Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-01-30 | Page 2 | Charged with Trying to Defraud

CHARGED WITH TRYING TO DEFRAUD San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 29. Robert Rob-ert Perrln, brother of Dr. 13. B. Per-rin, Per-rin, who was Jointly charged . with Charles A. Benson with conspiracy to defraud the government of ' large amounts of public land, appeared before be-fore Police Judge Shortall this afternoon after-noon and sworo to seven complaints accusing Charles Snell of Melrose, Alameda county, with perjury. snell was In the employ of Perrln when the alleged land frauds were committed and It la alleged by; Robert Perrln that his testimony , at the trial of his brother wa3 largely ' Instrumental m securing- the conviction of. the. latter. Snell's testimony was In reference to the signing of a check for $5,000, which amount it was alleged was to be UBed for corruptly Influencing officials at Washington. An officer waa sent to Melrose to place Snell under arrest.