The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-12-21
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Federal Graud Jury indictments
Have Boon the Sensation
I ofthe PastWeek.

~ indictment By the federal CRANE
Jufy y Topeka 81 Senator Fred Damon
8nllh u Klnsley, FOR fraud III connection
Y wilh government land sntries iii Hodge,
nan eounty, has been the leading topi,
q conservation All over Kansas tor Id,
paet wetk. Out here 10 the short grasl
country people are naturally Just ant
ohaSltabls and are not ready to abuse /
lnAn because charge has been made d
gaiust him Most Of the people prefer Il
Walt until tho charge is proven Or dis.
proven before they pass Judgement
me indictment a. exploited Ia the
Topeka papers looks ugly enough, bu,
Senator Smith has promptly announced
that there d absolutely no truth III the
charge, and assures bis friends that BIZ
Viii II due tims fully prove hisinnocence
8Sy u a. interview at Topeka on Monday
esnatcr Smith stated that several partie.
- Hedgemen county have been guilty Of
irau6 IN connection with a land entry.
a aid that be was employed as one Of
ehslr attorneys, and that the fee be
ehasged them was advanced ia checks.
Senator Smith d quoted ID the Topeka
Nate Journal q saying 10 bis Interview.
ssWs engaged ourselves as their at
tornsys and promised to look after their
casss and they paid us. Ryan only pre-
senlsd lhe mama Of W. "A. Hannah to the
grand Jury at Wichita. He was indicted,
end brought before the court. Wilson
and ! told him that the best thing for him
v do VA to throw himsefson the mercy
Of The court had a long conference
with Nj. Dean, and after much digging
around We found 4 federal decision where
~ we thought It might be arranged that
Hannah could escape the penitentiary on
account Or his family. Dean agreed. on
account Of Hannah's family, to recon-
mend 1 fins 81 800 and one day II ian
Judge Pollock gave Hannah severe
sesrching lecture and gave him nine days
and 6ne Of el00 He was to be made
- example Of for the benefit Of others
out In the western part OF the state who
we're guilty Of violating the land laws.
why the others we're not indicated il
mere than l can understand. That is
something / know nothing about ii all
They are guilty, or at least the most Of
thsm are. But because tbey had paid
thsir money to us to defend them, and
thsn we're not indicted, made them sore
and they began to talk.
sBsfors very long the mater was CON.
non gossip throughout Hodgeman ana
some nelghboring counties. Ii was,
thersfors, easy for the federal officers TO
probe Into the thing One thing Is ab-
sslulely true, however, and that is that
We simply were employed Us their attor-
nsys, that we acted solely III that capacity,
that We made no oyeriures 10 Il. e. Ryan
whatsoever, and that there are absoIutel,
40 Rrounds for the indictment which was
returned against us. Aud that will BE-
proven, too, In the trial.
aeysry cent Of the money paid 70 us. J,
Dsid Senator Smith, .was paid ia checks
NOW Lei me Just say thar If 4 man il in
ne bedding business. he don't take paw
~ boodlInr business n ehecks bit h
he lops green. Or he Il 4 darn fool Of the |
Won't hipd.
ss1hsrs a anotbar thing that want 10
NAV Oh f. said. "and that il sbat |
~ promised by Mr.. Dean, the United |
ss.sss assorps !. thai / could appear be.
a.. IL grand iury II anv matter was % |
9 brouehs ID against Ne. But n aid
ust rive ma tha. oppertunity He knew |
II wssk iust where b could find he.
rhes 4 pretty sbabbv treatment Dean |
4 AGRA N every one. / sopposed ID *
$500 M d lay down op Lo,,r to have
IL, rssnpoInted n United States attor-