New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-16
that he had on affidavit In his safe drawn up BY Mr

that he had on affidavit in his safe drawn up by Mn
| lumms which would eaecually vindicate all the
charges that had been published. Four times he prom.
ised TO produce the affidavit. and four times he failed
TO keep the promise notw hiandns the time and place
for bringing to me In each instance had been agreed
TO by him I'm the presence OF witnesses At last,
was about closing up the investigation this editor
brought long document OF eight pages OF fOoscap,
purporting to be copy Of an affidavit which Mr. Lum.
mis- took before he left for South America. 1t claimed
10 be the diving testimony OF Bautisa Jooia Pueblo
Indian boy, Of Islcta, complaining OF great crueltes
which two years after they were inflicted caused his
| DEATH During these two years he had apparently
been q rugged boy, and the school physician tesides
that he had had occasion TO give this boy medical
treatment until hi, last sickness, Which began about
two months before he died OF phth,s pulmonalis. This
document abounds In absurd and absolutely false state
| ments: so MAN. that II would not stand for moment
| In court OF justice.
TO test the matter l sent reliable gentleman, Q
Justice Of the peace with Interpreter to lsea 10
Baustas her and get affidavit from him giving
the facts Ire result Is complete proof that no such
diving affidavit statement was made by Bau'lsta Ills
foher atirms this under OATH also that he himself did
| not sign by name by his mark (X) any document
OF the kind either as witness or In any other way;
and he further declares that his complained
OF INV cruelty nj the school, but rather expressed the
strongest affection for the school and hope 10 get
well and return to 1t. This genuine document had
| taken In due form, and 1t Is now In my hands. 1t
overwhelmingly demonstrates that the socaed affidavit
OF LImmis Is spurious fabrication. such Is the rotten
basis on which the complaints rest
That shve-irons save-whlps,' etc. are openly sup
piled TO the Government Indian schools is an unmu-
gated falsehood The school does not own even pair
of handouts but borrows from the police Of the city,
when necessary in handling large stout boys. chal
lepge any one 10 find any implement OF torture sup
piled, to the Government Indian schools by the Gov
crnment or any one else At Albuquerque, by my re.
quest the dl,cplinaran brought me the whip chleny
used small awhide two feet nine inches long, Weigh
ing less than two and quarter ounces. less severe
cotton braided carriage whip, without a lash. only
small snapner is sometimes used but no boy Is ever
reauIred to strip OF his clothes when whipped, ana 10
hoy has been known TO cry. All testimonies agree that
no blood has ever been drawn lay whip Oh course
some punishment must be administered where there are
81 many boys together boys numbering from 100 70
200 at times during the last four years.
Mr. Lummis says that to his personal Khowiedse
runaway boys hive been captured and carried BACK
az the point Of Il six shooter Ii would not surprise
mo H. WHEN fur or five great Apache boys, ana pos
sbly large BOYS ON other ttbes, weighing from
40 to leo pounds were overtakcn In Wild region
BIZ small school force sometimes OI 'his one o.
TWO il were necessary 10 oveg@we aud quiet Tue
boys By u show Of pistol 1t Is indly sale 10 Z,
| NAV have been cases Of severe Intimidation "hl'i
been unable n to nnd have n HS found fGfGn aa '
boy among the pupils or eX-pnpils who VIII ,y mat
any officer Of the school ever pointed a pistol AZ
hiI, either at the school away NON tiefe. Mt
| nave / been able IL ind any pupil or eA,puph Of
any past present enploye OF The school OF , suy
captured ana carried back AT the piht Ok s''
shooter except stated in the new spapersi INN.
