The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-24
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vest that Il left Braces allotment in
he Indian territory, where he did not
,elong, and new lands had to be given
% him in lieu of these. His second
patent was issued and dated Noyem-
Der Z, 1900, more than one year and
six months after the first. There had
been no conspiracy and nothing to
about, no backdating, no any
thing out of the common routine. The
story as given me had been made out
Of whole cloth.
The papers Hled in contest of the
allotment of Boone Chandler, Co
manche, contained an AFFIDAVIT mar
rating some alleged facts in his his
tory. with citation Of the approXi-
mate date Of his death. One day 1
was informed that an important wit
ness on the other side Of the case was
waiting to see on the porch. II prov
ed to be no less a person than the de-
ceased himself. He was as hale and
active young Indian as ever returned
from the happy hunting grounds to
confront a pale faced land grabber.
We afterward became better acquaint-
ed. and | found him considerably more
quick witted than the averoge corpse,
ana with lively sense of humor on
every point except his own demise.
Roth Hen-e-a-ka-ah, an Apache al
lottee. was-as l was gravely assured
IAN old man who had died before
the allotment" Investigation proved
that Ruth Hen-e-a-k -ka-ah was babe OF
six months at the time of the allot-
ments. that she received her land law
fully. AS the description Of her allot-
ment was the one assigned by my in
formant to the venerable Roth, who
does not and never did exist, deemed
it hardly a case for interference.
An Apache allottee described to me
as "a dead Indian child" turned out
to be Kost-zu-ta, coquette about q
years of age and in rather too vigor
GUS health. who recently excited
commotion in camp by eloping with
. Comanche woman's husband. Th'
, couple went to Lawton for their illici
honeymoon, and | had to have the po
) lice sent after her in order to super
| wise her payment
) Another Apache, "a child reporte'
. dead some time before allotment,
was shown by the records to have bee
t allotted in the fall Of 100, and net 7
{ have died till the summer Of 1901.
l. Two boys declared to have no II
e dian blood in their veins, and there
d fore ineligible for allotment proved
e be the sons of a Comanche woma
t. and of a man who, whatever his bloo'
y was recognized member Of the @
il manche tribe at least eight years b
p fore the Fort Sill treaty was made.
< A girl of IA whom had before m
@ accused Of being "a negro and no
e Indian and borne on no roll" four
o to be the daughter, regularly enrolle
It and paid, Of a Comanche woma
y though her father was a negro WI
a had lived with the Comanches fro
r his youth up. and been, ag'iar ba'
10 as l consulted the records, a reco
e. nized member of the tribe
Dt These cases and dozens of like te
y. or had nothing whatever behind the
is except falsehood How much the Pc
IS iurers charged for their empty al
ID davits l have no means of KNOWN
10 ibut / am creditably informed "a
be certain persons have, for the Ia
eighteen months OF longer, made
n, regular trade Of selling tips" on fal
er allounents at a figure ranging frc
be $500 for a "gauaranteed" homeste'
On down to $25I. SIS and even $40
RS good things" whispered into the ca
N. ,of shop clerks, railroad laborers a
e, other spectators with insigniica
he capital The guaranteed claims"
re- course called for a certain deposit
mt advance and have since consumed
'st much time in litigation that many
Il; The hoodwinked investors have not !
he found out that they are only putti
he np stakes on a "skin" gamble. !
rn- victims Of the cheaper frauds are
re- ually So chagrined at the discovery
is- the ease with which they have bs
,al fooled. that, although they are viii
rst 10 laugh over It among their friends
las a sorry joke, they object 70 max
Ich their woes public BY becoming PFC
en- cutors in the courts. did set al
ien The trail Of one scamp engaged In