Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-16
AID EACH VICTIM IN COLD, SPOT CASH
Old Soldiers Got Hundred and Fifty. but
Iowaus Gene Cheaper.
LAMBERT PAID Wish COMMISSION
Latter Would Rscsivs Twenty FIVE Dollars
for Each oa,spaw Delivered
DEFENDANT FOOTED ALL ia. .allLs
Case Against south Dakota rreachsr
Continues to Develop Interest-
ing Details of How TO
Secure Land.

! Rev. George G. Ware paid me $50
| for every old soldier l got to file and
prove up on government land and
in turn paid Harry Welsh SIS for
every one he could get me The old
| soldiers got $3.50 apiece, and Rev.
Ware footed the whole bill. Incl
dental expenses included. On my
suggestion we got Iowa farmers to
/ do this work for US, and they only
cost 500 a head. -- Frank W. LAM
bert Of Portland. ore before Judge
Munger of the federal court, who is
| hearing the Ware case.
! John 9. Blue. the old soldier from the
( Grand Island home. and Frank w Lambert
| of Portland, Ore. gave interesting testi-
mony before the federal court in the Rev. .
IG. G. Ware land fencing case Monday
/, morning Blue continued his tel-tale story
of how old soldiers were used oatspaws
to file on government land and Lambert
told how he bought up leases and received
$50 apiece and in turn gave Harry Welsh sS
for every one he got.
Juror Allen has finally recovered and was
able to go on with the case.
John C. Blue was the first witness called.
On his direct examination he said
THE leases were returned to us by San
ford b. Brown. after he came back from
Deadwood. about month after About
six months after we got some money by
mail from Ware; about sl25 by check. This
was for five OF US. J. ]. Bum. Sanford b.
Brown Harmon. myself and my son, all
of whom made hlings The money was for
all Of us, and was for of the lands as
pasturage.
Understood the Rules.
Mr. Blue said under cross-examiration:
II did not look over the papers particu-
larly when We filed. as supposed we had
rights as soldiers and believed what Lam
bert told us. understood the rules as to
occupancy Of land regarding old soldiers
were not as strict as for other claimants.
bought three claims in Colfsx county some
time before The lease was signed after
filing on my first homestead. Did not sign
a lease on the additional Ming two yoars
later. There IVES sorsthinE said about
leasing I4fore we signed the papers 3
[ never saw Ware 10 my knowledge untn the
spring Of 1875. at Deadwood."
Frank w Lambert was put on the stand
at 10 a. m. He said his home was at Port
, land Ore. and he was restaurant Keeper
.T first became acquainted with Geores
G. Ware in October. 1872"
Witness then identified Wares signats1s
TO certain letters Tho attorneys Tor the
defense closely cross-examinod him as 10
one narticular letter He asked n
he was familiar with the handwriting or
Mrs Grace Ware He replied he was not
: hut that the signature to the letter was
~yr,tten by George G Ware. This letter
VAS written from Deadwood about March
> ,s 1905 to John c. Blue, and was In SUB
, stance that all leases should be desToyeo'
a as thereby Blue would be placed In posi-
ton to state that he and the others had not
ieased the land also that Blue ann MS
comrades had better cut loose Hnd prove
: nm on their own responsibility The writer
/. stated that he expected to he In Neprasks
after Easter and would see Blue al Mu'ien
az Grand Island and arrive at a conclusion
and explain matters TINS ieuer was s'e"e"
bv George @. Ware
: First Knew Were ~ Mullen
d .r erst trsv Ware at Mullen. He was
u ,r tho land and cattle business as business
n manager OF the L. B. 7. ranch He wouia
D. cor,o down from Deadwood four or nve
" t,n,es a ycar 7 had conversation with
him in June 1901. just after the kinkaid
act went into effect. I'm reference 10 secur-
e ing additional filings tn make out the o'C
acres with such old soldiers as had hieo
a before Ware told me to have the sur
g vevs made for such filings inside the u
e n 1 ranch enclosure surveyor boyer OF
UnH tDAo
'r mo 10 make out the bill for expenses and
= .',hr,i, I, 20 him. Nothing was said about
IN titles at the timeS this was an after agree
ment. agreed with the boys 20 pay them
n5o ner quarter for all land that was rea'
2 sorablv tillable and smooth. This arrange
nent was agreed Ia by Mr.. Ware, He did
J. thereafter pay all the expenses. He said
We would see about the titles to the land
after the boys proved up.
same as Made before.
"A ..-rhis agreement relative 20 procuring the
f. odditional filings was the same as l mads
II with Ware IN October. 1902. He paid ms
p $50 for each fling | secured. secured
r. these additional filings, rendered bill and
% was paid by Ware
OF The witness then Identified the names OF
in certain filings. including Rhodes, Bum
r Ientz. Blue, Lewis. Jones, Thomas anS
" others. as filings he had secured. He con
er tinued:
Most of the soldiers gave leases on tn,
IN land Immediately after hling. Some o.
them refused 70 give leases. being drunk
and I told them that they or any othe
n d-n old soldier wouldn't come up thet
again and file unless they gave leases.
" Maid all their expenses TO and from Muller
and Grand Island I hrst got the number
OF the land 20 be filed upon from Surveyo
| Rover. l do not KNOW VINO pdld bOye
for the survey work. 1 sent the boys ou
n 10 the land when they came up to Mullen
or 1 paid the bill at tho livery stable part o
be the time Don't know who paid 1t at tn
e- other times"
rs Paid All Expenses.
The witness stated further that he &c
~ cured three or four men from Brownsville
II through George Patton, TO come TO Mule
be and hle on 60 acres each. and paid all thei
expenses and Informed them that the
would be paid $50 for the land when .he
.. proved up. Witness had already seleete
10 the numbers OF the lands to be filed upor
or The men had not seen the land when the
filed. The applications and afidavits wer
'"' executed before tho county judge OF Mule
Ior and the filings were subsequently made q
the land ONCE at Broken Bow. Each q
:" these msn gave leases on the Land and ths'
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