Show GUILTY OF FORGERY defendant in first of the northwest land fraud cases Is convicted portland ore nov 17 henry meldrum formerly united states surveyor was today found guilty of forgery on 21 counts by aj jury in the united states district court the trial was begun thursday and carried to its conclusion ith remarkable celerity it is the first conviction in the so called land fraud cases now pending before united states district judge meldrum was accused of having while united states surveyor forged he names of eighteen persona to applications for surveys of land in harney county oregon iest and southwest ot harney lake the contract for surveying this land was awarded to rufus amoore mel drums nephew for |