The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-19
FRAUDS ON THE INDIANS.
1uE RED CLOUD Co1MisSi0" o"
pROF. MARSU's CH.lE~Eb.

usrI OF indian Conto issioncts, ~ whom tn'y |
b'"" 1871, MAJ, 4, .,,,,,i..i,, anal ain tho |
wo,c avp"'u''". NV s..1 !
Ell raes oil ou'v'"i '"'''"p ,,'',.,, |
against i. SaN'Ii'' l"ui"h hHo"' 70 ~, v 'o"'
AGENCY and recommend his removal. bat exon |
linn from imuutaVons Of dishonesty, aLd |
o5"'. .'''' ,. ,, t,,t,, anon, ,ho ,ors out
.fof.loc a poorer man than when he entered
an r.f,ren,s tn the CHI rye tint the num-
WI" ','a -, vo1 CLOUD ,,cn,y had moon
her oi lu"lhhs ~ N'u 'io"" "A'"'' wv
.r.,tlv oycrcstimated, for purposes OF fraud,
,,,,,,,r,..i,ners saw that army officers concur
we '.i"'" ~ $3.50, 49,, IL, s,,n,ort
with Prof Marsh IN this belieIi buV III Suppo,'
Of This charge. opinion merely has rcen offered
~ ,,o.. ,i,, 80 ,ho Indiana was attended
She enumeration vi inc inu'"'S was 80. ,,'str
with gro.t difficulties and delays, such ~ '"'i
..,.r,,ined onnositiun To being counted, and
ue'e."''"ou oppoe','" w ..,'I Indiana were
the Tact mat northern vi VIZ" 80,
Hattie 10 visit the agency and eeuand goods ana
-, ,rno oorsus NJ last wear shows that
'""'"'' w 80. :, -, ...,,.v This r,-
there were l3,423 at Red cloud agency l",H ~
,rit VIVA believed bv the Commssion 10 have
-, ,t,,.t,od throuvh the beat means within
W." ''''' ,, ,, tbe Commission
the command II the agent me '"'i''''' '''
And IN I the system u keeping acc cunts AZ the
.,.,.. ov.co,,,nglvlo loose and defective, and
Heh'S ""S eN''V"'' c, T., .,.,,,, ..or
Tor this reason the lnuim oh'e - J"S'N w
mrab'c They also observed that the provision
"i tho treaty n 1865. requiring the presence ot
o. s,rnv riursr AT Nil issues Of goods. had h. IA
nttgriv di~reg artlcd. hut could not conclude
from that. In the absence " other trnoi mat
tion thai on he I!th IL November 1874 the lu-
diana vvers charged with 80 bales Ot blHukciS.
Willie only q bales were Issued to them, is pro-
unrnrcd TO be wholly without foundation.
rtrAN BILL ron THE BEFF CONTRACTOR.
-. - - -, -, 49,, - 49,, ,r,.,,,,.
Mr.. J. w. bosler VINO ms chntRe ol V1t I we
out mos 81 the ,onlfnc's 'uI We slP' va ~
cattle for the Indians Is MADE tue "nJe'n OF
Prof MMshs most swc'pns Gu res. st. ~ vs.
Ter placed his private looks am pnpv!s a, sne
command OF the tonh'rslun inr 'hc. i.sl 81
ton and information. Inc toldl c',-t ~ ~. 1s
Gny,.nmett %, ~ , enc sii75ols
The Commission was satisfied from the evil
dence that that profit WAS perfectly fair and
legitimate. hey hno that the facts completely
exonrrstc Mr.. Bosler from every imputltion
and charge OF fraud. and they accord him
,isht business man. The allegation that
the cattle furnished the Indians were SINAI!
and Inferior was found to be based solely upon
Tho irrcaponsihie statement OF Red Cloud and
Two other Indians, while, on the coDtr. nv,
aviation the superior uunItv Of the cattle. on
he lin Of August they witnessed the weighing
Of az head which wero delivered on that morn
ING The scales were examined by the Commits
soners and bal need before the work began.
