Show Daugherty Actions i In Miller Brother Land Frauds Told I Former United States Attorney Says Cases Mere Fines Bines and Acres Taken From Still Are Held By Guilty WASHINGTON w ASHINGTON April Harry I-Harry 1 HarryM M Daugherty's part partin partin in in stopping trial of the Miller Brothers Indian land fraud case in Oklahoma in the spring of 1921 was I de-I de- de de described scribed today to the senate Daugherty investigating com corn committee committee by H M Peck former fonner United States attorney of the western Oklahoma district The Time case caso In oh e 10 acres cres case cate bearing Daughe t s a slena at 50 an acre Pock said I lure turo When It tt as aas va read ready for tor trial at Guthre In Hay l 1921 h ho lie added atI n a I personal letter from Attorney General directed that a aI aI I continuance be b taken to 10 the fail fali I term of ot court I Peck leck a a request for tor hi his received reo from fron Daugh- Daugh Daugherty erty Dauch-erty I erty In September ill i'll 1 21 and his hi subsequent re-employment re a as a special prosecutor for tor the eo go ern- ern arn ment He the committee to Senator Harreld of Oklahoma as 55 to the reasons for tor this re-em- re re cm plo pIo meat ment INDIAS INDIA'S S Peck explained that the th case caso ye- ye r to was Instituted George L Miller and four Cour elates clate a ith defrauding Indians out of oC land In- In Indictments In had been against the tho Miller brothers In 1920 Peck said and they thy were charged I with organizIng a campaign to get I I the lands anay aay an ay from fron Indian Indians De as soon as aa the th department of o the tho th In- In Interior In Interior tenor gae ca ga 0 each cacti tribesman his al- al allotment allotment al nt The Th criminal cases eases ended In pleas of o guilty c and fines tine Cine the tho do- do d of Justice specifically di- di directing dl that course to bo be taken t the said but he ho added thit no ll II actions action to I eco r the In land noI h I had be been n and that the tho Miller brothers brother still had hd them TED WAI-TED J J II 11 Tr t S Peck said fald that In four tour years ex- ex ex experience pem us S United State attorney he had bad never known of another case cae In which the attorney general tool took such ouch personal Interest Ae- Ae Acceptance Ac of the guilty plea 1 In the criminal C cases te was decided on tl- tl 11 5 said despite his that penitentiary sea sen- sen sentences tenc s be b demanded The committee Indicated It would got get from from II files file of the department of justice and the th United States State at attorney torney a s office offic In Oklahoma Copies cople I I of oC the th letters letter and messages meales In this |