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Show FRAUD IS TIW CHARGE Beformer Accused of Using Mails fori Illegal Purpose. ST. PAUL. Aug. l.-John C. Hnnley n,,., llshor of the Alliance Advocate, "and we i known throughout tho West ,os a leader in tho Fanners' alllnnco and other Dolitirni movoments. has" been arrested by 1 "J ,, States Marshal Grlmshaw on a charro or using the malls In connection with rt s'chemo to Icfratid. "' Tho chargo Is that In advertlolng matter H-nt through tho malls for tho purposo1 of selling stocks on tho Consolidated Farm and Ranch company, Hanley represented that thH company had acquired tho property of tho Montnna Co-operative Ranch company, now in tho hands of a receiver, which representation .s clnlmod to b false. His 'hearing Is ect for August 1C. Tho Consolidated company was organized a few months ago under tho laws of South Dakota, with Hanley ns president and a capital cap-ital of SliQ.OOO Tho Government claims that tno new company has prnctlcnlly no assets and that In order to lnduco Investors to buy stock In tho now company tho promoters pretended pre-tended to havo acquired the property of the old company. Tho Montana company In now In tho hands of a receiver and In claimed to havo assets or only JI5.0M. with- an Incumbrance In tho chapo of a $li.000 mortgage. In soma of the llteraturo sent out by Hanley It Is represented that tha receiver hns property worth 5107,153. |