Show MORE LAND fRAUD CASES Brothers on Trial Before Judge Hunger Iunger in Federal Court at Omaha Oma Omaha ta Neb Nob Jan Introduction tion of began toda today in the trial of the brothers nl their alleged before J Munger in the United States district court Fifteen thousand acres acres of the pUblic domain are arc said to have been H 11 legally filed upon through the efforts I of the defendants and amI enclosed by them with acres more grazing land of western N Nebraska Among to ays witnesses for the state were two Sioux Indians who ho were ed educated at Carlisle institute One of these Nicholas Nichoas or of Pine Ridge Created a sensation b by emphatically r d nying the authenticity of his signature to a t leas to the land on which lie he filed fUe testified that lw lie made a filing at Rushville at the solicitation of W WC V VC C Smoot formerly government farmer at the Pine Ridge gency genc For this he said lie he received 25 from Frank Going who lIe he understood got the money from the said lie he told Miss Stewart the district clerIc that lie he did not understand the paper lie he was signing but she paid no attention to this Frank I McIntyre chief cl denS fit a I lh the Pine Pino Ridge agency cy told of 0 making a 1 filing at th the request otH C Dale On of was present Dale Bale he said promised him that expenses would be paid and aU all improvements made b by bythie the thie for the use of tile the land Jand for grazing He made ilO lease ho saId and denied giving hi his address as RU as appeared In the thep p pers lie He made mad no ot on th the land lanci Other witneSses es g gave sim lIar testimony |