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ptrnens will be requested refuse payment ali
sscnts except yourself as long ss this authority not
The Shove !. dr.u.ht prepared By Mr.. wright. a,
9s nec.s,a % n and I'D Gd69,y for
'sre'i' which other SCENTS might ei.m.,
Jons W. wRrouT. ESQ, Warrington City ID. &.
SECRETARY HARLAN TAKES HAND.
On Oct 2s. 1865, Secretary Harlan addressed
letters to the Secretaries OF the Treasury and
War Departments, requesting them to refuse
bounty. back pay, mages, and dues of ali kinds
arising on account Of the military service Of
the indian Home Guards, until such claims had
received the approval Of the Interior Depart
1t appears also. by letters dated Oct - and
Nov. ., la5, that ID. ~ Cooley. Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs, protested to Secretary Harlan
against the appointment of Wright as sub
agent of the department. In that OF Oct. ~ he
says that
II the department were disposed to recognize powers
ner that he suggested should be made other per.
% ss Would 5sns nS 6 by dn To st3 s9 o sc. ,qs
Sgslne.- 9ey have n hand shan be prosecuted by Mr.
d,cS Ss 'esi pa they s1Sran! ana 80 yde .S.
Mr. Wright. aud no one else.
But, despite these protests Of the Commits
s,oner, MI. Harlan compelled him to make out
10y the letter Of oct 10. given above. Now. 1t will
bo observed that all this took place in the fall of
1895, that Vt Mr.. wright's application for the mo,
that in October he receives his appointment.
Now, how does II como that Secretary Harlan IN
Interior Department when he had already
monopoly of the business under former ap-
pointment by Commissioner Cooley Could he
not prevent all interfere nee with his business on
the part Of other agents. or did he still lack
something TO make his monopoly complete and
penectf l cannot see any other object the
| Secretary could have in giving him the addi-
| tion9l powsrs Of special agent Harlan's letter
unique and very suggestive. II is as follows:
SECRETARY HARLAN's LETTER.
DrrhRIxrsr OF Lur ISTEEIor
sIs l. having having come % 70 ny knoNlsdse that cqn.
sS, claim; iSr ,S Ssek and bounty io5 ms ser
before the several and you having MED IN
sans @ pasa n1 n bond r. the penal sum Of q %
duties, you are hereby authorized and empowered as
scspt such as arc now or may BE-
% s ps1.. y % m n to Sfs and pay
tgtd sttorney in fact as aforesaid, IN accordance with
S OS Il, nj: Ss the f'Si %
he &I6e Government, upon the following conditions, via
collected BY You 70 ihe psriic. Legally entitled 10 is
Ss &c s s O @ SSuG'y @
By Sr S ef m sy 5nf
yon 10 ,ske ne receipt Of such claimant witnessed ey
:1sa .rss and ffSss s
@ sS.t Hsss sas sf stlsf
case. YOU f.iSfuy Conform ~. IL HO he c6lse S
heresiter prescribed BY t6is department.. VI "'' "
This appointment to be revoked At hs pleasure Of the
Nv J4' u,HS,s ss,sstS!AT q the Interior
TuE SECRETARY STICKS TO HIS FRIEND.
| Harlans letter to Commissioner Cooley re-
| questing him TO make out another appointment
Of Wright Is also singular document. especially
the direction Of Mr. Harlan, made out fui an aP. :.
| pointment for Wright as the Attorney in fact
to collect claims before the several Departments
| OF the Government" for certain Indians
| DEPARTMENT oF INK INTERIOR,
sur having cNms wasgiSGTSS ~ m D. c. %yti 2 sss
siderable number Of Cherokee creek other Indian,
10 fact 70 collect claim. beiore the several Departments
s3 SoSd asS as II 20
may be m harmony with the laws of the United states,
andt your eoStro md ssord Security for the .afe
smp e VERY % scur % osedent servant spe' "
| JANIS HARLAN, secretary.
Commisson.r OF Indian Affairs, Washington. d. c.
