The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-02

rants were read to A. T. Brown and
| w. l.. Chapman at the Norwood hotel
Monday at / o'clock sharp. They
we're accompanied by United States
Marshal Abernathy to Oklahoma at
I5:15 o'clock p. m on the Rock Island.
AS result of the old "Kickapoo
land fraud cases." John Garrett OF
Oklahoma City, and r. G. Conine of
Shawnee, have been arrested upon
charges OF Justification OF public
records and being fugitiyes from
the Republic of Mexico. They were
taken to Guthrie where they have
been placed in the federal jail await
Ing hearing.
L. c. Grimes Of Hurrah, wanted on
a similar charge, is in Oklahoma City
in the custody Of Chris Madsen, chief
deputy to United States Marshal Alb
ernathy. .l...-.a, sy
The arrests are the outcome OF a
long struggle to secure valuable Kick
apoo lands near Shawnee The lands
consisted Of seven tracts, the total be-
ing seven or eight thousand acres.
Some Of the KicKapoos removed to
Mexico, and it is charged, these men
went there to secure deeds from the
indians. II Is said the deeds were reg
ulariy acknowledged in the courts Of
Mexico, but It is charged forgeries
were made in this connection.
w. L. Chapman, formerly an EN-
ploye Of the state corporation com
mission was indicted In Texas in this
connection but Governor Haskell re-
fused to honor the requisition.
Conine was placed In jail at Guth-
rie late Sunday night. When Garrett
arrived there Monday morning he Of
fered to pay So for a guard during the
dinner hour to keep from going TO
jail.
The United States Marshals did not
feel like doing this and he was thrust
in with Conine. When the two men
met behind the bars they shook hands
warmly.
They will be held until Federal
Judge Cotteral sets a time for their
hearing. Both say they can offer
bond in any sum and It is certainty
the bail will be large one If they
) are permitted 10 make bonds There
is some question as TO whether or not
they WI, be permitted TO do so.
Judge Cotteral Will hear the evi.
denoe offered and decide whether or
not it is sufficient to hold the five
+ men. In ease the evidence is suffi.
! elent to constitute a charge against
them the testimony viii be certified to
the federal secretary Of state, follow
ing which the attorney general will
issue warrants and under the extradi-
tion papers they Will be aiken back to
Mexico to stand trial
The land involved in the case con.
slsts Of betweenI00O and 5000 acres
of land near Shawnee. It formerly
belonged to the Kickapoo Indians.
The land was sold three years ago
! for $4,000 It IS now worth three or
j four times that amount About one
. hundred deeds were signed and about
: 600 Indians lived on t.
2 The Indians Immediately left their
) farms near Shawnee for the towns of
Monte Ciova and Muzquez, Mexico,
5 where the deeds were signed Upon
this the Mexican authorities base their
demands for extradition,
The land was purchased by Martin
Bentley and the men named In the
warrant r. G. Conine recently prae-
J tieed medicine in Old Mexico, but Is
now resident OF Shawnee. w. L.
} Chapman was at one time secretary Of
the corporation commission OF Okla.
/ homa and a former editor Of the
Shawnee Herald I. c. Grimes lives
on farm near Hurrah. A. r. Brown
IS furniture dealer at Hurran Ac.
I cording to the government complaint,
!. John Garrett operates gambling
game
? Warrants for the mems arrests
. we're issued by Judge Cotteral Of
t Guthrie Sunday afternoon. United
states District Attorney John Embry
made the complaint Embry received
notification from winifred T Denlson
acting attorney OF the United States
concerning the parties wanted.
e Upon the request Of Martin Bent
S ley q deposed agent Of the Kickapoos
S several years ago, the senate commit
tee on Indian affairs made q thorough