New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-28

before delivery aud Bissnette interpreter swenrs
issues omitted in ocoeer one on the ast
roborstca BY draft of affidavit prepared by MI A.
T. Appleton FOR the signature and attestat9n OF sHe e
chief herer. in which he taat herd OF aDout ooo
becves stampeded on tine sta 81 Octobcr winch co ,
not have been the case as to the number pd
had the herd been received the lst and an Issue hue
On The sIh OF October 2a7 head were issued number
which could not ascertain having been received on ne
day before AID after issue the herd stampeded ana T
Ssvile then decided not TO keep agency herd, and
directed the chief herder over TO sr. BosleLs
herd al the cattle recovered wien ne 90 10 M,
Der Of az o. this nj, number Mr. boSier only ael0"F
Thus after tie sth day o, October there were no cate
left az Red Coud Agency and no erd was received eA
cept Is5 head issued The 18th or more probably on
the 2ls, aud subsequently $50 head sald 10 nave sa
issued an the 2Jd DOR more probably on le -2tW lhe
latter issue made the solicitation OF M Apple
by Dr. -aye before the departure OF the latter ior
made Oct. % until Nov.
the sth day OF November. 800 beeves SAID 70 av
993 pounds each were received ana ssned asa
on the 18th q. November 41O berves. averaging 30.
ard It Was said by tine whites and Indians to have
been the finest herd received during the year.
RECEIPTS GIVEN FOR CATTLE NOT RECEIVED.
On the 2lst Of November Mr.. George NJ. Bosler IN
formed that the Government owed him receipts or
79e head Of cattle received during November DR.. sa
vile therefore gave receipt on the LIST Of October Tor
6f7 head Of cattle and certified that he weighed twenty
mead and that their average weight was loo3 POUNDS
and for G33 mead on the 18th, averaging 043 pounds
each when in fact no such number OF beeyes was re-
ceive,i and receipts were given for cattle which the
agent never saw There record show that any or
the lot received oct Tor 2l weighed at all III
will seen, them that the Government is charged WIN
receiving $50 beeyes during October and that there
were on hand. Oct. l. 60 beeves, making in al 13lO
beeyes belonging to the agency. From these there were
ss;od oct, e 297 head. Oct; ~ 135 head. and Oct %,
500 mead leaving A39 head uuaccounttu LOT ioT Idl
month rs Mr. BOser claims receipts Tor |9c hcad Ior
November. ,, ~, RI
think II clear that fraud was Intended Nj j. H.
Rser told nc N Cheyenne that ne rGde ont the re-
rept for AGENTS signature. anc Us those recepts
lpo.i represent dciiyt rcs OF cattle on Gie, on
such deliveries made. and thai weights We're CERT
tied 10. especially the receipt 81 oct To- whe no cl
vveighCd there clearly COLLISION between
/ Or sayle and NJ. !. II. Bosler 10 Obtain
/ Iarment from the Government for beer not de-
} iiycrcG. either ~ 10 number weigh; OF becvcs.
} IN confirmation OF this, | invite attention 10 me
/ alidavits OF J. Bissuctte, VITO swears iHat u
S,tylIe told Inn that the cattle, about tie otGhl-
! ming of October averaged about 1000 poUnds not
Of3 as cert fcd 70. The affidavit o. Thomas W iced
suhagcnt, SHOWS that the cattle aclnaiy t'c|t Iul
SIR Tosler were NOT o. thc cShs represented Dy hc
crrtnratcs as does also that OF j. Bissn tie interpreter
WHO svcars that lie called the att entlon OF D ~ nc
10 the fact that only large cattle were BROUGHT up
| Ia weighed. | also ElULCu ny -
! leryler M the agency. Who had been Iasc'!
among cattle. and was hcrder On the hAbSas Ca'tS
t.il that 900 pounds would lac good average Ter an
tie cattle received since Au ct the Red Cloud Aney
Mr Al ton weighed tie lot ~ $50 cattle received ny
: and flowed an averag. of 993 poundr &!tLOU-h me
actual weight was 5S pOnnls each. he having allowed
the con rctor Boslel s. pounds per hc"d I"r ON
driving Tile following Is siditInfli oi the Hhhbc. %
odes of Indians sand be at ked Cloud Agency since