All this favoritism shown TO Wright by Har-
HIM mot 10 in haEs & S'sn @
George C. whiting Special Agent Of the Interior
| Department 20 aid Wright in collecting and pay
| ing over to the Indians bOuntes, pensions, &c,
| and to facilitate matters further he arbitrarily
directed the Commissioner Of Pensions To place
on the pension rolls the names Of ~ persons,
| and then added the follow ,ng confession Of the
| illegality OF this order:
The names OF those claimants thu, inscribed upon
the rolls, who may not be found 10 he legally en-.
ted TO Ps9'Sp, WI be s,TeSen % from ne Fo' IN
on the e6th of August, 1876, he. in the same
manner, directed the names OF thirty light more
| persons to he inscribed ON the pension rolls.
| INvRsTIGArING THE FRAUDS
All Of the facts connected with wright's tran
| ssctions arc embodied In the report Of Lewis Il.
| Gunckel who was appointed In October, 1871. by
Secretary Deano :" TO Investigate the nature and
| amount Of Wrght's liability In the matter OF the
| collection of these bounties and the system
adopted by him in making the same. 1hi. re-
After stating that he had given Mr.. Wright every
| opportunity 20 be present, either in person orby
witnesses, SC, Mr.. Gunckei says that he eI-
| umined great many witnesses and took great
Indian Territory al St. Louis New York city,
| and Washington. He says in the course OF a
| long and exhaustive report:
a5e: 4 sss PSnaiI:a . =: ssSsa3 AssseT
: ine Sa 1f1' I
once ain; timf Of II. seizure y order Of the sseIs
Tta M, ,hs name Of 9Ee w'n.ss WRIT
4.' :sHsS BY & s s' Il oaa
Of which occur these Words. "1f some Of the papers
VIA, vii he the consequence II they do moi agree
have to SI the duis myself iH most Gaze. Dsnic r.
hcAs iGT1sT one % M es ehfIoSee dsIrIcI ~ n,gs
nSy rSsSIsPt SSt maSs S on, h m o. PIisd
Wright These We're Gftca made Without he sppiiesnt
and Company and regiment ana Would make ou! his
1Spas % ifH Re Ro maze he Iua% % .4. Jna Snd
| others would sign as witneses After that Albert
would come to Wrights once and sign both the name
- the judge aud ms und this when tue Judge
not present, and In the presence Of John W. wri.t
and At other times In the presence of his son, John
| Brown Wright
| INFoRMATIoS FOR SECRETARY DELANo.
| Mr.. Gunckel then proceeds to answer the special
| Inquiries of Secretary Delano first, as TO
| whether payment was actually made to Wright
by the Indians Of the money received by him Tor
| bounty and back pay. lie says:
The Paymaser General reports that the total
received bv Wright for said purposes 10 JUNE 1870
was tIsO+54i@ ny the terms OF his appointment aud
he conditions Of he bond all vouchers Tor paymenl OF
these moneys were TO be deposited In the Indian Ofce
lste letter. appointment and copy OF bond, marked
eGhibits The vouchers SO hled amount TO Sl3G,13IO
leaving the sum Of t2sSsl7.s pnoccounted for; lmme
diAtely after my appointment notified Mr. Wright To
produce any further vouchers evidences Of
Tor my examination. On Dee. H. ISL, again notified
MN, IN writing, Of my readiness 10 examine any yOuCh,
crs or hear any testimony touching the payment Of said
moneys, and On his answer that his papers
hands OF his and counsel, Irwin b. Wright, iu Gin
cinnati notified him OF my willingness 20 there for
| that purpose. He did not grant my request, and al
though; by the rules Of evidence veil the
his bond the onus OF proving payment upon him, he
now wholly refuses TO produce any OF his papers
my Inspection. am compelled therefore, rely solely
upon the vouchers already ned and the testimony
| the Indians herewith forwarded.
THE VOUCHERS IRREGULAR.
As to the vouchers, they irregular and defective