New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
Np WALKERS LETTER,
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BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS, !
washington May 10, 1874. !


Orr had the honor to report to you, under
date OF Dec 6, 1873 that. in an investigation whch
made into the management of affairs M the Red Cloud
and MILESTONE Indian gencie discovered gross frauds
in the receipt and delivery OF beet. and general nis-
asement and criminal careessness in the TRANSACTION oi
Government business. copy OF my report was referred
90 Commission recently appointed by the Honorable
secretay of the Interior to visit the agencies referred TO-
with n view / presume, of throwing additional lisht on
the sublert That Commission through its Chairman,
Bishop Hare, has recently reported and has attempted
70 Justify the OF tho agents upon testimony when
as given with their report.
Having a proper respect for the official appointment
of the Commission will refrain from characterzing the
very loose and untenabie statements Of the report as
voud be justified in doing but will call your attention
20 some Of the glazing plumbers in the mode oil III
yestgation.
LOOSE METHODS or INVESTIGATION.
ycharced that j. H. Boslor wrote for the signature OF
AGENT sayie two receipts dated Oct and Oct 49, one
Of which ut can De shown by the testimony win
Bishop IIare's reporD fraudulent The commission
tp %, permit George r. BOsr TO swear that he did moi
Tell me so J. H. Bosier told me in Cheyenne that ne
wrote the receipts say my report-ycthe was moi
questioned on that pOntl - .,.
charged george W. Foster kept the beef accounts
t,,riIg The time was nj Red Cloud. The COMMISSION
take J. ~ Rosters testimony that point ana DINER
statements which attributed to George ~ b S"sIs
IN 27ll In answering charge D. Agent SlNlle refers
L. Tbbetts Walters. and lasonete 9y ONE o. .a BOZ
and he ssys the weight over 500 pounds net The
Csmmis ion dd not particle OF evidence :" show
pede TIE Commission did not take the evidence OF
Walters TO sustain The agents Tery ca c@aree
he denies that his clerk willard, said that lac cal
rulacd e number present TO be about as many more as
properiy belonged to the agency" hut the Commission
90 not wizards testimony. VIII say mere mat thia
ssbiny him 10 get more beef and these Identical
words occur bo seen by the official copy on NE w
our Office might continue this LIST OF slhgrllal ODDS
sios en me speoItnS witch would ppear
ol.l V he inf q
witnesses suggested by them appear To nave pceH eAa
ined.
Collision BETWEEN AN AGENT AND CONTRACTOR.
As the question of beef has occupied most attention III
connection with certain fraudulent deliveries Of receipts
which discovered permit Inc 10 point out wherein the
Testimony taken by the Commission fails to sustain their
assertions of the agents innocence OF guilty intent ana
their Endorsement OF the good faith of the beef con
tractor BOscI. Will also point out incidentally wheic
a guilty collision existed between the agent
and Boser | charged that Agent s-vilc gave a
false and fraudulent receipt Oh October To- o| Tor 033
head of cattle of which he certified that he weighed 20
head when in he received no cattle on uiat Day ana
only 1s5 on the 2lst OF October which he did not weigh
The agent in his reply says, on page 3D. paragraph D.
that he did receive C33 head the 18th OF October
ayeragng lol3 pounds each. j. H. Boslcr IL his sworn
testimony saws that 9Th OF October lac turned over
90 hal roth STATEMENTS are untrue DR.. SaNir gave
The receipt dated October 49, bnt Bosier ala not denver
the cattle on either that d6tc or October \
b. f. Walters testified before he Indian Coinittce o.
Che United states House of Representatives that ne
heard savile ne gave the reccis some daSs ~
ADVANCE nf the delivery the cattle and az there was no
Ierd al the agency after the stampede On the Sun OF
Ot1er and ~ the herd at that date after IN delivery
10 the Indians Of 297 head numbered only 400 accord
Inc fo ;be chief hcrdors written statement when hOm
n q clear that $50 head had not been resolved up
and Including oct Bosler swears IL II also eqhD
clear that only 6f7 head had been received Two Issue
had not been made. the agent says page &5 OF Zo'
head and 800 head the Isl and SUI o. 9coper re-
snectiyev For IL So he coud not have had gtiter de
dnctipg S27 head issued oct ana from 'tl| ran re
seiyed and head hand oct l, total O'S) 400 ieid
stampctcd On the night of Oct ), AS there woNd nave
been only 81 head left after the issues
ASSERTED FALSE FIGURING.
Again n Dr. Savie's statement OF his receipts Oh
the LIST and 18th OF October he asserts, be correct
the swOrno figuring Of j. ii. Bosler on PIP - ana =
IA purely fictitious Both Dr. Savlc and BoSler concur
An proving that there agency herd KEPT aitef oct
(pp "a aud 2s therefore Ssyille's statement that he
received ON 18Th is false He admits that nc maze
no issue on that day. and by his own testimony he
lad no herd on hand al that date he certainly could NOT
have received any
Tho figuring OF savle and Bosler is purely fictitious
Please observe the result tested by the amounts !sse
and recepted for between Oct. l, 1878. and Nov Is
1873 tie dates especially reported on by me- Agent 50"
vile gives his Issues follows: