Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-12-03
CATTLEMEN ON TRIAL
3. H. MahaiFsy Enters Plea Of Guilty
and is Sentenced.
ATTEMPTED TO GET PUBLIC ANDs
Thomas and Hooker Ranch. 'ill
Pay Fine and Go to Jt -
A. F. HATCH SAYS MOT GU -
Indicted with MahafTey, and for -
jury, He win Stand Trial.
YEAST CONTESTS THE INDICTMENT
AttOrneys for Deuel. County Ranch
man Says His Indictment for Com
sBirney is Tnsusnefent and
Seek Abatement.
YEAST CONTESTS THE INDICTMENT

r. H. nfahaney, the ranchman under In
dictment for conspiracy to defraud the
government out Of large tracts Of land In
Thomas and Hooker counties, will serve
forty-hye days in the Hall county jail OF
Grand Island and pay fine Of $500 for his
offsnse.
When .Mahaney was brought before
Judge 7. C. Munger in the United States
district court Monday afternoon, he entered
a plea OF guilty and the court was but
short time pronouncing sentence, and the
Hooker county cattlsman will spend the
hasidays IN jail Good behavior will not
release linn befor January Is, II he begins
serving his sentence Tuesday.
Mr.. dahafey was indicted Jointly with
A. +. Hatch on the charge OF conspiracy,
but an additional indictment wRs found
against Hatch for perjury. Hatch was ar
raigned before Judge Munger az the same
time, but entered a plea OF not guilty to
both indictments His trial was set for
Tuesday morning on the conspiracy charge.
PerJury Trial Saturday.
Judge n. NJ Sullivan of Broken Bow, at
torney for Mr.. Hatch, demurred to FRO
ceedins 20 the trial for perjury at this
time, as he was not prepared to answer
with witnesses, but was ready to proceed
with the trial for conspiracy. The per-
Jury matter will therefore 80 over until
next saturday.
Attorneys GurIey and woodrough argued
a motion Monday before Judge Munger 10
abate the indictment against Perry A.
Yeast, charged with conspiracy to defraud
the United States out Of the use and posses
sion 70 large tracts Of public land In Deuel.
counsy by means OF false and fictitious
filings. The attorneys allege that the in
Fro aU1hfguOuq and un-
certain.
Assistant Attorney General S. r. Rush
argued In support OF the suflciency Of the
indictment, and the case was taken under
advissment by Judge Munger, who Will
pass on the motion next Saturday.
Reconsignment Hearing GOea Over.
The adjourned term OF the federal courts
for the Omaha division for November was
resumed al 1915 q. M Monday. with both
J1dges w. II. Munger and 7. C. Munger
on the bench.
The frst vase called was that Of the
coal ana timber dealers against the
various railroads centering at Omaha In
the matter Of reconsignment charges,
which went over until Saturday
The case OF Merriam & Holmquist against
the Union Pacific on motion separately
TO state the causes OF action and q mo-
tIon to dismiss for want Of Jurisdiction
went over until the latter part of the
week.
The federal petit jury reported and was
empapeiied and a jury was drawn to try
the case Of Gustav Schmidt against the
Union Pacific Railroad company for $4,000
damages for personal injuries
Owing to the absence Of material wit
nesses the land cases went over until
Monday afternoon. These cases will be
heard before Judge T. c. Munger in the
north court room.