Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-09-28 | Page 5 | Over 25,000 Claims Filed on Land Grant

OVER ClAIMS FILED ON LAND GRANT Attorneys and Agents Alleged to Have Secured Fraudulently San Francisco Sept 27 Federal 1 Federal of officials officials of- of announced today that match claims had been filed flied with tho the Southern Pacific company In Inthe Inthe inthe the alleged cd land And fraud case casco In which eighteen attorneys 8 and land a agents were ere Indicted hero here last laRt week by the United States grand jur Jury An ern a average e etel tel fee of or was charged clients It was WIlS said Bald making a- a total of or approximately which was secured sr from persons persons per per- sons in in n all parts paris of at the United States and Canada These figures ures were confirmed h by the theland theland land department Of C the Southern Pa Pacific Pa- Pa elf eWe lc Elmer 1 f K Patten arrested toda today at Eureka Cal was wall the tho sixth man n taken talen Into custody b by federal officials In connection with the case cast The others were wern XV IV y A A. A P. P Nicholson Franklin Bull Hull Bulland Bulland and nl Norman lorman D. D Cook ook San Francisco attorneys At Attorneys nt- nt tornes D D D. J. J Connors an nn automobile dealer and Byron Dron J J. J Sanford a land agent also of San Francisco All but Sanford were rei released cased on bonds if of 2000 each I