The New York herald., 1871-01-10
AN INDIAN RING JOB.

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Tho War Department Sought to be Used as a
Tribunal to Settle Land Titles--An Order
Issurd to Drive Hundreds of Women and
Children from Their Homes into the Piti-
less Cold, without Food or sheiter-A New
Secretary Of War Wanted--Indian RING
Spectators Have No Right to Get Details
of Troops TO Carry Out Their Infamous
schemes-Thc Settlers Statement.
WASHINGTON, Jan. o, 1871.
The heirs OF Anneke JAMS made o serious mistake
In their attemrt TO get possession OF large slice OF
landed property IN the very heart OF the city OF New
York. They appealed TO a court OF justice to have
their pretended title confirmed. and only got a
decision that the whole claim was q bogus
moorshine affair, not even worthy OF serious
consideration. That decision settled Anneke's pro-
geny for all time, and leaves the actual propretors
OF the coveted real estate forever in quiet possession
OF their own. The holders of such a calm ought
certainly to have known better than TO take 1t to a
court OF justice
THE LOBBY AT WASHINGTON
Is the only proper place to 20 with such "ttles.n
Had they only brought 1t here there would have
been no trouble in getting an order from the War
Department detailing regular major general and a
regiment or two of soldiers TO summariy drive the
owners forth and put the bogus claimants In imme-
diate possession.
That IL the way the indian ring manages with Its
bogus titles TO real estate owned by other people.
case OF the kind VIII be brought to the attention OF
Congress this very day
THE MIAMI INDIAN LAND swINDLE.
In n petition To be presented to Congress to-day
1ot heads Of families slate tnat thej have been IN
quiet and peaceabie possession OF their homes for
period OF from ten to fourteen years that tney en-
tered upon and Improved the same to the amount OF
praisers In the faith that they would be protected
, IN their unquesuoned right to acquire ules unoer
the provisions ol the Miami treaty OF 1884 providing
for the sale OF these common lands In the same
manner as other lands are disposed Of that as far
back as 1883 number OF the settlers pre- empted
their claims at the United States Land Onlce, then
located at Lecompon, Kansas,
PAID THEIR MONEY
and received certidca.es OF entry, as provided by
tue preemption act OF Congress of 1s4l tnat these
preemptors still hold their United States certificates
vi entry for the lands they occupy, while patents for
these lands have recently been issued 10 persons
claiming TO be Miami Indians, ana that by virtue OF
these patents the homes or many have been sold to
The petitioners further that the chief Of these
speculators one James o. STUNT, late major general
OF volunteers, Is now attempting,
BY FORCE OF ARMS,
to eject them from Their long occupied and well i'm
proved homcsteads that for tins purpose, and in
compliance with his false representations an order
has been issued by the War Department at Washing
ton TO summary eject them lrJIn their homes.
TLey further state that General Merrill OF the United
States Regular Army, has been ordered to their
nelghbornood with troops and that he IL actually
there with United States troops to carry the out,
rageous and inhuman order into execution al a
season OF the year when 10 be driven from their
homes would be
CERTAIN DEATH
to hundreds OF poorly clad women and children
thus driven forth without food or shelter in the
most inclement season OF the year.
The settlers further tale that the SPECTATORS
have procured the socailed claims TO their homes,
which are now sought To be enforced Dy army
orders instead OF courts OF justice, by
a system OF fraud and perjury thar will.
by all upright men. They also say that
the civil law has been and Is now in full force in
their section; that they have no knowledge OF anv
organized resistance to the civil law nor do they
know OF any Just cause Of complaint against the
civil authorities.
Annexed to the petition Is detailed statement OF
the value OF the improvements made on the.laud set
opposite TO each tract. and verified under oath by
the appraiser.
Among the accompanying papers are sundry orr
Ter and Receiver showing that OF the settlers
at least, have paid money into the United States
Treasury Tor the very homes from which an order
was issued by the
WAR DEPARTMENT
to eject them without any process OF law whatever.
As matter OF course, a5 soon as President CT ant
heard OF the outrage he at once suspended the in
famous order; bat he does not by any me ms thus
clear himself from responsibility. He ought to
know that the war department Is no. by any
land titles. 1t Is the Presidents business TO see
that tho War Department is governed by such rules
as would render 1t impossible Tor a speculator to
get detail OF troops Tor any purpose whatever.
THE GOVERNORS OF STATES
nre the ONLY persons authorized TO call on the War
demand III cases OF INVASION or lnab .ty execute
the laws.
II the Secretary OF War is not cognizant OF these
facts IL ~ high time We had anotlpr.