National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-25
AGENT M,G1LLLYcUpDY.
He Writes Letter In Reply to Some Charges
Comments by the New York "Sun -
Thereon.

Thereon.
Asa matter Of duty to the government and
my friends would request, as a simple act o
justice, space In your columns for the fol
lowing briof statement in answer to certalt
libelous, untruthful, and malicious charge,
recently given TO the public.
In answer to the charges OF fraud and mis-
management on my part, would briefly state
that, Ia connection with tho publioservice,
can be found on record In the treasury depart
ment nom lSoS TO ls68 as resident physician
ment AZ topographor In the United States lake
survice from 1869 TO 1873. In the state depart
ment as topographer on the international sur
| yey OF the 4y' parallel In 1874. in the interior
department as chief topographer OF the survey
of the Black Hills in 1875. In the war depart.
ment as attending surgeon Of the second aud
THIRD United states cavalry In the Sitting Bull,
| or Big Horn expedition of 1876 and assistant
| post surgeon and post surgeon In the depart
ment OF the Platte and Dakota IN 1878, and
IN the Indian department as ngent In charge
OF this agency from March. 1879, up TO present
| time.
During my five years OF services as agent
the books Of the treasury show that / have
issued and disbursed between two and three
million dollars In property aud funds and my
accounts up to date show no shortage, and that
every dollar has been honestly and properly
accounted for.
In regard to my reputation for honesty,
voracity, sobriety, morality, aud ability rs n
public Official, would refer TO tho FOREGOING
record, and by permission Gems Sherllan
Crook, and Howard, and numberless other
o op,n so Oh tne army bishops Hare and Marty
~ hIu Woman Shthohc chuTgnes'
,yood o,,A 49, n,iIeVIctaIle5 oonuif anu MIX
Woou, anu tnelr respective indian commits
s,5 ~ ~ senaiors paWes' Logan, ana Cameron
Wo,sshho sei,a'e hnuinn committee; Herbert
odelphla, and others too numerous to mention
,hat q, y,s 70 se.Ie lot ali time these charges
ana., III spite ol tspeated Investigations by IN
hns, eol,i,,issioIs' ahd committees, are
' IN vpeI'euiy nluue hgalnst my charncter,
VIII nihhe u iall business prOpositlon-to
"a OF tnree uienDelsnppOlnted,
, y. LIN ~ uPOi oo olcer OF me army, conVerS
~ N, VIZ ,e OF theso Ihdlans prior
o, Soi 'i ~ CIutgg OF mem nVe years ago,
gJ U.ioo, ", Wy interior department, ana one
uihsi u, si, t','l. ol.i1en'
ouchiv fn,o ,h nisit ana examine thor-
o os,y iniO tho ConultlOh OF nnalrS NJ tho
a aga 10y ana reservation my past management;
aigbi sgnains; ,,, cboro a,lu ,ney ehh nnd
n ,r,, asnst ny character as an Official or
Yast naimri,n ~, X JUS Us hiang9r, OF 'hat the
,na i' sgyt III .m9so lnglahs 20 not sustain
,nitsai VIII "iiiinBy huher dlshonoraplc dls-
sho,,,d Tho ,o,,r,.,. ,.,,,
nnjrtIr ~, t,,e uvpaittheiit 20 deferred from ap-
pDp.rS .ne committee by reason OF lack OF
ir,,oi,IJ , ~pp.oP, . w pay tne expenses
honas "a P'UpO -, W my arouserS thht they give
sr,iIiY cni KY nv yNpoiisos II hln NOT Iohnu
an, fn,,d tG,,mt,v po,ius 70 pay me expenses ii
"iN iouiiu suiity' rerE rcspectiully,
u,,,.N. " 4. MCu,LLYoUDDY,
,uhUeu states lnulhh Agent
NeiV York Sun.
From an Indian agent In Dakota wo have
n communication which for nj least one ron.
son, merits the attention OF tho arthoritIes M
Washington Mr.. " n MrCiiIiycuddv has
charge Of the Pine Ridge agency We learn
from the Official register of the United States
that his salary Is 81 200 year, From tho sans
source of information we learn thai Mrs. II. Is
McGillycuddy is superintendent of the agency
schools, driving $500 n yenr AccordiSo, ~
tho list at hand, which gives the figures for
1881, subordinate officials ar the agency draw
salaries aggregating about $1,000 annually
Then there is the agency police force, under
the probably gallant command of Man who
Carries the Sword, with ten sergeants, the
ninth of whom is Kills a Hundred, and thirty.
eight prlvates among whom we observe tile
names of Kills Himself Ribs, Pawnee Ladies'
and Fat Dog. These guardians Of public order
get 50 Il month each.
What strikes us chiefly, however, in tho nav
roll of the Pine Ridge agency for that wear is a
list of not less than 80 Indians classified as
"ircghters," and receiving the uniform com.
pcnsation of Slj month. Apparently tho