The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-07
To the Statement Filed by
Receiver Mckinley,
REGARDING IOWA LANDS
ReiterateS Former Charges
and Adds More.

Guthrie land Office regarding the charges
made by Adams against him for official
misconduct. Adams charges were in
connection with the Lucinda" in the
Iowa country which was filed on by Belle
Dent The answer TO AIcKinley's state
ment has beer sent to washington and
Adams still asks for an investigation and
his reply to the statement made by Nc
Kinley is as follows:
Comes now Charles B. Adams, the COM
plsinant in the above entitled matter, and
for reply to the answer of Hon. F. E. Ne
! Kinley, states: that he reiterates all of
the statements made 10 the charges pre-
scented by him concerning the official mis-
conduct of the said receiver; that the
statement OF said Z. Z. Mckinley that
said Belle Dent is a stranger to him is
not true; that an investigation of the
| charges viii show that said Belle Dent
was given a civil service examination
upon her application for a position in the
Guthrie postoffice in the month Of jan
uary, 1901: that said Belle Dent is now on
the eligible list as a clerk in the Guthrie
postofIice; that after said examination she
frequently inquired Of the secretary of
the local board as to probable vacancies
/ anu bu Sta tIcl OtCds-tDllF SldNEA ~ the
secretary that she did not care whether
she got a position or not, "as a gentleman
/ in the land office w9e going to get her
a homestead on an Iowa Indian allot-
ment," that on other occasions said Belle
! Dent had stated to employees of the Guth-
RE postoafice that she had arrangements
made to secure a homestead on an Indian
allotment that her friend could not tell
/ just what time this would occur but he
would see that she was notified in plenty
! OF time to get her entry that the per
! son said Bell Dent referred to in these
/ conversations was the said Hon. f. z.
Mckinley; that this complainant is in
formed and believes that an investigation
viii show that the said T. I. Mckinley
/ upon receipt of the letter directing the
/ cancellation of the Lucinda" allotment,
notified the said Belle Dent, either by
/ telegraphing himself or causing a tele-
! gram TO be sent from Guthrie to Orlando
where the said Belle Dent was at the
/ time: that said Belle Dent came in re-
I Spouse to such Geographic information
! ard secured fling on the land in manner
set forth in the charges heretofore filed.
/ Complainant further says: that he was
/ informed on the evening of May p. 1901,
| by Mr.. 3. f. Perkins, that the following
| conversation was had by said Perkins
! and Mrs. Treagle, an aunt of Belle
Dent, at about o'clock:
Mrs. reagle-"Good morning, Mr.. Per
/ kins Belle has heard from ner homestead
on that lndian allotment"
NJ Perkins-"That's good news"
Mrs Urea gle-''Yes; they could not tell
her just what time to come to the Office,
but it viii be settled before the sun goes"
That this conversation occurred on the
sidewalk in front of No. Us West Harri-
son avenue. Guthrie, where Mrs. Treagle
Kept a rooming house and where Belle
Dent lives when in Guthrie. Complainant
further says: That he did not misquote
the conversation had by him with the
Hon. J. j. Boles at 1870 o'clock D. m. of
May q. 1901 that said conversation took
place in the Guthrie postofice when the
said Boles came for the mail. Complain
ant asked 90 see the mail received at that
time, giving as his reason that a letter
might be in the mail from the depart
ment which would furnish an envelope
which was to be used as an enclosure for
the letter cancelIng said allotment. Com
plainant was allowed To see the letters
was no letter from the interior depart
ment at Washington But there was at
least one letter bearing the saltwater
postmark which mail was distributed be-
fore 1890 o'clock. and which Mr. McKin-
ley would have received had he gone for
the mail at the tine that he states he did
so. Complainant had another converse
ton with the said Register Boles on May
. o. 81
lection 10 enter the land That nj this
time the same statements were made by
the register. regarding the actions Of the
receiver when the Dent entry vas made
as that which occurred on the 9th; that
Mr.. BoIes stated further: II am sorry
this has occurred; / was anxious TO see
YOU set the land, ana was satisfied that
watchfalness Of the mails was going to
/ secure the entry for YOU. AR Boles
also suggested TO complainant that he
amend his appeal. IS the statements
contained therein were reflections on the
onice.
Concerning the statement OF Alva C.
Baldwin. clerk in the Guthrie land Of
fee. complainant says. That he was I'M
formed by Nr. Chas H. I-ils0n- secretary
Of the school land commission OF okla
homa, that he lFIson) had q CONVERSE
tion with said Baldwin few days after
the said May 9th. az which the matters
complained of hy the complainant came
ZIP for discussion And the said BALDWIN
etated. II haven't any use for Adams.
cut the entry did not pass over the ceun-
ter in the usual way. The Major
meaning Mckinley came ia from his
/ private oaice WIKI The woman and hand
81 me The letter from the department. 20
Eether with the homestead Ming end told
me 10 aie the papers In their regular or
Ger. II was none ~ nay business did
rs I was told Ana complainant believes
said Baldwin continued 60 follow instrac-
tions in writing his statement III support
Of .he answer % sIr. Mckinley
T Concerning the apology of Postmaster
Mccoy Tor the Occasional carelessnsss
of his CLERKS IN the handling ri man com-
piainaut states that he made diilecut ia-
q1iry 81 the uosto1lce on 1Esv z-th ana
WAS Informed thar On that das there hs1
( been 40 errors made 81 haai.ins The land
or.ce mat
F comulainaut complains 81 Jlse action 81
The honorable c.lrrnl ssianer in accepting
tae stateutrts ~ Eor- p r 4lcSiufes
tel- ]. i bales e. al. virhe4t enc same
aers sworn tQ--reguiras thfs carsp l.ia-
anl o. make o.sth la t's reriE thereto aad
| tnat hsl said rtles beru ,tairzli
te naAe lheir srassfi-et aaser nats be-
es he same aoal nse e.
d1tereat lhararrer
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