Show GOVERNOR Will BILL LOSE LAND South Dakota Executive Saved from Criminal Action by Stat Statute Statute Statute ute of limitations Washington March 20 Steps are arenow arenow now hOW under way In the general land of office office fice flee to cancel the tho proofs by which Gov Governor Governor emor Coo loe I Crawford of or South Da Dakota Dakota Dakota kota obtained possession of certain public lands in that state This state statement statement statement ment was made today by Secretary Garfield Garfied of the department of the In Interior Interior tenor called forth by the charges against Governor Crawford recently published in the tile Congressional Record by Representative Mann lann of Illinois The rue secretary says sa criminal prosecutions prosecutions prosecutions are lUe now barred In this transaction transaction tion by b the statute of or limitations and andall andall andall all that can be done Is to restore the theland land to the public domain This action he predicts will be taken I The charge of or Representative Mann Mannis is that Crawford paid young oun men in his employ to make entry on certain c land which was fenced in jn by him as aa aaa asa asa a oart part of his cattle ranch ran h that the t e stayed on the land in ques que question question tion but one night when the entry was made and one ono other night when wheat the th proving up time came Secretary Garfield says i Criminal prosecutions In tho the case are arc now barred by b the statute of limi himI limitations limitations The cancellation process hov ever upon which the inquiry started is isnow isnow isnow now under way in the general land of oC office flee fice to take that action This appears to be all ati that can be done in the mat matter matter matteE ter teE |