The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-06
TWELVE INDICTED
Federal Grand Jury Returns
First Indictments.
All These for Illegal Fencing Of
Land.
NO NAMES ARE GIVEN.
Hen Have Not Yet Been Placed
Under Arrest.
Believed That at Least so May
Be Indicted.
WILL REACH FAR OUT.
Big and Little Are Inside the
Dragnet.
Cases Similar to Those in
Northwest.
WILL REACH FAR OUT.
Big and Little Are Inside the
Dragnet.
Cases Similar to Those in
Northwest.

Twelve indictments for the illegal
fencing of land in western Kansas were
returned by the United States grand
jury this afternoon. But two cases were
fled with Judge Pollock. The formal
papers in the other ten will not be com
pleted until tomorrow
The jury made its first partial report
this afternoon. 1t has been at work On
the land cases since only Tuesday morn
ing. and the return of twelve cases as
a result of only the work of a day and
one-half shows how pare they were OF
defense.
The officials refused to give out the
names of those who are indicted. None
OF them are yet under arrest. As soon
as they are apprehended their names
will be made public. Some of the cases
are especially hagrant. It is almost inn
possible to tell how many Illegal fencing
cases will be presented to the court The
number may run uD to fifty.
Hits Eastern 8IiIliOnaires-
The tale to be told later will be one
of the nefartous manipulations of mill
lionaire cattle raising corporations, hV-
ing outside of Kansas; their buying and
fixing" officials; their suborning to
perjury, what the inspectors and land
agents of the government term hobo
homesteaders.
Tais was the great faetor-the
startling feature OF the disclosures in
the northwest and Kansas may have
a repetition. Some of the offending
corporations live and have their head
quarters on the extreme eastern coast
of the United States, and some are said
to be closer home.
do not regard the standing of any
man, whether of high or low estate,
said Judge J. c. Pollock in his signif-
cant instructions to the jury Million
aires are to be brought before the bar
Of Justice. The jury is following
copy
Colonel A. r. Green. "the man be-
hind the gum returned this morning
from a hurried trip to Kansas City, Mo.
He is suspected of having brought back
gripsack full of information
was asked.
Fine, fine" he replied with a big.
broad, expansive smile on his face. And
then he hesitated for a moment and
said slyly for us
z d. McKeever, assistant United
states attorney, who is in charge of the
jury and upon whose efforts depends
Inuch OIL the success of the investiga-
tion, was equally happy and mvsteri-
Gus we may have something good
to give out in q day or So
2uA Colohel Green interrupted the
prospect OF early disclosures to the
public by saying. In Oregon We e,a17e
OUT the indictments as soon as fhev
were returned. In this district the r7,Ie
1s 10 wait until the arrests are r77a5e
Lnat viii delay matters for a while 60
Iar as the newspapers are col,ea+.,i,7
Rul We anticipate little difHcrlf4r in
SaP tutltg the guilty parties"
lltlti NATION IS given out concern
r7f+1e,e. 80 eA,sLa ions OF these millionaire
GERS never talk of their r5aDg %
cue can be found from the story of fFe
-tN est Ahe scope of the Offensn IL,
Kansas is similar to that in Oraoo7
n III @ loeItt details 1T may differ
ne pian used in the northwest was 70
sel people buy people in reality to file
1uilestead entries on as much land as
tney could take under the law An tba+
vas wanted by the lumber eornpanies
was the entry. They paid these ~ ~
boes' for the formula ana -,
eutough which they went to do tbeir
uilhg. The "hobOes'' of course ,7e1-er
tlNeo on the land, more than proba b1,r
a. ,Ip5i4s Ioot upon it. Instances
gre recorded where one "hobo,' 177ade -
nalt dozen entries. each time 75rg7er
1Iil name, before a. sfixed'' notary
Ut commissioner, and then drove o4Jar
ne tracts he had filed upon He was
49, q fgl13lliated amount by the com
4.auy Whlch then took the land. fenced
~ up ana used it. One HIustraffon fe
sven OF a man who fled on four tracts
-t.-eI -ouf dlHerent names. The Mai
Tae d square He drove his wagon IN
ene place, so that one wheel stood ON
saeh tract which he had filed uDon The
HeAl uay he left ard turned over +bs
property TO the company for which he
was working " "Ait0H ne
are these to be essentially some. of tho
.ltcluehts OF the Karsas inquiry? Are
perJurers and fixed offfcia1- ~ -,
found here? De
me land crimes in Kansas are n,onu-
mental There are big and little fisb
ION 1he commercial world on the frv-
ing pan And there are officials who are
suspected Of having looked on with wink
tg tlg eyes. The probe is going deep. but
tle bottom is yet untouched
some severe sweating commenced this
afternoon before the grand jury. Tt
Paitook OF very vital issues in the fight.
me testimony resulting therefrom has
much to 10 with swinging the balances.
Ahose subjected tC the inquiry are wrfe-
shng hard One prominent witness
proved so absolutely ugly in his lnwill-
ingness to testify that he was dropped
Tor the present-but the court is not
through with him vet. The battle is
Iast reaching a crucial point.
Other Indictments.
Hangings may result from the in
AeIments returned AGAINST Henry Ear-