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Show High Officials in ! Alleged Conspiracy Governor of Chickasaw Nation, United StateG Marshal and Others Indicted by Omnd Jury. ARDMOP.E, I, T Juno U. The special grnnd .lur-. which has been Investigating llleged frauds In Chickasaw warrants tonight to-night filed four separate Indictments for conspiracy, as follows Conspiracy to defraud de-fraud Chickasaw nation; conspiracy to present false claims against the United states; conspiracy to defraud the com-merclal com-merclal National bank of Kansas City. Kan.: conspiracy to defraud the First National Na-tional bank of joplln. Mo. Who Are Included. For conspiracy to defraud the Chickasaw Chicka-saw nation. Gov. D. II. Johnston. cx-Gov-ernor Palmer S. Moslev, George Marts-fleld, Marts-fleld, J. F. McMurray and Melvln Cornish Cor-nish an- made lolnt defendant, for con-plracj con-plracj to present false claims against the United States, the defendants nr.- AY T Ward t'nlted States Marsha! B H. Colbert and Klrby Purdom. for consplracv to defraud the Commercial National hank B. B. Colbert, W T Ward. T A. Teol' 8 U White and E B. Blnshaw for conspiracy con-spiracy to defraud the Joplln bank. B. H. ((Mhort Klrhv Purdnm and W. T Ward. In all four Indictments the charges therein are made jolnth. 8. M. White and L. 1! Hlnshaw two of the defendants, defend-ants, are prominently connected with Chickasaw national schools Hlnshaw is at present superintendent of the Blonm-fleld Blonm-fleld seminary school for Chickasaw young 'm.-n, located at Bloomneld. and I White Is superintendent of Harley Institute Insti-tute ;it Tishomingo. Tee. Slnhnw ;ind White wei o directors of thi" defvnet Bank of Chlekar.ajv Nation, Na-tion, through which Institution these Illegal Il-legal de.il9 are alleged to have been con-suxnms con-suxnms t rd |