Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1911 — NINE MEN INDICTED [ARTICLE]

NINE MEN INDICTED

Federal Jury Draws Net on Participants in Alaska Ccal Land Frauds. Chicago. March 17. —lndictments were returned nine men in connection with Alaska coal land frauds by the federal grand jury. The men indicted are: A. C. Frost, a Chicago capitalist; George M. Seward, receiver of the Frost estate; Pierre Beach, secretary of the Alaska Central railroad and a Chicago lawyer; Frank Watson of Seattle. Wash,, George A. Ball of Muncie, Ind., Duncan M. Stewart of Seward; Alaska, Henry C. Osborne, Gwynn L. Francis and Francis H Stewart, of Toronto, Ont. The land involved is said to be valued at $10,000,000.