The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-27
OUTLINES THE CHARGES
CONTAINED IN INDICTMENTS
Explains That Prosecutions are
in Keeping with GoVsrn-
ment Policy
CBy Leased wire.)

McAlester Okla. Sept 21--Sylyes-
tre Rush OF Omaha. special assistant
attorney general presented the case
of the government In the Muskogce
town-lot fraud case this morning. Hc
said TO the court that Il would take
him until noon TO complete his out.
lines of the charges contained In the
indictments The prosecutor plunged
Into the history OF the case and gave
an explanation OF how the prosecu.
tons We're In keeping with the govern.
mental policy Of protection, the exer.
else Of the governmental function of
guardianship over Indian tribes.
The bill filed In open court In Tulsa
May u, 1919 alleged violation OF law
as outlined in the Greek agreement of
March l. 1901 The agreement was
to provide a method OF selling town.
sites, Mnskogee being one OF them
The defendants are charged with con.
splracy and violation of the law torn
July /, 1901. TO date of the ir-ictmcut.
Two more, while not indicted, are
charged with overt acts. c. u. Turner
and Pleasant Porter The defendants
claim that their names have been forg
cd. III is charged by the government
that Immediately after having the dun
mics for the lots they were sold 10
innocent purchasers who had no no.
tlce Of scheduling by the defendants.
Goes into Greek History.
Governor Haskell occupied the front
seat today Attorney Rush pointed
out that It was Haskell and the South.
western Trading and Contracting com
pany OF which Haskell was president
that owned Goo shares and was the
most prominent In the hlGkogoe town
lot case Rush went into Creek history
and attempted To prove that any per.
son who did not have a right 10 oc.
cupy the land could not acquire II la
ter
Two Cases Nollied.
The government has entered nole
as TO +. -. Sewers and A. u. English,
so far as the blanket Indictment 4.
concerned.
II Is understood that this was done
In order to avoid the severance
sought by the defense. as the gov.
ernment preferred To do tiIs rather
than elect. should the proof show no
connection between the Sewers aud
English schedules with the other
schedules. There Is q separate In.
dictment against Sewers and English
which stlll stands. The civil suits
growing out OF the same transactions
on which the indictments were based
have been compromised by Sewers
and English paying the Creek Nation
10000 IN cash aud turning back to
the nation los lots In Muskogen.
These are estimated as being worth
$4,000.
Many Witnesses Subpoenacd
Names Of the following persons ap
pear In the Muskogcc town lot casct
as Witnesses for the government:
81 Lonis--Iohn c. wilkinson, Fay
cite G. Ewing. ]. A. Webb, William
!. Scott. James c. McConkey. Howard
Boogcr.
Columbus. ohio--H. N. Daughery
r. B. Stewart.
Nashville, Tenn.--D. s. Williams
w d. Talbot. B. G. Woodward. II. |.
sperry, G. f. Sharp, George Y. Sed
berry, David Loyeman. G. w. pyle
n NJ. Stegef. w. NJ. Shoak, John n
Canaday. II J Grimes. J, W. Carter
r. NJ. Dudley. James u. Carr, Is. J. Nc
C"rthy. Robert NJ. HerlgeS, ". s
Metzger, Stewart Kirkpatrick. Henr.
A. French, e. v Chase Sidney
Hopkins. Charles A. Stevenson. I'D
ward v Jones.
Ottawa, Ohio II. w. schmitschuItt
John p. Bailey. DaE. NJ. Bailey. A. l.
Paul. Allen Graham. N. r. Goel
sciiicus, William ~ Harper. Jr.
Hastings, Mich. w W. tottei
Clement Smith, Alonzo u kanestor
A a, Anderson. Fred w. Walkel
Luke Waters. Gertrude Bentley. J. N
Bentley, Mrs G w Clark. Mrs. Flor
Renkes. Charles " Clark. A. :
Rcnkes. John y. Roberts. William !
Cook and Marion D. Goodyear.
ST. Marys, ohio--Daniel w, Jay.
Toledo, Ohio Fred y. Willard,
5 Bradley.
Wasenn, Ohio Solomon Metzle
Henry H. Ham. w. n Mercer
New Harmony Iud. Percy Bcnnet
John wilhelm. Fl p owen. s.
I isaNsins. airs Jo8epn FORD. 1larene
: 1dseinfenbefger
Fayette. Ohio Charles L. Alien.
1 Dallas. Tex--Callie Neal. AlIe