The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-30

rants were read to A. T. Brown and
w. L. Chapman at the Norwood hotel
Monday at l o'clock sharp. They
were accompanied by United States
Marshal Alternately to Oklahoma at
5:15 o'clock p. m. on the Rock Island.
AS result OF the old "Kickapoo
land fraud cases." John Garrett OF
Oklahoma City, and R. C. Conine of
Shawnee, have been arrested upon
charges of Justification of public
records and being fugitives from
the Republic of Mexico. They were
taken to Guthrie, where they have
been placed in the federal Jail await
ing a 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.
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. It is said the deeds were reg
ularly acknowledged in the courts of
Mexico, but it is charged forgeries
We're 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 $5 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 III any sum and it is a certainty
the bail will be large one, if they
are permitted to make bonds. There
is some question as to whether or not
they Will be permitted to do so.
Judge Cotteral will hear the eyi
dence offered and decide whether OF
not it is sufficient to hold the five
men. In case the evidence is suffi
eient to constitute a charge against
them the testimony will be certified to
the federal secretary of state. follow
ing which the Encouragement 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
sists of between7, 900 and 5000 acres
of land near Shawnee. It formerly
belonged to the Kickapoo Indians.
The land was sold three years age
for $4,000. It is now worth three OF
four times that amount. About one
hundred deeds were signed and about
1000 Indians lived on it.
The Indians Immediately left theil
farms near Shawnee for the towns Of
Monte Clova and Muzquez, Mexico
where the deeds were signed. Upor
this the Mexican authorities base theil
demands for extradition.
The land was purchased by Martin
Bentley and the men named in the
warrant. r. C. Conine recently prac
ticed 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 former editor Of the
Shawnee Herald. L. C. Grimes lives
on farm near Hurrah. A. 7. Brown
lis a furniture dealer at Hnrrah. Ac
cording to the government complaint
John Garrett operates gambling
game
Warrants for the mems arrests