miss stories bnt nothing OF the kind has been known
IN this school for at least the last four Years lsefe
Is absolutely no ball but sieaSe ,arn ' mo c,sIl
times been used ~ weight; anu thete Is no ' 10 ~
except "trace" chain. sometimes IN Sc nave W I"
! nscd when large. s;Cut rupaNnN>. ch'"u, NPa,hs,
nave been brought Zach TO the school ana II S pS, PM
| mc0nycnient watch them. they nave D..h hep'
and hammer for security but In most cases t"e cn"''
| has been used without Il weight a., ..o,nd
No evidence have been able 10 nd OF tle astoulu
| Ing bnr.ariies invented by Mr. Lummi,-"f rinawds
loy brought back to the school tied by lOp, aOulu
ia, neck 10 the tail ." waeon nor Of Roy H na.ss
out over night 10y chain. All agree lai 'e ne" s
papers have furnished everything known on ms 'a y,
jcct IN this region. ~ for the "Ja!i; Prison vi VI
dungeon" TO which captured pspti ~ 'i" ,han IL
handouts, Ecpc lied 10 LAX 4in: 'm mn Il
thrown beam, and hS hoay aF1gseu up that
only his toes rested On III" Moor ic, me sy ;@ ti
personally visited the placc. and my readers @ W.!
soon see that such brutality Is purely lne h ns,
ment OF a diseased lima gina0n. THIS ROOM nere
~nmmonly called tho nck.un" is entered BY door
from boys sitting room II 5 finished IN .Ie sas
style as The sitflng and n alteration W;e'rI
mas been made in IL during the fanr yeais In whle
has been used for he confinement Of Offenders IL n,s
no beam. no rings. spikes. pu"vs or any possible
ANYTHING. much less boy but the room is Furnished
| with h,i and blankets Instead Of two months con
nncment there rs has been charged no evidence ca.
hc produced that any pupil has been confined % nay,
| than ten dayS-One very bad cas-" one or wv" usy
| /, thn common sentence: five to seven DAYS lfeN
and all tho sentences are determined b' Jury "
cadets" who are pupils ana the superintendent
when he finds the sentences to- severe. shortes te'
| He has never been known 80 lenctaen sent@hrs.
Such arc the fact, a, have found TIM Nm , a,
AYERS that he f. fully fortified by prno to ss, sn
his malicious calnmneN lie Is one OF ,h"S p.i" ~
authors who write more glibly without bass -, o,
invention OF felton, aud protest against the adoption
Of hi, gross ctiOns by the American people as DOE"
The current saying ut and around I.leta. Lunlmls
Is demented." may possibly explain The reehesSne mes
Of his statements whether The @nGa,s so,cS o bs
question OF character may cIi" fact given by eye
witnesses that when Mr. IummiS started from s,s,a
In October last route for South America ms ih,ni
child wis strapped II board, after TIE old ihuE'h
fashion mention this To show that i Is not S,r Sng
| that a who lns FIR departed from inc us.Hs,
Of civilized society should n, oil the ""N'rl" ras
policy Of educating and ohiii2ing indians as ne ""'
done n recon" r r rr% tcro have been
handed from the citizens ur'" dlN','F' ~"
Independent papers of Testimonial sAowihG 10 H,r"s
terms their confidence In The character ana hui, , ~
| r.ion of the Indian schools and high per,oha ~
gard for superintendent Cragrr ON" g,p'I sim IN
by all the employees Of the school. ftimLy protests J"
strong terms against the fowl Expressions cHsl upon Wy
morals of the school bv Nr. L,mhs. Mn . nsr
signed by u dozen gentlemen. clergymen the .mptr
| mt.ndcnt OF city - hoods. loar Of lc highest o8ccs
and proies sors Of the University Of New McKee, h,u
three snpriint.ndcnts OF missions Oh Nnr", rh o,I@r
| testimonial confirms forty FIVE name. Nayor anu a.,
Mayors editors the most pIonncni brSinrS ~, m' ", 81,
| political aud religious partts. They are al as waghy
documents rs can well be- made M her, ana a ~,
DANIEL DORCHESTER. superintendent oil i"""'"
| Schools Of the United states. go
Albuquerque. NewMcxco. Jan. ., Ish3
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