The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-17
FEDERAL GRAND
JURY In SESSION
IMPORTANT SOUTH DAKOTA
CASES BEING INVESTIGATED.
Many Cattlemen and Ranchers Of Stan
ley County Are Charged with Illegal
Fencing of Government Land-Two
Perjury and Communicating Cases
Also to Be Heard.

Special to The Journal.,
Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 17.-Between seventy
i've and eighty cases are to be disposed of by tha
United States court which convened here today
with Judge John e. Garland presiding. Tive
hundred witnesses have been summoned. Thts
term is the most important held in the state
this year for the reason that not since the Aprh
term has a federal grand jury been summoned.
The most interesting cases to be considered
are those against the following eattlemen ana
ranchers Of Stanley county who are charged
with the illegal fencing of government land
Henry Schacht, William Cation, Floyd D. Head.
lee, Oscar F. Lawrence, Mrs. Esther ]. Currie
George Porch, Albert !scoyel, Il. A. seovel Johs
Meeker. Charles Smith, f. Edward Olney, FrtG.
II. Sears, Richard w. Mathieson Cyrus H.
Molyneux, John II. White.
These were instituted in the nature of test
cases, and are the result of painstaking efforts
on the part Of special agents of the general
landoffice who for more than year have been
visiting all parts Of the ceded Sioux lands be
tween the Missouri river and the Black Hills
securing evidence against those who might .ba
found with fences surrounding land which be-
longed to the government
1t is understood that in the event Of the
government succeeding In securing convictions.
thirty or forty more cases Of similar nature
will be begun by the authorities.
Case Of Perjury.
Another interesting case is that against Josepa
Doody, who is charged with perjury. The de-
PENDANT made homestead entry in Rapid City;
and submitted final proof showing that be had
| resided on and cultivated eighty acres Of ths
land. An Investigation was made by Special
Agent w. G. Hintze, who made report to
the effect that Doody had never resided ON The
land and that he had no cultivation.
There are two counterfeiting cases. In one
| OF them, man giving his name as Andrew ]
| Sharp, and who is believed to have come t.
South Dakota from some point in Iowa, il thf
defendant. He was arrested on the charge OF
| passing spurious half-dollar silver coins. Iowa
| men furnished q bond in the sum Of 81 900
The other counterfeiting case Is against Lev
Clark, former resident of Charles Mix county
| who has served several terms in the Sioul
Falls pententiary the same charge. 49,
| After being released from the penitentiar!
| he remained in Sioux Falls and was deteetet
in the act Of making counterfeit money in
| secluded spot in an old cemetery near the city
| So far as the authorities have been able +
! discover, he has never attempted to pass tn
| counterfeit. Clark is an eccentric character
| and since his arrest he has made no secret O
the fact that it Is his ambition to manufactur
the finest counterfeit coins placed in cir
culation. 20 r5 a-' h
Cases which will attract wide attention ar
those against John and Claude Counoyer. mixed
i blood Indians who are among the most danger
Gus horse and cattle thieves in the state. Fo
years they were members Of the band heade
by Jack Sully, who some months ago was kille
by posse Of officers under the leadership G
John R. Petrie, the famous deputy United State
marshal. After the death Of Sully Claud
Counoyer fled to Canada and returned only
few weeks ago. s~..'