Garland Globe | 1909-03-20 | Page 2 | Oklahoma Land Frauds

OKLAHOMA LAND FRAUDS. Governor Haskell Wants Indictments Against Himself and Others Quashed. Muskogee, Okla. Misconduct In tho federal grand Jury land Investigation Is chnrged by Governor Charles N. Haskell in motions to quash the -indictments charging him and other prominent Oklahoma men with land frauds. Notlco of tho motions was served Sunday night on Assistant United States District Attorney Urogg. Tho chargo of misconduct Is mado ngalnst Speclnl Assistant Attorney General Sylvester Rush of Omaha, who conducted tho grand Jury investigations. investiga-tions. It is alleged that government secret service operatives gave hearsay testimony beforo tho grand Jury, that Important testimony wns suppressed, but the government dented the Jury's request for certain tcbtlmony, that witnesses were coerced and held In subjection and that Rush told tho Jury Indictments should bo returned for tho reason tho government wanted It done.