The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-31


Their support or agent SavllIe IS. then, clear ly
traceable to their interest in the contractors for
whom Saville was working SO faithfully and when
DR.. Dyer, OF the Protestant Episcopal Commission,
Is called for nis testimony he will be able TO
show that ut his interview In Washington with
Mr. Deanu In the spring of 1874, the latter in his
own way, put stop to all further action In re-
gard to the removal OF agent Saville which was
tRen contemplated, owing to the rottenness ana
corruption shown TO exist at the RED Cloud and
wne,stone agencies by Mr.. Samuel Walker then
clerk OF tie Board OF Indian Commissioners. The
history of Mr.. Walkers report and the action OF
the Interior Department when 1t was received
there-and subsequently, cannot be easily eX.
planned by Messrs. Delano ana Smith, on
the superstition that they were acting non
estly in the interests OF the government.
IT Is AS FoLLows:-
During the year 1873 the Board OF Indian Com
missIoners became satisfied that huge frauds
were practsed at the Red Cloud and milestone
agencies in the delivery oil beefand other supplies
and having called the attention OF the department
frequently to the irregularities there, without any
result It was decided TO send special agent to
look INTO the matter and inform the Board OF the
state OF AFFAIRS there. The Chairman OF the Board
selected Mr.. walker, and the latter reluctantly
consented 10 go, only STIMULATING that the Secre.
tary OF the Interior and Commissioner OF Indian
Affairs should not be informed OF his mission uutll
he hao gotten so far en- route that comDina-
ton could be formed to Illustrate his OBJECT Mr..
BrunoG agreed 10 the stipulation, and only
informed Mr.. Delano OF Mr.. Walkers appoint ment
when the latter was about TO leave teleQraphic
communication behind.
Mr.. Walkers report OF the condition OF affairs
at tue agencies he visited showed a condition OF
affairs then exactly similar to those recently ex-
posed by Professor Marsh. The report was trans
mitted 10 Hon. Felix Il. Brunot, Chairman OF the
Board, early in December, 1873, but was not sent
to the secretary o. the Interior because IL mad not
been submitted 10 the full Board Tor action and
further because the action OF the Interior Depart
ment during the previous year led to the belief
that 1t would be used only Tor the benefit or the
contractors who were implicated by It; and. as a
portion OF the report required the corroboratlve
testimony OF the beef vouchers, 1t deemed
wise 10 withhold 1t until they were presented :.
Strangely enough the vouchers did not come
Early Ia February, 1874, Mr.. william " elsh, Of
Philadepha, sent gentleman, member OF Mr..
Delano's wmtewashinR committee, to Mr. walker
with a request that the latter would In strict cen
hdence furnish full Information 20 enable him 10
detect the frauds at Red Cloud and Whetstone
agencles. Mr.. Walker complied with the request
and furnished all the facts and private papers in
his POSSESSION, after exacting promise that the
Dental. IL turned out however, that botn MIR.
Welsh and Mr.. Walker were deceived. Tor almost
at once full details were gwen Secretary Delano
and Mr.. Cowan, and one day aftcrward all o1lcial
request came from the department for Mr. Walkers
report. An abstract was furnished as soon as
possible and transmitted TO the Secretary about
halEpast two r. NJ. But suca was the hurry OF
that onicial TO mud out now much was known
that he caused Mr.. Cowan TO write letter I'M
medlatey, and, having signed 1t, sent IL over and
had IL showed under the Office door OF the Board
after office hours. 1nls hastily written episte
called for ''any aud all reports' made by Mr.
Walker; showing that the Secro tary knew OF more
than one being In existence, as there were But
he did not get these because Mr.. Walker never
acknowledged Mr.. Delano's right to attempt coer-
GIVE measures with an organization whose powers
were co-equdl with his own, and also because tae
report which was eventually withheld, was OF a
private nature not intended Tor the use OF con-
tractors or their confoderates In the department.
Tne gentleman VINO thus betrayed the trust re-