Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-14 | Page 1 | Well-Known Men in Butte Indicted

Well-Known Men in Butte Indicted Most of Them Ar Charged With Conspiracy, Indictable Misdemeanors Misdemean-ors and Felonies. BUTTE, Mont. May 13. The Silver Bow county grand Jury presented eleven more Indictments yesterday agalnst well-known men, mostly public officials, and they charge conspiracy, conspira-cy, Indictable misdemeanors and felonies. The names of the defendants In the Indictments In-dictments presented this morning nro as follows: TV. D. Clark, M P. Hnpgerty, TVIUIam Mathews. Dan Brown. Thomas Cosgrovo. John McGrath, J. M. Kelley and E. M. Ryan. There Is ono indictment charging felony ncalnst William Mathews and Dan Brown, j There- is another Indictment charging conspiracy con-spiracy agalnut W. D Clark, M P Hug-gcrtv, Hug-gcrtv, Dan Brown, William Mathews, J. M. ICclloy. George S. "WLso and I. M. Rvan. and there are several more indictments indict-ments in which Clark. McGrath and Cos- I grove arc tho defendants. William D. Clark. M. P. Haggcrty. County Commissioners; Dan Brown. Assessor; As-sessor; William F. Mathews, road supervisor; super-visor; George S. Wise, J. M. Kelley and B. M. Ryan are charged with conspiracy to defraud the county. William F Mathews. Mat-hews. W. D. Clark and M. J'. llaggcrty arc accused of presenting an alleged folno expense account. Thomas Cossgravo. a Constable, is charged with a felony In presenting bills against tli county for fccfJ as Constable. Gcorgo S. Wisr Is charged with grand larcmy on a claim for pretonded services. J M. Kolley is charged with grand larceny.