Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-21
The Indian Bounty Case

THE Z. g.. VS.. JOHN W. WRIGHT AND IRWIN r.
WRIGHT.
Yesterday there entered the law
docket o. the Supreme Court OF the District of
Columbia an agreement of submission in the
case OF the United States against John w
Wright and Irwin b. Wright i'm arbitration
The agreement is dated Department of Justice
AT-il -, 1872, and recites that Whereas on the
18th of July, 1850, John W. Wright received
from the then Secretary of the Interior a letter
of which the following is a copy: 1T having
come TO my knowledge that a ceps,darabIe
number Of Cherokee Creek. and other fndians
have appointed you their attorney in fact, 10
collect eis ms for back ray aud bounty for mill
Iary services rendered the government OF the
United States, before tie several deplrtn ents
and you having fled in this department a bond
IN the penal sum of one hundred thopsand dol
lars, conditioned for the faithful perfOr nance
OF your duties, you are hereby authorized and
empowered as a special agent of this depart
meHt, without cOmper alton except such fees "a
are now or may hereafter be authorized by tbis
department., TO collect and pay over to the p,--
g IN cases IN which you have been constituted
attorney IN fact a. aforesaid in accordance Win
The rules prescribed by this department the
Claims OF indians before the several deraIt-
inehts OF me govern ment, viz: That you shan
IayOyer promptly all money so collected BY YOU
10 the parties legally entitled 20 the same anil
II necessary, 90 to tGe Indian country aud ten
CtE the same TO such sold Ter or his heirs, less
Cnlv such commission or fee as - or NAV be,
tNed b. the rules pre- cribed by the department
for its COlleC, you to take the receipt of such
claimant witnessed by the United States inter
prefer and agent FOR the tribe to which such
Indian belongs, aud file such receipt with the
money Is not Tor an cause paid over within the
period OF four months from the date of IFS re-
ceipt. the same shall be deposited with the See
rotary OF the Interior, and that in al; cases yau
faithfully conform in the collection of claims
To sGch rules as have been, or NAV be- hereafter
Irescrioed by this department.. This appoint
ment to be revoked at the pleasure of the Sec
relary OF the Interior. " And whereas said Wright
subsequently received certain MONEYS from the
United States for the purpCses indicated in said
letter; and whereas a CONTROVERSY has arisen a.
TO the expenditure OF said moneys and to the
end that all claims and controversy in respect
thereto NAV be finally settled and determined:
Now, Therefore, If is agreed by and between the
United States on the one part. and the said
John W. Wright and Irwin b. Wright on the
Said partics agree 70 submit said controversy
10 the arbitration OF Hon. VIM. Lawrence of
Ohio. With authority TO inG uire and find:
FJrst-1be amount Of mOneys received by
said John W. Wright a aforesaid.
NcoHG-As to whether or not said John W.
Wright has applied said moneys to the purpose
for which they were received as aforesaid or
Il not all, what part OF said moneys have been
so applied; and if he finds that any portion OF
said moneys remain in the hands OF said Wright
hot applied as afOTe said, then that he shall
determine and report the amount thereof to tie
circuit court OF the District of Columbia which
halG reIOrt shall become a rule of said court,
and judgement shall be rendered thereon for
SAID amount IN favcr of the United States and
against the said John W. and Irwin 3. Wright
Said PARTIES agree that said report shall ne
made on or before the first day of .Jauuary
R.S, and that dispositions may be taken by the
reasonable notice TO the opposite partv Said
parties further agree that If the said arbit-atlr
sha,l hnd and report that there is no balance of
salu moneys in the hands OF SAID John W.
wright not applied aforesaid the United
States shall paw costs, but if a Judgment shall
be rendered by said court upon the report of
said arbitrator in favor of the United Stats
and against John W. and Irwin B. Wright that
the cost shall be taxed up against said Wrights
and made part OF said judgment
This agreement is signed GEORGE H. Williams
AttoIney General, John W. Wright and Irwin
b. Wright, under date of April 18th, 15l2; APP
pended the oath of MIR. Lawrence taken before
Chief Justice Csrttsr-
There Is al filed an order of the arbitrator.
