, 1880-01-13
HAMMOND,

WHAT TN GArs ABOUT THE rfsK CnAltf1rA
In yesterdays TI,INvsk was given ~, nl'strnet
Of Coma charges t,Ale ty Gen, Flak, member
III tho lntEan Cntnn,lsslont nEntust CtHntnia-
stoncr 1ayt, 1t belrR alleged that Ilayt, besides
groesly nrgcosing tho duties uf hla position. 1lso
nvnllet btnsrlS Of TINT position to ndyanco
schcrncs for Ills own personal herGtlt. 1t wRA
ulao stAtch by Gen. Flax TINT Inspector tlhr-
flold had liecu charged hy Commissioners stel'
btns with Rrrss Irregularities, indscrctons, nnd
lnmnr.ltteR, md In this connection the gcsltc-
,nnn Raid: "Whsu1 Mr. Stebbtns. n gcntteina,t
WIN 7,asl tho ontlro couildonco Of tho l9oarti,
h,ntH1t these ehnrgcs 10 the department. Mr..
tinyt rroroactl tu silence him by tho tender IF
m appointment ns indian Agent. lind Inspect.
or Hammond bepn rcEnnyfsi frpin service 1T
tho lndan nnrcar nt thnt tisno. 1,c,rly two
years n4o, rs VIA thu unanimously expressed
wish Of this Hoard, communicated through ono
Of our hunorctl members tn the Commissioner,
we wtMlh hnvp lcon apNrrtl the additional ohhp-
tor Of dfsHrnce hereinafter writtGn."
Hell. Flsk thon Eota Into detailed nccolnt Of
tho Arizo.ln mining sttuntinIL In which he inserts
TINT both Commissioner 1fnyt md Inspector
Hammond weIp ct,glYcd. Tho details Of this
speculation, III given hy Gen. Fisk, hnve nlrctdy
been printed III TiE TRIBUNE, except tho fol-
lnwiny paragraph; I" nntfe Nltut careful tn-
,pllry into tho transaction ns led mo 10 hAve I'm
doubt tint n great crime OIL tho part Of un In-
N'tSh <AAoIt uA oSCA GAIHft"AA"'|'l ~ s'%sP@StHt
iTnrnfrinul fur consideration. and that hu lid It
with tho tnclt cnnscnt, II not tho Active c0-ot,c
r1lttD,,, Of tho Commissioner ut Ininn Affairs,
md with tho understanding that Hfr. 1fnyt anG
his frIcn,ls wert. tn bu benefited thereby"
Inspector 1Iulnh,on1 was socn yesterday BY n
TNtnuaH rcportUrt hit snld Mt tho outset of tho
conversation that IN view Of tho faot that hs
wnuld prn,Ht,ly DO cnlled upon as II witness, 1t
w1uld INT 10 for him to bo Interviewed toticcrn-
Ing the rnHtttr.
i iinvu retl tho charges ngntnst Hayt in
f1iE TRIBUNE to.tlny" he Fnil, "ntlti I'M katiA-
fled TINT nDnc of them enn bo siitN!M!ltHtet.
Tho gs@aip ntnnt myself IL not sufficiently
specific for mo to know Just "hnt IL intended
TMtyu nRketl sevnr,ll fritnr.s tn-tlay who. spoke
to tho Ml,ollt tlie nnttcr whnt | wns chhrKMl
With, and they wCrc unable to tGll. II Tho
etargc is fntcImttxI tn he fhAt hnvc neglected
to bring suit Agaiilst HI ARct1t In Arzont, It ID
unlttd Htntcs District Attorneys, aud my btlai-
uces is simply to furnish tho Government with
ovisltnce. hnve mover brought II suit nnr Honl-
prtllniscsl t,r,c, md tho tuk ab,L my pAr.'HninY
my ,Hc Ia nOIacnse, as have M inurg power to
pur.t0il tfnn lt,,s ul,y other citizen. IT. It ~ In
iclN1ctl to ohnrKp TINT hAve specNlatel III
mines, tlnve neither Dw1lc Hnltl, nor tccn In
scresteh III my mine In ArlznMu, on Il 0ovgrn-
ilrnt reservation Or olla or nnywhuro elsr,
sirco 1901.
III do mt wish to attack Tias because he has
alnnt1crUtl tnr. M Y,Nh IL attained by anytny
You arc ulIutltor, hut believe liz III act,ntel
by ltrsonNl spite III his uttutk oil 1lnyt aud not
ly ii desire ftir tho ttlNl Of tho service. More.
over, any une desiring to follow his history Will
tind sn,1le entertaining rcndfnY IN tho st. Louis
pnpers Of 18iU~ IL n, br tt1ercnbOuts.''