New-York tribune., 1875-07-14
THE RED CLOUD FRAUDS.
PROF. O. C. MARsHs ARRAIGNMENT OF THb
INDIAN RING.

FhA'p' 'i"' '""
THE No"""" o' ''''''-''
ExAGGrRATRD-A SUSPICIOUS ISSUE VI A''''
GooDs-sYsTEMATIc FRAUDS IN THE BEEF CON
rRAcrs-UNwHoIEsOM PORK, INFERIOR FLOUR,
poop src,p ,xD COFFEE. AND ROTTEN TOBACCO
,,.,, ~ r,,r ,.n,.xs. rp.uprIr>r CON-
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'"A'i FUN '"''
CLOUD.
TO the President OF He Ch"ed S'des-"'n'
In the two interviews have had with you on
Indian o,r,;rs was immersed with Your
.: =, ,,, tnJo,s and
e'ihcs' "oSi0 :" Wv
with your broad anu pniliii'"'"P' VIVID VI"
the whole Indian question. This must pe my
excuse, as a private citizen, for coming again
70 Won. TO Law before you statement Of
.:..oa ~, .ho S;oux Indians
,.., ohsor,,ot;,, dur;pg .
manly uhder my OWN o0Sci ''''o'' ""'"s
recent visit to their country. My visit to this
reoion was wholly in the interests of science,
Al, ;.,,o,,,;o or ,,;sh ~ investigate Indian
m r,J, ohsor,,oJ w.re broupbt
"i"i'' '"o i'"" ,,.,..
10 lily "o'i'c '' NV" N'
allow my party to enter the bad Lanu'
until had promised to submit his complaints
tn Won. i'm person.
Since nv interview with Won upon this sub
;cct 7 have been informed by the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs of the appointment Of
n committee to investigate affairs at the Red
Cloud Agency. and invited to lay a statement
of the facts before them. This | am quito
ready to do whenever the committee request
if. | must decline, however, to give my state
mcnt to the Interior Department alone for tie
following reasons:
First: have no confidence whatever in ths
sincerity of the Secretary of the Interior or tho
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, when they
nubliclv announce their wish and determination
TO correct the present abuses in Indian man
ooemcnt. because have reason to know that
they have long been aware of these abuses,
and have made no sincere effort to reform
them.
Second In all my intercourse with these
two officials, their object has manifestly been
TO find out, not so much what the frauds actu-
allv were. as the extent of my information
concerning them. SO as to prevent, by every
means in their power. all publicity or exposure
of them
TI;rd The evidence now in my possession
reflects nufaEOI.lDlN
and Commissioner Smith.
For these reasons. 1 have thought best to lay
before Won, to whom, in accordance with my
rrom;sc IN Rcd Cloud. | made nv first COM
mup;cat;on the accompanying statement in
detail. in full confidence that the evidence pre-
sontoJ will meet with the consideration it's i'm
nortonce demands. Tn the statement which
occomn,nies tbis letter have given the re-
su,ts of NV Investigation into the affairs of Red
Cloud Agency. the largest and most important
in the West. These results clearly indicate
hotb announcement and fraud, especially in
tbo folloyino particulars:
First. The Agent. J. J. Savillc, is wholly
unftted for his position, and guilty of gross
fr,uJs unon fine Indians i'm his charge
SoconJ Tho number of Ind, ms at this Agency
,a too,, o,,s+on,o.;ool,v overstot.d for MIR
-. 49,, III oo,, onlv rosult in fraud
Pv,y1 IT,. Ins, ;ssuo of o,nuitv ooods which
r ,,;,nossod w.s y susn;c;ous TRANSACTION. and.
=, ,or, ~ I.,st frouducnt
Eovrtb . The beef cattle given to the In
d;onS bovo becn very inferior. owing To sys-
t.matic frouds nracticed by the agent and beef
oontrootors
Ey0b Tho norl issued to the Indians dur
;nc INV visit was NOT suitable for human food.
S;r,5 . The fonr WAS very inferior. and the
o,,;do,co of froud in this article is conclu-
s;vo
Seycnh The sucar and coffee issued were
not GOOD. olthouoh better than the other sup
Mics
EjoLN. The tobacco observed was rotten,
and of little or no use to the Indians