The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-05
Charles Adams Sends Details
to lnteaior Department
SPECIFICATIONS IN FULL
Watched PoStofiCe With Eye
of a Hawk.

land Office, wiz be placed On file in the
department Of the Interior at Washing
ton tomorrow. Adams in his sworn
statement charges Mckinley with Official
misconduct in connection with the fling
on a claim in the Iowa country. and asks
for an investigation by the interior de-
partment.
owing to the fact that Mckinley is a
cousin Of the president, the affair caused
quite commotion in Official circles here
McKinley's term OF Office VIII soon be
cut and there are plenty of men who
would like TO have mis- position. Whether
the charges VIII effect the appointment
or not is proble-ma teriaI
The sworn statement follows:
AFFIDAVIT
Territory Of Oklahoma, Logan county, S.
Charles B. Adams. being duly sworn.
upon his oath says: am forty years
Of age and reside at Guthrie, Oklahoma
Territory.
On January Is. 1901, I made q home
stead application for the east half Of the
southwest quarter of section thirty,
township fifteen, range two east, /. NJ,
ar the Guthrie o. T.. land Office, which
application was rejected for the reason
that the same was in conflict with an
Indian allotment previously made to an
Indian named "Lucinda." from which ac-
ton rejecting said application, I appealed
to the Hon. Commissioner of the general
land office, and on February II, 1901, L
Md a contest duly corrOborated, against
said entry. with an application addressed
10 the Hon Commissioner of the general
land Office, asking for a hearing upon the
alIega tions. that a preferential right Of
entry be awarded TO me.
on May g. 1901, I was advised by my
attorney in Washington, that the patent
20 the said allotment OF the said ''Lucin-
da" had been cancelled by the Hon. Sec
rotary of the Interior, and that a letter
would ia the near future be forwarded
to The local land Office at Guthrie direct
ing the cancellation Of said Lucinda"
allotment That for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning a homestead fling upon said land.
I went to the land Office at Guthrie at 9
O'Clock on the morning of May g. 1901,
when the same was open for business,
and inquired of the register and receiver
If they had received notice from Wash
ington. directing the cancellation of the
Lucinda allotment for the east half of
the southeast quarter Of section 30 town
Is. range . east, and was told that no
notice had been received. on the same
day i called against at said land Office at
1 o'clock p. M, remaining at said Office
until after the mail had been received.
when I asked the same question as in the
morning, receiving the same answer.
That on each week day subsequent to the
9Th day of May and up to and including
the 9th day of May, 1901, went to said
land Office at the time said Office was
open for business in the morning and
again when the mail was received in the
afternoon of each Of said days. and ask
ed the officer Of said land Office il notice
had been received from the general land
Office, relative to the said Lucinda" all
lotment. 'and said officer. on each and
every occasion, replied that no advice had
been received concerning said land.
That On the morning OF the 9th day Of
May. 1901, at $50 o'clock, I went to the
said land office and asked the Hon J. j.
Bolee the register. in the presence of the
other officers and clerks of said Office. if
any notice had been received from the
department concerning the cancellation
az the Lucinda" allotment. and the said
Hon. J. j. Boiee, register. answered,
NO. there is nothing from the depart
meut in connection with that land. That
at 1910 O'Clock D. M. Of said day I went
gain TO the said land Office and found
that the said land had been entered by
one Belle Dent ana that the allotment
entry OF Lucinda hso been cancelled
at 1850 o'clock .. M. of said day. IN ac-
c0rdance with "A letter of direction from
the Hon. Commissioner of the General
Land Office. of date May % 1901 That
I went Immediately 10 the Guthrie post
Office and inquired of the clerks handling
the mail and asked them az what time
they began distributing the mail on said
day. and was informed that they began
placing letters ia the boxes at ten min
utes past one o'clock p. m.; that no
mail was received at said postodice from
Washington or the cast between the hour
of $3.50 O'Clock a. H.. and O'Clock p. m.
of said day.
Atiant further says; That in CONVEX
sation had with Hon. 7. J. B0lee. register
Of the Guthrie land Office. at 1880 o. M.
ana May g. le9C IN said Boles stated 10
said day he saw Hon. Il. j. Mckinley.
receiver of said land office. come from
the direction OF the postonce. ana so into
his ClcEiuley s. private once and a few
minutes thereafter come into The land
oflce with letter from the general lard
office directing the cancellation II the
Lucinda allotment entry, that an entrs
OF cancellation was accordingly made al
1--59 O'Clock. that said Mckinley was ac
compauisd by woman who Immediately
fled homestead entry u2cn said tract
ef land under the name OF Belle Dent
AGant further saws thar as soon Is b,
WAS informed II che cancellation Of said
Lucinda allotment he asked 70 set
The letter directing the same which wa.
shown to him. The letter had not beer
nled ana was not coutai1el ln en- enclos
ure Afaur asked the register Tor m,
envelope in WINCH said letter was receiv
ed ana was informed by thar officer thaf
he rthe registeO had nerer scr- The en-
Velope enclosing said letter That thu
Rfflant therefore believes The envelope en-
,losins said letter was DESTROYED for th
purpose OF 6estroyiug the evidence as &.
1he date % its reception. indicated ty lh
receiving stamp ot the postoflcc
Afiaat further SAYS That during m
Shines mentioned in this affidavit. to-vgit
Nay S 30 Nay g. thar De had been So
Ing 70 the land ofhce twice each day. %
aoticed il was the custom Of the Hon
f. - Mckinley. receiver. u lease u
eaice FOR his MONDAY meal az IL o'clocs
returning at or a5ount l.l5 q. Do. Tina
On The --th 5ay OF May this aflant saw
tho S<rl Mckinney Going from HE Ian.