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Show mm mm ACAINJHDICTED Charged With Obtaining Title From Government to Town Lots by Illegal Methods. Oklahoma's Chief Executive Declarer That When Facts Are Made Known' the Government Will Not Approve of Cases. Tulsa, Okla. Indictments against Governor Charles N. Haskell and flvo "others wore returned by tho federal grand Jury hero Thursday night. They are charged with obtaining titles from tho government to town lots In Muskogee, Okla., by Illegal methods. Tho flvo co-defendants of Governor Hnskoll nro C. W. Tumor, A. Z. English, En-glish, W. It Eaton, Wv T. Hutchlns and F. B. Severs. Governor Haskell said regard!nc tho indlctmonts: "As n result of four government rttomeys nnd an army or secret ser-; ser-; Ice men surrounding tho grand Jury r-nd limiting tho testimony po Just what suited thorn, indictments havo boon secured against mo. I am thoroughly thor-oughly satisfied that whon tho whole facta are mado known In the open tho government nt Washington will not npprovo of theso cases, which prnctlcally nil tho peoplo or this locality lo-cality know havo no merit, and that there has been no violation or tho law In any particular. "Tho later disclosures In thlsvcasc will speak ror themselves and show plulnly their origin and intent. |