New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-23
were served this afternoon Judge B0cues VIII hold DIT
Wilkes to bail in the sum OF $1,000
INDIAN FRAUDS.
DEPARTURE OF THE SPECIAL COMM1S-
SIONERS

DEPARTURE OF THE SPECIAL COMMITS
SIONERS.
TESTIMONY TO BE TAKEN AT OMAHA If WITNESSES
CAS- pE sECURED-INFoRMAL EXAMINATION OF
AN EYEWITNESS OF FRAUDS AT RED CLOUD
NECESSITY OF KEEPING PRIVATE SOME OF PROF.
MARsHs EVIDENCE.
The Special Commissioners who were selected to
investigate the charges of Prof Marsh. and whose
powers were extended 80 that they VIII take cog
nizance of any frauds which may be fonnd 10 exist
nj the Indian agencies. started upon their Western
tour last evening Ex-Gov. Fletcher, the Chairman
of the Commission, left NewYork at . y. No. while MIR.
Harris and Mr.. Faulkner did not 60 until si2 p H.
Messrs. Harris and Faulkner will go directly to
Omaha by the way of Chicago but as eX-Gov.
Fletcher wished to stop with his family at St. Louis
a few hours he went away oil an earlier tram anu
will meet the other Commissioners at omaha'
Whetherthey will begnthe examination OF witnesses
there or proceed at to the Indian agencies VIII
depend mon the ease with which important witnesses
may be found
Yesterday afternoon there was an informal exam
nation By the Commissioners OF Mr. FOX, CORE
spondent of The Nec- York Herald, who visited the
Red Cloud Agency short time before Prof. Marsh
was there Mr.. Fox stated that he would cohhiih
all the statements which had been made by INN III
The Herald and gave the names of number oil VII
nesses whose testimony he said would be OF value.
He also gave information concerning distribution
of beef which he witnessed, when cattle winch
could not have weighed over $50 pounds were rated
at a weight of 1850 pounds.
Prof. Marsh said Yesterday that there nothing
new TO be given the public. The points in his eAai-
nation which were not included in his published
statement il was necessary TO keep private; other
wise the Indian Ring would be its guard, and the
,,.t, Of urinn
not he elected. He viii leave Ncw-York for his
home in New Haven this morning.
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF TIE INNEsiI-
GArING COMMISSION.
TO the Edit0r Of The tribune
SIR: In the hurry Of my preparation for leaving
for the West this evening, have not had time to
look over all the daily papers but 30 far as have
read their articles this morning Oh the subject OF the
investigation in which we are engaged End that
they fail to give correctly my statements made to
the reporters In consequence of the limited ca
pacty of our rooms not able To admit the re-
porters during our examinations of witnesses; they
locked 10 us in such numbers that would nave
been compcllcd 10 "hirc a hall y if we admitted
them OF course we would not discriminate II we
admitted any, we would have To admit all. Under
these circumstances, have endcavorcd To give To
the gentlemen representing the press all the Hiiol
nation we possibly could in the short and hurried
conversations We have had with them.
cannot now undertake to correct all the errors
into which they have fallen in attempting 70 detail
these conversations, by specific reference to each of
them but will merely say, by way of general cor
rection, that have only expressed the opinion that
il seemed 10 me- from what we have gathered here,
that the supplies and annuity goods shipped from
the East of quantity and quality correspond
ing To samples upon which bids made aud ac-
ccped. ] have also stated that 90 West to begin
the examination there, and to follow il back here,
determined 10 find the wrong, if any, wherever 1t
the Secretary of the Interior and Commits
sioner Smith have desired us, while III the
discharge of our other duties, to examine care
fully the charges and insnuatons of Prof Marsh 50
far a. they affect the Secretary Of the interior and
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and to report
clearly and explicitly on all the charges made di-
rectly or infercntiay by Prof Marshs statement,
and this we intend to do without fear favor, aiec-
ton 80 far a. the evidence and facts we may gather
shall warrant require. We are in this matter the
servants of no branch or department of the Govern
ment. but represent the people of the Republic IN
this Investigation, and mean faithfully 70 perform
our duty 10 thcm and to do exact justice to their
officers servants and agents who may be implicated.
Respectfully, THOMAS &. FLETCHER
FIN Arenue Hotel, July 30, 1875.