Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-03
Officials of Great Western Sugar
Co. of Idaho Charged
With Conspiracy.
PRESIDENT is IN CHICAGO
He Refuses TO Return to Idaho Unless
Illinois Courts Commnnd-New
Rules of Practise.
,specIal corrcspondencc)

Boise, Idaho, Dec. 30-Five indict'
ments for land frauds have been made
public by United States District AT
torney Lingenfeltcr against the former
officials of tho Great Western Beet
Sugar company. James II. Garrett,
the former president of the company,
now in Chicago. is included in two
counts. charging conspiracy to de-
fraud the government. Others against
whom indictments have been returned
are W. c. Howie. United States COM
missioner: Fred 3. Daniels, L. ]. Col
thorp. and c. J. Grihiths, all of Noun
taInhome Howie and Daniels arc
charged with subornation of perjury.
and tho others with conspiracy TO de-
fraud the United States.
The actions upon which the charges
are based against Garrett and his CO.
defendants are the alleged fraudulent
entries upon land claimed to have been
made by inducing non-rcsidents OF the
state to mako such entries and at the
same time swear that they were res
idents OF the state. thus committing
perjury. These entries were conveyed,
IL Is charged. by assignment in blank
TO Garrett and his alleged co-conspir-
atoIs who later disposed of them as a
basis for the sale of water right un-
der the Great Western Beet Sugar
company's canal system. The alleged
conspiracy affects the following en-
tries:
Entry of Thomas NJ. Davis. secured
by Elias ]. Colthorp; entry of Alfred
Anderson made Feb. 15 1906. secured
by John II. Garrett: entry of George
Mood Nov 1Q0- cepIfrp1 hIr
Fred b. Daniels; entry Of Mrs. William
II. Howard, nee Elsie May GarrilI,
when made on Jan. Is. 1906, secured by
John III. Garrett; entry of Cyrus Carr.
made Jan. 1. 1907. secured by Daniels
and Howie; entry of William B. Van
FSIeeck. made Dec. is. 1907, secured by
Daniels and Grifflths. entry of Sarah
]. Carr made Jan. 80. 1907. secured by
Daniels; entry of Erastus NJ. Lamphear,
made Nov 81. 1907, secured by Daniels;
Nov. n. 1907. secured by Daniels;
entry of William c. Stemson. made
Dec 16. 1907, secured by Daniels; entry
of Emma Lamphear. made Dec. 16,
1897. secured by Daniels.
The other indictments, including
those for subornation of perjury. in |
Volve these same entries,
GARRETT HEARD FROM.
All lOur uSlendaulS, Garrett the eX-
ception. have given bonds each in tho |
sum of s., 500. Communication has been /,
obtained with Mr.. Garrett in Chicago |
through his attorney f. ]. Dockery. |
Garrett says he will not come to Idaho |
for trial unless 1t can be shown IN the |
northern Illinois courts have evidence |
against him warrants his removal to |
this state for trial He states, though.
that he is prepared to answer to the |
charges against him. and has authoriz-
ed his Chicago attorney TO procure an
order from the court here authorizing
the Chicago court to accept his bond |
in the sum of S2.500
lnasmuch as this delay has interyen-
ed 1t will be impossible to consider the
cases at the present term of court. and |
they Will therefore go over until the
spring term.
DOUGLAS ON TRIAL.
The trial of Prank Douglas is now