The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-03

Omaha, NCb., Nov. s.-lndlctmcntS
-,mrncd by the federal grand jury on
wednesday against nine ranchmeu OF
,sstern Nebraska were made public
,oday. The indictments charge con
,rlracy 10 drive from their claims al
,bs points OF guns homesteaders who
,oos qunrer sections OF semi-arid
l,nd under the Kinkaid homestead
hv BY the defendants.
those indicted are Perry S. Yeast
o. Hyannls. Neb.. his son. Frank w.
YEAST. Leslie r Ballnger. N. c. Hub
bel Emil Anderson, Wilmot 4. Emer-
sou. Harry Sutton. Boone b. Haw-
tb0rne and Or. Harry II. Hun
Dr. HUI. 4 physician and Sutton.
county attorney OF Garden county. arc
members OF tho insanity board Yeast,
one Of the largest ranch owners I'm
the state. was convicted two years
aeO Of fraudulcntly securing title 70
homestead land and paid a fine and
served jail sentence.
There are four counts IN the indict-
ments and the specific overt acts men
toned Indicate an unusual frontier
c1ndltion-
According 10 the charges made In
the Indictment Yeast and his assOci-
atcs Carried their efforts 30 far as 20
secure the Incarceration IN the Insane
asylum at Hastings. OF one OF their al
legged victims.
When tho KInkaId homestead law
Was passed. many persons went To
Grant Bnnner. Garden, Cherry and
other western Nebraska counties and
took up quarter sections. The land is
a. K,.H
many fertile ynlloys Several big
ranchers. among thcm Yeast and bis
associates, have heretofore depended
on this valley Land for their hay and
winter feeding. and the settling Of the
homestcadcTs WIS resented.
The indictment charges that IA band
OF about thirty persons, headed by
Yeast. went TO the homes OF many OF
these homesteaders, among them
Cashier J. Davishear. George Carpen-
ter. Golba d. Graves. George Bsbcock,
Henry s Coulson and others, and by
inuuntlou and threats Of taking their
lives and those OF their families
forced thom 10 leave their claims.
The specific caso OF Dayishear is
mentioned In detail. II IL charged
that Yeast and the other defendants,
accompanied by a band OF cowboys.
visited Davlsbear's home and. after
threatening himself and family with
death II they did not leave the coun-
try. destroyed his home. broke up his
machinery, cut his harness 20 pieces
and In other ways mi5trcatcd him.
later. according 30 the indictment,
Yeast conspircd with mombcrs OF the
county Insanity board and secured
Dsyishear's incarceration in the Nsy-
lum
This latter act, according TO the In
dictment, was committed In a high
handed manner. Tho insanity com
missioncrs. IL is alleged, went through
mock examination. declared Davis
bear Insane and Issued a warrant for
his arrest This was served on the
fpot. and within half an hour ne was
rushed on 10 the asylum without be-
ing permitted 10 have the advice OF
counsel
payishear's case was brought 20 the
attention Of The superintendent OF the
Institution. who conducted an exam
iHatlon Into the case. He al once de-
dded that Dayishenr was not insane
ald The latter was released on habeas
corpus proceedings.
According 10 an Official OF the In
ieior department. the present indict-
neut coyors one OF the most remark
eplc attempts az land grabbing which
taa recently bren brought 10 the at
ienilon OF the department a letter
written 10 President TAFT by one ot
zoe victims IS said TO have caused tho
mtesugton which resulted in the
lldleimeuts Many thousands OF acres
- gruzlnE land IS contained 10 hc
uast 10 question