Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-21
subOrnatiOn of Perjury Another Chargs
in the Indictment.
VERDICT IS ON THRTY-sW COUNTS
f, N. Waloott is ExonSratsd from Charges
Brought Against Him.
TWO HOURS TO REACH AN AGREEMENT
Maximum Penalty ON Each separats
Count Is Two Years ImprisOn-
ment and Ten Thousand
Dollars Fine.

Q Charles &. jameson and AQullla Iripletr
were found guilty Thursday thirty six
OF the thirty-eight counts in the indiot-
ment made by the government against
them.
/ They were charged with conspiracy to
defraud the United States out Of title. use
and possession OF vast tracts OF public
/ land and with subornation of perjury IN
procuring entrymen TO file on these lands
in Sheridan and Cherry counties. Nebraska.
in the years 1904 and 1906.
Richards. Comstock and Jameson arc
president. vice president and secretary
treasurer, respectively, of the Nebraska
L nj and Feeding company. Aquilla rrtplett,
who lives at Alliance Neb.. acted as repre-
| sentative Of these men.
| The jury left the court room at 12;B
Thursday noon and reached a verdict at
250 p. m, after deliberation OF but two
hours; about an hour being for dinner.
The penalty prescribed in cases Of this
character is not more than two years i'm
prtsonment and fine not 70 exceed $4,000
/ on each count.
The jury consisted OF the following ment
o. NJ. Hall, farmer. ~ Ulysses; Rudolph
Sas merchant Of Aurora; Elmer Kay,
hotel keeper. Of McCook. c. e. Boden.
farmer of Sterling; e. p. Benton grocer.
OF Crete; W. e Chittenden. farmer, OF Cla-
tonia; l. K Meyers, farmer, OF scribner;
". s. Martin, farmer, Of Red Cloud; George
Heady, retired farmer. Of Wayne. and J. r.
Parsons. farmer, OF Ruslxin with the last
named foreman.
On Trial n Month.
The trial Of the case began Monday Mo-
vember 10, when the attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS argued a motion to abate the In
dictment because OF the alleged ineligibility
of Dr. George Tiden. jury commissioner
who was one " the men to draw the grand
jury that brought the Indictment. This mo-
tion was overruled and seB--thes -tsllsvptnB
day the attorneys for the defense argued
motion to duash the Indictment which
was also overruled. The jury was sm-
paneled and sworn on Wednesday. Novem-
Der q, and the trial has continued since
. with but four days interruption. including
Sundays thus making twenty-four days
} OF actual trial and taking OF evidence In
that time 1S2 witnesses have been examined
OF the 165 summoned.
The indictment was the largest ever re-
J turned in the United States courts for this
district, and was found June a. 1906. II
, comprised over 800 typewr rt--1 pages, was
/ Of forty counts, and included in its and-
J ings information against Bartlett Richards
3 win G. Comstock, Charles c. Jameson r.
NJ Walcott. Thomas NJ. Huntington, Fred
- Hoyt james Baird. Aquilla Trtplett and
{ Ami B. Todd. all charged with the same
conspiracy and subornation OF perjury
4 When the trial Of the cases began the
{ several attorneys for the defense repre-
senting different clients. Insisted on a 4ap-
arate trial for each defendant. II was
finally decided that the defendants should
= be divided into two groups. In the first
y group vera Bartlett Richards VIII a
! Comstock, Charles c. Jameson, F. NJ wal
: colt and Aquilla Trplstt In the second
group wer> Thomas N. Hunting. Fred Hoyt.
James Baird and Ami B. Todd The at
: torneys for the first group were. r a
+" Hall and n. c. Bronze OF Omaha. and Judzs
A W. Critics or ChRdron. The attorneys
for the second group wers Guriey q wood
rough Of Omaha
Two Counts ELIMINATED.
It was agreed TO proceed to trial with
a the frst group and agreed that the thirty
+, ninth and fortieth counts OF the indictments
% should be eliminated IN this trial
The verdict rendered by the Jury Thurs
d day afternoon was that each OF the de-
It fendants. Richards. Comstock, Jameson
II and Triplett were guilty on all the counts
except the twenty-third and t1venty-eiRhth.
n and that r NJ Waloott was not guilty on
Is any OF the counts.
p Messrs Hall. Critics and Brnme yavs I'M
e mediate notice that they would aie a mo-
ton for a new trial and they were given
until February 4 1907. 70 iie IT,
While the Jury had agreed upon a YER
diet at ESQ O'Clock Thursday afternoon. Il
h was not until o'clock that II was for
maIly announced in the court room This
was owing TO the absence OF the defendants
from the court room, II not being thought
that a verdict would be reached before s
4 O'Clock at the earliest. The defendants
g. we're sent for but II took an hour and q
m half TO get all Of them
ID After receiving the verdict from the fury
TO Judge Munger thanked the Jurors for their
n patience and faithful attention 20 their
m duties during the long and tedious trial
ae and then discharged them for the remainder
Of the term.
Statement OF Attorneys.
Mr. Hall was asked regarding ths YER
dict and trial. He said:
The trial was really farce. I sD-
1, pected such a verdict We had no show
n from the start. with the mass OF circlim-
stantial evidence the government piled
up against as. I felt what was coming.
and before the jury had reached agree
ment I was ready to dle a motion for a
rr new trial. want 70 say IN addition that
b you newspapers have treated Us very
az fairly"
hi United states Attorney Co.'S. when asked
n for a statement. said
ne '"The verdict OF the jury completely con
nrms our Judgment IN presenting the svi-
s- dence 10 the grand jury; 1usrihes the IN
Il dictmsnt found last June by the Grand
4. Jury ana responds 20 the indictment and
the evidence which supported the indict-
in ment. una upon lino and precept upon pre-
cent
The DESCENDANTS had fair trial by a
Jury OF their peers ana were ably defended
r. By most astute counsel The facts and
en- the law convicted them
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