Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14

the Original filings and ACCOMPLISHMENTS of
the California and Oregon lands and to
declare void the sale of the relinquish-
ments and the appropriation of the sub
stitute lands. which are located in Sheridan
and Cherry counties, Nebraska, Of which
100 acres are In Sheridan and $50 acres in
Cherry county.
Prominent Parties in Suit.
The title of the suit is the United States
Of America vs. Frederick A. Hyde, John
A Benson, Crawford W. Clarke, Bartlett
Richards and J. ]. Carnes, individually
and as corporations doing business under
the style and name of Richards & Carnes
Cattle company. The Steadman Cattle
company. a corporation. r. NJ. Faddis and
William steadman, individually and as a
corporation doing business under the style
and name of r. NJ. Faddis g. Co.
The bill OF complaint states that the de-
PENDANTS. Hyde and Benson, conspired with
other parties unlawfully to appropriate to
| their own use, through pretended compli-
ance with the federal laws, large tracts of
public land They are also accused of hav-
! ing obtained from California and Oregon
forest reserve lands, for which they applied
for patent and purchase, using fictitious
names, and caused the land to be relin-
| quished to the United States by means of
| false and forged relinquishments in ex-
change for public lands. OF the United
| States elsewhere, and notably in the state
OF Nebraska. One Joost II. Schneider,
! Crawford w. Clarke, A. s. Baldwin, Isaac
Lieber. Elizabeth Dimond and others are
named as some of the relinquishing parties.
other Men Implicated.
The defendants are also charged with
bringing into their service woodford D.
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employees Of the general land once at
Washington, who were rapidly to forward
! to the defendants information concerning
the status OF the general land Office on all
matters pertaining TO the fraudulent opera
lions and business and especially TO their
selection OF lands based on the false and
fictitious titles in California and Oregon to
be exchanged for lands elsewhere, and TO
| furnish instant information concerning any
discovery OF the fraud OF the defendants.
II is further alleged that the defendants
paid money and other valuable consid-
Grafton to and brought into their service
one b. F. Allen, forest superintendent,
and Grant l. Taggart, a forest supervisor.
who furnished the defendants advance in
formation and knowledge relative to the
forest lands and other lands eligible for
exchange in Nebraska and elsewhere: that
in accord with the information thus OBJ
tanned the defendants were able to procure
patents on certain described tracts OF lands
in California and oregon. which were sub
sequently exchanged for equivalent quaint
ties OF Nebraska lands.
Bartlett Richards and Carnes, known as
the Richards and Carnes Cattle company;
the Standard Cattle company, r. NJ Faddis
& Co, are said to claim to have pur-
chased the Nebraska lands mentioned in
this bill, I'm good faith and for valuable
consideration, OF the parties herein named
Another feature OF the case lies In the
fact that the California and Oregon lands
were school lands and not at all subject
TO entry by the ordinary homestead and
pre-emption laws and the exchange was
made for Nebraska lands that were sub
ject to entry.
Hyde Benson and Clarke are under in
dictment In San Francisco for their com
plicity in the land frauds in that state
and are also under indictment in the Dis
trict Of Columbia for bribery and at
tempted bribery OF employees OF the general
land office there.
The suit hled in the circuit court OF the
United states for the district of Nebraska
is an additional suit against all these mar
ties The petition is signed by Attorney
General w. II. Moody and District At
torney Baxter.