The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-31
OLD COMPLAINTS
HOLD OKLAHOMANS
CASES GREW OUT OF THE kICkA-
POO INDIAN LAND DEAl-Ex-
TRADITION DENIED.

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 3O.-Upon re-
quest of the Mexican government
United States authorities have taken
into custody John Garrett, a real es-
tate dealer, and DIR. X. c. Conine, both
of Oklahoma City, and l.. G. Grimes
Of Harrah, charging them with forg-
cry and Justification of records in
connection with Kickapoo Indian land
deals A. r. Brown and w l.. Chap
man of Shawnee were also arrested
upon similar charges.
Chapman was secretary of the dem.
ocratic state committee during the
statehood campaign and later was sec
retary to the state corporation com
ated in Lincoln, Pottawatomie and
Oklahoma counties, Oklahoma, but the
alleged offenses were committed in
the state of Coahuila Mexico Papers
in the case do not give details of the
transactions upon which arrests were
ordered
The request came from the Mexi-
can government through official chan.
nels in Washington, reaching here by
telegraph, and the immediate complain.
ant is United States District Attorney
Embrey, as representing the depart
ment of justice. The matter of extra
dition to Mexico rests with the Unit.
ed States district court, which will
give the defendants hearing during
the week.
Through attorneys, Garrett made
application to United States Judge
Cotteral for bail, which was denied
by the court as committing magis-
trate; however, another application
will probably be made tomorrow TO
the circuit court, when facts in Gar.
retts case will be gone into.
Deeds to the Kickapoo Indian lands
forming the basis of the pending pros.
ecution We're alleged to have been Ia.
Ken before magistrates in Montclova
and Muzquez. Mexico. and are a part
of the same lands which gave rise to
the senatorial investigation three
years ago. Senators Cmtiss. Teller
and LaFollette travelled to Shawnee
and Eagle Pass, Tex, to make per
. a.-'ai IN Litigation and the result
was "A several thousand-page report
, made to the senate. Subsequent to
: the senatorial hearing CHAPMAN
Brown and Grimes were Indicted bv
: grand jury of Maverick county.
Texas, for certain practices in connec-
ton with the land deals alleged TO
have been INDUCED in on this side
: of the Rio Grande The men were
then in Oklahoma, Chapman being
| secretary TO the corporation commits.
sion
George Thurmond of Del Rio, Tex.
= attorney for that district of Texas
came to Guthrie with applications for
} the eXtradtion of the men issued by
) Gov. Campbell After hearing before
Gov. Haskell the latter declined TO
, surrender Chapman. Grimes and
Brown, and ThurmOnd returned to
Texas, with the announcement that
they would reapply to the next ad.
ministration.
d 1t was represented to the governor
that the land involved in the alleged
Texas transaction had been recently
passed through the district court of
Pottawatomie county in civil ac.
. ton and title awarded TO Chairman.
Grimes and Brown. CHAPMAN held n
contract with the Indian owners TO
deliver the title of the land to him
as soon as same could be perfected.
the consideration, it is said, being SIS.
oOo. Alleging that they had not been
represented at the district court hear.
ing, the cause, upon application OF the
Indian owners, was transferred to the
superior court of Pottawatomie coun.
~ and reopened, resulting last week
In Judgment in favor of A. r. Brown.
who, in the meantime, had acquired
the interests Of Chapman and Others.
According to c. G.. Horner of Guth.
rie and Ed O. Cassidy of Shawnee
attorneys for Garrett. he had nothing
to do with the Brown-Chapman- Grimes
matters, but purchased his land from
the Indians independently. His case
was laid before the senatorial com.
mittee in Shawnee. they say, in 1907.
and the senator's recommended that
the land be appraised and that Gar
rett pay 10 the Indians what was
found TO be due. Garrett, according
to his attorneys, thought he had about
arranged to have this done. The Gar.
rett land is situated in Dincoln, Pot
tawatomie and Oklahoma counties.
being in all Gao acres.