The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-15
is WILLING To
hun InE KiSK
Special Agent of Indian Rights
Association at Work.
WILL 60 TO TERRITORY
Pays No Heed to Alleged
Threats Of Arrests.
WILL 60 TO TERRITORY

| sociation has finished gathering evidence
against George /. 4-arvey, superintendent
in charge OF the Pawnee Indian sub
| agency at Pawnee, and lett To-Day to re-
| sumo his inquiries in Indian territory
| Bros.us said that he had heard of The
| threat that he would be arrested If he
should return to the Indian territory and
| he is willing to run the risk.
BTosius preferred seventeen charges
against Harvey, who is accused of bru-
tality to children in the Indian schools,
| OF irregularities in the leasing and sails
| Of Indian lands and manipulating Irdian
moneys to the advantage of himself and
! banks which he Is interested in. Inspec-
tor McNichols OF the Indian department
is at Pawnee investigating the Bros. us
charges.
Mr.. Brosius was In Guthrie a short
time this morning. euroLte to northern
| Oklahoma frem Pawnee. and in conversa-
! ton with the representative of the Eagie
stated that ne had received twenty-five
letters within the past few days relative
/ to matters IL the Indian territory, which
| he would look up.
his work at Pawnee in The investigation
OF the official acts of George l. Harvey,
superintendent of the pawnee Indian
school an Especial dissursing agent. In
speetor McNichols of the department Of
Indian affairs is still In Pawnee complet-
ing the work of the Investigation and it
is expected that he viii submit his re-
port to the department within a short
time: From all indications the investiga-
ton has been a thorough one at Pawnee.
The werk of Mr. Rrosius was merely to
secure evidence and present the same In
hearings Lefere the inspector of the de-
partment and Superintendent Harvey. The
work as outlined in former issue Of the
Eagle was carried out. ana in addition
TO these matters, the case of Virginia
Weeks. en- Indian girl formerly a student
at the Pawnee school was looked up.
The Investigation showed, according to
Mr.. Brosius, that the girl had been severe
ly punished by Superintendent Harvey,
for an alleged infringement of the rules,
and that her treatment was cruel The
testimony developed that either a stick,
or strap has been used by the superinten-
dent in ehastising the girl. Later on,
before she had recovered from her alleged
treatment, she was sent to a western
Indian school. Correspondence had been
engaged in between the officials, and the
superintendent was told to send the girl
OF. providing he sent medical certificate
with her. The girl, It is stated, arrived
at the school, but without the certificate.
Examination, it is alleged, brought out
the fact that she was afflicted with
tuberculosis, and not in good health at
all.
The charge that Superintendent Harvey
is a stockholder in banks was thoroughly
investigated by Mr. Brosius and the in
spector from the department. 1t is claim
ed that there is positive evidence along
this line that the investigation resulted
in the proving that the superintendent
had favored certain banks in his admins
tration of Indian affairs. An Indian pre-
sented an affidavit. in addition to verbal
testimony, that when he had received
lease money. he was directed by the super
intendent to take it to a certain banker,
and no place else and that TO make GER
tain the Indian would do-this. an envelope
was addressed by Mr. Harvey to the
banker and the money placed inside it.
Mr.. Brosius is well please with his work
at Pawnee, and is satisfied that the in
vestigauon will bear fruit, giving the
Indians better administration than they
have ever had in recent years.
What about warrants being out for
you in the Indian territory for criminal
libel?" was asked Mr.. Brosius.
to the effect that l am 70 be arrested if
appear in the Indian territory again.
There will be plenty of opportunities to
serve the warrants, and it will make little
difference with my work, whether ! am
arrested or not. In fact. my arrest would
tend to make me work harder in digging
up things. When a man is government
official he has TO recourse if charges are
filed against him by any Individual. pro-
viding of course, the Individual has some
clue upon which 10 work. IN every in
stance. there were numerous clues and
any court action will avail those men
nothing"
When do you expect to return to
Washington"
4 cannot tell that" continued Mr.. Bro
sius. there are so many things to look
up in the Indian territory and new mat
ters being brought TO my attention every
day There IS certain 70 be a general +
shaking up, for the first report submit
ted was merely the result Of surface r. .
vestigation. If the officials implicated
were libeled by the first report. I do not
know what term they would use II rigid
Investigation IS made by competent men. /
such as are employed by the department +
az Washington to make such invest ga
tions
Mr.. BroSius is beginning 70 show the .
effects Of his hard work in Indian affairs
lie has been working almost day AMI .
night for 4 number Of months and has .
q trunk fuu OF documents which have
been prepared Sy him in his campaign f
for better treatment for the Indian.
In referring again 70 the Harvey ia
veStiSst ton. Sir. Brosius stated that tha
had been the most stub
bornIy contested case he had ever had
He says that the superintendent was
ready when every point came up ans that
as Investigations had bsen made bzfore
Re knew about what would be lookei up (
The Indian Ri-hts Association nan does
not think It probable that he VIII so hack
10 Pawnee While in Guthrie ne was
rot dessrous Of having recEls know thz;
be was fl the CITY cne OF the rnsia
IDEAS in hfs work. Is 70 avoid pubIsc no
,ice. claiming that h. this Fse;hod h Is
enabled 70 work without Eo,es alton