The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-23
WASHINGTON NEWS
wholesale Bribery Of Pn-
yalIup Red Men.
s.csrrAxr OLIVER g WHITE.
-..x...v win win the Custom
Hs.ss-Kecsptisn to Gov. Moore
Hseswsynsn wsieh Insans.

r.ooxA. March Z---An Investigation
- frss1trsed at the Payailgp Iadaxn res
~rxetiau this morning ~ 70 the ssssrSss on
r-s,.svx alleged 70 base been eonnltief y
.~smters OK the Pgyslisp Valley kazirosa
f.nmneny in paying indians money LOT
~n4lnr 8, seIl fks company fsgbtof Way
.,,,rs,eh thelr reservation - BroSnS
pnsns opposite Old Tacoma Indians
1900 ia the coanefi Monday that they
~ heer nribed, and nearly dozen laid
dovn upon table money thsf had been
aid them. - they ALLEGED, Tor voting s.f
ne riai1f 81 way. The Officers OF TIE ss,sySs.
smn1zr v]hosn sfp Ezra Ieeker and Ffan&
"a U1eker. took exception 20 the pfoeeta-
inrs of Monday last They claimed tile
ssdssns had not had the matter fully c1-
15s5,,cd Il, them. Is the order for holding tbs
Es-nriI hsd directed and that tie fHdisnz
hsd been confused Just ~ they vent ~
vote by the charge d bribery. Accord
su~sx they asked that ncw ezszncil Ds
M ard that the Indians be allowed 70
come Ia one sf q tine And vote uTsya TIE
creation Of selling the right Of Nsy.
Procetadinge were opened this gSnfniGx
- Aren't Etls reading dsrlsl Of the APP
nffesfian for the new cealcsE. on INC
Srosind that tbs president bad prescribed
lhe method Of voting, winch was .nat an
re tribe should he ofsetied
81 which council the whole vote should
e TAKEN and that q y5se taken IN snf
nsauutr asked Heaid be IN direct contra
eentto1 OF the order. Frank q. Aeeker
then asked that the railroad company b
allowed 70 amend the application; - a. J. q
ff,eiude fefiHeet for the converting %
ncw council. This was granted. hat flie
aesrt added that ss order 10 convene att
o<hef council IL would be necessary 70 SLOW
~ Department 81 Washington that TIE
councii already held was not fair one.
This aiLeraoon dr. DoEgherty, oEe OF tire
members Of the company, was examined
besore the Indian council EsiiRs Tommy
11I,e asked MIN where he got the money BE-
paid tie IndiHas. lie replied from the
company TO pay them Tor their trgaole.
The witness admitted paying AZ Indians y
epIeee to work for the company aud iasl
promised most OF them sieeach II the rail
rod company seemed the right Of way.
ssWax this money paid a. an indHeemeut
10 ret tne Indians 10 give thsir consent 70
: fright OF way across the reservation
asked the agent.
Eyes wAs the answer.
seThen ron admit that son Travelled on
this reservation visiting Indians, paid o'st
~. promised 10 pay out sie as.seca more
N irsdaeement for the Indians 10 vote fer
the railroad COMPANY"
tsYes"
ssWere you authorized 70 DO this by the
officers Of the company
II had my instructions"
aDid you do this Ia obedience 20 ycar In
structionsg''
II did,"
Mr.. Dougherty read the names OF the In
dams 70 whom be had paid money from a
book he carried.
Charles II. Ross. another man connected
with the railroad company, testified that
he had offered John swsB, an Indian, 81 .
day 10 ride among the Indians IN she tn
tcresf OF the road. swan agreed al afst.
hat subsequently, stated be would meet
witness 1t an agreed place, bat witness
naser saw him again.
Chief Tommy Lane testified that George
DouEherty last Thursday or Friday offered
him eli the money he would ask e be
would 30 20 work and be friendly to the
railroad aud induce HIS people 20 give con
D0uxherty had approached him two OF
three times previous, but each tiae he
Hteadfastly refused
Tyee Dick testified that he had been
paid u for signing his aams 10 paper
fsvoring the road, aud was % receive 81
Ertil tbs council day, when he was tore
cefse SO
Augustus Kauth, another Indian, had
been offered money to vote for the road,
but Indignantly refused. James Cross was
0aered money by Dcnghefiy, and refused
II. David willsord was likewise offered
money. I'd Richards. joe Frederick,
bribcs. Tommy Thompson was also AZ.
Tomorrow rebnstlug witnesses win be
introduced