New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-12
AFFAIRS AT PINE RIDGE AGENCY

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A reliable informant at Pine Ridge Agency.
( d. who is however. not the agent. has called my
attention to A telegraphlc dispatch from Sioux City,
Iowa. dated october 81, published In The Tribune
and believe in many other papers Civ
Inc statements alleged to from George Bartlett
United States Marshal at Pine Ridge. relative to
threatened outbreak at that reservation, and assigning
~ the cause Of the trouble the incompeency OF Captain
Brown the agent. Bartlett is quoted as saying; y
500 tho agents DENY that they know OF any rlnor'
~ hostllitie, know that they do. have seen them
and their assistants bringing ghost shirts into their
agency by the dozen, and any man who knows any
h,nr about ghost shirt knows that II Is sign oil
hostility. Tho trouble. think Is with Agent crown
NJ Pine Ridge lie knows nothing OF INDIANS anu
rothing OF how to deal with them There are 10
trcops on the reservation and the only way 10 put
down an uprising IS to call the troops again, which
vas done two years ago. There are $4,000 Indians
IN the reservation OF these 1000 are warriors, and
fully $500 are apt to go into the dance"
Permit mo 10 saw IN response 70 this, that these
statements are grossly Inaccurate and misleading
George F. Bartlett Deputy United States M"rsh"l
q, Pine Ridge. but was removed from that post on
March 3 1892 on instruction OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Previous TO his remova! as Deputy MARSHAL. MS re-
rovol rs resident of Pine Ridge Reservation was re-
,osted nv United states Indian Agent Gallagher on
F.hrpary q 1850 on the allegation that Bartlett was
urtr,,thf,ll dishonest and in Other ways Immoral On
February "a, 1891. George f. Bartlett was hou"'u
by acting Agent william f. Dougherty' captain OF 's
s, Infantry TO remove from the agency on the grouu
tno, his urcscnce was deemed detrimental to the
,,,orests Of the Indians and Of the Government.
portlett was further prohibited from coming upon
Pine Ridge Reservation by Captain George lie hoS
provn an officer OF the United states Army 10"
oc,lnc as agent this latter fact 1t Is doubuess
d that Eartlctt attacks Captain Brown IN ms capacity
~ oC.nt recently visited Pine Ridge ke'eTValOh
and cam state with confidence that captain brown
Who was appointed By President Harrison, ~ pra d
f,rmIrr his duties most faithfully ana eIc'n'N, ..iIu
,bat "a l, n, could OBJ rye In rly slN laNS iour'S
o,nonc the Indian camp, on the I;ne kldEe hcsfr,e
thnre were no signs of trouble. HOW idr bIi''t
tsinmonis are likely TO be- well grounded nl9nt w.
Inferrnd from the facts stated by my CORR ~
~ tho agency Referring 10 Bartlett my CORE %
"ovs. lie has not lived In Pine Ridge ouiiH- iI' I'9t
,Iree wear, at all. 49,. and has been oIH'se't Un
s"cond lime when passing throu@h, ,iA,r 'ap'ali
provn was stationed here lie cannot, tA'T' ior, ait
yih the authority Of observation Of the c'hu'Ho" u
the peOpl" here" 49,, -, c,,ot, provn NJ
Pine ridge Agency j. matter OF the hlSh'1i Iolei.'
tnfb IN fbe welfare Of the Indians stationed mere 10
IAe - t ',,''' w HERBERT WELSH,
Corrn,pondlng Secretary Indian Rights AaOcmuoh'
Philadelphia, Dec. :, le!i-'