Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-06
Agent Budd Accused Of Immoral
Relations With Half Breed.
AT THE 1oNAsKeT SCHOOL
frauding the United States
Government.
Spokane. Wash. Dec. 2.


Review that charges had been pre-
ferred against Captain Bubb. Indian
agent for the Colville and Occur d'Alene
reservation. did not come as a surprise.
Several days ago The Spokesman-Re-
view informed Its 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 1t Is
known that he spent several weeks at
the agency and at the Tonasket In
dian school. whore he took elaborate
testimony. returning with big grip
sack filled with the evidence there
taken.
1t 10 said Captain Bubb is charged
with maintaining immoral relations
with a half-breed giil 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 IL. and IL said to be quite hand
some. She came from Hawk creek.
near Fort Spokane, where she lived
with her sister. Sallle. 1t IL alleged
that Captain Bubb took her to the
Tonasket school, on the Okanogan riv-
er. 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 1t is understood
these charges have not yet been formal
ly preferred. 1t is said that he went
to the owners of a -four mill in a Pa
louise town and contracted for As bar
rels of -four 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 80 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 affldavit. It Is said, al
leges that Captain Bubb sent a check
for 1915 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. IT 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 black
| smith shop on the Occur d'Alene reserv-
To D1. A1ak 4.
went to Hugh Mclaughlin, a carpen-
ter at Tekoa. and employed him for 10
days at $3.50 per day. It Is said that
he called Mclaughlin aside, and said,
now. this Is little private matter be-
| tween u.s." and that when the check
came 1t was for $3.50 instead of 335.
Later. 1t 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 lumber deal, and that this
| was turned over to Special Agent New
| man.
Captain Bulb took charge of the
| agencies August l, 1898, under an act
| of congress authorizing the president
to appoint either army officers or civil.
ians to the Indian agencies. 1t has beer
known for 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 h,
appealed to his brother, who is sub
agent at the DeSmet agency on tn,
Occur dAlene reservation. The latter
wired to the com missioner of Indiar
affairs, and that official telegraphet
back that Agent Bubb had been direct
ed to reinstate Steele within "a hours
This was done. but the incident is sail
to 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
J It is understood that he Is now at For
Spokane, and that Agent Bubb is ais
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 tn
estimation of those who know hin
He has a cultivated and refined wifi
, and daughters. When Sub-Agent Steel
, was in the city a few days ago, he sal
that he had never seen anything /
Captain Bulbs actions on the Coeu
, d'Alene reservation that would 1ustif
a suspicion of improper relations wit
the women on the reservation. This
considered a strong point In CAPITAL
, Bulbs favor. from the fact the N