Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-07
Especial Correspondence of the Globe. !


STANDING Rock, d. T., Aug. 3.-Gen Ham
mond the newly famous raider upon Missouri
river Indian agencies has finally closed his long
inquiry into the affairs of this agency and
taken his departure. Remembering that the
contest here was between the department of
government to which he now belongs and an
other-that it was, in fact, the army against
the Indian bureau must count it ONLY an
evidence OF Gen. Hammond's integrity of pur-
pose that he stood so straight against fayorinp
MS own side as to lean decidedly to the other
size. Ii was important to Agent Hughes de-
tense to show the fact that he has for months
been the victim of continual persecution and
most vexatious spying; and also that, with OF
without the knowledge of COL Carlin the
post commander, deliberate conspiracy
against the agents reputation and his personal
safety had been carried on by persons harbored
and conntenanced by Col.sCarlin To evidence
tending to show this, and evidently necessary
TO complete the eyoneration of the agent 81
lence his enemies, and compel the Indian office
to stand by him, Gen. Hammond would not
listen. lie was unauthorized, he said to hear
charges or reflections against the military peo-
pie or their dependents-he came only to hear
charges against the agent and those associated
through mass Of trashy hearsay and guess
work OF witnesses whose oaths would not be
accepted without respectable corroboraton by
any court of justice. He was patient
until he came to hear the testimony
Tor the defense and moved his inuusitiou from
the garrison to the agency. Then he became
impatient; he was tired and disguised with the
whole case and wanted to be through with it as
quickly possibe and then, only. he ac
knowledged that nine-tenths of the testimony
brought in by Gen. Carlir would no thrown
out.
The generals work was a thorough eyamiua
ton OF all the books and accounts of Agent
Hughes, and he was forced to say that they
were in the best and straightest condition of
any Indian agency records he had ever exam
/ med,
The whole investigation has but partially de.
veloped the fact that the Agent has for the last
hive or SIX months been undergoing @
persecution that is almost hellsh His differ
ences with Carlin led him to make reflection
upon the army at large and officers of high
rank were Interested at once. They are so SEN
| sltlve to criticism, you know! Gen Sherman
1t is rumored, took the trouble to ascertain
that Agent Hughes had so far as appeared in
! Washington. but few, if any, influential
friends, and then the dogs of war were let
loose. OF course the Indian bureau and the
department OF the interior not fighting in
situations. They have SO little of character
that they do not command the respect of even
Gen. Hammond. In fact he has no sympathy
with them but evidently cares NEST to Obtain,
a reputation for ferretng out corruption and
Tor making friends for the future in
a branch of the government that is compact
| permanent and influential. Here only, so far
i'll this Missouri river raid, has he been com
| PEELED to retire disappointed. There was no
corruption here to ferret out greater than the
ordinary scandal of country villages army
garrisons, Indian agencies and other isolated
m lnpng yhnPn al -, III.
there's nothing else to talk about
But Agent Hughes, thoroughly disguised
and infected by Hammonds example. with
doubt whether his superiors viii stand by him
or any other subordinate against influential
enemies, is likely to free himself from ami
mostly and persecution by resignation.
If SO, he leaves behind him,
| still under Col. Carlin's protection
the late chief witnesses for the military party
each of whom had cause for aiding the per
secution in the fact that the agent has sought
to put them away from the agency, for it's
manifest good. They are discharged employees.
squaw men of the lowest type, and refugees
from civilization. if the garrison and they re-
mann, no agent can maintain here mis- office in
dependently But if as reported here, Gen
Crlttenden is soon to take command of the
| garrison, the men who have done the open
work of the conspiracy against Agent Hughes
will quickly leave. Some of them are here in
violation of law and Gen. Crittenden bears the
reputation of officer who IS not likely to
inherit another mans quarrel, and who GER
family Will not countenance violation of law
or the presence of disturbers of the peace.