National Republican., 1877-11-29
That Eruuau..n. Claim.

That Erauaui.nt Claim.
THE DEFENDANTS STRENGTHENING THEIR
CASE.
Tho Brant and Craig trial occupied another
day Of the attention Of Justice Macarthur. The
INDICTMENT charges these parties with having pre-
sented a fraudulent claim against the Government
and receiving S23,GOO thereon.
The counsel and defendants wero In court on
time but Ills Honor arrived lilte late and II was
l03D o'clock before the proceedings got under way.
The examination Of John II. Carr In chief net hay.
ing been concluded he was recalled 10 the stand.
AZ this juncture his Honor discharged for the term
all Ul the petit jurors not engaged IN the case.
lie went up to Fort IATnrd accompanied by
some Vi the train hands, for the purpose Of having
the wagons inspected and obtaining an escort. He
told Gen. Curtis of their being surrounded at Cow
Creek by Indians and had worked their way
through. Now they wanted an escort as they had
been Promised one hen they reached Fort Iarned.
Gcn. Quits replied that he did not have sufficient
men 10 give him an escort and the witness
turned to his train. lie saw Gen Curtis the next
morning at the pawnec Fork aud repeated his de.
on, and the men did not want to do 10
WITHOUT AN ESCORT.
Gen. Curtis answered that he had no men to give
him, but that he must 20 on, S the ordnance storcs
wSnea % Fort A. s hs
travelled between eighty and one hundred miles,
| aud got past Cinlerone Crossing, bound for Benrs
old ford, whiShwas near 30 miles beyond. They
had got 6fteen or twenty miles above the upper
Cimerone crossing, where they camped for The
might. ltwas near ten o'clock at night,
There was an OK train corraled near there. The
witness was trying To sleep and was rst aroused by
the yelDing Of dog. They had none In the train,
and he wondered where the animal came from. At
the same time the mules became restless upset the
ambulance he was In and got out OF the corral.
Just before the Indians came around yelling, and
| finally succeeded IN stampeding the mules.
| The examination was here temporarily suspend.
ed to Introduce Senator Hereford Of West Virginia.
who testified that he had known Mr.. Briant since
| tha when ha fesidpd In the mn ~ q
with him. and had never heard anything against
him, but he was always spoken OF In the highest
| terms.
Mr.. Carr, In rcsuming said that he had one horse
and four mules left after the attack. He did not
rec0llcct OF seeing any Of them nterward, aud was
ireighting for Mr.. BFiRnt until 1885. He got the
neghbors TO haul the wagons down to the river
aud the other tains remained with then, not
wishing To leave them IN their disabled state They
made up transportation from the other trains, and
the next day went up TO Fort Lyon, which was
about one hundred miles away, Here they re
train lie left II at Fort Lyon and returned tC
Lsavenworth where he saw Mr.. Briant aud told
him what had happened. He made the first afiida
Wit In Kan City.
J Col. Albert q. boone testified that he had beer
ON THE PLAINS NEARLY FORTY YEARS,
and first went among the Indians IN 1894 ant
made his last report In December last lie hat
been Indian agent many times. In 1865 ho wa
agent al his place In Bonneville on the Arkansa
River, seventy five miles above Bents old crossing
/ He had been there several year., In the summe
q
: ported the fact tO the Department He learned q
= the occurrence Of the attacking and Stampedng q
/. tho mules, aud reported II to the Indian Bureau
II was his tribe Tho RiOwas. that committed th
depredatiOns. III the course Of the investlgatiO
he found Il number Of mules with the brand q
"B' on their left shoulder. The Indians told hiI
where they got tho animals.
| THE official report, showing that these mule
0 were stampeded and captured by the Kiowas, Wa
A ruled out
, |, James q. Blunt testified to the extent OF III
u Indian war and condition Of the country at thu
: time.
n Gen. Franklin, member Of Congress from Nj
i souri,. gave evidence Of the good character Of NJ
V Brant and Of his high standing in the count
:. where he resides.
! Gen. Blunt resumed his testimony and state
d that he sent out friendly Delaware Indians
scouts, and when he reached Fort Larned they r
ported that there was ABOUT 500 hostiles at smok
lin moving toward Cinerronc crossing, with Il
a intention OF going south. He then gave an q
" count Of his battle with them. He said that h
men killed number Of Confederate officers, upC
O the persons Of whom he found letters from &c
10 | Holmes commanding the Confederate forces
" Little Rock. instructing them TO go up into III
: country and
s = ORGANIZE THESE INDIANS
n for the purpose Of committing dcpredations on Il
trains,
lie testified to the good character OF Col Craig
william q. Thompson had become acquRint
with Col, Craig In 1853. lie was then captain
= the regular army and quartermaster. Became !