The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-07
Agent Budd Accused Of Immoral
Relations With HaIf-Breed.
AT THE T0NASKET SCHOOL
1t Is Also Alleged That lie Has Been De
frauding the United States
Government.
Spokane. Wash, Dee. 2.

ferred against Captain Bubb, Indian
agent for the Colville and Occur d'Alene
reservation, did not come as surprise.
Several days ago The Spokesman-Re-
view informed it's readers that Special
Agent Lane had returned from the Col
vile reservation. where he had been
sent to investigate charges and counter
charges. Colonel Lane declined to be
interviewed in the matter but it is
known that he spent several weeks al
the agency and at the Tonasket In
dian school, where he took elaborate
testimony, returning with big grip
sack filled with the evidence there
taken.
1t is said Captain Bubb is charged
with maintaining immoral relations
with a half-breed gill now at the Ton
asket school. The charges were pre-
ferred by officers at the school. The
girl is named Francis Welsh. and she
is about 16, and is said to be quite hand
some. She came from Hawk creek.
near Fort Spokane where she lived
with her sister. Sallie. 1t is alleged
that Captain Bulb took her to the
Tonasket school. on the Okanogan riv-
err 20 miles this side of the interna-
tional boundary, and gave her employ
ment as assistant cook. 1t is said the
superintendent at the school preferred
the charges, which are fatty denied by
Captain Bubb.
1t is alleged that Captain Bubb has
been practicing dishonest methods in
his purchases of supplies for the res
ervation, although it is understood
these charges have not yet been formal
ly preferred. 1t is said that he went
- ,,,f1I IN, Do
louise town and contracted for As bar
rels of flour for the Upper and Middle
bands of Spokane Indians on the Occur
d'Alene reservation. The millers quot
ed him a price of 1925 per barrel, and
1t is alleged that he made out the bill
for SO per barrel and pocketed the diff
ference himself. The Spokesman-Re-
view has information that the miller
in question has made affidavit to these
charges. This affidavit, it is said. al
leges that Captain Bubb sent a check
for 1913. rs in excess Of the agreed price,
and then asked for the return to him
self of the difference; the miller said
he would give him a check for the
amount, to which Captain Bubb is said
to have replied, II don't want the check
to go through the bank. You get the
money and bring 1t to me at my hotel"
1t is said this was done, and the agent
pocketed the money.
In June, 1894, the department gave
authority for the building of a black
smith shop on the Occur d'Alene reserv-
alton. 1t is charged that Captain Bubb
went to Hugh Mclaughlin, a carpen-
ter at Tekoa. and employed him for 10
days at $3.50 per day. II is said that
he called Mclaughlin aside, and said,
"now, this is a little private matter be-
tween u.s." and that when the check
came It was for $3.50 instead of $35.
Later, it is said, Captain Bubb went to
Mclaughlin and asked for the return
of the difference, and when the car
penter refused he is said to have be-
come exceedingly angry. 1t is said by
we'll informed persons that Mclaughlin
has made affidavit to these statements.
1t is further said that Jonathan
Ramey of Tekoa made affidavit in re-
gard to a lumber deal, and that this
was turned over to Special Agent New
man.
Captain Bubb took charge of the
agencies August l. 1898, under an act
of congress authorizing the president
TO appoint either army officers or civil
fans to the Indian agencies. 1t has been
known for a long while that matters
were not running as smoothly as they
might on the reservations. Captain
Bubb, it is said, had frequent disputes
with officers under him. Some time
ago he ordered the discharge of Gov
eminent Farmer Steele at the sub
agency at Nespelim. 1t is said that he
appealed to his brother, who is sub.
agent at the DeSmet agency on the
Occur d'Alene reservation. The latter
wired to the commissioner of Indiar
affairs, and that official telegrapheC
back that Agent Bubb had been direct
ed to reinstate Steele within "a hours
This was done, but the incident is said
10 have left a ranking on both sides.
A gentleman who came down from
Stevens county Saturday said that al
sorts of rumors are afioat around tn,
reservation. Indian Inspector McCor
mick is said to have been sent out b,
the interior department to make an in
vestigation supplemental to that re
Gently made by Special Agent Lane
It is understood that he is now at For
Spokane, and that Agent Bulb is alsC
at that place.
A well informed gentleman says tina
Captain Bubb denies these charges IL
toto. and expresses confidence in hi:
ability to disprove them. He is on,
of the best known officers in the ser
vice. and has always stood high in the
estimation Of those who know him
He has a cultivated and refined wife
and daughters. When Sub-Agent Steele
was in the city a few days ago, he said
that he had never seen anything IN
CAPTAIN Bulbs actions on the Coeui
d'Alene reservation that would justify
a suspicion of improper relations with
the women on the reservation. This is
considered a strong point in Captain