, 1875-08-21

Ifrpiy NJ Asstsin',t.*rcrcfnrr Io.vcn
10 afr. wrfsh's ~ Open Letter to sf,u
l'rr>tAens.n
i. Il. Cowen. Af.iBtant- Secretary at tho In
teripr, hha niade a ttasemtnt IN innlr ~ William
WeIrh'A ''upen Letter to tho President" Tl,e
h'a,n points Ut Mr. Covers docnnent ale YuL-
jlucI:
m,!il,s With # I1,il.'.lrba; comes to H. Dr.
rita "' nnrtctsd nut l1irhe4 ~ the Assistant
f,*rteary u II interior. liz makes fair tl"w IT
",,r xuul uyrr chr"tfily sp 'ijze fof ths xrong
sas"ens ~ a,, NJ c'wrt ~ re n"artify re)o'er It
hEsr1"! ts akrt IN trpaFa IN tte ptItir fnn referred
t.. 11~re Mt. tpwt, 1r"ei'h ,inn nfa1r cx IL which
he H., alesa' u. IT. s ~. %e.sL w. Il !. . 9!Lt.rJ
ncl tr t'atihg t.1"n iiIr .r.h ta1.i:y ii tlIo
ehatse. ns',ns TIE Department. ia ,nucl, 70 IL
ir'.s ~ t!a.as,s him ts1e'y frou'th r',rme cay,
W. E"tt'ns l'*u !, lite ~! ,ns.it. II tie .e. Mr,
% eseas, ss asasn 'rt H. " wS.4 H.A' as'tDs'
And Aow, in regard tn Ms. w-!-h's method Il n.k.
,ng ch4rk'+. mud ha "utorn f4s!rr +a..Ain IT, IN
~ ~ IT, ,i II 4 liz; shsrss' n,as .s,s
be w. 1nli.u AGENT, At. air. smii. ~ H.
& isf' @ s aa,, os sa.!s 'a.,st ; r. % M
ntl of the Cpnnuifsiou vas mt oj~ttcd to ty ,1r.
%sl.n. sO". On .eo:n! of Ii. ..'rfuon "a. i: h.i
The INST to'lHise cs;Ieurr Ut the guilt Of Sir. Smith,
Tue s,n.sons Of The B.sfd were h. j in st. Paul,
s4te M': With VI. tnrnsno'.el 10 ~ Of nhI s,,o
s."'lmons before that ccnnhs' IN at ST. Paul. ba, d.
tlihrd.
Having finished ahc!r !Aborn in Mune.ota sha Cam.
in'sien ea'ne to NaslI;n!t u, and AHalu
IL. ists IN n ~ 1i e III q nt % t H. Il. ss ..ae "e 9
erd.ence wh!rh ro'l! not fail 10 cnritt Mt sn.!"
TT ~ mf'. IL n Of s IL ', IT, ,hs9 w. - NJ
c.lned 10 testify. Tue Cur niAron. in the:r stlut,
,nsks Use q the fuioshg language in reg-rd Mr.
"As an interview which en.ur.i, the de.irs of thu
cnm..isson IL have lie het;cGt u ,he Is4,'Hl a"l
i III. IT s.r suI ts nst pr 'r"!y II III II. e r
nisiins H. se1e urpr " Gu it, liz III mi i.are 10 t. =,
ss,y ~, tf teS ,, e f"a q, s n ,; 4 ;y
RI SnuItl, II Ilnrt n "ar fasres.s", e'mIeI I"
.srt.atua.s AFc!t Smith, But NC rss:ss J., ~ that
Mt. W-Ah stn lrtllntd hnl seemed inc IaLle IT nJ-
pteela,ng the gE.ss tnju,tce La tl.,ug BY tli4
"httsAle aliession Of crime. ~L. + flnng II fur
arcussd ,gat hAre tas opportunity 1t stng ii. a,.
the Department be enabled, the aeeu.atu wa .u,-
tas . e II s,ra
Of .cqnull, ,h,n ltr we:th, who rls,n- TO har, sn
his t'o*.c.tipn conclusive evidence Of Mr.. hmitl's
G' IA clharly sApnnrt ,le for tho i4i4nEe And has
virtual, htndcre suses.t4.tioh.
n's taIs ia not tbs only case In shieh Mr. Welsh
IT., standtng C"lnmitses on 1u'iiqn 1nsirs
onsfe.., wef. charged s,tl ito snye.,gaton nv u. u
fraud. in tls i1dian Gu, E, Mr. wusL had tncn eeu
tnjuStua Ia "nptn I=tterA to tha President. anl
FniM cd III he tn possession Of valuable tLf ,rM4on
In tcgArl - the IuIi4n h4trineas lie va. tu,,,,eI
before tie Committee. and The following IL hi, te.ti
'nnny ~ s4ken from the Official report If tho Con-.
nl!ttee:
=. t"ss.st.-po you know Of any fraud. nutu!rnr.'.
or 'rTeRn4t7, III ite matter Of tonirlcA fur Indian
supplies tran. pnrt,ttou for the hsc4l yearr end
I'M Jine No. iss nnd June 3o isss oT VI aus 1san,
uuf4rnrh~, u !regulaf,t in thr e1ecu:tlu 6! any
r'h contract. tcn1ina to show !rs't unfaifnes4. Or
irrrEularfJ tn tile making thereof
~ nsuer-1 have kno~le l4e u contrasts Irregular
" m .de. My knowledge rrate. T.. contracts for snI-
edge only through tue i5u4rd Of lndIah
to se Board II Iad.n souers. without a<lser-
thr law mean thai kind Of srregtllarity.
"G-The question -. Whistler yoI know Of any
fraud unf4ltnsss, ,sses'!asty In .ne esc,tton u
u.atiIy In the tnak nr u then7
AL anrwsr, tlat, out.I'e Of thst derived from
TIC board Of iillan cJnntsien nern have 10 knowi-
edge OF that subject. ..-
"Q-Do you know of any trregulasiiic, or frauds IN
tho mixing ot ton Eactr for supplies and tF.n-iorta
sia, between the Government o. its sgents md 1he
"A.-So. tir; have no tno~lelge."
Herr, lEIfH. II, r cta!ts, be ia IN poEsteflon at
conclusive evidence Of The quit Of orsl~. by seis-
ing to teey he haR virtually screchet t1asc guilty
officials .n y himself gaity Of otA'rucna lnsest'-
good htt charges. ho rtucws thcaa chaEees uIe pub
lie r:nls Of tic 4lay.
cdns m tue ssp sSsunT a e., p0sn Si II; pso m IT. 4.
annual Eer,rt for 1874 stated that @'Biock
Of ths SnF!h raetac r.iiI.sA s ID, 49, hsA a~tn
that Identical laugag" had keen ttc ~ tho President
Of that 1lasr nRitr ah IN hin scI"r to the Depart
incnt. Air. co"on also shows TINT Mr.. Welsh wss
not. has tccu sntposrd by somt, driven from
the lt'arl nt Indian Con1n ssioner. b., Secretary
pel.un, rs air. lh4ano ~aa not appointed secrct4sY
.ion. 7h.4c Two po.n:r wcro rrssent. fny in thu
Wasliusten dirlaatrles In Tue.'l'y'r 1nsuuhE.1