The Tomahawk., 1904-02-12
TRYING TO GET EVEN.
Who is P. H. Connors, Agent MicheIet's S
AcCuSer?

L has, according to the St. Paul
Il Globe, charged that Agent Mich
/ elet is Indifferent to the introduce
Ion of intoxicating liquor on this
/ reservation and it's sale to the
Indians under his charge; that
''young braves have protracted
drunks and abuse their parents, :"
that there is ''blind pig'' in oper-
alton on the reservation, and that
Indian girls eighteen and nineteen
years of age, and even younger,
have been mislead by mixed-blood
braves. Mr.. Connors also says
that the law-abiding residents Of
the reservation became 50 alarmed
over the condition of affairs here
that they requested him to call
on the federal authorities at St.
Paul and ask for an investigation.
Inquiry fails to locate MIR. Con-
nors, but it was defnately ascer-
tained that he is not member Of
the tribe or resident here or on
this reservation.
From information received from
Detroit, it is believed he is one OF
the gang of timber thieves which
has been operating within this
reservation near the southern
. boundry line of the reservation,
q number of whom we're arrested
by the Indian police force under
Agent Michelet's directions.
regarding Mr.. Connors charges
there is nothing so unwarranted
and absurd as his statement that
Agent Michelet is Indifferent to
the violation Of the law which pro-
hibits the introduction of ardent
spirits into an Indian reservation
o. it's sale to Indians. The pros
ccution of the introduction of
whiskey into this reservation and
its sale to the Indians under his
charge is the agents great
hobby and in his zeal to punish
offenders, he has frequently been
criticised by even some of the
total abstaincrs here.
Some of the Indian police may
have at times been derilect in
their duties, but it was not be-
cause they had not received posi-
tive and strict instructions
against even allowing any person
under suspicion to remain on this
reservation without being kept
under their constant surveillance.
I'll II Mr.. Connors is really in
earnest in his desire to check the
sale of whiskey to Indians and its
introduction into this reservation
and his motives are not for the
purpose of getting even with the
agent and the captain of the
Indian police force for causing
the arrest of the timber thieves
referred to, he will find many per-
sons on this reservation who
would be not only willing but glad
to assist him in doing SO, or if he
will furnish evidence to corrobo-
rate his charges against the agent,
the matter would undoubtly be
taken up by the proper authori-
ties of the interior department,
and Investigated thoroughly.
Judging, however, from the
careless manner in which this
man Connors has disregarded the
truth in relation to the treatment
of Indian parents by thei r drunk
en- children; the condition of
affairs on this reservation, and
that he was requested by the resi-.
dents here to cell on the federal
authorities to investigate the mat.
ter, his charges should be ignored,
No one, as far as we can learn,
authorized Mr.. Connors to call or
the federal authorities; neither
have any of the Indians abused
their parents: iii fact Mr.: Con;
nors has drawn ehtifely from his
Imagination, and it is the belief
here that he did this either as at