Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-06
Commissioners Hayps Rem0vaI--Re- port of the Indian Commissioners The Testimony Reviewed and His Dismissal Endorsed.

Commissioners Hayps Rem0val-.Re- port of the Indian Commissioners
 The Testimony Reviewed and His
 Dismissal Endorsed.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The Board of Indian Commissioners, who have been in session in this city for three days, concluded their labors this evening by endorsing the report submit ted by the subcommittee in the case of ex- Commissioner Hayt. The report recites in detail the charges of General Fisk and the eff forts of the commission to investigate, and states that every facility was afforded by Sec retary schurz. It goes on to state that In- spector Hammond was ordered by Commits sioner Hayt in January, 1879, to investigate the affairs of Agent Hart, of the San Carlos agency. He took evidence and accepted Hart's resignation, and by order of Hayt re- mained in charge until April, when he was by his own request ordered to Washington. He brought with him evidence he had collected, and also bond for the Washington mine signed by Hart and H. Fuller. This mine is located at MoMilIan, mining settlement about forty-fve miles northeast of San Carlos. Inspector Hammond left for New York on May IT and remained there three days when he had several interviews with William Hogen- camp, president of the Second National Bank of Jersey City, an intimate friend and associ- ate of Hayt. Hammond asserts that during this visit to New York preliminary arrange ments were made by MT. Hogencamp, Mir. Hammond and others for the purpose of buying mining property in Arizona, in- cluding the Washington mine, and for -H Hammond was to be the businesss manager. Later Hammond returned to Arizona and took the affidavit of Colonel Jonathan Biggs charging gross frauds on the part of cattle contractor with the connivance of Hart. On Commissioner Hayt's recommendation this department of justice for prosecution. In July last Inspector Hammond telegraphed MT. Hogencamp that the Washington mine could be bought for $10,000. He was in formed in reply that special agent named Edward Knapp would be sent out Hammond alleges that in reply to his dispatch to Hogencamp inquiring how he would know Knapp and where he would find him, Commissioner Hayt replied, 'sYou know Knapp" or words to that effect. Hayt does not admit sending such telegram. Knapp brought letter of introduction from Hogencamp as his agent for the purchase of the mine. The purchase of the mine was ef- fected by transfer from ex-Agents Hart and Fuller, coequal owners, for $1O,000, for which sums drafts were given on MT. Hogen- camp. The deed was made out in the name of Charles s. Deschler, who was named as the trustee. The property was subsequently transferred to Hogencamp. Inspector Hammond waited one or two days to see the transaction closed and accompanied Knapp to Phoenix, the county seat, where the deed was put on record In September In- spector Hammond left the Territory for the East and has since resigned, but has not fur nished any additional evidence against Hart The committee concludes that proper steps were taken by the authorities at Wash ington to protect the Indians and remedy abuses at the agency.
 The second part of the report refers to the prosecution of Agent Hart and the committee finds that the afidavits deliv- cred to Commissioner Eayt in May, 1879, were not sent to the Department of Justice until January z, 1880. This is explained by Hayt by allegations that it was best to keep them until the facts sworn to were supplemented by testimony expected from Inspector Hammond and others The committee say we can't avoid Agent Hart was promptly forwarded to the Department of Justice for prosecution, with regard to other cases involving more serious charges neither the commissioner or inspector were sufficiently in earnest. The report says further that Edward Knapp, the so-called nephew of the commissioner, who figures so conspicuously in the transaction, was passing under an assumed name and was really Ed. Knapp Hayt, the son of the commissioner, and that he adopted this name at the sugges- ton of his father. The acceptance of the report was followed by the adoption by the board of resolution approving of Hsyt's re- moval.