The Detroit times., 1911-03-07

Wtuiu thC hthai pittih~t a. 49,
district OF Alaska, In the immedi-
ate vicinity of Homer, upon the
western end OF the peninsula
The object OF this unlawful con-
spiracy was TO defraud the United
States OF it's possession OF the
coal lands for the benefit OF the
said conspirators and a certain
private corporation known as the
Michigan Alaska Development
Co., purporting to nave been or
ganized and existing under the
laws of the state. OF Arizona. The
coal lands OF which the govern.
ment was TO be defrauded aggre-
gated approximately 10000 acres
and were or are OF d value exceed
ing s60,0O0.000.
II was a part OF the unlawful
conspiracy that the objects and
purposes should be furthered' by
means OF fraudulent notices OF To-
cation, preferential rights To pur-
chase, applications 10 enter and
purchase and final entries and pur-
chases under the coal land laws
OF the United States.
That by cunning persuasion and
promises OF pecuniary reward and
other corrupt means, divers per-
sons seyerally qualified by law TO
make location upon and entry and
purchase OF said coal lands (said
persons being hereinafter refer
red to and described as coal
land claimants') should be in
duced to make fictitious locations
OF certain coal land sostensibly
for the exclusive use and benefit
of said coal land claimants re-
spectively, but in truth and In
fact for the use and benefit OF
said conspirators and said Michi-
gan-Alaska Development Co.
That the possession OF said coal
lands should be held and the use
thereof should be enjoyed by GER
tain persons ostensibly as the
agents of and for the benefit OF
said coal land claimants respec-
lively, but In truth and in fact as
agents OF and for the use Of said
conspirators and said Michigan
Alaska Development Co.
That by the aforesaid corrupt
means all OF tn ecoal land claim
ants should be likewise induced
to permit to be filed in the office
of the recorder for the recording
district In which the said lands
are situated fictitious affidayits
Tin form as required by law
falsely representing that each OF
the coal land claimants had open
ed and improved q coal mine up
on certain of said coal lands for
their respective benefit, whereas
In truth no coal mine would have
been opened and no coal claim
would have ben located or staked
out by or on behalf of said coal
claimants.
That thereafter said coal land
claimants respectively should
hold and exercise said unlawful
preferential rights to purchase
said coal lands respectively, and
all rights incident thereto osten-
sibly for their own use and bene-
At respectively, but in truth and
in fact for the use and benefit Of
said conspirators and said Michi-
gan-Alaska Development Co.
That after the formation Of said
unlawful conspiracy and during
the continuance thereof, the said
Wilbur w. McAlpine did corrupt
ly, on June II, 1908, file, in the
United States land office at Jul
neau, In the district Of Alaska, a
coal land declaratory statement of
location for that certain coal
claims situated In Kenai Precinct
known as Robin Coal Claim"
which is purported to have been
sworn to by one Charles v. High,
as locator of said coal claim, also
the name Of the following coal
claimants: Louis Schnell, Charles
w. Kotcher, Malcolm Cunning,
Mary Lewis, Arthur w. Kelly,
VIM. Keith, Frederick w. Arbury,
Mary J. Sibley, Fred M. Sibley,
Harry III. Berger, Harry w. Ball,
Mary Belle McAlpine, Thomas B.
Simons, James E. Burgess, Pearl
e. Arbury, John Sugnet, Ida e.
McAlpine, Mary Z. McAlpine,
Wallace H. Peck. George +. Rich
ings, Robert J. Davis, John Conn,
Elmer w. Foster, Andrews j. M.
Hosom, Charles M. Roehm, David
w. Patton, George w. Patton, John
G. Hickey, Christine e. Penning-
ton, Lawrence w. Schnell, Nettie
J. Conn, Laura r. Pelham, Sam
uel II. Hartzell. Freeman B. Dick
~-.n- Hal ~ Gfanbano Rnhort q
Brown, Henry c. Barter, Helson
B. st. John.
That after the formation of
said unlawful conspiracy, Wilbur
w. McAlpine, Albert H. Roehm
and Frank ID. Andrus, Arfhur l..
Holmes, McCurdy G. LeBeau and
John M. Bushnell did corruptly,
on May IA, 1908, cause to be filed
4S coal land declatory state
ments which are identified as
those bearing a certain serial
number and subscribed by the fol-
lowing:
Daniel Crawford, Cassius M.
Phelps. Mary Canton, John A.
Burch, John G. Traver, James
Times, Charlotte L. Burch, Clay
ton Gibson, Edgar b. Babcock, Ed
ward T. Adams, Ernest f. Has
senzahl. Carl M. Brumme, Har-
riett p. Howard, Frank p. Cleve-
land, Charles III. Niggeman, Chris
tian Hosback, william r. Colbille,
Walter r. Hall, Blanche q.
Springings, Mary RQehm, Stella
f. Brumme, Mary j. Kellar. Frank
ID. Andrus, J. A. MacKinnon, Ar
thur II. Roehm. Henry w. Patton,
Parker o. Pennington. James e.
Curtice, Nellie L. Robinson, Annie
Il Datnn Eradarick II Wolf WILL