The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-04
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Muskoeee, OK, Feps S.-SeVen m dictments were returned by the Fed- eral grand jury here tonight in the town lot alleged fraud insestisation, the charge being conspiracy to de- fraud the government.
 The names Of those indicted are: Governor Charles N. Haskell, F. B, zevers, A. 2. English. C.. W Turner, W. T.. Hutchins, James W. Hill and waltcr R. Eaton. :
 Attorney Thomas H. owen. of Mus kosee, representing Governor Haskell. made arrangements for the Governor Friday morning to enter his appear ance and give bond in the sum of s5,- 600 for appearance for trial.
 The writs issued are retnrnable forthwith. ss
 Governor Haskell is at Guthrie, the state Capital There is but one fn- dictmsnt against him. charging him with conspirinE with Walters-R- Eaton and Clarence W. Turner to defraud the government.
 There are two indictments against Turner and one each against the oth- CTS. s s.sts s5g sf Af
 Turner was first to give bond in the
 
 called and gave bond In the sum of s5.00o each. All wiu probably be ar- -raigned before Judge Campbell Friday gnorEing. English ia in Los Angeles, Cal.
 Jnry Not Tkrough.
 The report of the grand jury was made to Judge Robert B. Campbell of the United States Court. The jury was instructed to report \ for duty again s4aAw te.E 4ah rfa A the impression that .onfy partial re- port had been made in the town lot eases,
 Later 1t was learned that the jury aB to consider matters others than the . town lot frauds next week, i-s>-
 walter R. Hsatons one of the men in- dicted, iA Secretary of the fIndIaaola nor flask ell Is President, Erid which it ik alleged scheduled tho hafnes of many -dummies" to secure town lots.
 James W. Hill, another Of those in. dfcted, came here from Texas and be- came identified with the Muskogee be- Nel6pment Company. It Is claimed that he disposed of 6 large number of lots 6raudulentiy scheduled.
 Assistant Attorney General Sylvester R. Bush left tonight for his home in Omaha. Neb,. and Assistant Attorney General o. D. Pagan will leave tomor- row for New York city.
 The report of the jury in the town lot matter came at time wholly un- expected by the public as the govern- ment had announced only two hours before that other witnesses were com- ing from Missouri and Ohio. There were not more than twenty persons In the court room when the report was made.
 Fifteen of the wealthiest men in Muskogee called at the office Of the United States marshal here tonight and signed Governor Haskelrs bond for $6,000 Many more asked to be allow ed to sign 1t, but there was no more space on the document. - 14
 The indictments were returned un- der Section $40 of the Federal statutes which provides:
 If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States or to defraud the United States In any manner, and for any purpose, and one or more of such parties do. any act to effect the object of the, conspiracy, all the parties to such conspiracy shall be liable to a penalty, of not more than y1o,O0e tine or to Imprisonment not to exceed two years, or to both, ,-fine and lmprisen- ment at the discretion of the court"
 Subsfamce of Charges.
 Au insight Is afforded ihto the char acter of the charges in the Federal grand jury investigation of alleged MusiSogee town lot frauds by the al. legations in the so-called Mott civil suits filed In the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
 The bill in equity in suit, No. 513 styled "The United States Of America for the Creek Nation. Against c. W. Turner and John e. Adams. admints- trator of the Estate of Pleasant. For ter, the Deceased Chief of the Creek Nation of Indians," is a fair example of the others.
 Among, other things charged in the bill is the allegation that the said Turner and Porter and Charles N. Haskell and Walter R. Eaten, con federated and conspired together for the purpose of securing all the lots into which the said (described) tracts had been plated at one-half their 7 appraised value and thus evadIng the provisions of the Creek agreement and defrauding the Creek Nation of money which would have come to it through auction sales; that in order to carry out the conspiracy. 1t was agreed by and between the said parties that all of said property should be sched- uied and sold to persons under the con- trol and domination of the said parties or some of them and persons nominated by them. and that an arrangement would be perfected with the parties to whom the property was to be sold to immediately reconyey the same to the said Turner. Porter, Haskei13 or Eaton or to some person designated by them. and that the said property. profits and proceeds thereof should be- long to Turner. Porter. Haskell and Eaton"
 It Is further allowed that the Dar- ties in whose names the lots w@e scheduled. permitted themselyes to be used as mere dummies in the scheme defrauding the Creek Nation.
 whaa ,HaskH Says.
 Guthrie, okla, Feb. S,-Governor Haskell. when informed that he was indicted tonight. Issued the following statement to the Associated Press:
 'I have just heard of the indictment for conspiracy coupled with seven or eight of the oldest and highest charac- tered citizens of Muskogee. men who developed and built up that country by their unsel6sh efforts. From now on the proceedings win be open to both nides.
 ''JEearst's crooked manipuIatons will b0fat aiee0uut.
 'I am satisfed ths Interior DenaFt-