n nr; lawrence, made after argument, that the
tnlted States, on or before June 18th will file
IN the oice OF the clerk of the circuit cOurt for
Inspection detailed statement OF the amount of
money which the United States claim the said
%. W. wright has received and is liable to ac-
count for. and a statement of any credits the
United States may consider said Wright to be
thu t'ieG 10. Also that ON OF before August
10TH j. W. and j. b. Wright file detailed
state ment OF payments of money TO whom and
when paid. and statement OF auy and all
eoneede 70 he owing or due from them.
Inc y Attorney General, Roger NJ. SheI Il N
ard W 4. Chandler appear for plaintiff AMI
'hIis'y and Wright for defendants.
TIE scHrETzEN GERMANIA-Hry Fss,iral-
Yesterday afternoon the May festival OF the
SChEetzen Nerein GeTmania at the new mark
tGales WoOfS-) was well attended, and at nj yht
there was quite a crowd, and all seemed TO en-
ioy the Zen. The shooting resulted in Cantain
bAugh taking the first prize, Cs10) j. Seller
tkins second, $50 W. Fentner, third. (s6)
Tie prize Tor the most bulls ewes, Cs3J at
neht the COreOran battalion = Corcoran
.cu8ves, washington Grenadiers and Washing
IOh hihes-v sited the park, and Capt Koch in
neat speech, welcomed them. During the
eNSIlng the ZOGaves give a specimen of their
t AL s1IpTIing by their proficiency the specta-
Two DOLLARS PER DAY-AnotGer Strife
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employ OF Messrs. Emmart, Smith & Co the
contractors for laying the new water main in i,
s,feet, struck for an adyanceof 50 cents per tlay
above the amount they have been receiying
Sl56 Per day. The contractor declined to ae-
cede 10 the demand. and as a number of the
pest hands do not join IN the strike, the werk
Will be pushed to its completion The corr
tractors commenced the work last fall, and have
worked the same hands continuously through
She winter n when they had the advantage of the
snort DAYS, and they think il hardship that the
men should strike under the circumstances.
TEE LONG BRIDGE.-The was much COM
plant among builders v yterday in cOPseouenca
OF the new Long bridge not being opened as was
expected, and some alleged that the work with
asumcient force Of workmen, the bridge could
De thrown open in one day; and that since that
portion intended for trains has been Completed
The authorities seem disposed to keep the other
portion back ~ much as DC ssible The want Of
this bridge il seriously felt here at this time as
the demand IOr bricks is - great that our wards
cannot keep up the supply, and the Virginia
bricks would help out wonderfully IL they eonii
be got ef Sly. '-'' '''''u
AWARD FOR TIE IRON WORK OF THE NEW
STATE DEPARTMENT-BiGs for cast iron col
uhiils ana Pile sters for the new State, War and
navy department have been opened by Super
Nislng Architect Mullett, as follows: Aetna
Iron Works, - go IS; Bartlett. Robbins & Co,
s tiSIy3z.'e; W. T. Duyall, S5,I1I 49, Jamison &
Solins, s5-5ll.52; VIM. T.. Tanner & Co.
- '4l-s''; j. Il. X j. NJ. Cornell, - sol 2f The
-Cy,,rer, NJ. =" awarded TO the Aetna Iron
works, that eomranv beirg,n, lowest bidder.
VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY AT AUc-
TIOS--PeI. )rs wishing to purchase a frst-class
private residence in a good location will have a
chance by attending the sale OF Green & VIII
hams, auctiOneers, on to- morrow, the POI inst
at O'Clock p. N, under deere OF court, 'front.'
ing on 10th street west, between u and streets
north.
In the equity court yesterday an order was
mace Tor the sale of the property on III street,
between 9Th and 10th whereon IL located the
Van Ness mausoleum building. surrounded with
columns. The remains contained in the vault
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