10" Of the Com issinners took down the weight
from the scale beam, the other members watch
ING the proceeding. The aver re weigat OF the
vetfned more than 100 and some over l..Dl
hounds but in order to he certain that this lot
had not been selected for the occ SION tne
contractor herd from which these had heen
taken, and where there were stu o!O head;
were flir s-miile
The charge OF frauds, not only gigantic but
long urnT,Se Ell, fro The overnmsnt herd T.
that OF the contractor, from which II Is claimed
thcy were redelivered end receiptod for a see
ond time. is not supported by shadow OF
prof In concluding their report on the sub
icct Of beef. The Commission say they nnd no
sufficient evidence of FRAUD. hut recommend, ~
asaieauard against lhe posi- billly OF ooiiusion
i.,,ies ~ hSef he n,'Ge unser thc s,iner.
vi.in,. "f Inc c ,rnmissary-C;cnerll of the .rmy
rR,Ups IN PORK AND rLoun.
Flagr nt fraud was found IN the pork con-
tracis j. ". H. stNens, me nofk re or wa
Of uort II Il grade vastly interior To what he
cou'r.ctea 60 deliver. hey fecommend the re-
movtl of INSPECTOR T.. r. Ihrcikold. who paSse q
teu.ik. ANA the exclusion Of ~ lyens from all
future contracts N any depa tment of The Gov
ctumcut. They cannot acquit Cowm'ssinner
Smith from neglect 81 responsibility in allow u4
acierical error ia me contract TO p - the In
Tie e ,nmis-lon also ind tnnt hour q an IN
fcror quality which Major Long was direct,
L. insurct. slipped through without Inspection
anl rOt To tao a.eucv IA M inner which hai
not been cEnHiue'l bat they cphc4-Cc tah ll'
oepartuent err,u in awarding tie contract fol
tive bidder without business respon 'iiilii y
An a'teRii y i,"ru VA ,,, r. n,'
81 aonr IN ench sack when VAS required toc1u
Kun l,1 hounds. Ike sugar. cplico SID tobacr.
FURNISH "a To- ttc inCins y the Cow rnDlrn
v"rrnf low r,idc. hui q -i.ncdly So. and 90
NINA ,i't,y'r ,,' ,,t.,..., d In Ii. ln.tt,r %
mi r.r.i ovi,llt Ia hdult.r e.,
tnrdonr M me- ,cd out ipd cram. Ia mahini
"'Whg.,.r stG,r.nr tIors H. s. lave teor
ounuy ia, I'D. Iu. " rs f-aco be 70 their owl
,,r',iint.s auU m d.. Sc, fins, NJ th. Winter. in
,t',l ~ t,an, Gcl1.fnenc, On tAp tut a. -.
a. d, 'rnl.rif t,4a ei. fr.rirr w4s le.f...el fl
a. o.. r,ut, t.t.. .utt.t....-. q. 4 .of.
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EXTENSIVE FRAUDS ~ TitNs'""INll'N'
TNfD..iv fsfufs Woo di covered whI''i ha.
rtnvu orr e trans Nnfft tInr. -. .. .'ct nn.
fr.AA fr,l ga c .ntrs,iol, ind pfefc-tuuitd ;n
q. auDr ff.m Ch.v.rnc t1 R,i q. I'D. v,l .
rif- li. q tAc number ~ teams and days ct
o Neu o. hfr IA removing tho ~ pcrlt ~ g.
led Good Aeon g iron tire ut- H. lt- rev ilcl
I'D. lGcf rf, fuiacHd that legal prOc'cni %
o. ia-fi... 81 a-.n. iiu. fur "a D., torai ion {
the GusHrur..n' Of money t.u- trl ueulriti
obtained. I'M toniu,ssi ner OF nolan AT ir
Inexperienced the legal force OF tic ARRANGE
'u' ~ T.i, IT,. an. "e. ,,i',', wa ~ ~
' 1het .,,,,,is. ian an aftel.tion fo tho if1
f,',~ CIV rnr.ept II, ..ilnw inr Red Cluu
an .,,-ed N .erci - 10 ren..,u, g., fifl,..t
fru,. ,rt tniff ~ rrilrosi md river ran. nol
fif fite In. h. tfrn az ftuf cfrrt..f u, I
tio. "a rtt,.inta a. nearly st.p,t.i . -sf
at IN ',,i' 4 t,,tte ertif. ,osf i,' III. Nc-f,r
~ ~ t.' tl,n ,,n,fsi, ns t-4usuorfen The
ei,.-.,t tht. III, nm. is t.st vsln tho a. y All
u.f,r II tlI pur,nasc Ieace from tn Indians.
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Prot. Nhr-i'7 cnarses elln-t tie secretary
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