New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-31
THE INDIAN COMMISSION.

METHODS OF FURNISHING SUPPLIES.
INDIAN AGENT sAvILLE's STATEMENT ABOUT Bos
LER's RECHIPIs-A CATTLE DEALERS PROFITS.
Iron A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEI
CHEYENNE, w. T., Aug. 23.-The Commits
soners appointed TO investigate the affairs OF the Red
Cloud Agency continued their examination OF witnesses
Yesterday Samuel Walkers letter to the Hon Felix X
Brunot formerly Chairman OF the Board OF Indian Com
mssioners was made the basis Of examination OF In
dian Agent saville DR.. saville however, was on the
defensive and made general denals Of all statements OK
fraud
To the charge that ]. H. Bosler the beef contractor
wrote the witness's signature upon two receipts dated
Oct and Oct 15 1873 account OF cattle alleged 10
have delivered and that one OF these receipts was
fraudulent the witness replied that he made ont two
receipts but that his handwriting being bad, Boser
copied them for his signature. He denied that George
NJ Boser kept the beef accounts OF the Agency Thos
Walker in his charges states that DIR. savie gave the
fraudulent receipt for cattle to Boser on Oct ID 1873
for 633 head Of cattle which not received at the
Agency The witness in reply said that he ordered
to note his receipts the lat and 18th OF each month
He remembered receiving these 1888 head OF cattle about
October 15perhaps little after that dateand tnat tns
receipt which he gave was dated PACK 70 io az
the building contract with his father-n-law Appetonl.
DR. ssSs ad rss, e tiIe Su Mr.
etrate him that he could do the WORK OF putting up
e lad then awarded the contract with the full
knowledge OF the Indian Department.
TESTIMONY OF sETH MAYBERRY.
Another session OF the Commission was held In the
evening at which Seth Maybery one OF Boslers asso'
ciates in the cattle contract testified Mayberry Is about
80 years old and fair type Of the Texas cattledealer
bud shrewd and seemingly frank: he said he sold to
the Boser Brothers last year between 1000 and 5000
head OF cattle, nearly all three years old; how much
per OF weighing them IL they were "lotted" that n,
turned lot and kept for IL hours without food or
water), they would weigh much less than u weghcd
on the range Sooner that submit To "lottlg ne woud
throw of rs pounds each head OF cattle
he knew that they would lose more q THIRSTY TX
driven IL without being given water would look
gaunt and II would then drink all the water II Needed
the animal would look full and round this we The NO.
meas had made contract to furnish 100000 pounds ~
beef the hoo each To average $50 pounds fIr ihe
Indians at 2.47l2 cents per pound. although NC re-
ceiyed the contract he turned over TO the eonppa-
ton, Of which Bosler was the head, aud then Boz.
being that Bosler should buy oil the wtncsss
cattle and then Ill the contract with the Government
the witness obtained the contract because hc Hahie'
market for his beef Bosler had the READY money, ne
organization Of cattle camps aod knew more ahont tho
economy aud methods of delivering cattle Tive witness
era times In the OF year. whereas by delivering
direct the Government he would DO Obliged 10 tase
the risks Of sickness among the CATTLE losses ~ ai.
pedes and raids the Indians and twelve months delay
In getting his pay Boser paid the witness 80 huch per
head. and then sold TO the Government at ~ much
pound; II Mr.. Bosler bought steer from the witness
weighing Oe0 pounds at 49, and sold 1.-THE Government
at 2A7is cents pound lie obtained VA ~, prcnS
OF 50 IS head Mr.. Bcsler WAS sasisned, and ~ ~as
| the Wituess.