stock was diverted to the use of the defendants, all with the intent and purpose to defraud said divers persons. And it was further a part of the scheme to represent to intending purchasers of stock in the Empire Company that with each $500 purchase there would be given a share of stock in the Railway Company, that of the proceeds received by the Empire Company $100 would be used by that company in the purchase of one share in the Railway Company, and that the $100 so expended would be placed in the treasury of the Railway Company to be used in the construction of said road, whereas in truth and in fact, as the defendants well knew, no part of said $100 would be placed in the treasury of said Railway Company, or used for the construction of said railroad, but would be and was appropriated by defendants to their own use and benefit. And it was a further part of the scheme that defendants would represent and pretend that the stock of the various corporations to be offered for sale would be treasury stock of the various corporations, and that the proceeds derived from the sale of such stock would be used for the equipment and development of the properties, whereas, in truth and in fact, as defendants well knew, the stock so sold was not treasury stock, but was, with but few exceptions, the individual stock of defendants and the Development Company, and all the real property and a large amount of the money derived from the sales of such stock were appropriated by defendants and the Development Company to their own use and benefit, it being the intent and purpose of the defendants thus to divert the vast amount of property and large amount of money so obtained to their own use and benefit and that of the Development Company, with intent and purpose to defraud the said John Neiderer and said divers other persons. And the said defendants, on or about January 21, 1911, for the purpose of executing said scheme and artifice, and attempting so to do, knowingly, willfully and feloniously placed and caused to be placed in the post-office of the United States at Spokane, Wash., for mailing and delivery a certain letter addressed to Mr. John Neiderer, Summerville, Ore. Then follows a copy of the letter, signed "International Development Co., per R. G. Belden." Form for Indictment for Conspiracy to Violate White Slave Act, Approved in Linton vs. U. S., 223 Federal, 677. "at Vancouver, in the province of British Columbia, in the Dominion of Canada, on the first day of January, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, then and there being, did willfully, knowingly, feloniously, unlawfully, wickedly, and maliciously conspire, combine, confederate, and agree together, and together and with divers other persons to said grand jurors unknown, to commit an offense against the United States, to wit, to violate the 'White Slave Traffic Act' of June 25, 1910 (36 Statutes at Large, 825), in the following manner and particulars; that is to say: It was the purpose and object of the said conspirators, and each of them to willfully, knowingly, and feloniously transport and cause to be transported, and aid and assist in obtaining transportation for, and in transporting, a woman, to wit, the said Alta Smith, alias as aforesaid, in foreign commerce from the city of Vancouver, in the said province of British Columbia, to the city of Seattle, in the Northern division of the Western District of Washington, in the United States of America, for the purposes of prostitution, debauchery, concubinage, and other immoral purposes, all in violation of the White Slave Traffic Act as aforesaid. Form of Indictment in U. S. vs. Jack Johnson, White Slave Violation. NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Sct. The grand jurors of the United States of America, inquiring for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois, upon their oaths present that JOHN ARTHUR JOHNSON, otherwise known as Jack Johnson, late of the city of Chicago, on, to wit, the 15th day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ten, unlawfully and knowingly did cause to be transported in interstate commerce, that is to say from Pittsburgh, in the state of Pennsylvania, to Chicago, in the state of Illinois, through the said Eastern Division of the said Northern District of Illinois, over the railway routes of certain corporation common carriers, to wit, Pennsylvania Company, a corporation under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway Company, a corporation under the laws of the State of Illinois, which corporation common carriers were then and there engaged in the transportation of persons by railroad over their railway routes from Pittsburgh, in the State of Pennsylvania, to Chicago, in the State of Illinois, a certain girl, to wit, Belle Schreiber, otherwise known as Mrs. J. Johnson, for the purpose of prostitution; against the peace and dignity of the said United States, and contrary to the form of the statute of the same in such case made and provided. 2. And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further present that the said John Arthur Johnson, otherwise known as Jack Johnson, late of the city of Chicago, on, to wit, the 15th day of October, in the year of our Lord ninteen hundred ten, unlawfully and knowingy did cause to be transported in interstate commerce, that is to say from Pittsburgh, in the state of Pennsylvania, to Chicago, in the state of Illinois, through the said Eastern Division of the said Northern District of Illinois, over the railway routes of certain corporation common carriers, to wit, Pennsylvania Company, a corporation under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway Company, a corporation under the laws of the state of Illinois, which corporation common carriers were then and there engaged in the transportation of persons by railroad over their railway routes from Pittsburgh, in the state of Pennsylvania, to Chicago, in the state of Illinois, a certain girl, to wit, Belle Schreiber, otherwise known as Mrs. J. Johnson, for the purpose of debauchery; against the peace and dignity of the said United States, and contrary to the form of the statute of the same in such case made and provided. 