The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-19


These facts were fully reported by Savillt
to the Department in December, 1874, a
a time when no frauds, so far as appear
had been imputed TO him or the contract
or. As those voluntary statements mad,
then are the same as those now given ii
the testimony the Commission feel com
PEELED to accept them as true, and they
are Of the opinion that the imputation 0
dishonesty put upon Mr.. Saville in cheat
ing the Indians, out Of the representation
to have been made November s, 1874, Ii
without foundation.
THE uNFrTNESs OF CATTLE FOR BEEF,
The next allegation OF Prof. Marsh, /,
that in pursuance Of this design to de
fraud the Indians and government. BOslel
delivered to Saville, cattle so small anG
lean as to be unfit for beef, which tht
agent accepted and rcceipted for; but the
investigation reveals the fact that thii
charge rests solely upon the statement o.
Red Cloud and two other Indians, though
thought to be strengthened by a aCertillcatt
from General Bradley, Capt Mix ant
Lieutenant Hay. The testimony shows
that on the 9th Of November, 1874, there
remained in the agency herd Of seven
head Of cattle which are said by all who
saw them, and admitted by Mr.. saville
himself to have been pOor,small and alto
gether unfit for bee, but that they had been
receipted for TO contractors, or issued to
the. Indians as stated by Red Cloud, Is by
no means established. Red Cloud claims
that the seven head
WERE A FAIR SAMPLE
Of the cattle supplied to the Indians on
ordinary issue days. but there is over
whelming evidence that the great bulk
Of the cattle delivered were full.grown
cows and oxen, and from all the proofs
the Commission are satisfied that the
seven head were never receipted for nor
issued by the agent and were not fair
sample Of the cattle issued at the agency.
The facto Agent Saville having received
these inferior cattle into his herd does
not necessarily imply that he reCeipted
for them. Owing to confusion Of ideas,
Professor Marsh represented the agent
as having reCeipted for them. His mis-
take was In ConfOunding the two words
received and receipted. The certificates
Of three army officers ia equally irrele-
want, for in the first place the seven head
inspected and estimated by them had
been rejected, and formed no criterion by
which TO determine the average weight or
condition Of the herd OF which they were
the remnant; and In the second place the
mode OF their endeavors TO arrive at the
average weight Of those cattle defeated
their own end. Two Of the officers guessed
at the net weight OF the seven head, while
q third supposed II was upon the gross
weight their opinions were to be given,
and made his estimate accordingly; 80
when the sum OF their private cOnClu.
sions was added and an average struck
they had reached no satisfactory result,
and formed no reliable deduction.
TIE CHARGE OF FRAUD IN WEIGHTS.
Another charge Of the Professors is
that .Dr. Saville intentionally reCeipLed
for q greater number OF cattle than were
delivered, and that their weights were
largely over estimated In the receipt.
One instance advanced as proof Of this is
that on the 18th OF November DR.. Sa.
vile receipted for several hundred head
OF Texas cattle at an average OF 1,Ol3
pounds, while the true weight did not ex-
ceed, In Prof. Marsh's judgment, 7j0
pounds, which he considered a liberal es.
innate; that all the cattle OF that herd
were wretChedly gaunt and thin; that n
Of them were small; that many
were yearlings and sLalawags.
The testimony on this subject Is
very voluminous and involves the
general question Of the weight Of the
cattle. The Commissioners entered into
the investigation with the idea strongly
upon their minds that no ordi-
nary herd Of Texas cattle could average
like a thousand pounds. On
their way from Cheynne to the Red Cloud
agency they saw cattle Of this class on the
ranges and estimated their weight from
750 TO $50 pounds. They were prepared
for the actual demonstration, which they
subsequently witnessed at the agency on
the 18th OF August, when 377 cattle were
received and weighed.
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commissioners look gown ihe WelRht OF
each Drought from ihe scale Deam, anu
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average weight oil Lhe heru Proved 10 DC
lO93 pounds, ana many single steers
weighed more man an l,ZoV poThuS' anu
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all driven from Ie1as during last spring,
and arrived a. thc rate during June
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