The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-09
LAST BIG EFFORT.
Climax Reached in the Land
Fraud Cases.
One Hundred and Forty Wit
nesses Before Grand Jury.
THE SEAL OF SECRECY.
Judge Pollock Warns the Men,
bers to Keep Silent.
Mr. Green, Special Agent, Here
With His Evidence.

The hardest onslaught yet organized
by the government officials 70 ferret
gut the land frauds in Kansas viii be
made this week. A total Of 140 Wit
nesses have been summoned to appear
before the federal grand jury which
commenced its deHberat tons this morn
Ing. Just a very small per cent OF the
jurys work IS other than land invests
cation.
But every bit of the Information is
TO be hermetically sealed. Absolute
and eternal secrecy is the order given
in every direction 10 prevent even the
most insignificant particle Of publicity
to attach itself to the jury S delibera-
tons. Even Judge Pollock from the
bench III charging the grand jury.
1 dWelt exhaustively upOn tht point, and
enjoined every man individually to let
nothing escape him by either action or
word of mouth.
Keep everything secret said the
court, according to the oath. ADsO-
lutte secrecy must be maintained. Talk
! to no one of your deliberations Beware
Of emissaries of those whose cause may
be in your hands. They may be inter
ested in what you are doing, for them
| selves. for their friends may be trying
to aid their friends in escaping from
/ the law. They may be extraordinarily
/ diligent to find out who the witnesses
were that appeared in the cases about
which they wish to know something
Keep everything secret. now and for
ever. or you violate your oaths if you
do not"
The court added the regular instruc-
tions. such as are given to all juries.
but spoke nothing concerning land
/ fraud cases. or mentioning rs he did to
the special jury last fall that they
] should regard no one whether of high
or of low estate If he is guilty
C. F. Johnson, Of Oskaloosa, was
! appointed foreman of the grand jury
The remainder of the panel are as
/ follows. Ed Wells Smith Center: Ben
Butler. Beloit; James Saxton, Troy;
/ Jonathan Todd, Exeter; J. B. Banter,
( McGraw; Albert Reidel, Leona; Alex
ander Dixon. Auburn; Charles Fred
erick PhilHpsburg; Frank Mahaf11e,
Olathe; H. Collins, Cuba; F. 3. Shuey,
Fairport; E. J. Baunberger, Wash
ington; Smith Bailey, Aulne; James
Daughtery, ,Cawker; J. L. Slime. Holton;
Thomas Cason. Jewsh City w W.
Geiger Everest; John Sprong. Leav-
enworth; william Pringle, Eskridge;
S. L. Karr. Council Grove.
H. J. Bone, United States district
attorney, would say nothing. He was
asked whether there would be as much
| business at this session of the jury
as regards land fraud investigations
as at the session Of the special jury
last November
Yes" he replied, there viii prop
ably or may probably be as much
! But there will not be as much hurrah
/ about it" Nothing further could be
/ obtained from him
Col. A r. Green. the special repre-
I sentative of the department of the IN
I terror who is here in charge of digging
I'D the information, was absolutely
mum He even surpassed his noted
ability to say nothing. Sometimes he
viii talk around the mark with all the
I cleverness Of a lifelong professional
diplomat. but today not even sound
/ came IN reply to questions. He simply
/ shook his head.
But MIR. Green has been hard at work.
He has spent many hours in his office
/ on the third floor of the federal build
4 ing poring over ma ps and volumes OF
something that looked dangerously
+ much ike information to a mere feet
/ ing glance. Green has faculty for
/ working about three times harder than
/ an ordinary man. and that ne mas
! something to keep the grand jury
+ mighty busy this week, goes without
Just touch Of the work of the last
grand jury came before the open court
| this morning. when / s. Lambert hled
/ for his clients. John F. Bilby, LeWis -
4 Jenkins and James H. Drain, a Dles-
I of abatement to the indictment pre-
/ ferred against the three for fencing and
/ perjury, at Wichita the point en-
/ tered was that the alleged offense. II
/ committed at all, was committed in
+ the first division hut that the Jurors
which returned the indictment ali came
] from the second QINlSlOU- rJu4Sc
! lock ruled against that point at Wtch-
ita. but Mr.. Lambert wants It placed
J in the court annals as a matter of rec
ord The Bilby case win be tried this
week Some time. and was slated TO be
set this afternoon
Only about three daTs or work IS on
the slate for the petit jury. It has no
cases of consequence for trial outside
of the -Drain-Jen matter
The names Of the petit jury follow: II.
c. Fitch Paxico. O. s. Hunt Kelly:
/ Elmer NJ Brown. Niles: F. F Paige.
! Troy: 8. P. LeRer. Sharon Springs.
Sherman Walters. Hiawafha. Furman
4 Paker. Topeka: c. Cuuj1isou. Chs4lS
F. o. Falls. Lurav; Frank Reid.
/ Clyde; Fred S. Poreland- Scra nton:
\ Grant Fadloek Waldo: l. H. Wood
Kansas city; James Nickel. Altoni r
F. Reeves. Norton J. J. Groshonz.
4 Mel. .outh. Thomas Hinton. Atchison.
G. W Heron Ieavenworth: George
N7ze Wilder: T H. Gideon. Adrian: J.
1 B. Doubleday. Hox1e: R P. BIain. La
/ mar: r ". Trimble, Seldom: E y.
O'Bvron. lawrence. Iohn s Stead
man Topeka: ". A. Morgan. Cotton
wood Fails: NJ. p. Sanborn. Chairman;
W C. Miles. Green. Ger rye =. Adams
Salina; John A. Lang, wilson.