National Republican., 1873-04-08
INDIAN FRAUDS.

washirstss, ID. G.-Treuhle. Of an indian 4
Aser,-s s3Oo,o00 which i- said not to !
have Resches hs lstendea Bcnencinr'e- I
what Iusse wrish,'s Lawyer has to say
Abe-t h-The ststeuent ef the fre-cc"- /
tleu. IL
The following IL taken from the Missouri
p,morrat Of SATURDAY; Ats O'Clock yesterday AZ
ternoon, Judge John W. Wright Of washington,
n C.. surrendered himself at the bar OF the
Criminal Court IN answer 10 Indictments Tor
forgery found against him by the grand jury,
and asked the court 10 acoept ball for his ap'
pearance. ne was acoompanledby Hon. Ozra
J.. Dotds, late member Of Congress from Onto,
and Irwin n. wright Of Cincinnati, his at.or-
neys; Judge John ?. Usher, formerly Secretary
Of the Interior, and presented Wm. IL. senuuer,
Of ". Louis, and Vim. u. uriswOlj, president Of
the Ohio and Mississippi railroad, As his bopds-
men. Col. Norinlie represented the state, as
sisted, 10 all appearances, BY WIN. NJ fa'r'ok'
United states circuit attorney.
Inc indictmsntn are twelve IN number, and |
each tndlctueut contains twelve counts. Ihey |
charge principally that Judge Wright, who 10
,Iian regiments Thai served during the war for
the collection of TITS bounty from the Govern. |
msnt, forpcd Endorsements on the drafts issued
,sres AIM ,Ne sesed fcrsed drafts on the houses ot
Harvey Bell 4son, d. A. Jsnuary 20, and ten
ShsT 3, Loals s ~ 70 s.s1r; M amount asniu SI y sud-
| Joined;
i Tas Grapd JarR n ~, IoHi' ls-H'y, l'r''.Hi
| John W. Wight and Others, late OF 81 Louis,
/ having In their possession certain dratt, tthe
bearer Of which q specinedl on INC sth oI Ju,y,
1870, did feioniously and falsely make Iorgc aha
made forged and counterfeitod on said draft, an
indorsenlsnt CHE tenor o. Which . speelns,d VIII
he Uni,cd states, the hrms Of -, and any
person who might be induced TO receive said
drat as true and genuine, 40, tc. 49, A.,
said Endorsement then and there hurpoued to
be the act OF another than the said John w.
Wright and Others, and BY which sa,d indorsc.
meLt the pecunlary demand and ObligatiOu eA.
pressed ana contained In said dram did then and
there purport TO be conveyed and transierrcd by
said Endorsement to - with intent W inlure
20 On Inc tnifd count John ". Wright anil others
. are charged with hsving certain other draft
specisedj the indorsement 70 which was felo-
nlousiy and falsely made, forged aud counter.
feited, then and there, well knowing tho said
70 injure and defraud, by uttering. passing,
selling and exchanging said drah -,
! The fourth count charges that on The 5th of
!, utter utter and and publish 10 ne nrm q =. the last.
mentioned draft, with its forged in'iorse-
II Lastly, they are charged with feiouiously and
6 wickedly agreeing, consplring, combining aud
confederating with each other TO falsely make
G. forge and counterfeit ne ma name, isnstare an
I, splre, kc,, with intent 70 defraud, &c.
" Judge Usher presented himself as ready ant
: wtsSt' I'M Judse Ps,mm acSsptcd The name,
n nrst presented, and nxed the bona al tl2,O0o
u The sond was consequently made out signec
ns ns Judge Wright was formerly Judge Of the CIR
~ .n cult Court ot Indiana, and was prominently
a. a. idsntined with tSe freesOil party In the earl
SSSss S1 .ns he has has 81 hES s
fortune. Fol some years he acted as agent o.
