Imperial Valley press., 1908-10-10
CONCERNING ~sTUPENDoUs LAND FRAUDS.

newspapers land frauds in Imperial Valley conveying m oraber Several Uersons @ have been indicted but they have not yet been tried and until convicted the law ever in presumng the guilt of the accused and talking to the press of gross frauds" and his sterny vruou determination The of this loose talk is to spread false bers of the government and that titles generally y that the Grand Jury charges any one or group of with stupendous land frauds O total involved the constituting the alleged supen dous frauds is not more than ten sections
 agents far the peadmgs on demurrer % show they have acquired title egay or illegally to more than 82O acres each The contention of the government is that the &C., used induced certain to make entry of desert land The of fraud held consisted in the intention of the at the 5me me or hng to maRe @ S+ G ms G % freely in Imperial Valley but the traffic has been carried with rights has not ben questioned and is not alleged that the pur legal of land The oense of the indicted to be the valley selling them assignments of desert claims and dollar through operations It alleged that anyone has dauded prevented from dev acquired actual settlers and has been reclaimed and i'm The theory the prosecution the cases Imperial Valley land operators to be that while enyman has entry him to entertain that intention at the it must be lawful to intend to assign The affidavit of dummy enryan that he committed perjury in his original ada
 
 theory of the prosecution that the crime of consisted of secret intention harbored in the mind of is dazzling feat of legal ogc has the banc of the phosporescent gea of a dead fish reflected from tin pan
 Admitted that usually and neXpedient to try at aw criminal in the But the United States Attorney agents of the Government to have chosen hat method of trial and have asked for conviction C the de ndants by public opinion the absence evidence and They they produced of evidence in court to susntae the charge they have seized opportunity to paper publication of sweeping accusation of pendous land frauds and to cast suspicion prominent residents of Inn pera Valley obviously to advertise their activity and nifty their official importance. of indicted has committed that he be convicted and punished If the has swndled grabbed lawfully trust that restitution be enforced But until charge of fraud shall have been proved by evidence court submit that improper unfair and injurious to publ gross frauds presume guilt accused persons fill with amOrOus denuncatiOns of entire y and with advertisements of their amazing diligence and official efficiency e land than the law allows Imperial Valley but such has been disclosed by the proceedings under consideration There estaes large holdings by individuals corporations in the valley Unlike the timber land and of andgrabbers large scale No corporation hold than 32O before patent but after patent has been issued the interest and control the there nothing fraudulent illegal the qusion by purchase of patented land Therefore the Scaergun charges of andrabbg cannot dealings patented and and there holdings of desert land claims upon which to base such charges. As matter of fact Imperial Valley has been remarkably free abuses of the land laws Its worst handicap been failure the Interior Department with diligence the work correcting mudded and issuing patents settlers who have complied with all legal requirements and peted the reclamation of desert lands. q
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