Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-22
indicted In Federal Court.

Dcnvcr.-'rhc federal grand Jury rc.
ported to Judge Lewis Thursday re-
turning sixiy.nvc bills Of Indictment
The report OF the grand jury cmbodics
n pertinent opinion rather In tho ma
lurc Of a recommendation. reading 81
follows: I'VE believe that Il II our
duty to call attention to the fact that
Il is our opinion from nm examination
of tho matters coming before ns. that
the registers and receivers Of land Of.
fees and other persons authorized to
take proofs In land cases. should OK.
rrcisc more caution and common sense
In such matters. Ordinary care. eau.
tioa and honesty on tho part Of those
officials world. In our opinion. prevent
many frauds upon the government. and
largely eliminate the most serious
class Of cases with which wc have to
deal: vis.-:crjury In relation 10 pub
lie lands"
The Yamna Live Stock Company, n
well known Denver corporation. IL
anon. thos Indicted. The oncnsc al.
legged n illegal inciosurc Of land. tho
property In question In said TO be a
horse pasture on the company's big
ranch In Rou,t county.
The Indictment against Franklin
Barnes was not unexpected. rs no has
been involved In several law suits. the
government asking damages for cut.
ting timber from public lands. Two
suits arc now pcndin. In tho courts.
and this Indictment In the criminal
end Of tho matter. Barnes In alleged
to have GU, 100000 feet Of timber
from tho reserves In San Miguel
county. and suits TO recover damages
TO the amount Of $4,000 have been In.
stitutcd.
Shepherd Hustled. former supervisor
Of the Medicine How national forest.
with headquarters at Estes Park. was
indicted in connection with Warren
Ruticdsc and John Rausch. Hustled
was permitted. TO resign from the gov.
crnmcnt service last fall. The forest
service In m 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 tho
claim. The testimony In the case. Il
is alleged. was proven false.
The posta. law oifcnscs arc those Of
Pos,mas,ers William r. Avery Of EN-.
pirc, Colorado. and Chas. ~. Yutz OF
jefferson. Colorado. Avery was short
81 300 in his accounts. and his actions
arc alleged TO have indicated pecu.
liarities other than cmbczzlemen,. He
has been ont on bond since his arrest.
Yuiz fed while Inspector Gregg was
making an examination OF that ofIlcc.
and has never been heard from since.
The Indictment against Benca
Branca Of Pueblo. alleged macauercab.
who was arrested on the charge of
traffickinx in white slaves. may result
in term Of imprisonment for the man
and the deportation OF the young
woman who was arrested with him.
II IL the first case Of the kind to come
before grand jury for several years.
Charles o. Erbaush of Denver. who
escaped his Indictment by the grand
jury on account Of a technicaiity. will
have TO answer the charge OF fraudu.
lent use Of the mails on a re.indict.
mcnt in connection with patent cases.
Haywood Uses Violent Language.
Chicago.-"To hell with the courts,
To hell with injunctionsl" William d. /
Haywood. lately on trial for his life, |
charged with being one of the conspir. /
ators who blew former Governor
Stcunenberg Of Idaho 10 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.Damocratic party of the nom.
ination Of Debs for President and Han.
ford for vice.president by the national
convention Of the party just held here. 1
The large audience applauded him.