OCR Text |
Show LAWS INVOKED BY AGED HOMESTEADER DENVER. July 14. Charging oppression, op-pression, Intimidation, violence and wanton deetrretioa of property, warrants war-rants bar ba placed in th hand of Deputy United State Marehal I. O. Jefferda for th arTet of nine citizens of Colorado, nm rated aa worth half a million dollar, and others ranch hand. The warrant are sworn to by M D. McEniry, chief of the field ilivisioo of the federal land office, in behalf of J. H. Scott, a aged bome-ateader bome-ateader of Sterling, Colo., whose raaoh was raided. The men named in th warrant are: Eugene Buchanan of Sterling, bank director and wealthy eattleman. Irving Monette, Feet, Colo., wealthy eattleman. - - Gilbert Cbartxlander f Peeti, raneh hand. August and John Siadt, brother, of Petc, homeataders. Ole Simonaoa of Peeti, homesteader. Bnfford Bailee of Winston, cowboy. Frank Miller of Pet. eowbor. ' J. H. Vaa Pelt of Winston, ranch hand. Th complaint charge that th sole object of the raider waa to driv Seott off hi homestead, near th Nebraska line, because it inclosed a "water hoi" need by th eattl of Buchanan, Monette aad other for more than a quarter of century; that when Seott refused to aell or more off, a conspiracy conspir-acy was formed to wreck hi place and driv him cut of th country. Armed with rifle, the complaint' continue, con-tinue, th raiders appeared at th Scott hornsstssd at daybreak, destroyed house, barna, fence aad growing crop and carted off movable spoils in large wagons. Th damag ia placed at 15000. Th filing on th homestead was mad by Edward Scott, a eon, who wae killed. Th ldr Seott, more than TO and a civil war veteran, took ad-van ad-van tag of tb federal laws wkick permitted per-mitted hint to complete th entry and not lir oa the land. Accordingly he pot Floyd and Walter Blair th land to improve and cultivate it. Th next morning the raider appeared, drove th Blair away and destroyed th property. |