Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-14
Three Tribes in the Territory
Furnish Interesting News.
WEALTHY DUSKY MAIDENS.
A Big Pay Day Coming for the Rich Tribe of
DeIawares IN September Next.
The 10 Per Gent Steal to he Investigated
i'll the United states Court-What
aFew Men Got for Selling
Oklahoma.
TheIoPer Cent Steal.

Special TO the Gazette
EUFAULA |. r. June l3.-The 10 per cent
steal as il is commonly denOminated here,
is soon 10 attract attention again. Col. ID
NJ. Mcintosh, leader OF = party of several
who are suing the parties TO the fraud re
ceived 4 telegram today from their lawyers
al Fort Smith stating that the suit will be
called in the United States court at Fort
Smith on the 22d of June, and advising him
to be on hand ready for the trial.
The suit involves 4 vast sum, aggregating
over four hundred thousand dollars and Il
brief history of il IS as follows: The Creek
congressional delegates who made the sale
of Oklahoma TO the United States. cOnniV-
ing with the chief of the Greek Nation and
other influential officials and men i'll the
Nation. made Il contract with Ex-Governor
Crawford Of Kansas whereby ue was re-
tanned rs attorney for the Creek Nation IN
the matter OF the sale of Oklahoma, and he
was to receive as fees 10 per cent of the
amount paid for that territory.
Secretary Villas toward the close of his
administration discovered the existence of
the contract and required that il be NULL
fed or he would obStruCt the purchase of
Oklahoma, arguing that the government
had standing offer OF RI % per acre for the
country AMI that the services OF an atJor-
ney were not only unnecessary and unwdr-
ranted, but that it was fraudulent and with
out the sanction of the Greeks or the United
States government However, the dele
gates secretly renewed the contract aud
when Republican secretary OF the interior
came into Office lie recognized the contract,
not being aware of the fraud. and Chief
Perrvman went to Washington taking with
him the national seal and obtained Il war
rant for 10 per cent OF the Oklahoma money
and drew it out of the United States treas
ury.
The money never reached the Creek
treasury but was divided Up between eX-
Governor Crawford. the chief the dele
gates and others who were into the fraud.
The money so drawn amounted to over
800 coo -'Of which amount eX-CovernC~
Crawford claims to have received $4,000 as
full compensation for his services, and the
balance went TO the Greek and Seminole
parties TO the fraud ami their associates.
The Creek government lost $3.50 900 and the
SeIninolcS about 500, 900.
The Greek laws attach no penalty to such
dishonesty in office and therefore the par
ties could not be reached in the Creek court
and the Creek administration being the
principals to the fraud. the Nation is Il
ooGy do not act i'll the matter. but Col. D.
NJ Mcintosh, W. NJ. Fisher, Capt w. f..
Gentry, Judge +. II. Lerlance and other
Indians of prominence and wealth have
taken Il up on themselves to sue the princI-
pals to the fraud in the United States court
dG L OTI Ouillu lDI Iilt ittONCLN VI lilt lpNL
10 per cent. For the past several months
there has been a lull in the complaint about
the money among the people, but it will
break out afresh now.
Some of the parties are aspirants to the
chieftaincy in the fall election. principal
among whom is the present chief, l.. c.
Perryman, and the case coming up as it
does in the heat of the campaign, will cut 4
big figure in the election. But in politics
here personal favor and friendship 20 long
way, and what would Kill 4 man politically
i'll the states may not materially weaken
him here