Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-05
ARREST SIX
LOCAL MEN
WARRANTS ALLEeE COMPLETELY
IN LAND FRAUDS
BANK PRESIDENT AMONG THOSE
INDICTED
Prisoners Deposit Bonds and Are Re-
leased Pending Hearing of
cases-Were Arrested
Year Ago

Six Los Angeles men--Warren Gille-
len, president of the Broadway Bank
and Trust company, and r. w. Kenny,
cashier of that institutions; Attorney
VIII d. Gould, DR.. David Nj. Goodwin
of 902 South Ffgueroa street L. H.
Myers and George L. Stearns-haVe
been arrested by deputy United States
marshals to appear before united
states Commissioner William M. Van
Dyke to answer to a complaint hled
against them June 2, 1906, charging
them with completely in the oregon
lan1 frauds.
For almost two years the cases OF
the Oregon land frauds have been
hanging fire, and during that time the
government has been gathering tes-
fimony. The arrests yesterday ana the
night previous came as surprise 10
the six Los Angeles men. Attorney
Gould furnished $4,000 bail, DR.. Good
win $4,000 bail, while Messrs. Myers,
Stearns. Kenny and Gillelen gave $lOOO
bail each.
President Gillelen of the Broadway
Bank and Trust company characterizes
the proceedings as an outrage against
himself and Cashier Kenny of that in
stitution, saying they are both innocent
of any attempt to defraud the govern
ment.
He saws they simply loaned money
IN the Pacific Furniture and Lumber
company, never meeting any OF the
men indicted and are not members OF
that company. He says the other TOUR
local men are members of the company.
He declares he and Mr.. Kenny have
simply renewed their bond on the old
complaint.
New Complaints Issued
New complaints, issued recently, will
be served on the following san iran
cisco men, wanted for trial at Port
land, Oregon. in connection Win tne
land fraud charges:
Messrs. Fred w. Dennis, Richard ID.
Jones, William H. Smith, Jacob Z.
Cross, William T. Kerr John r. Miller
and Frank A. Stewart.
An appeal was finally made by these
six Los Angeles men from the decision
of Commissioner Van Dyke that they
be taken to Oregon for trial. which
was sustained by Judge Wellborn of
Los Angeles and by Judge Ross of
San Francisco. to the United States
supreme court, which maintained that
identification of prisoners was all that
was necessary in an extradition case,
no defense being permissible.
This is how the three alleged Mex
lean revolutionists have a chance to
prevent being taken to Arizona for
trial, since they have a chance for trial
in Los Angeles instead of being simply
identified and then extradited to that
state.
This ruling of the supreme court of
the land changed federal Jurisprudence
all over the country and the Los An
geles men were absolved from their
bonds. They thought the case dis
missed permanently, but the charge
against them still stood.
Hired Many Men
The Pacific Furniture and Lumber
company. of which all those on whom
warrants were served are alleged to
be members, Is charged with having
hired great numbers of men to work
for it in the Roseburg land district
near Gold Beach, Oregon, who, when
they reached there, were asked to take
up land in the name OF the company.
Thus it is alleged. illegal entry was
made on from 5000 to 5000 acres of land.
The government learned of the work
going on through the complaint of
Alfred Marsh and his wife, Rachel
Marsh, that they did not want to take
up land but to earn a livelihood: while
the letter of Frank A. Stewart, de-
manding back pay and threatening to
company to the newspapers, was also
procured by the government.
In the new complaints William H.
Smith of San Francisco is named as
general manager of the company and
all the other men. including those of
Los Angeles, are named as members.