The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-07
BARTLETT'S WEAK DEFENCE.
THAT Posr TRADERsHIP CONTRACT
TAs PERFECTLY PROPER"


sueh . contract NOW Win Dan LANNON'S
Mans .. 1t 10 Place or w. W. Beikn"p'''
Nothing 40 interested tn, LAWYERS bereabouts
ve.tcrd.v an tho defenoe nat in nv Edward r.
Bartlett. the Republican candidate for Judge
of thu Court of Appeals. for drawing that post
trndersbip contract whereby the Goyernm ent
and the people were robbed. Mr. Bartlett said
I'm his defence that the contract was a perfectly
proper one. 1t should be said right here that
the Republican csmpsteners at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel were 60 oy sne S,
eru. IN oa .niA lin vno -. s.s.,.. That
snH did not
ss.an.t-... Oh. "I.va, LEARNING,
with tn, which Ssg Baptot.s friends in tho RepuSl-
s ssn calls he's @ proper
others OF similar nature. that led the House
AZ INSTRUMENTATION TO fnstitute i'm peachme nt
.,.,.sdinr. .ooinar ". w Belknan. secretarv
o,w.r on :. ostb. nan fciariss of Rartlett's con
VI " Wv A., 80, a.,,, q, a. 80.
us.I VOC 80 AZ. - go.
traaership ifauos' Auo 'h.' 10 u"e sia." .i"".e
In tho CONTRACT urhWu up W oaFieu' III His
own handwriting:
aaid Caleb Narsh Ia ut all times at the request OF
ss,d John Evans to use any proper no may
h.xe With tho Secretary Of war for the Of
sad John Evans vhe in dtscharee of h In lie ettm Ate
1utis. IN tho of the business M most trader t
Fart s,ll sforesa,d
mhrsh was DeStie'' oneht anu p"iu o"Eteoe
Tor drawing up Enc contract containing TINS
clause. Laymen would like to know why
Marsh, Bsrtletts client. was to use his infiu-
ence with Belknap to protect Evans. II the
huai,ee. MN n looitim alta xvhv did Evana peed
20, n.ot.,t,o, wouIa nm, r.nut. hi. I,uxor
.. - -
,sa Ne TnHpenca With Sacratsrv Iamnnt ~
nroteot anybodyf
BartIett'e legal critics say that there isn't n
younGetor In any law office who, II asked to
draw Q clause ike that sixth clause. would
ny insInn91Ey KNOW Enas euiuG i os'W Ss
Wonen ~ Rnnr.s1ntatives and tbs IrnitaS
States Senate drove Belknap Into ignominious
oblivion on the sale Of these post traderships,
for the sale OF one OF which Bartletts contract
pr0v1deQ- 80
put IoS tuo peSpiS aeatn Leau Snnt So4sInce IN
~ 49, 90 " vh athcr Rs 81 AZ fho ~ an ~
drew this Contract is fit to SIC at Albany on the
bench Of the Court Of Appeals:
.A,t,.is. n, .or.smsnt mad. and snt.,.d int, mi,
9Th d.y of ootober A. D. 1s7o bv and be,v.,n John
RYAN, of Port sill Indian rorritorx unit,d st,t,, of
Am.r,c. of Tn. ar.t mart and c.Isb M.r.h NJ No 6I
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o,u.,v y,,t a, th. ..,ond NAT vitp.sa.,n ,.m.v.
uh.,,., "A, .,,d o;,s p Uars In, ,<c.,,,d from G.,
vus, N R.rr,, s.,.o-, ~ U,r M n, r,os.d Cat.
M o|,oa trad,r AZ E s a6,r,,aid. md ,h,r,,
IA, ,ams a. mid John g. Ecm, d N h. 6d INTO u e1f,;on
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md Sr IN, purpo.. Of oorrnc oa "a, term, az 40 aor.r,
ma h.,.a. mid yoh, Emu, . 10 Mold ,a;d ,eiou ~ no
,cd,, a, atr,s,d ,ov a, aho a,pon,. NJ .atd o,,,b p
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nd o,., H,,,h "A. ,.,.,, ~ ,,eh .. h.r-b, a,k,o,.
s.s h,re,y .ov,,ar oad aovee, 10 nov 10 .oid cao p
Moral ss snn. of $4,000 arsuav psvab,s Quarterly In
.d.,r, An IA. .jv AZ Y, yo,k o6,r.,old nd ., IA n
20 poyas DARING "a. drs war Of al. o,rs.r,. ab,o.v
and u.dt, all e,umanoe anv.h,ns n.-.ns.r contained
IN "a. oorro,v ndiro and th.rsan,r mid ,u
,. b. 90 papab unle,s iner.d or ,edued in amo.nt IN
,,sh N, sv,.oruf ,oc,,;on, NJ az. aor...,,
.ln con tim Of thu prsmisss It ia mutu.Ilv
sgreed betveen tho partiea Aforesaid A folovs
namely:
-First-This Agreement 10 made on the basis Of
seven cavalry companies Of tho United States Army
which are now stationed at Fort Sill Aforesaid
.sseond-If at the and Of thu nrst war Of this
Agreement the forces Of the Uuxed States Army sta.
toned at Fort Sill Aforesaid shall be increased or d.
minis hsd OF to exceed 100 men than this
shall remain in full force and unchanged for tho mex.
year IT, however the said forces shall be increased or
Diminished beyo tho number of 100 men then tho
amount to be paid under this agreement by said John
4 Evans to said Caleb r. Marsh shall be Increased or
reduced in accordance with and in proper pro-
portton thereto Tho aboye rule laid vn for the con-
tinuation of this at the close of the frat
s 'no. s". '. atp -, ~ Wv -, eAou suo
s..ss 49,, "
.rh,rd-rbts Armament sbau ysma,n In forc. and
A6aet an ion1 aaid q allah Marab hod nm.
,r, d,r.c,Iv or indrsctIv IN. and nos,
tion Of post trader at Fort Sill Aforesaid
"Fourth-This agreement shall take effect from the
date and day the Secretary Of War aforesaid shall
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ssn INC oo"nnAou o. POI. siAa' =. ,ors OH Aiofs
sAd. saia commission 20 % ,ssusa 10 'onn Evans a.
the instance aud request OF said Caleb r. Marsh and
solely for the Of carrying out the of
this agreemsnt
"r,fth-E1csption is hereby made in regard to the
nfH quarterly payment under TINS Agreement II oeins
sgrssd ana understood that the same may DO paid a.
any time within the next thirty days after the said
Secretary Of War shall sign the Aforesaid commission
Of post trader at Fort Sill
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,aa ''s" A' a' Wy p'po "v'ue"s' 10 1'ap "as'
sfN hs Secretary Of Var for ne projection Of sdd J'hn s.
xea nhs hs diiaa,gs Of he legitimate duties Ia the
d1t n hhe business trader Fort sal ator,.ad.
"ssyentb-sald John g. Evans ia to conduct the said
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~ n.", ..Do".,.,,,,. .a =. ~. 80 80 ="
y" own iespon'oiy anu VI als o"n hAms. ~ oe'ns
expressly agreed and understood that said Caleb y.