Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-22
Charges in Other Cases Similar to that
Against 0omstock and Richards.
NE INVOLVES FORTY THOUSAND ACRES
Former Land tfice Cffioials Defendant in
Another Case.
AOOISETTS NEXT TO BE PLACED ON TRIAL
Doubtful whether All of Them Can
BE Disposed of at the Present
Term of the Federal
Court.

With the conclusion Of the Richards and
Comstock trial, the trial of cattlemen and
land Spectators has only begun in the
United States district court. Whether all Of
these cases can be tried during the present
term of the federal court remains yet to
be determined. A large number of indct-
ments yet remains upon the criminal docket
Among them are two against +. NJ Wal
cott, who was acquitted in the case just
closed. These indictments are for con-
spiracy to defraud and for the subornation
Of perjury in certain land transactions.
A. r. Modisett, A. NJ. Modisett, II. c.
Dale and William smoot are indicted for
conspiracy TO defraud and conspiracy to
suborn perjury, involving the enclosure of
10000 acres Of land. The first three de-
PENDANTS are officers and stockholders in
the Stockville bank and Smoot was formerly
government farmer at the Pine Ridge In
dian agency This will be the first case
tried and is set for January T.
Rest of the Cases.
The other criminal cases are: Anthony
T. Hatch perjury; Reuben w. Mahaffy and
Anthony f. Hatch, conspiracy to defraud
and conspiracy to suborn perjury; R w.
Mahafry, perjury and subornation of per-
jury; David NJ. Goarley, conspiracy to de-
fraud and for maintaining an unlawful
! enclosures; Earl ComstocI mephew Of w. G.
Comstock), e. c. Harris, Reason Hudgel.
conspiracy to defraud, subornation Of per-
jury and maintaining an unlawful encloT
sure; G.. T. II. BabcocS John Agnew, II. c.
Furman, Bert Furman, conspiracy to de-
fraud and conspiracy to suborn perjury;
James II. Edmiston, perjury and suborna-
tion OF perjury. Edmston was formerly
chairman Of the state populist COMMITTEES;
James II. Edmiston, o. w. Hendee, William
r. Keefer, conspiracy to defraud r. n.
Allen, Reason Hudgel, Daniel Pardue, con-
spiracy to defraud and conspiracy to suborn
| perjury; Robert f. Gillaspie. Jacob W. Stet-
/ ter, conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to
suborn perjury; Jesse c. Headington, per-
| jury enclosing $40 acres) James II. Edmis-
! ton, forgery and transmission OF forged
papers to enter public lands; j. c. Petty
john (former register of land office at VAL
entino); I'm. Tucker (former county attor-
ney Of Cherry county,, conspiracy to de-
fraud and conspiracy to suborn perjury; ].
c. Pettyjohn, unlawful enclosure of public
lands. Harry Sutton. perjury as a witness;
Perry A. Yeast, perjury and subornation OF
perjury; Perry A. Yeast, Harry Sutton, con-
| spiracy to defraud and subornaton Of per-
jury yeast had enclosed some 5000 acres
of lands)i Lawrence E. King, Patrick J.
King. Fred S. Baird conspiracy to defraud
and subornation of perjury, two indict-
ments; Charles T. Stewart, Stewart Walker,
| conspiracy to defraud and subornation OF
perjury; Charles T. Stewart, unlawful
enclosure; William George, perjury; Alias
A. Stilwell, suboTnation of perjury and
conspiracy to defraud; Thomas NJ. Hunting
ton, James X. Reid, Frederick Hoyt, Ami
b. Todd, conspiracy to defraud and con-
spiracy to suborn perjury.
Aside from these criminal cases there are
twenty civil cases to be tried for maintain
ing unlawful enclosures OF the public lands,
in which George G. Ware and Richards,
Comstock, Jameson and many others figure.