The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-15
THE INDIAN SERVICE
Results Of General HammOnd'S lnveS-
tigatiOn Of the Agencies.
A RECORD OF ROBBERY AND CORRUPTION.
Agents Superseded by Officers
OF the Army.
[BY TxLEoRApH TO raE HERALD. ]
CROW CREEK AGENCY, d. T., July II, 1878,
Via YANKroN. d T. July IA 1913.

CROW CREEK AGENCY, ID. T., July IL, 1873,
Via YASKroN. ID. T., July Ia, 1878.
Tho result OF the yAion Of she Iadian
service on the Missouri. made by General Hammond,
shows that The church people have not succeeded 10
trngiug about any Improvement in the method OF
treating the ''wards OF the nation" Indeed u has
shown every crime committed against official honor
and integrity. Since General Hammond's appoint
ment last spring. three agents-H Gregory, OF
Lower Bruie; Dr. Livingston IN Grow Creek, and Dr.
Cravcns In Chsyenns-have boon succeeded oy mill
,ary officers acting agents; Hudson's trader's
store and warehouse at Crow Creek have been seized,
with ali their goods; trader AT Cheyenne has been
closed up and another permitted 10 sell out.
WHAT THE TESTIMONY SHOWS.
summary OF the testimony taken during General
Hammond's Investigation shows that Livingston and
mis- accomplices built hotel, hrst named the Occi-
dental and afterward the Centennial AZ government
expense, ana supplied It regularly with beef, potatoes.
mix, grain ana nay from the government warehouss
that tho agency blacksmith shop was the source OF
private income; that tho trader clerk, head farmer
and families OF employees were furnished with govern.
menI PROVISIONS; that tho traders warehouse and
store stocked with government stores; thai Lv.
iugston was partner win Hudson that sveryboay's
house outbuildings led With cloth, muslin,
tobacco and hardware Gus Tor indians; that
cattle ranches belonging TO Bingham, OF Cheyenne
Agency, ana Livingston were stocked with stolen
cutie and supplied regularly With agency stores
that hay put up ~ government expense was sold and
the proceeds never accounted tori that hay and food
contracts for tho agency wsrc given 10 Trader Audsoa
and all The labor Of filing them PAID out Of the gov
eminent warehouse; that the Indians Gus and hauled
large Quantities Of wood aud hay and were paid IN
their own ra,,ons and annuities; that contractors
for nay and wood At nsgnboring military
posts paid for WORK and teams In that
way; that private servants we're carried ON
agency payrolls; that shelves OF medicines we're
found In the dispsnsary not reported upon the agents
last properly return that private stock was ted on
government forage and hogs when ths Indisus
living buiberries and coffee made out Of Wild
cherry bark that the agent sold ali sorts Of Indian
suppies including mules, cattle, hogs, moving Inn.
chiues and wagons and pocketed the proceeds; that
Livingston or his clerk violated the mails; that Two
steamboat loads Of Indian goods conslCnsd to Lower
Brule Indian Agency were unloadsd ~ Grow Creek
Agency and conlscatcd.
AGENCY.
The average cost OF running ths agency for seven
years was $2a,0 yearly, or $4,000. The
agent drew that sum from The government for work
other thnRs that paid for 10 stolsn Indian
gooas Much OF is was Tor fictitious purchases and
extravagant biliA For instance, Yankion nrm goo
$62 ton for BIossburg coal Livingston drew rxtions
ami annuities Tor 900 more indians sha he has had
on the agency three years. lie Issued very scane
ra.,ons and made margin that way. and The sxtra
annuitiss wore appropriated
STOLEN PROPERTY
Since the agency has seized search for stolen
property not removed from tue place reveals immense
Quantities covering 500 classes Tho agent reported
IN his returns 70 tho depsrtmcnt:-LArgs planters
hoes, none on hand; found by Hammond. eo0; dies
reported none, found 200: iouna 1900 pounds o
tobacco lot OF carpenter shop ana not rsportsdi
Sixty axes reported anu 37j found Ash lines re-
ported and 800 found, and 50 on through The whole
list Two barrels OF sugar were found In the black.
smith shop. The employees were all extremely
ignorant, and great difficulty WAS sxpsrsncsd "a
obtaining their testimony. One Sewers Hooker testified
that he had never received 81 100 Tor hauling logs
and that ne never knew oil any voucher drawn Tor
that sum In bis favor. He aiterward Tor some cause
became frightened, ind went into the loft OF build
ing near and shot himself through tie heart Hooker
had hauled any logs aod HE signature had bees
fraudaisntiy obtAined 10 the voucher referred To-
Joseph Mcdonald, isborsr, never had hay cons
tract, bat his name appears to voucher Tor SiSoo
Everybody VINO ever aid anything about the aseney
seemed TO have signed u great many papers which
aiterward turned up Ms vouchers.
WEALTHY AGENT.
Livingston began lie n theological student He
gave fonts and stained glass windows churches dur.
ing the limo no agent He Is now very wealthy
owning large landed estates, town lots sad Interests
in three Nevada silver mines. In Yankson no " In
tercsted In almost every iodustry and stands high.
Almonds lie has been threatened by anony NOUS
letters and 10 freely asserted that WI be taksa
II the Ring can't break him down by Islander and teses
comprom:ss.
Mr. Hoyt, Commissioner OF Indian Affairs At Wash.
ington, vas here to-day. aud heartily approved all
had been done by the Inspector and acting aysnss
He thinks the chain OF evidence complete.
A POSTAL JUNKETING PARTY.