The Lamar register., 1908-05-20

Denver.-The federal grand jury re-
ported to Judge Lewis Thursday re-
turning sixty-five bills of indictment.
The report of the grand jury embodies
a pertinent opinion rather in the ma
ture of recommendation. reading as
follows: I'VE believe that 1t Is our
duty to call attention to the fact that
1t is our opinion from an examination
of the matters coming before us, that
fees and other persons authorized to
take proofs in land cases. should ex-
ercise more caution and common sense
I'm such matters. Ordinary care, eau
ton and honesty on the part of those
officials would, in our opinion, prevent
many frauds upon the government, and
largely eliminate the most serious
4 class of cases with which We have to
deal; viz.-rertury in relation to pub
lie lands"
The Yampa Live Stock Company, a
well known Denver corporation, is
among thos indicted. The offense al
legged is Illegal Enclosure of land, the
property in question is said to be a
horse pasture on the company's big
ranch in Routt county.
The Indictment against Franklin
Barnes was not unexpected, as he has
DCch oChcld law VIC
government asking damages for cut
ting timber from public lands. Two
suits are now pending in the courts,
and this indictment is the criminal
end of the matter. Barnes is alleged
to have cut 100000 feet of timber
from the reserves in San Miguel
county, and suits to recover damages
to the amount of $4,000 have been in.
stituted.
Shepherd Hustled, former supervisor
of the Medicine Bow national forest
with headquarters at Estes Park, was
indicted in connection with Warren
Rutledge and John Rausch. Hustled
was permitted to resign from the gov
eminent service last fall. The forest
service in an examination discovered
his connection with the filing of a
homestead claim adjoining HIS prop
erty in Estes Park. Hustled. with Rut-
ledge, was witness for Rausch in his
proof filings for the location of the
claim. The testimony in the case, ii
is alleged, was proven false.
The posta. law offenses are those of
Postmasters William E. Avery of EN-
pire, Colorado, and Chas. NJ. Yutz OF
Jefferson, Colorado. Avery was short
81 800 in his accounts, and his actions
are alleged to have indicated pecu
liarities other than embezZlement He
has been ont on bond since his arrest
Yutz fed while Inspector Gregg was
making an examination of that Office,
and has never been heard from since.
The indictment against Benca
Branca of Pueblo, alleged macquereau.
who was arrested on the charge OF
trafiicking in white slaves. may result
in term of imprisonment for the man
and the deportation of the young
woman who was arrested with him
1t is the first case of the kind to come
before a grand jury for several years.
Charles o. Erbaugh of Denver, who
escaped his Indictment. by the grand
jury on account of technicality, will
lent use of the mails on a re-indict
ment in connection with patent cases
Haywood Uses Violent Language.
Chicago-"To hell with the courts.
/ To hell with injunctions!" William D
Haywood, lately on trial for his life
charged with being one of the conspir
ators who blew former eGovernol
Steunenberg of Idaho to pieces with
a dynamite continuance, expressed his
option of the judiciary of the United
! States Saturday night at Orchestra
hall in The above manner. The occa
sion was the ratification by the So
st-Dsmocratic party of the nom
nation Of Debs for President and Han
ford for vice-president by the nationa
convention of the party just held here
The large audience applauded him.
Conference a Success