East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-10

The investigation Of the Umatilla
land frauds is progressing slowly and
no new indictments have been re-
turned since the first lot of seven
were returned last Monday against
well known Cmatilla county people.
Practically all of the witnesses who
were first called down to Portland
have returned home and new lot,
about 40 in number, are now in the
metropolis to give evidence in the in
vestigation before the federal grand
jury.
The list Of indictments and the text
of the charge against those connect
ed with the alleged frauds are as fol-
lows
First indictment-J. H. Raley and
John w. Grow.
Second indictment-John Vert, Will
liam Slusher, William Rahe and ]. H.
Raley.
Third indictment-John NJ. Wynn
and ]. H. Raley.
Forth indictment-William Cald-
well, aiiiiigln syusher, ] H. Raley and
William Rahe.
Fifth indictment-C. w. Matthews
and j. H. Raley.
Sixth indictment-Alonzo Knots
and j. H. Raley.
Seventh ndictment-Bailey Ross
and Samuel NJ. Olmstead.
Text of Indictment.
That the defendants ]. II. Raley
and John W. Grove and William Rahe
and J. H. Parkes, together with other
persons to the grand jurors unknown,
upon the 18th day of August, 1902,
in Umatilla county, within the state
and district of oregon and within
the jurisdiction of the above entitled
court, did wrongfully and unlawfully
consplre, combine, confederate and
agree together to defraud the Uniteo
States out of a portion of its public
lands subject to private sale, and sit-
uated upon the Umatilla Indian res
ervation in Umatilla county, Oregon,
and not included within the new
boundaries of said reservation and
not allotted or required for allotment
to the Indians and which was not
sold at the public sale of the said |
lands heretofore held at the price for |
which said lands had been appraised |
and upon the condition provided in |
he Act entitled "An Act Providing for
he Allotment of Lands in Severalty |
% the Indians Residing Upon the |
Imatilla Reservation IN the State of |
Oregon, and Granting Patents There
ore and for Other Purposes" by
means of soliciting and procuring per-
sons to make false and fraudulent ap-
olications and affidavits for the pur-
'hase of said lands for and on ac-
'ount of and at tpe solicitation of the
'aid defendants. j. II. Raley. John
". Crow and the said William Rahe.
md by procuring such persons to
make contracts at the time of and
'rior to such application by said per-
ons to purchase said lands. whereby
he title thereto should inure to the
'enefit of said defendants. ]. II. Ra-
ey and John w. Grow, and by caus.
ng and procuring such persons to be
olicited and procured to make such
alse and fraudulent applications and
ffidavits for the purchase of said
ands, and thereby acquire title from
he government of the United States
or such lands for the use and bene-
it of said defendants, ]. H. Raley and
ohm w. Grow.
And the said wrongful and unlawful
onspiracy, combination, confedera- (
ion and agreement so wrongfully
ormed and entered into by and {
mong the defendants j. H. Raley.
ohm w. Crow and William Rahe and
. H. Parkes and other persons to the
rand jury unknown, was in continu-
us operation and continuously in
rocess of execution by the defend
nts, j. H. Raley and John w. Crow,
t all dates and days on and between
he 18th day of August, 1902, and the
rst day Of March, 1908.