The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20
INDICTED men
FURNISH BAIL
MeSSrS c. M. Freed and w. 6.
Filler in East, but Bonds
Are Accepted.
ONE MAN STILL MISSING
CLAUDE w. FREED SPEAKS IN
DEFENSE OF HIS FATHER.

Bail to the amount Of 5000 each was
furnished Saturday by c. NJ. Freed, Wal
ter c. Filler, Don G. Robbins and Z. w.
Senior, the four men who who were in
dicted by the federal grand jury for al
legged land frauds against the government
in locating and taking up coal lands in
Emery county.
Henry C. Mcmillan and NJ. H Walker
went on the bonds of MesSrs. Freed,
Filler and Robbins, and Samuel G. Sud
bury and Moses r. Porter signed the bond
of Mr.. Senior Freed and Filler are at the
present time in the East, but their bonds
men vOuched for their appearance when
ever wanted by the court. In each case
the bonds require the appearance Of those
indicted, at the court on the second Mon
day in April.
Grand Jury's Record.
The grand jury, which closed its work
Friday, has been in session since NOvem-
Der II, in which two adjournments were
called Fourteen cases of alleged viola
ton Of the federal statutes were investi-
gated and eleven indictments returned.
Out OF these eleven indictments returned
were returned in December. The three
remaining indictments were returned Fri
day. one of which was for Curtis Mccoy,
the Ogden counterfeiter, one for the four
men in connection with the land frauds
and the other one has not yet been made
public.
This last indictment does not concern
the land frauds, but another matter en-
trely. The person concerned in this in
dictment has not yet been located, but
the United States marshal is on his
trail and it is anticipated that he will be
brought in within the next twenty-four
hours.
Defends His Father.
Claude w. Freed. when questioned in
regard to the indictment that the grand
jury issued against his father and also
in To 10 alleged
stated that he knew to his certain
knowledge that there never was a syn
dictate of any kind; that his father had
merely bought this land as an investment,
and that before doing so, he had con-
suited the United States District AttOr-
ney. Hiram +. Booth: Receiver Of the
Land Office, h. ID. r. Thompson; and also
Special Agent Hare in regard to the pur-
chasing of said land. and that he asked
them If there was any reason why he
could not rightfully purchase this land,
and they all answered him in the same
manner, and told him they saw no reason
why he could not invest his money in this
property, and stated that he had per-
feet right TO purchase any land in that
section.
This Indictment came as a great sur
prise to Mr. Freed. as. after asking the
advice of these gentlemen who are in the
employ OF the government. he naturally
and perfectly legal; he also stated that
his father had been before the public
as n prominent business man for the last
forty years. and this was the first time
i'm his business career that he had ever
been accused of anything in the way of
fraud.
For His Children.
The elder Mr. Freed often remarked to
his children. that he thought this land
would some day be of great value to them,
but that he did not expect to reap any
benefits of il in his age. so from these
facts, IL is pointed out. that there never
was even a thought OF the sO-called syn
dictate. which everyone has heard so
much about.
Mr. Freed further states. that he thinks
a great injustice has been done his father
but of course the courts will have to de-
eide the matter. Mr.. Freed remarked
that il is to say the least, inconsistent
with the present policy to prevent mono
poly of coal lands by large railroad cor
pOFations. to place any obstacles in the
way OF reputable citizens who seek to
avail themselves Of the opportunity to
purchase such lands for themselves.