The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-24


the fact that, OF nearly 5000 members
Of the Kiowa. Comonche and Apache
tribes. a mere handful are at odds with
their agent; the attitude Of the rest
toward him. as manifested by their
manner with him and by statements
made to me by those whom I picked
out at random for questioning, Is as
pleasant as one nds among the In.
dians Of any reservation.
The injunction to Peter, to forgive
his brother seventy times seven
tlmesI, might be paraphrased in
warming to an Indian ageInt. to be
prepared to explain to an Indian, a
hundred tines over if necessary. the
transaction which that Indian has al
reIady declared he understands from
A to 2. That is what an agent is for
to act as human phonograph, always
on tlap,
When father deserts his child anI
some other relative takes care OF it.
and the agent at the next payment
turnIs the childs share over TO the
fost erI parent, the father at once has
grievance. when the mother and
father die leaving no relatives wor-
thy to be trustled with the care OF the
orphan Ichildren, and the agent de-
posits their Inheritance in the treas
ury to await their coming Of age, ev-
cry Indian who ever had anything to
do with the family gets up theory to
account for the disappearance of that
money.
Cases Of Perjury and Fraud for the
Grand Jury.
found the conditions OF things on
the old reservation most shocking in
one respect. as have already re-
marked elsewhere. The idea that any
sacredness attaches 70 an oath seems
to have utterly disappeared from the
minds of the people, II II ever had
Judgment there Among certain
class of citizens affidavits are TO be
had on any side of any subject, and
in quantities as wanted. It is appall-
ing to think Of what may happen In
the future In community where per-
jury Is permitted TO so on unchecked.
The better class Of people are there
what they are in other parts-seif-
respecting and honest; but there Is
another mingling with them, on the
free terms common in frontier couns
try, who are ready TO swear away
!, their neighbor's property now, and at
the next stage Of moral descent would
probably be willing 10 swear away
their lives also, without an atom Of
truth as foundation for their state
ments
In an instance here and there, a man
who had made a false oath admitted
;, his fault and absolyed himself by
= withdrawing his mis-statements in
: time to prevent any damage coming
fro mthem. These cases aid not
= : carry further, as no good public end
= could have been gained by IT, In Other
- lns ances it was plain that the aifian
!, was led into exaggerated statement
y by prejudice and pique, or into mac
-, curacies through a genuine lapse o
n, memory. These cases also igaorei
!, as my purpose was not to persocut'
II anybody but to clarity the atmos
phere and make the law respected.
~ I represented to the United State
"A district attorney, however after goln
ii over my accumulated testimony on no
u. return 10 washington. several case
IN for submission 10 the next grand iurs
90 One Of these was q case where q whit
a settler swore that he has paid 20 a
ON Indian district farmer the sum Of 81
~ to hire him to do work which me go'
as ernment was already paying blm fo
IN doing. had the accused farmer b'
fore me and he denied the whole sior
to. under oath Another WaA the case
al an alleged allotment OF land 20 Jane
he Longhat. an Indian boy, after hi
'or death, and wi h fun knowledge theri
,ly OF this case ! ran down 70 the 2olf
.ry where it became evident that the a
by lotting agent was innocent OF an
Is hand IN the matter and The proofs {
ew guilt couyerged upon one Of two pa
ng ties-Jaspor Exendine who made a
ug charge ia an affidavit included IN u
Of memorial. or Jim Bob. chief Of II
an. Delaware Indians, who accused Exc
ter dine Of both fraud and perjury A
ter other was that Of a whitesquatter vi
iti charged tbnt certain trespass mons
ger he had paid 20 al the agency hal new
ll. reached the treasury of the Unite