Show InterMountain Inter Inter- i Special Mountain Republican r D' D Utah State News Service I I I S ADVISES PROSECUTION Commissioner Richards Writes of Fraudulent Representations tons in Sale of Lands Republican Special Service Vernal Utah April Apri 3 30 30 ProsecutIon Prosecution of persons who make mal fraudulent representations rep rep- in connection with tho ho hosale sale of lots In government go town i is rt recommended commended b by W. W A. A Richards commissioner of or the general land lant of of- of Cee flee fice In a letter leter just received at the Vernal Vernl land office anti and made public b by Charles De DeMoisy re register lster Mr Ir Richards recommends that the facts be bc placed before the count county attorney and the district attorney with wih a re request re- re quest for prosecution His letter leter folI follows tollow fol tol- I lows low oc Department of the tho Interior General Land 1 Office Washington D D. C. C April AIrl 21 21 1005 O. O Register Re and Receiver Vernal erno Utah Sirs Sirs Sirs- In reference to the sale ale of lots In tho the townsite townsie of or Utah o b by C C. C W. W Thompson and H. H Stockman represent represent- lag lr themselves es to bo he gov government n agents I J have havo this ta day written Mr Ir Frunk Frank Iou Mou- dr dry of oC Bingham Canyon Utah a as follows fol rol- lows Neither Mr Ir Stockman nor nOl Mr Ir Thompson has an any authority from the government Io to dl dispose of or lots In la said townsite I 1 am vcr very anxious that alt all al persons perSons per per- sons ons settling upon any government town townsite le for or trade and business shoJI shall bo ho fully Cul protected from irom all aU fraudulent schemes to extort mone money from uch such settles settlers b by an any unlawful means I am ama unable however to find an any criminal statute of the United States which would authorize the tho government to commence criminal action acton against the parties partes so disposing of or lots unless they the have hav been sending circular letters letters letters let let- or om other othel communications through the mall mail ral for such purposes and andIn andIn In lii which circulars the they make mako false raise and fraudulent representations ant to accomplish their ends The fraud raud is not Q against l the lie government gov gov- but lut against the tho individuals to whom they the are arc selling the lots and such Hueh parte parties should be the ones to tomake tomake tomake make complaint against said aid parties partes to the state authorities for or Jm uny criminal crim inal violations of the state tate laws they may believe beleve have been perpetrated I Ican Ican can cnn only recommend that thal the facts acts be laid before the prosecuting attorney ne ney of ot the county count and the United States district attorney for Or th the district with a request for tor prosecution The foregoing foregoing Is sent you ou for your our in- in formation that you In may he be able to fur- fur nl h all inquirers with wih tho the opinion of ot this 31 office relative to the procedure th they should take Ver Very respectfully S W A. A A RICHARDS |