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Show U. S. COMMISSIONER INDICTED BT JURY HELENA, Mont.. May 24 Indict men U returned by tlte federal grand Jury last I week were made public la the federal court yesterday agaiaet Robert M. I Retchel, United States commissioner at i Malta, who la charged with forgery and em beaslement. In tne region surrounding Malta there j was an Influx last year of bomesteadara. who. loath to go to tha land office at i Glasgow, made their filings before Kelchel aa I'nltad Statea eosnmiseioner. He Is charged with having pocketed tha filing feea, forging re-relpta 'which purported to have been Issued by tha receiver of the land office. In all there are tan counts charging embeaslement and two charging forgery age net the accused officer. iw bo srtl! plead Thursday. sWenai waa ran seed aa Tof balL |