Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-24
PROMINENT STERLING RESIDENTS
Some Arrested b. Federal Marshal Are
Worth Half Million.
STORY RIVALS KU KLUx KHAN
Possession of Coveted Water Hole
Cause of Trouble.
SPECIAL AGENTS MAKE INQUIRY
Conspiracy Alleged to Drive scott
from Homestead, According to
which Violence Was Used
During Raid.

DENVER. Colo, July 2.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Charged with acts of oppression.
intimidation. wanton destruction of prop
erty and with deeds OF daring SURPRISING
the raids of the Ku Klux Khan OF the night
riders Of the southern mountains, nine citi-
zens Of Colorado, some worth at least SO0-
600 in property. other reckless ranch hands,
were arrested yesterday by Deputy United
States Marshal G. Jefferds. They win all be
taken before the United States commits
sioner at Sterling and a bond of $1,000 de-
manded of the men accused of being
the leaders and $500 for the others.
These are the men for whose apprehension
acting United States District Attorney
Hartzell has sworn out warrants before
United States Commissioner Hinsdale on
the field division of the federal land office
the warrants being placed in the hands OF
the government officials
Eugene Buchanan, Sterling. bank director,
rich cattleman, irrigation promoter and al
legged leader of the gang Of raiders.
Irving Monette, Peetz. rich cattleman
Gilbert Schwartzlander, Peetz: stepson
Of Monette. working on the latter's ranch
August and John Sindt. brothers, Peetz;
living on a homestead.
Ole Simonson, Peetz. homesteader.
Buford Deiles. Winston; cowboy and
ranch hand.
Frank Million. Peetz; cowboy and ranch
hand.
J. H. vanPeit, Winston; ranch hand.
Conspiracy Charged.
The warrants in the hands of the federal
officers. after naming the nine defendants,
charge that they did unlawfuny conspirs
TO injure, threaten and intimidate one, J.
H Scott of Sterling. Colo, citizen OF .he
United States, and OF the state Of Colo
rado, in the free exercise and management
of his rights and privileges secured to him
by the constitution and laws OF the United
States"
The complaints we're also sworn 20 by ].
e. Connolly and w. NJ. Gilerist. special
agents under n. ID, McEniry. who made
Investigation Of the charges,
The defendants are charged with appear
ing at daybreak az The homestead Of J. II.
Scott, twenty miles from Sterling. near the
Nebraska line, a civil war veteran and
dealer in nursery supplies. armed with Win
chesters and shotguns. revolvers dangling
IN their belts and a dozen large wagons
and destroying every vestige of property
on the place. Houses, barns fences, trees
and growing crops were leveled and carted
off the place and divided as spoils among
the raiders, answering TO the charges
The damage done is claimed by the gov
ernment to be at least $500 to say nothing
of the invasion of personal and property
rights Of the citizen.
object TO Drive ScOtts Away.
The complaint charges that the sole object
of the raiders vgAs to drive the SCOTS off
the homestead. how considered 10 be one
of the best in the vicinity, and valued at
$500 an acre, because IL inclosed a watering
hole" used by the cattle of Buchanan
Monette and the other ranchers Of the
neighborhood for more than a quarter of
& century and runs into the richest range
in the entire state.
When Scott refused TO sell or move off
the conspiracy to wreck his place and drive
him out of the country was formed charges
the government complaint. In addition to
the serious charges against the raiders, the
government VIII probably take steps to
prosecute the law officers Of Logan county,
where the alleged offenses were committed
for either refusing or failing to take cog
nizance of the crimes against a citizen.