Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-20

effect that he may have left Mullen in
March instead of February. 1906
Asked in reference to any promises be-
ing made to him should he enter a plea OF
guilty, Lambert said:
II had talk with my uncle about my
pleading guilty. No one has made any
promises to me about pleading guilty, not
since l have been in jail"
The witness further related a conversa-
ton that he had in the fall of 1903 at
Mullen with Rev. George G. Ware and
Harris Franklin OF Deadwood, In which
Ware said: III franklin understood the
contracts. you go ahead and make the
final proofs
Register Whitehead was recalled 10 iden-
tify by the records OF the Broken Bow land
Office. the final proof proceedings in the
McKibbon filing. also other filings procured
by Lambert and not hitherto identified on
the records of the land ONCE.
wheeler Denies McKibben Deed.
NJ NJ Wheeler assistant cashier of the
First National bank OF Deadwood, S. D.,
was an important witness Friday after
noon. His testimony was very brief, but
rather startling in it's directness His at
tention was called to the McKibbon deed. In
which the McKibbon land. after final proof
had been decided to NJ. NJ. Wheeler, and for
which McKibbon had received the $50 draft
Mr.. Wheeler said:
II never had such a deed I'm my passes
sion. No one has ever sent me such deed
| TO my knowledge. ! never authorized any
one TO use my name in such deed"
| Asked as to his acquaintance and rela-
tionship with G. G. Ware he said:
Il have lived at Desdwood about ten
| If he
National bank Of that place. / have seen
Mr. Ware at the bank. He is depositor in
the bank ! have known him four or five
| years"
! Mr.. Wheeler was not cross-examned.
/ The first witness OF Friday afternoon was
! Charles McKibbon of the Grand Island Sol
diers' home Witness first became ac-
quainted with Welch and Lambert in Octo-
/ Der, 1902. II was Harry Welch who first
| solicited him to take up homestead entry.
| Witness asked Welch who was back of
the scheme and the reply was, George G.
! Ware" The witness told the old story OF
the promise OF $3.50 for the land when he
proved up and that all expenses of filing
and transportation and proving up would
I be paid by Lambert and WEIGH.
The old story OF signing the ninety nine-
year lease was gone over. The witness then
proceeded TO tell somewhat In detail of the
proceedings he undertook at Lambert's sug-
gestion in 1904 TO prove up on the land. The
final proof expenses were all paid up by
Lambert.
More from the oilers"
Harry WEIGH, jointly indicted with Lam
bert and Ware for conspiracy, was an i'm
portant witness OF the afternoon. He was q
farmer by occupation and had first gon'
into the soldiers filing business with Lam
bert at the latter's invitation about Octo
Der. 1902. They were only required to file OF
the land all expenses being paid, and tina
when they proved up that George G. War,
would pay them $50 All the deeds wer,
Ia go to Ware.
II was expected that ths witness welcl
would be put under rigid cross-examina
ton. but the only question asked him wa
relative to his acquaintance with Mr.. Ware
TO which he replied. 81 never met Mr. War
and never talked or spoke TO him"
George W. Patton OF Brownville Nemahi
county. who is also under indictment 70
procuring fraudulent hlings at the instiga
ton OF Lambert. said he had solicited bu
six applications. and that Lambert subse
quently paid him commission OF 3 10
each fling.
Asked on cross-sxAmination II he kns,