Arizona citizen., 1878-01-25
The Indian Investigation.

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 The Board of Inquiry appointed by Secretary Schurz, is evidently com. posed of prejudiced and unjust men When Wolfchafged Chief Clerk Galpin with bribery, this Board was appoint ed to investigate the charges. The result of their investigation compelled them to exonerate Galpin from all charges made against him, and to de clare that they could find no evidence of criminal action on his part. Not satisfied with this result the Board has taken it upon itself to insinuate, criti- else, and reflect upon the personal character and individual actions of Commissioner Smith and Chief Clerk Galpin, and this is done in such man. ner as to leave the parties injured without redress from this great in- justice.
 We are quite sure that a Board of Inquiry could go into the War Office, or Postotlice, or Land Office, perhaps also THE CITIZEN office, or into Rail road Committee Rooms, into the halls of Congress or even into the White House, and make searching investiga- tions, tumble through books and papers and then publish report filled with criticisms and reflections upon the personal character and ac- tions of prominent individuals con- nected with each of the above institu- tiOns. It would be particularly easy for a Board to do this, should the mem bers happen to entertain prejudice or mallce toward the parties investigated That such feelings were entertained by the Board that investigated the charges against Chief Clerk Galpin is quite evident from what we pub llsh below, and we don't admire Secre- tary Schurz for re-echoing the full tone of the report. It will be observed that the report does not even contain the defense made by Mir. Galpin as to serious charges.
 A special dispatch to the Chicago dated Washington, January 6, says:
 The report of the Schurz-Indian In vesiiga:ing Committee is finished. The Board has been investigating nearly eight months, and has taken some 20,- poo pages of manuscript testimony. The investigation has embraced every branch of the service in Washington and throughout the country. This re- port IS very severe upon the admins tratiOn of Indian Commissioner Smith and reflects upon Chief Clerk Galpin. In consequence of this investigation, SchurZ, on Saturday, address cd letter to s. A. Gilpin, late Chief Clerk of the Indian Bureau, informing him that his services are no longer needed.
 IN THIS LETTER.
 Secretary Schruz says that the Board of Inquiry appointed June :, last 10 the charges made against Galpin by Wolf and others, has sub mitted it's report, and has failed to find most of the charges against Galpin sustained, but that the charge of un- just and improper treatment of sub ordinate is sustained. Secretary SchurZ, charges Galpin with derelic- ton of duty, in that he neglected to in- form the Secretary of the Interior of at the Pawnee Agency.
 MT GalpIn's answer 10 this charge is that delay in acting on the papers touching the irregularities at the Paw nee Agency was caused by the belief that the secrecy was essential to any proper action upon them, and that they were crowded out of sight by the pres sure of current work of the office. Mir. GalpIn further denies that he had any interest, at any time, in any of these matters, or any desire to shIeld any guilty parties. NIT. Galpin also states that most of the irregularities of occurred before he be came connected with the Indian De partment. The report of the investi- gatiOn does not contain the defense made by MT. Galpin before the Com as to the Pawnee Indian mat ter.
 GALPIN's STORY,
 which is very straightforward, is to the effect that these charges were received at a time when the bids for the Indian supplies were coming in, and all con tracts had to be made. The COmmis sioner was i'll or absent, and double duty devolved upon Galpin. Think ing the papers did not require i'm mediate attention, or, al least, that they were not SO important as the pending duties, both of the Commissioners and Chief Clerk, they were placed on the desk, SO that they might not be made public and the prosecution be defeated by publicity, until the matter could be reached. Meanwhile the great work connected with the annual contracts for the supplies went on. In a few days after that
 THE UNsUSTAINED WOLF CHARGES were made, upon which Galpin was and his desk, in which the Pawnee charges were, was locked and taken in custody by the Department. Galpin never thought of the papers
 Al fsr.,-r Tf when he went, secured, and delivered them to the Commissioner. This is the other side of the story, which does not appear in the letter of dismissal.