New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-16
TPHOLDING CHOCTAW RIGHTS
cH1EF ZONES TO SECRETARY HoKE SMITH
A POINTED LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF THE
INDIAN NATIoN-GOvERNMENT INTER
FERENCE REsENTED-THE CHocTw
COURT ASKED TO REPHEVE
THE MUEDEEERS.

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COURT ASKED TO REPRIEvE
THE MUEDEEERs.
Washington. July I5.-The secretary vi u,
ter1or to-day received IRON tAiel Jones VI wv
taw Nation a letter IN which ne pontedis eAp'''S.'
Ms view, d. to the interference oil 'ne "oN' 49,
- ~. .xacu,ion Of the nine Indians sentenced 10 w
mo, an auqlst a. The letter is In part IA lono"e'
q, Iplv . 1898 a me..age from Assistant Attorney
- Hall If ,olr Department, was feceNea AZ
r ,I,,r,n, desiring 10 know II had, as "o'efhor,
rover To commute the ,entence OF any one co"' ,,
murder and rcnieucct 70 death undI I'M Jaw" =, 49,,
x,,io, To thi, message answer was returned III s"c
negative There IL law OF CONSTITUTIONS p.o'''. 80,
,.,ori,ino the princlla chief 10 commute or s'"' ~
..,,eoec q any orc convicted OF murief anu 49,.
20 the death penalty under the laws oil the O"o'' -
- ub.,,ocver by our constitution and laws Is
.,,a,r,d uron the Executive 70 grant repre'7' N'A
,.,ion. ~ .eufence AMI plrions In any case in'iS
amer on the fourth day Of July 1898 'oo"ei
",,I states Indian Inspector. called on me AZ s-ha
,la,e and presented your !e;ter OF the "o," uS, 49,
-, ,.,, ynrr wishes should be compiled "iUn' ehu
h,t ot last a suspension Of the e%eoau'' ,o' ',.
l,,. L., oriesei and claiming tha' we h'u "s ,,
der the treaty Of ISIS. IN the ih.''e'' " - No
no,., Colonel Fai,on was advised that tnc'e vas -,
- ..,i,u,ion,i pr,,i,iol authorizing any cue"
mr.. However after fIiiy di-cu sing t,e u'''vr -,
colonel F4.,ol. conference was h'u VIC" .r,o..,,e,
,,,,io,ol Auditor. Green MrCr1'iih' N'O'""'' 49,, o.
tah u Iack.on. Natio1l secretay' Ill rek'i' "
ia 49, .,.h had ien ~ suddenly pre- ehtei' ~
. ai,,,, ,,,s,u the eve ol tie time hAeu io' eN'1
,a ae,.h penalty upon tAe piF!e' 'en'e"Veu u" "''
Aforesaid. n,,o arrived At the
,..io,, that T., would bc ADJ sable ana poIi"c " n.y.
''h''''o. ~ , ,e,r..ad partic, stayed by the !uese
. ., .,,r, in which aid parties were 'Eiei !" VIZ .n
t,r, Iud,ci,l District Court Of The Nhoc'" 49," A. and
,,,n.t 1898 If at MY request lie ID" ~ ~ ~ ,or.
=, ,., ba>. reque,ed y. J. Nelson Iudsc VI N'V a,
s,6 court to stay execution until the aIofgs'u ns,
- - - I.v au,ho..zme any such acton on NV 20
y o, the pr. Of aforesaid Judge ou' 'n anI
,Iat lin. nudge Aforesaid NIL acccuc !" ny
raj, ihc ia! Of execution u'S'' ,, l., ,.r.o beore
The Council teng in session. steps VIII w 'ne x,n
. ,,o.,I,ny .rch action the part of Judge Neison'
rn, oven thu, .our,e VIII leave very s'''o 49,,
,A and Will afford the aforesaid pr',e' ah , ny
=, e.c,p. the mert,d punishment n'eVeu wv -,
,g o,,, of tn, Na,!)u. ans II 90 1t VIII De ~e i'Su'
u" -, made /, yol, through Inspector fa'eo''
a.. ,hi. how it may, Ia justice u 'he PVSp. "a
,ooetaw Natioa aud myself az piio'pl nc -
<oti,, | desire 10 inform You 81 tne moN'c' anu
', ,,,,n.,a such acton my part because IL mus'
' Coz :, rou.at thought ina; coneede ana AUNT
' ,ht Of your Department TO obstruct and lm'ee Tue
.lt.tr .tioh OF justice and the eh'orVen' VI va
,.,t.r the tr atlcs with the thi'ed States "'e -
800, : secured In the unrestricted risht OF seu'Ko'e
d ,u jurisdiction over persons and properly "i'"h
init. in 40 far az may be oompatiDle Win 'e Non
,,t,t,ou of the United states aud 'Ae avs "''. -,
,,r.ia,,e thereof rcgdlitnS trade am Intercourse w
, td,n tribes Inier this guarantee laws were
fs
rdr and for Indictment by fair and imparu'' Nr'"1
~ Of persons charged with murder ana other ri'hes'
I far ,ral after Indictment OF PERSONS ch"ised WIN
crime iy a jury of twelve men fairy a"- '"p
selected from the body Of tne district , ,,,,a hv
Al tae,. plrues wee rcenaiIi ID ou'' "' y
Grand Jury tired by pctt July oil t"e''e men avg
c.c,t,. ami defended by counsel. ana eoN'o'ci !"
..oraanc. with law All the moc'ehh agar ~ INC
,,,a. had lc,n had strictly lro>ldd au p"se'io'u
a. ,, a,d the assurances gwen u your Department 'h'
a nartlcs should 10 fairly AMI mllrSay 'reu' III S''
,,.orni,y 10 law has L.el faithfully eaEiei ou' 'u
complied with ,...o,ro,, IN.
.,,,,b.,auIiro that iii, right of selfeoNernneht ms
hc, Guaranteed 10 Us by treaty, and that our ""e 'e
Icing fairly and impsrtialy e forced, the ohi'cA '
a. far three times succession ana WITHOUT Ju'e 'au
49,. mink iutcrl,icI ana the eOy oDsuuctu inc u"e
and ,o,.r administration execution oil law All 'i''
,itor, tlrr, existing any domestic tIIie 20 'u''e
md e,cu.. such interference on the pat OF tine c"e'
states However teing anxious AID de fous Oh 1os'c'
u- ,micab,r and friendly ica.io1s witi 'he o"i"u
states through YOU; Department. anu VI Sse'' "'"e "
, ortononv NJ the Chociav Natio would b. fe'pe'"u
,ua fuy pi,ser,ci and upheld. coneiuded 10 iciuc
. tdoo n, the aforesaid District Court to stay execution
~, s,utencc urui August L. 1898, - that the "iies'
investigation could be- made by yoi assihN 10" u'' '
curt d ,b,l,nQ, Investigation, without Teas OF i'Noi'
This ,ourc is iurther deemed advsoe III Ju>tce " NY
,coul. and L, myself feeling certain Nha' so" VIII w
,, AMI annly convinced In te~c Gaze justice mas
, d,at o,t L, the partlc- fairly ana imla tiaN os
cur courts and they had meted to them he'"e"
a d served sentence.