3. And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further present that the said John Arthur Johnson, otherwise known as Jack Johnson, late of the city of Chicago, on, to wit, the 15th day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred ten, within the division and district aforesaid, unlawfully, knowingly and feloniously did cause to be transported in interstate commerce, that is to say, from Pittsburgh, in the state of Pennsylvania, to Chicago, in the state of Illinois, through the said Eastern Division of the said Northern District of Illinois, over the railway routes of certain corporation common carriers, to wit, Pennsylvania Company, a corporation under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway Company, a corporation under the laws of the state of Illinois, which corporation common carriers were then and there engaged in the transportation of persons by railroad over their railway routes from Pittsburgh, in the state of Pennsylvania, to Chicago, in the state of Illinois, a certain girl, to wit, Belle Schreiber, otherwise known as Mrs. J. Johnson, for the purpose of prostitution; against the peace and dignity of the said United States, and contrary to the form of the statute of the same in such case made and povided. 4. And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further present that the said John Arthur Johnson, otherwise known as Jack Johnson, late of the city of Chicago, on, to wit, the 15th day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred ten, within the division and district aforesaid, unlawfully, knowingly and feloniously did cause to be transported in interstate commerce, that is to say, from Pittsburgh, in the state of Pennsylvania, to Chicago, in the state of Illinois, through the said Eastern Division of the said Northern District of Illinois, over the railway routes of certain corporation common carriers, to wit, Pennsylvania Company, a corporation under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway Company, a corporation under the laws of the state of Illinois, which corporation common carriers were then and there engaged in the transportation of persons by railroad over their railway routes from Pittsburgh, in the state of Pennsylvania, to Chicago, in the state of Illinois, a certain girl, to wit, Belle Schreiber, otherwise known as Mrs. J. Johnson, for the purpose of debauchery; against the peace and dignity of the said United States, and contrary to the form of the statute of the same in such case made and provided. 5. And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further present that the said John Arthur Johnson, otherwise known as Jack Johnson, late of the city of Chicago, on, to wit, the 15th day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ten, unlawfully, knowingly and feloniously did aid in obtaining transportation for a certain girl, to wit, Belle Schreiber, otherwise known as Mrs. Jack John son, in interstate commerce, that is to say, from Pittsburgh, in the state of Pennsylvania, to Chicago, in the state of Illinois, through the said Eastern Division of the said Northern District of Illinois, over the railway route of certain common carriers, to wit, Pennsylvania Company, a corporation under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railway Company, a corporation under the laws of the state of Illinois, which corporation common carriers were then and there engaged in the transportation of persons by railroad over their railway route from Pittsburgh aforesaid to Chicago aforesaid, for a certain immoral purpose, to wit, for the purpose of having unlawful sexual intercourse with her, the said Belle Schreiber, otherwise known as Mrs. Jack Johnson; against the peace and dignity of the said United States, and contrary to the form of the statute of the same in such case made and provided. 6. And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further present that the said John Arthur Johnson, otherwise known as Jack Johnson, late of the city of Chicago, on, to wit, the 15th day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ten, unlawfully, knowingly and feloniously did assist in obtaining transportation for a certain girl, to wit, Belle Schreiber, otherwise known as Mrs. Jack Johnson, in interstate commerce, that is to say, from Pittsburgh, in the state of Pennsylvania, to Chicago, in the state of Illinois, through the said Eastern Division of the said Northern District of Illinois, over the railway routes of certain common carriers, to wit, Pennsylvania Company, a corporation under the laws of the state of Pennyslvania and Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railway Company, a corporation under the laws of the state of Illinois, which corporation common carriers were then and there engaged in the transportation of persons by railroad over their railway routes from Pittsburgh aforesaid to Chicago aforesaid, for a certain immoral purpose, to wit, for the purpose of committing the crime against nature with her the said Belle Schreiber, otherwise known as Mrs. Jack Johnson; against the peace and dignity of the said United States, and contrary to the form of the statute of the same in such case made and provided. 7. And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do further present that the said John Arthur Johnson, |