Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-13
rug POsT.TRADERsHIP.
gtaseme at Of Captain Powell Concern.
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lag the Recent Gnpieasaatsess.
Alreporter Of the PosT-ISTELLIexScEB
met Captain W. l.. Powell. Agent Of the
Makah Indian Reservation on Seah
Bay, last evening, and asked him for q
statement of the facts IN relation to his
arrest for contempt Of court Captain
Powell said: 81 took charge of the Ma
kah Indian Reservation, at Neah Bay,
on Novenber 9Th, relieving Colonel
Oliver Wood. who left the reservation
on the 9th. On the llth received the
following telegram from Washington:
Remove Satellite Baxter, A. NJ.
Brookes and j. w. George, who are
trading under the firm name OF s. Bax-
ter q Co., with their effects from the res
ervation at oDcs. (Siened;
~. b. UPHAM,
Acting Commissioner
"On November 18th received tenn
porary restraining order from Judge
Greene, ordering me not t. close the
store. On the 18th, received q tele-
gram from the Department. defining
the boundary Of the reservation, accom-
panied by an order to close the store
II on the reservation. Ga the 18th of
November closed the store and order
cd the Indian police not to let Baxter
come on the reservation. That night
about IL O'Clock, man knocked loud
ly az my door. asked, Who is
therel' The reply came back: l have
q paper for Mr.. Powell replied this
ia no time to he prowline around q gen.
tleman's house, and il you don't leave
by morning I'll have nay policemen ar
rest you and pat you in JAIL He left,
without saying anything further. l
have since been told it was the Sheriff
of Clallsm county, but l don't know
whether 1t was or not.
"On November 18th, / received this
from the Commissioner:
"'Resist any order that does not en-
auate from this Department. Put of
anyone who attempts to interfere.
j. ID. q. ATKINS,
Commissioner Indian Affairs
"On the 27tb, l received by telegraph,
the following:
"'Your letter Of the 18th received.
This office fully aHderst ands the pro-
ceedines of the Court ia the Baxter
trading case. See my telegram of the
18th, and IL the trading store ia in the
limits therein given, put Baxter and his
goods off the reservation. IL the as
sistance Of a military force 10 required
So state by telegram.
al. d. q. ATKINS, Commissioner
"Aii this time Woods family rem ain
ed ON the ressrv ,tion. Ny Indian po-
lice had received strict orders to allow
NO strange man to land. On the night
of tbs 27th the steamer Dispatch
anchored in the harbor, and the Indians
went out as usual to bring in freight
and passengers in their canoes. Colonel
Wood got into eanoe, and ID. l.. Nc
Cowsn attempted to follow him. The
Indians made objeciioa to taking a
stranger contrary to my orders, when
Colonel Wood told the Indians that the
stranger was not a policeman lall Off
GERS are policemen with the indians
and that he was a friend of the
Coloners who vas coming to lool
around. On landing, Colonel Wood
| took MCGOWAN. who afterwards repre-
seated himself to me as deputy United
States Marshal, to the house of his son
Charley Wood, Bakers clerk, and kept
him tuers ever night. My Indian chiet
of police went to Woods house TO zee
| the stranger, but was there assured that
MCGOWAN Was a traveller Who had visit
ed the reservation to see the country
On the 18th I met MCGOWAN in com.
pany with Wood, and Was introduced C
nun. He drew from his pocket q papel
which be com menced to read to me.
knocked the paper from his hand, and
turned upon ColoHel Wood and told
him what thought of him. had nc
feeling against Mr.. MCGOWAN, as | real
lied that he was only doing his duty
bat the lying and perfidy OF Colonel
Wood vas what made me 90 angry.
''Ou November 3oth, I received this:
"Your letter of the 18th and telegram OF
29sh reserved. Disregard and resist
summons from any source. Ne author
ity to charter vssssl. Use agency wagons
10 remove goods from reservation.
j. ID. q. ATKINS, @ mmissioner.
81 answered that there vas no wagon
road Leading OF the reservation, but
that vould resist arrest.
"On Decsnbsr S.h, the following teie-
gram was received by me: submit 10
pro ,ess Of court till question of jaris-
diotion is iadieialiy determinsd.
J. ID. q. ATKINS. Commissioner"
Il immediately bad the store opened,
and started at once On the steamer Dis-
patch for SEATTLE. and appeared in
court. Tbs whole matter Vas laid be-
fore yadee Greene, and was pursed Of
cSutemps Of court upon the payment of
the costs. Judge Greene is one of the
fairest and most conscientious men
ever saw. l expected 70 be fined at
least $500. and probably be sent to jail,
bat instead OF that be les me of on
payment Of the costs. A ccss bill vas
presentsd against me of t5S. bat on
motion OF my attorney. Hon. W. II.
white. the Judge re taxed the costs.
which amounted 10 5000. and vhich
paid into oonrt. never had desire to
treat the Court With coatempt. bat my
orders from the Commissioner we're
plain, and knees that in obsyiug them
the Department would stand between
ns and him. am in hopes Baxter
and Wtlkerson. the nev trader can
agree upnn a basis Of settlement, 80 that
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