Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-25
TEN ARRESTED FOR
LAND FRAUD IN
COLORADO
PROMINENT PEOPLE IN
GOVERNMENT DRAGNET
Coal and Lumber Operators
Held Under $4,000 Bail to
Answer Charge Of Conspiracy
Against United States.

Denver. June a4.-Ten prominent citizens
| OF colorado we're arrested today in connec-
tion with the indictments made by the spe-
cal grand jury The charge against them tH
conspiracy TO defraud the government under
the coal and timber laws
Those who were placed under afrost are
John j. Mcmillan conspiracy In regard to
coal in Rouu county. Colorado In eonnee-
tion with what is known rs the Wisconsin
Coal company
Robert Forester chief geologist Of the
Denver aud Rio Grande ralroed. conspiracy
In connection with lands in Lapata. Colo,
and also with frauds IN connection with IN"
Calumet Coal company. a subsidiary con
Germ to the Rio Grande railroad
Otis b, Spencer, formerly clerk Of the
district court. conspiracy r connection with
tho Calumet company.
T.. w. Keitel coal operator. I'm Routl
county, Colorado, who IL connected with "A
St Louis company.
John A. Porter. formerly president Of the
Porter Fuel company. whose coal lands are
now the property Of the southern Pacific
Coal company, conspiracy IN cenl lands Ia
La Plata county.
Edgar NJ Biggs, president and John J
McGinnity and Charles d, MePhee, directors
Of the New Mexican Lumber company, fraud
in timber lands in La Plata and Archuleta
counties. Colorado.
Alex T, sulenberger president OF the Pa
gosa Lumber company and Charles II
Freeman of Pagosa. fraud IN timber lands ~
Archuleta county. Colorado.
All were arraigned before United states
Commissioner Sanford G. Hlnsdale and held
in $4,000 bonds, with the exception of Mr.
Mcmillan. whose bond was placed at $1,000
The bonds We're furnished in each case.
or the seventy-three persons indicted by
the grand jury. hfty-lye of them are
charged with conspiracy 10 defraud the
United states government under the coal
and timber laws.
The parties come from six different states
So far no warrants have been issued for
those residing in states outside OF Colorado.
Mr.. McGnnty, secretary of the New
Mexico Lumber company, stated tonight that
its officers are unaware of any fraudulent
deals and that they welcome the fullest
investigation by the government. Mr. McPhee
declared he had no interest in the company
during the period covered by the indictments. |
The Mcphee and McGimitty company of
Denver wholesale lumber dealers are in no
way connected with the iits
suit Against u. = Canl Company.
Cheyenne. wyo June e4--As a result Of
the Interstate commerce commission hear
ing in this city and Salt Lake. and the
subsequent investigation by the department |
of justice Of the United States. suit In
equity was filed in the United states cir |
cult court here this afternoon by the |
United States government against the Union |
Pacific railway; the Union Pacific Coal |
company. the Superior Coal company; W !
D. Cornish OF New Jersey, vice president |
Of the Union Pacific Railroad company and |
Dwyer O. Clark. vice president and general
manager Of the Union Pacific Coal com
pany The charges specified that twenty
nine entries Of coal land have been fraudu-
lently made by the parties named for the
use and In the interest Of the defendants