Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-23

man. testified 90 q conversation he had
with Lambert in October. 1903. about hings
on the L. B. 1 range Lambert had told
him of the arrangement with Ware. and
that the soldiers after making final proof
we're at liberty to sell the land TO whom
they pleased. In his cross-examinstion he
admitted that he was co-defendant with
Ware in civil suit for Illegally fencing
government land. Also that he had some
trouble with Lambert over a fling in his
pasture. but that he had since forgiven
Lambert. The trouble grew out Of the
commission that Lambert asked for the
fling.
H J. Lowe testified to a conversation
he had with Lambert in 1908 in which Lam
bert wanted witness to employ him to put
filings on witness range. He had known
Lambert for about six years and consid-
cred his reputation bad. This knowledge
was obtained from general gossip and not
from any personal relations he had with
Lambert.
W. II. Reynolds. state senator from the
Mullen district in the Nebraska legislature
OF 1852, but now OF Mcpherson county.
knew Lambert since 1901 and regarded his
reputation bad. The witness gave a brief
description OF the L. B. /. lands along the
Dismal river. He characterized the lands
as generally poor and sandy and that the
pasturage in the vicinity of the Dismal
river was generally bunch or sand grass,
and that il would take a large body Of
land to pasture a very small bunch Of cat
tie. He testified as TO the talk he had with
Lambert in 1909 about old soldier filings
and regarding the arrangement that Lam
bert had with Mr.. Ware. Lambert had
told him that Ware was not to be given
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free to dispose OF their lands on final
proof to whom they wished. In his cross
examination he stated that the talk was
mostly OF old soldier filings. on the ground
that, as Lambert insisted to him. the SOL
diers would prove up sooner. say on the
average Of about fourteen months after
entry. 7 concluded that / could not use
any soldiers filings"
Talked About Filings.
Walter Hardy, who lives near Mullen
thought that Lamberts reputation was
pretty bad He had talked with Lambert
about filings on his range and Lambert had
told him Of the arrangement with Ware
Elmer Mercure, a farmer and ranchman
Of Hooker county for nineteen years, knew
Lambert and regarded his reputation as
bad He had talked with Lambert about
filings and Lambert had told him Of the
Ware agreement, but that Ware was not
TO acquire title to the lands by reason of
the soldiers filing within the L. B. l. en-
closure: that they were at liberty to dis
pose of their lands TO anybody after prov
ing up. In his cross-examination the wit
ness admitted that he had taken some in
terest in this case and that he had given
out an interview to the papers on the cat
tleInens side Of the question.
about twenty-four miles from Mullen. He
knew Lambert and considered his reputa-
ton bad. He told of conversation that
he, Lambert and a travelling man named
Armstrong had in reference to the ad-
dresses OF some soldiers down about Fair
bury Witness said that he did not want
, any soldier filings. Lambert had told him
about Ware getting filings on lands, but
had said that Ware did not buy the lands.
| but that Lambert had said that he was
making money enough 10 pull him through
When the matter was preached about send
| ing copies of the land laws to the soldiers
down about Fsirbury, Lambert said to
him:
"oh. hell, II won't do to let the soldiers
| have the land laws"
| Under cross-examination the witness
stated that he had taken down his fences
last year Witness was not summoned In
this case but came down Of his own accord
with a bunch OF cattle.
| Hiram Gardner, a farmer OF Hooker
| county. thought Lamberts reputation bad
He spoke of a conversation with Lambert
relative to the Ware filings and that Lam
bert had told him that Ware was not to
get the title to their lands because the
soldiers had no right to make such ar
! rangements. On cross-exemination he ad-
| mitted that he and Lambert had some diff
ferences regarding a fling that the wit
| ness son had made in the L. B. l. en-
closure. and that Lambert wanted him to
exchange IL for the Little filing outside the
Ware enclosure.
Lambert Demands Money.
F. M Cuddebeck of Mullen knew Lam
bert for four or five years and regarded
his reputation as bad He told OF con-
yersation that he had overheard between
Lambert and Billy Rector. in which Lam
bert had made a demand Rector for
money alleged to be due him from Ware.
Rector was foreman of the L. B. l. ranch.
Lambert said TO Rector:
II am out of money and have got TO have
some Ware must dig up some money"
Rector told him that he had no authority
20 give him any money.
Lambert then said:
BY c. ! have got to have some