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things got and finally, through their
activity and the instrumentslity Of =
fearless Republican judge and evi-
dsaee gathered by George Carlson,
Sheriff 8. J. NcAfee and William Z.
Pstterson, . grand jury was called.
Democrats predicted q whitewasn,
but the sheriff picked six Democrats
and six Republicans, and the body got
down to work. 1t was as clean and
honest q body of men As could be
foand in the state and it summoned
witness after witness.
In the meantime, Carlson and Nc
Afee were digging up evidence. Men
who had the party welfare At heart
helped and the result came like .
tAssderbolt out Of clear sky to that
ssetioa 4 the state.
Three county commissioners and
Charles G. sheeley of Denver event
ualy were indicted.
Eventually" is just the right word,
-. Only those twelve men knew
what hidden influences were brought
to hear to prevent indictments being
brought; only those twelve men know
WAat was done in hidden ways and IN
silsat places to make them "see th.
light" But they were true blue and
tho Indictments were returned.
Prom that time on the fight rested
o. the broad shoulders Of George Carl
go. Evidence had been slowly accu-
nulating in his hands. The sheriff
~ his right hand counsellor and asso-
eiats, but it was Carlson's brain and
Carlson 8 energy that bore the brunt
Of the long night vigils, and the all
day sessions with emissaries from the
indicted ones, it was his legal training,
his hard common sense, and his clean
manhood pitted against men in higs
plasss that nAde efforts at eoapes.
mise futile. The indictneats charged
ore commissioner with defrsuding the
comfy out Of Thousands Of dollars BY
means of dummy sales Of lumber to
fictitious parties. One of the commits
sieners, it is but fair and just to state,
was cleared absolutely of all wrong
doing, and Carlson was as prompt in
having this indictment dismissed rs he
was in pushing the others.
The day Of the trial came.
Every means had been exhausted by
the defense and his associates to pre-
vent the case being called. But Carl
sons indictments, thirteen counts in
oAs alone, were water tight and flaw
less. The best legal talent Of Nebras-
In and Colorado could not pick holes
in them, and = formal plea Of not
guilt was entered.
The court room was crowded. Men
stsod up in the aisles and blocked the
Asssways. Carlson, with his little
bloek satchel sat on one side Of the
table, his assistant behind him. Oh
tia other side was the cream Of the
Weld county bsr and several imported
lawyers. A final conference was held.
Carlson refused to quit. Threats, prom
isss, bluster-all failed to move him.
Ths men he was about to prosecute
had been his close personal and politi-
cal associates. Some of them were
close friends of his father and other
relatives. But he never wavered. Res
titution to the county was limited at,
but he declared that the guilty should
be punished, and that the money was
whslly subordinate to the cause Of
jsstice.
The first witness was called and
he was an excellent one. Friends Of the
sesused said his testimony alone would
clear the defendant. Seemingly Carl
- was up . stump. But he fought
kasaeT than bsfssa
At the calling Of tie noon recess
Uhelson . esenies were Laughing secret
" At hin. They did not do Il openly
because they renenbersd his esalsgs
sshIetic record. A bigger crowd than