National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-03
ALLEGED INDIAN FRAUDS.
TRIAL OF JUD0EJ. y. NRfsHr FOR
FORGLNG CEREIEICATES.

T6AAMlNAIION VI IhE VIII
E Trnsasr Ts1.1 OF 4 LENGTHY All
y
| fssterdAy morning h the ofimdaal Oour
(JudSe Cartier pfestding,l the ease Of Judg
John W. Wright, charged with fergfng the name
! Of certain Cherokee Indian TO- oeFttdeates "a
back.psy and bounty end rsalisins the aasuntl
was taken nm The defenea vaa reprsssntad b
IL cs ~ p.ss,
Wright, esq. The s.ss Of II: ossssnnsns '.
ton. There Arc 4 numbsr Of indictmsnts but
consent Of counsel the nrst called vas that !
Lacy hawkins.
The regular panel q juror. va called - 10
Knott Robert GRIMM Sa' M Il fssr:os
lame, g. Naylor, ElT0od Chsmplin, ReIpe
Law. w. y; HaTy, q. y. Hail, Morris }. Adiea
Mf. Chsmgiin stated tina. hs had formed .,
opinion on the subject, and MI. w. I. Atkinson
was 'substituted.
the deienes objected TO Msssrs, Atkinson An,
Adisr, And Mesefs. An9reW Hurgess ena Joecpi
Smaliwood were called in their places, and tn
1ss car ,os ~. sov.,,x,,r
r., on.n.d nv M H.r,,n-tor mo ,ta,.,, IN.
the SpS;c,ms .h..-Hd Tssend MY v liz &c., ~.
SnS paP ~ ~ 81 Tn men. y
~ fhs aras,,5Ics N - al s,SI,e AZ
sssist;nr IL fo,Ss he ssna 10 he of ~.
IN 40 Of MsTsps pSss.
and eth do NJ EavT,ps 'Es s,et.S ,hss thev n
pected 10 fhow that LACY Hawkins had not mac,
such receipt, and that Wright produced 1t befort
an arbitrator 5--ar'se 80 --.s-aT o..
ron TIN pxrxxcI r..r ..
u- s,.,,,n $500 ,h., 49,, h. ,,. =,
ssnI to-, 1udss Wr,sht 1900 wSu, ~ onnv :.
thss. sn as. 'uusS ~ eeiyeo no TSney
Snese cases eAeept IN Ina snat Oh .nas w
a a Meie sent t9 MN Sna .tsss aeMkms 10
9inee .ae oI Dy nn hn;tes6 W. hpropsii
m,i,,v sst r. 49, w, .ss,sss.t s,,s
vas nutrty mat y GOES NOT fepfesens tns tran ae
Judge Wright went to Fort Gibson with several
-hundred dfafts 70 pay the Indians their money
that the receipts were written BY MI. Chppefton
. n ne Gesi that me 6Soks snS Rspers wsr;
seIe9 IN GiaPgert9ny once ~ tne HoseIn4en,
By the Committee ON Indian Affairs Of the House
OF HepIesentaIives, June =; iOz IN when me
DOOR Of Ciapperton is pTbiiehed, reference e
The number go;
ne 0eneved mat the receipt was noS Mtnet ~
at the time owing 70 the hurry Incident e tne
before ming the receipt IN the Interior Depart.
menu, procurea the Piaeng OF 2 nesnioes nsme or
inc receipt; put they would SHOW That tnis was ne
Ross, Gshtsi e., th., HaSkIni. before reeeiy:
Ivy NE arut, haa ~ uaaed 81 M sec9nd oounsy g
S9e ameuhs Q, SoS, anu ne ~ pau tnis smoont;
INC aleusu,yi osose1 ING sIsns.ctn: ae tasn
b tla' S Mas tso H. ss
y. W, WHY" ~ Ian xInn oyas 9suus'S1 ;.S
for. '''@'' ~ - = y .' ''S'p'''
The prosecution then asked tina. the w,.nes,e,
Be directed to retire, which Was ordered, and Rsy.
Mr. Jones called to DO sworn - interpreter. To
this the defence objected on the ground that in
consequences Of rome money transsetions between
the would-be Interpreter and the defendant seve.
the former. At the suggestion u the Court the
defence named as their interpreter Mr.. Joshua
Boss, and be and Jones we're both sworn In order
1Icv HAwx,ra
IN. er.. ,..,... -. ~ aa,i.,
testimony in intelligible English. He had known
Suage M.gnt sinee tne nsi bounty was PAID;
he had not received his second bounty; the alleged
recept o. 80 seconI bounty as soIaier Of company
kins. his cross marx. 5urnortinS Ii h Tifnesscd
by Jas Sspp, WAS shown, and said he never made
tho mark to the receipt nor 70 the draft
Cross examined: witness lives forty miles from
Fort Gibson; saw Judge Wright about the time
he Was paying the secqRd bounty; witness asked
money had not come, and that II he wanted any.
thing he could get Il at Nashs or Ross store; did
not see any one there except Judge Wright and
his second bounty; did not make any complaint
that he had not received 1t; did not tell Spencer
Stevens that he had come to get his bounty paid
fence Whatever they wanted. Witness had traded
for part Of the fret bounty; received ts5 from
Judge Wright in money; 1t was about lSe6 when
be went to get his eecond bounty. [This
dais when BE- asked for the second Soun aae
ti%e he went for ths ssconS bountY INV s.h tme
how often he planted corn between the times
Witness said about q year jnteryenei: that dur
Inr this time be had mot traded with Ross. Nash
never touched the pen to any receint: did nor
know who was present when he received the first
bounty. aid mot leave aIry RECENT: Jndge WRIGHT
NAV have made one: aid mot know Thai Eanfain
Ross or other person was prceent. Witness knew
nat some OF the soldiers were entitled TO bounty.
money for him. = - - =
Redirect: witness got the first bounty about
D year after he was mustered out and paid Nash
and Ross; did not trade with them afterwards,
Witness got fs5, and this was all he got.
r,n
., "uiN soa .t ivy;
sworn, and testified that he had known Wright
!or Q number OF years; had been his clerk, and BY
his order wrote the receipt ct Fort Gibson. It
Vas not signed BY Lacy HAWKINS, nor did he make
his marx; witness dig u about the end q May or
dred about the same time; could not swear that
be had ever seen the draft; Judge Wright was
present ~ the time. witness never made receipts
lor money ne did not pay the Indians himself;
made some blank receipts and forwarded them to
Judge Wright by his order BY letter. They rep
'e M M Gena tnSi nra.s "a ,. G., ,,s. -.
letter. The defence raised no objection, and the
eti 1sfd 10 question Vas read dated August
=, ices. lug nsmo James SaPp was WIitten ~
Ths dsssnc: sdm,tt.d mi. .t.tin, .. "a. DIM.
n 1869 or 1870. =
:, Cross Witness held an once At Fort
fiDS0n; went there In 1909; LETT IN 1870, but re-