The Colorado statesman., 1908-05-23
Indicted In Federal Court.

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 a 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
the registers and receivers Of land Of
fices and other persons authorized to
take proofs in land cases, should ex-
ercise more caution and common sense
In 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
class of cases with which we have to
deal; viz.-perjury 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 inclosure 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
been involved in several law suits, the
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
ernment 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 Il witness for Rausch in his
proof filings for the location of the
claim. The testimony In the case, 1t
is alleged, was proven false.
The posta! law offenses are those Of
Postmasters William e. Avery of EN-.
pire, Colorado, and Chas. M. 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 fled 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
trafficking 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 grand jury for several years.
Charles o. Erbaugh of Denver, who
escaped his indictment by the grand
Jury on account Of technicality, will
have to answer the charge of fraudu-
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 injuncuons! William D.
Haywood, lately on trial for his life
charged with being one of the conspir.
ators who blew former Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho to pieces with
a dynamite contrivance, expressed his
opion 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
cialist-Democratic party of the nom.
nation of Debs for President and Han.
ford for vice-president by the nstionn.
convention of the party Just held here
The large audience applauded him.