The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-03

OF the pits and the bank was rapidly cutting away In
the edge ozone OF the pits he found a barrel OF sugar
which had been overlooked and washed out and
closer examination he discovered box Of sugar II
was covered with mud but the marks fort Berthod"
plainly visible. He took Off his shirt and tied
one end Of it and carried the sugar his camp. The
box was burned The sugar in the barrel was water
soaked and badly damaged. He says that he paid
little attention to anything but the sugar in the box
coRRoBERArIvE gyiDEScE
A gentleman, who holds important Office, says
that he was employed on the Nelly Peck during her
first trip that season. she laid over Berthod.
The boat always makes point to stop for the night
at agency. The FIRST thing done to steal
wagon load Of ice from the agency icchouse She took
wood at various wood yards without paying for It
or leaving card, as Is customary. Near Fort Benton
she stole thirty cords on the return trip she arrived
at three O'Clock A. NJ, and laid again at Fort
Bcrthold Tho crew numbered twenty -four men. The
following day spent in loading a cargo Of mixed
Indian goods The did not get them aboard until
after dark There was large pile on the bank whom
the boat first came there in the morning Three teams
hauling the goods down to the boat during the
afternoon suggested that they might have belonged
to the trader whom Raymond succeeded. He replied
that he knew what he talking about When they
we're loading he asked some of tho men on the
They laughed. He said, ''You are a set Of thievesn
The brands had been scraped OF and put over
them AS soon the boat landed long conference
was held between the officers and those In charge on
shore, after which all hands went TO work. on this
same trip thirty tons taken at Fort Peck In
both instances the goods were in broken packages,
showing that partial issues had been made from them
now THEY DID 1T AT FORT PECK
II was on the next trip that this same steamboat put
of the Indian supplies at the Counted Woods and the
point above River have become so used to seeing
boats unload their cargocs sandbars and in hckets
that they take little notice Of such irregularities
In 1871 James Emmons, merchant In Bismarck, was
mate the Miner, now known the Carroll When
near Fort Peck lie saw the Nelly Peck unloading her
cargo on a sandbar on closer examination he saw tho
clerk, with brush and paint, busily oblitcratng the
Fort Peck Indian brand, which on every package
II may be asked, Suppose the goods wcro landed at
the Counted Woods what has that do with sporry and
Raymond2 How can II be proved that either Of them
we're concerned in the transactlongr The very fact
that the fty tons OF stolen Indian supplies not
missed at the agency shows that sperry is guilty.
few facts will dispose Of Mr. Raymond Last winter
man. whose name / have in my notebook went down
TO Bismarck for supplies. Ito bought them at Ray.
monds store late in the evening" aor business hours
were While standing the counter he noticed
pile OF boxes which had evidently just been brought
IN, marked "a y. Spery, Indian Agent Fort Ber-
thold" The brand was the same as appears all Of
the goods for that agency He particularly struck
with tho spectacle, but said nothing Ho was to call
for his goods and leave town early tho next morning
So before SUNRISE he drove up to get the purchases Of
the previous evening. Tho clerk, who slept in the
store not up, but after considerable pounding he
was awakened, when no and opened tho door
The Fort Berthold boxes gone, but on the floor
we're pile Of fresh shavings The customer watched
his chance and quietly picked up some Of the shayings
and putting the edges together he recognized the
identical brand which he had seen on the boxes the
night before. sperrys name was on them. As this
like the other statements be proved u completely
Mr. sporrys denial that he is not in company
with the trader