The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-07
BARNES STIRRED Up
Governor of Oklahoma Weary
of Charges Against Him.
WILL FIND OUT ABOUT 1T
To Do That He Sets Out for
Washington in a Hurry.

Guthrie. o. r. Jan 6.-GoyeEnor Barnes
left yesterday morning for Washington.
Prior to his departure the governor made
this statement, I received word that
certain Oklahoma City parties had gone
10 Washington 10 renew the old Hght
against ne, and as ! understand that tho
same old charges are 10 be threshed over.
I made up my mind 10 go 10 Washington
myself and have the matter definitely
and eonciusively settled. The charges are
the same that the legislature investigates
last winter and refused TO adopt the COM
nlittee report. As TO my administration
and its conduct court the fullest in
vestigation.'
The revival Of the talk about removal
possibly springs from the appearance OK
a newspaper dispatch from Washington
which states:
just before the adjournment Of CEN
gress Senator Pettigrew introduced the
following resolution, which was promptly
passed by the senate:
Resolved, That the secretary Of the
interior be and he is hereby directed 10
furnish the senate with al correspond
euee. special reports made by department.
agents, letters and papers relating to tha
leasing OF grazing lands in the Otoe aal
Ponca Indian reservations. IN Oklaho.la
Territory. since the lst of January. l>gI
An inspection OF these papers will r.
veal startling disclosures 10 the gene. a
public. and force the prosecution OF one
of the most prominent attorneys now
practicing at Guthrie, who Is also the Re-
publican national committeeman from
Oklahomas IL viii also probably result Ia
the criminal prosecution OF A. c. SHARP.
of Baltimore. Nd, who was Indian agent
a the Otoe and Ponca agency during
1897 and 1898. and who. II is charged. az
cepted a bribe from Henry Asp 70 approve
certain grazing leases, and. when offered
a larger sum by the attorney FOR other
I cattlemeH, quietly informed ar Asp that
he must raise the amount OF his first
BRIDE Mr.. Asp remained obdurate Al
Sharp refused. Il IS said. 20 approve con.
tracts for a bride OF $3.50 when otae
parties had already offered him s. son a4l
placed it on deposit in a national bank /,
be paid over as soon as he signed the c--
tract.
The astute Asp undertook TO compel tho
enforcement. and James Cotdngham was
Immediately dispatched TO Washington TO
lay the matter before the commissioner
OF indian affairs On his arrival here no
made known his business to Commission
or Jones and gave the latter much vaia-
able Information A special agent Vas
dispatched 10 the scene. and obtained an
affidavit from Mr. Asp stating that he
had paid Sharp s2.50o 20 approve the graz
ing contracts submitted by him The
names of mis- clients were also divulged.
and as they advanced the money with a
full knowledge Of the purpose 10 which IL
was 10 be applied they wiz naturally DO
held as accessories TO the crime.
''As soon as the papers are received By
the senate another resolution will ba
promptly introduced directing the attor-
ney general to Inform the senate whether
prosecutions have been instituted IN these
cases, and II not. why not
THE conviction OF Mr. Sharp win DC
pend upon whether Asp can produce cor
roboratlve evidence In support OF his az
Gdavit Mr. AsD's conviction Is a fore
gone conclusion. as he has IN his AFFIDAVIT
admitted his guilt. which Is a peniientiary
ofense II is the opinion q many Of tho
officials that the prosecution In these
cases will assume a much broader scope
:han now appears.
Immediately upon the assembling Of
congress another resolution wlI be intro
ducCd directing the secretary OF the IN
terror 20 transmit TO the senate all the
papers Ia confederation Of the charges
against Governor Cassius ~ Barnes OF
Oklahoma. together With the charges
themselves. and the decision Of Assistant
Attorney General yaudeventer. In which
he held shat the charges ard proofs sub
rnitted against Governor Barnes justified
his removal by the president The resola-
ton vii also request the secretary Of the
interior 10 inform the senate whether 10
has recommended 10 ths president the re-
moval II Governor Barnes. As soon As
this Information s. received another reese
luton providing for a senatorial iuvesfl-
CATION ~ al the territorial Offices Nili
follow This WlE inci8Ge the secretary %
state. che marshal. the attorney general.
the treasurer aud she governor
The references IN the above dispatch 20
Henri Asp o. regarded among l0eai poll
uc.ans 70 mean mat D. rs 20 be punished
Il possible Tor giving biz proxy e. nation
a. committeeman 20 Governor Barnes in
tee recent meeting - Sire national Repub-
lican committee Another theory ana me
more plausible s. shat tac ree0iati0a
above printed e. an attempt 30 clear ths
character ~ Etarp. she es-inalan agent.
shoaia the ease. az stated in The dispatch.
ever come 20 f9r bearing. nons ~ ms
witnesses could fszf.fg Elfhsui e1nvietiBz
IN 40 PROBABILITY Nla es5ns clear
A. % ne refersGces refsrflnE ag7n MF.
AFa ihis same n.atssf ua1sFwenf fh9s-
ouga .as gatiga - TIE special agents
u fhs 1eparinsat = iuilcf ases a year
ago ard ap9H these reports Assistants A.
Jersey Cseneral Faaasgsulsr wrote az
gg.nl0n !s wlica Re stated Ga sabataues
that TIE esgsrnEsest bs1 ~ ease azains;
ssr Asp end aavlaea that ~ vrosecusioa
10 brought