New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-10
4 DENIAL BY AGENT TIFFANY.

THE FORMER HEAD OF THE SAN CARLOS INDIAN
AGENCY REPLIES TO THE CHARGES AGAINST
HIM.
J. C.. Tiffany, formerly Indian Agent at the
San Carlos Agency, in Arizona against whom several
grave charges have recently been telegraphed from
Tucson Is engaged in business here being Interested IN
the manufacture Of iron and steel TRIBUNE re-
porter called upon him yesterday and asked him con-
corning tho derOgatOry reports which have been pub
shed and his administration OF the affairs OF the Agency
The eharges arc said to based upon the report OF the
Grand Jury IN Tucson In the cases OF number OF
Apache Indians who kept In confinement by MT
Tiffany for alleged completely in several murders which
followed after the outbreak OF the White Mountain
Apaches in the fall OF 1881 that gave rise to the report
OF the massacre Of General A. L. Carr and MS whole
command and upon the statements OF an Indian inter
prefer whose name is given as Charles Hustler Iney
are in brief the present dsaRecton among the In
dams OF the San Carlos Agency grew out OF Agent
Tanys practice OF selling their ratons to post traders
and merchants at Globe Maxey and other points, that he
informed the White Mountain Indians that tbs pro-
ceeds OF their allowance would be used to purchase
farming implements, which had never been delivered;
and that he had cOnnyed at the escape OF guilty Indians
and imprisoned innocent TO cover their flight
The last charge made first In the newspapers, and
concerning It Mr.. Tiffany said
"The prisoners referred to suppose eleven Cibcu
Indians who have been held ever since September d9s
for murder committed between Apache and Camp
seven OF these murders tho victims being mall carrier
a soldier at the fort two three strangers who were
Cowden, who looking after the cattle OF Govern
ment contractor The Indians were sent to me TO hoid
pending their trial their delivery to the civil author
ites have proof of their guilt In the shape OF state
ments made by indians who saw the murders put Te
Indians who escaped were Guilty Of an entirely different
crime. committed seventy miles away from the scene OF
the murders that have been mentioned. They were
White Mountain Cbicu Indians, who after the fight Mt
Cibcu at which Captain Hentig was killed on august
80 1881 went into Pleasant Valley and killed Turner
and Moody'twO young men who had gone to Middetons
rancho to give notice Of the outbreak They surren-
dered with the other sixty Of the band who were
connected with the Cbicu affair. | got confessions
from them and turned them over TO the military WIN tle
Of the band They I'm jail at Tucson all last
winter and then sent back to me under Instructions
to hold them Till their reesso was ordered or they were
turned to the civil authorities They were kept In
the Agency caaboose an adobe house surrounded by
an adobe wall and were guarded by tine indian scouts
allowed by the Government The guards were Instructed
to let only one cut OF the house 3, te %nen my
to shoot any prisoner who attempted to escape me
prisoners got away the morning OF April through the
disobedience OF sergeant OF the guard an il,lah
named Karthena who weakened the guard unlocked
the door and permitted the four 10 escape Kartena
tried by jury in the Of the chiefs Of his
tribe, and found guilty Of disObedence OF riders ana
irons for one year sent scouts after the gtiycs
and one aferward killed and another wounded These
nothing TO DO with that Of those who are now quoted
against me- who guilty OF the other murders.
to say that they Wholesale lies It is said that he
has been interpreter of the San Carlos Agency for
several years | nor heard OF such a man,
and there has been an interpreter there OF that
name There IL private soldier named Hurley, whom
have twice, and who has acted as Interpreter for
the military, but never gave him any commissions to
The Whte Mountain Indians and never had ANYTHING to
do with him The White Mountain Apaches never drew
ratiOns except In Of necessity and then they came
10 the Agency They do some farming and pretend to
live Independent OF the Government Every man OF
them who to the Agency got oil the farming i'm
Elements and the ratons he wanted. The Agency In
dams watch the ratl0ns very closely and know where
they and there isn't but will make affidavit that
all received their dues That man doesn't live who can
say sold him Indian rati0ns paid or received
for avOrs received conferred. The rnOrs
were existence last June and Commissioner Price
written to the subject by Clinton g. Fisk president
OF the Indian Commission Price replied that he knew
OF for my removal resigned June 80, but
left the Agency with the knowledge and consent Of the
Department April 8. had malaria and didn't want
20 back, and wanted to attend to my other business
affairs. | have heard complaints from Washington
and my accounts being made up for examination"