THE SOLICITOR. 797 



As a result of the disturbed conditions on the Alamo National 

 Forest arising out of the stubborn and determined efforts on the part 

 of certain stockmen to graze their stock thereon in violation of the 

 regulations of tliis department, the supervisor of the Forest and six 

 of his assistants were indicted by the New Mexico Territorial grand 

 jury on the charge of larceny, the charge being based upon the removal 

 by the officers from the Forest of certain cattle grazing in trespass 

 thereon. Several of the indicted officers were arrested and placed 

 under bond. At this juncture the department requested the Depart- 

 ment of Justice to intervene. The United States attorney filed a 

 demurrer to the indictments, which, after argument, was sustained, 

 and the cases closed. The decision of the court in this matter was 

 not published, and therefore is available only to those who inspect 

 the record in the court. 



Other decisions of the courts are mentioned in this report under 

 their appropriate headings. 



MISCELLANEOUS CASES. 

 ASSAULTS ON DEPARTMENT INSPECTORS. 



Three instances of apparent violations of section 62 of the Criminal 

 Code of the United States (.34 Stat., 1088, 1100), based upon assaults 

 on inspectors of the Bureau of Animal Industry in connection with or 

 on account of the performance of their duties, occurred during the 

 period covered by this report. These cases were promptly reported 

 to the Attorney General with requests that they be vigorously prose- 

 cuted. In one case the grand jury failed to return a true bOl, and 

 the other two cases were pending at the close of June 30, 1911. 

 (Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Cases Nos. Ill, 115, and 

 116.) 



IMPERSONATION OF AGENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT. 



In December, 1910, Fred Worden was charged with an apparent 

 violation of section 32 of the Criminal Code of the United States (34 

 Stat., 1088), in falsely representing himself to be an employee of the 

 Department of Aerriculture and securing money through that mis- 

 representation. Worden pleaded guiltv and was sentenced to 18 

 months in the United States penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. (Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture Miscellaneous Case No. 113.) 



There was also reported to the Department of Justice during the 

 period covered by this report an apparent violation of section 32 of 

 the Criminal Code of the United States on the part of a person who 

 was selling mushroom spawn, falsely representing himself to be an 

 agent of the department. This case was pending at the close of June 

 30, 1911. (Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Case No. 114.) 



FRAUDULENT INDORSEMENT OF A CHECK. 



The department discovered in this case that a check drawn in favor 

 of a contractor with the department had been fraudulently indorsed, 

 and promptly reported the facts to the Attorney General for appro- 

 priate action. This case was pending at the close of June 30. 1911. 

 (Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Case No. 124.) 



