Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-08-31 | Page 9 | Indictments Quashed in Everglades Cases

INDICTMENTS QUASHED IN EVERGLADES CASES WASHINGTON Aug 31 Indictments against four m men n growing out of the tho FlorIda Florida Flor Flor- ida everglades land inquiry were quashed by the court at the tho governments government's request yesterday The indictments were cre against Charles G. G Elliott former chief drainage engineer of the tho agricultural department A. A D. D his hi assistant F. F E. E Singleton Single Single- ton chief accountant of ot the d department p and R. R P. P Teele formerly an accountant char charging them with having approved and presented false vouchers against the government government gov gov- and for tor which they w r dismissed diN dis missed from th the tho service The Tho government investigation In showed there was no intent to defraud the gov IOV-