The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-05-01

| hlm was about these words: 'brin0 along the sick scout also when you come."
 The sworn statement of John My lett, private, Troop A, 9th Cavalry, (marked 2), on duty as my clerk at the time, who sat by me at the wire, and remained there after l had gone, shows that 1 reported the facts fully, and awaited an answer. Was there a design in not answering, to see what might turn up and then shout
 ''HEADs WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE" in either case? Letters marked No. is the opinion of all the officers but i two, and one of those is inclosed Tn letter marked No. 4. Doctor Byrne never saw the endorsements of the other officers.
 Could an officer be more sustained and we'll spoken of as one who had used grea, and good judgment and most likely had averted a great cal amity, than I am in their opinions and views?
 Lieut.. Baily, who commanded the company of scouts is absent from the department on leave, or l would have his opinion also.
 Letter marked No. 5, contains the statements of the escort that accom- panied me to the sub.agency on the day in question Sept. 30), which confirms all the others Tn regard to my actions at the sub-agency.
 Letter marked No. 6, comes from Tiffany, agent at San Carlos. His letter shows how Major Sanford "captured and took" the bucks spoken of in General Willcox's re- port, while he places the blame for the outbreak on General Willcox's action, and shows that he had pro- tested against its :aking place on is. sue day. He never once but consid- CTS my action of the best while here and so does his sub-agent, Mir. Hoag, with whom l acted in unlson at the SUGGESTION or LIEUT.. II. |. HAS
 KELL, A. D. C.,
 on General Willcox's staff. This was the person that I referred to in enclosure No. l, as follows: "I was also advised by person conversant with MT. Hoag and Indian affairs, to converse with Mir. Hoag."
 While at the agency, and every thing was going on apparently right, Capt. II. c. Egbert, 18th Infantry, who was acting on General Willcox's staff as judge-advocate of the de- partment, arrived. He was en route from San Carlos agency to Camp Thomas. He stopped and asked me how things were getting along. I told him all right. He said, "these troops ought not to have been sent here to-day; protested and tele- graphed General Wilcox from the agency to-day to try and prevent their being sent" But he got no satisfaction, so he informed me.
 Letter marked No. {, is Captain SGsAaaffee's statement. A man of the coolest and nr,ast discretionary judg- ment, his views and opinions are ev- ident that it was through no action I of mine that the outbreak of the I Chiricahuas took place. The Cap: tain was acting Indian agent for a .ong time at the San Carlos agency and knows the tribe well.
 
 WILCOX RGspQNsIAAn1le.--- -1-Wt1l here state that the great mistake that was made by the de- partmfnt commander, Gen. Wilcox, was in having brought the band of Chiricahuas under Juh out of Mex leo. They came or were brought out almost as conquerers, not as captives, and the most serious and diplomatic ally worded letter l ever saw was from the Mexican authorities to the department commander, Gen. Will COX, for giving these red handed murderers an asylum in the United ! States.
 Now comes the letters marked | Nos. 8, 9 and 10. The mar (name l not given) spoken of -was one of the chief advisers of General Willcox. He was called upon for information at most all times, to the exclusion of | some of his officers. His reputation was well known. He was despised l by most ef the officers, and General Mackenzie, on coming into the de- ignored him.
 Last is letter marked No. II. This 1 letter has in reality no bearing Tn one sense on this case, but as 1 | charge that General Wilcox's report is not correct, and think knowingly l so, and as l knew of the facts stated | in Col. Kautz's letter, I got it to show that it is not the first time General has not been accurate in lis l reports, and this is why l was more than careful in carrying out all or ders received from him; and to that care and fear is due the vast amount of evidence that I bring to bear to clear myself from the charge. Inow seek to vindicate myself. 1 seek this mode of redress, and
 TO THE GENERAL OF THE
 ARMY,
 as my name has been heralded forth ! to the wide world as either fool or n dallier with my duties. l am to