The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-21
SIX TRUE BILLS
ARE RETURNED
Federal Grand Jury Finishes
Its Work and Is Dis
charged.
TWO INDICTMENTS KNOWN
FOUR NOT PUBLISHED UNTIL
ARRESTS ARE MADE.

After ten DAYS session. the federal
grand jury finished its work yesterday
afternoon and was discharged by United
States Judge Marshall During the ses-
sion seven alleged violations OF the FEDERAL
laws were presented to The jury, and Out
Of these six indictments were returned
or this number. only two have been mace
public. that of Charles L. Schroeder. in
dicted on the charge of falsely impersoh-
ating an United States veterinarian AUG
obtaining money thereby. and FRANK
George. charged with stealing cattle from
the Indians on the Uintah Indian reser-
walton.
II is understood that c. c. Slade.
charged with opening United states mall
Harry Thomas. postOffice rohber. ana
Dan Tosese Indian murderer. were also
indicted, but their indictments have not
been made public. Who the sixth indlct-
ment was returned against viii not be
made known until the party has DSen
placed under arrest.
Charles /. Schroeder was indicted on
five counts. all charging him with inn
persOnating government OFFICER with IN
tent to defraud The first count charges
him with defrauding William d Roberts
Of Provo out of SIS on Nov. 4. 1893. by rep
resenung himself to be an employe ana
special agent Of the United states de-
partment of agriculture. The second
count charges that on Nov. I, 1905 Schroe-
der defrauded William +. Russell of sl6;
third count charges him with defrauding
r. h Read OF feDeE Aat1 OF sli- lbb4 III
count of defrauding ". II. Gribble OF
Gunnison of $40. and the fifth count
charges him with Unlawtully securing
from l. IudVigsOn Of GunnisOn SO. All
these amounts, it is alleged. were obtained
by Schroeder by representing hlmSeif TO
be a government officer He was ar
rested at Provo by Sheriff Judd of Utah
county and later brought TO this city. He
is now held in the county jail.
Frank George. alias Allison George. was
indicted on four counts. all charging him
with stealing cattle from the Indians and
the United States interior department.
The first count charges him with taking
twelve head OF cattle from the reserva-
ton which were branded Id. the brand
of the United States interior department.
The cattle were valued at 800 The sec
ond count refers to the same twelve head
of cattle. but charges George with uniaw-
fully taking them from the custody of
William Wash. to whose charge and keep
ing the cattle had been assigned.
George is charged in the third count
with stealing eight head Of cattle from
the reservat ton on Jan s. 1909. which were
branded I'D" The fourth count charges
him with taking the cattle from William
Wash. an Indian. who had the care of
the cattle. George was arrested on the
reservation BY United States soldiers by
order Of Captain Hall, commanding Fort
Duchesne, and later he was given over
to United States Marshal I. H. Smyth.
He is now confined in the county jail.
While it is not known absolutely. 1t is
believed that Dan Tosege. the Navajo In
dian youth who killed four OF his people
and wounded q fifth on Christmas eve
last has been indicted on the charge OF
murder.
Harry Thomas. who Is now confined in
the North Dakota state prison on the
charge Of burglary and who made con-
fessiOn Of having robbed several post
offices in this district, is also believed to
have been indicted by the grand jury.
c. G. Slade former superintendent OF
city delivery OF the Salt Lake postoffice.
who confessed TO robbing the mails. il be
lieved TO be one Of the parties indicted
by the grand jury, although the indict-
ment has not been made public.