made of the charges contained in tn,
Indictment found by q federal Crane
jury against Senator Dietrich. IL Il
said he has requested Attorney Genera
Knox to direct District Attorney Sum
mers to push the case and to smothei
nothing In the trial"