The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-07-30
4 GOOD OFFICE NEARLY LOST.
A Young Nnn Gr's Ito Difficulty Through
a histep of His Father.

A Young Hon GSfs i"ho Jb1fcuHy IHrongs
a Mistep of His Father.
Washington dispatch: There was a par
graph seat last night about the removal OF
an Iowa man by Commissioner Atkins on
account of an effort made by him to COM
NIT bribery, which proves to have been in
correct in some particulars. The facts are
that j. J. Franey, OF Council Bluffs, was
lately appointed an Indian trader His
father, L. &. Franey, has been in town a
good while trying to get al appointment as
Indian agent or Indian inspector. Con-
gresham Jere Murphy told Congressman
Fredericks that Franey had offered him
Murphy) $500 If Murphy would help him
get an appointment in the Indian service.
Congressman Fredericks repeated this to
Commissioner Atkins, who remembered
that the application OF a man named Fra
ney had been before him, the son being IN
his mind, and he at once ave orders to the
appointment division to hang the matter
up till further orders il Franey had not
been appointed. The COMMISSIONS looked
into the matter Il little more and found out
that it was B.. B. Franey, the father, who
was accused, and it was the son, j Fra
ney, whom he had appointed an Indian
trader. In speaking of this mat
ter the commissioner said that
if hi found anything dubious about
J. j. Franey's reputation he should
remove the young man at once, but
that if he appeared to be al righth would
not remove hin on account OF any quarrel
between his father and a congressman.
Young Franey was appointed on the re-
commentator OF Van Manning, ex-con-
gresham from Mississippi, who knew old
man Franey when the latter lived in Mis-
sissippi; Speaker John G.. Carlisle and
Mayor Vaughan, of Council Bluffs. AS
soon as Commissioner Atkins got to the
department he sent for Mr.. Manning and
told him what he had heard. Mr.. Manning
replied that there was not a particle OF
reason for suspecting the young man OF
anything crooked; that if the old man
tried to bride Murphy it was in order to
get a place for himself and not to get a
place for his son, and that Mr.. Murphy
and the senior Franey had had a bitter
quarrel, and Franey slapped Murphys
face, on F street in this city, n few days
ago, and this was probably all the founda-
ton that there was for the charge OF
bribery.
Commissioner Atkins has taken no ac-
ton in the case yet, but he will have
Franey thoroughly investigated. He will
not punish him for any sins his father may
have committed, but he will remove him
instantly if he finds any reason to doubt
the young mans honesty. The commits
sioner said that he believed the most fruit
full cause OF trouble among the Indians was
their being cheated by the Indian traders.
1t was more important to have thoroughly
conscientious men for Indian traders thar
for Indian agents, or Indian inspectors
and he would not tolerate an Indian trad
er of whose integrity he had any dOub
Some OF Congressman Murphy's friends
who are here say that Franey struck at
him but did not hit him. He warded oil
the blow with his cane and went of down
the street about his business, refusing to be
a party to q street fight. Franey came on
here with some letters OF introduction to
Murphy, and Murphy having refused to
help get an appointment Franey tried to
get the letters Of introduction back, and
there were some hard words about this
matter and Murphy's u~nfavorable opinion
OF Franey on f street, in front Of the
rooms where the congressman was then
lodging. This ended, Franey says, in his
slapping the congressman's face, but the
congressman and his friends deny that he
was touched.