the part OF the Indian nations In transactln
their business n Washington, and pressing thel
claims against the Government In 1883 or lst
he became the agent Of some three or four reg
msPts o. inasn nspat W. ne ss%,Sn SssTSneS
ar the additional bounty which had been Issued
an the Government 70 ihsse Indians who mad serve
NJ aInn 'as ss.,Hsd @ ,, the prosecution that on
Ich cclvinR the appointment he proceeded TO the Il
aot dian tcrIitosy, And forned a sort Of copartne
oI names are withheld frum publication for u
IN. 70 the Indians. no Fort 0i6scn parties Won
M the checks had not srrived until goods had be,
NJ sold equal 10 the face q the checks, when %
.ne would be produced and the Indians required
md Indians who had died and disappeared In q
and meantime were forged 70 ne cheeks viii
20 for ~ sood by ssner S
Wright or one Of his partners;
low The prosecution assert finally, that while q
he'd ne hands Of Judge Wright, Of which betwe
low ss5o 600 and ssoo,ooo failed TO reach lts right
nee owner. An Indictment was found against him
lore there. On the Indictment being found agaii
70 him In st. Louis county, reputation for Jud
der Wright wa, issued u Governor e. wSSdson
ick, Columbia, who Is the oficer on whom requ
Ice. tons are served under the act Of COngre
un- Deputy Marshal Reinstadtler started for Wa
the there found that Judge Wright was in New YO
rom fJr which state he had no Iequisition, ID.
,ufSnana KIN m SS q L JSss ~ Wshss as srriss s
for Washington, and aRain started for that cl
ser reaching there about one O'Clock last Sunday
mes val Judge Wright started for the West, and 1t
res ing the sabbath, the marshal could not arr
In him. A few days ago Colonel DOdds and Irwin
cord from Cincinnati. aud had an interview with I
our Sormile, stating that they wished 70 ascert
lity, the amount Of Judge wrghts bond, a. the
be 10 avoid being incAreerated In the jail. On .
lore sultAtion with Judge Phmm the circuit attor
. sS sss
A Dsn,Srut reporter interviewed COX
was al the 81. James hotel, aud obtained from
were merely based On the fact that after
and ties in whose favor they were drawn had d
. X In every instance In which Judge Wright .
the money he had power Of attorney. Ell
tn
M X immediate personal Representatives, and
w ,,,, some cases both and In no case had the Ind
Sn = In whose favor the checks were drawn faile
@ Sn Ss e ps q Sssss wS
", the only question about u was one of Ia
AMI AMI whether powers Of attorney could be granite
-, lass him In such cases or not, and other snl
uhOn points.
lie declared that the whole anair was a n
islon cOua persecution, and pointed out the press
v Of Of District Attorney Patrick a. very signin,
most In the light OF this fact In further proof Of
! the point, he stated that In the New York c
when Judge Wright had been put 10 the tro
ward and expense Of bringing his Witnesses on
tor. nc TERRITORY, and anISnnee himself ss =
noda- request Of the Government, The Judge was
Dn. owner Of number OF buildings In Washing
com some Of which had been occupied BY the Gov
phis. belAno refused fatly TO pay II and redress
,onn' to be sought at the hands o. Congress, who
l she media.eiy voted special appropriation foi
49,, ~ pi II tSe presen, case the grand jury bad iudi
nSn 'a defendanit witnesses a. indorsipg these DR.
y man y. who merely indofaed them as Witnesses 10
y Ma dorsenent, and nothing else for The special
= All AZ rue bond fyr Judge wnghts appcaran
4 M anu rocognikable al the Nay term Of the court.
nlns' not probable, however, from the present sil
epub- the docket Of the Criminal Court, that the
last will be reached until after the summer yaea
erss' Tho Arestieship Of Prayer.
un,,s st. Matthews church was the scene Of q
N thr beautiful and impressive ceremonial on bu
.... ing a Inc socisiy Of ne Living Rosary COM
,rne- Cd with tho apostieship OF prayer This so'
Is DIVIDED into bands of nfteeh members Z
last bsIaSie of Te3 MEMBER. % Inc devotion con
enih % the recitation q one part Of the Rosary
seas i Bleased virgin. vta certain prescribed form
'sqn PRAYER N honor 9f ne ssSIed Heart and 70
that ne eSorcl1oa each band Il designated BY h