The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-11
HARVEY
Prefers Some Charges
Against Delegate
Mcclure

.
: be will be able to show in his charges
hgainst Delegate b. S, Mcclure that
the United States is party to the
transaction in which Harvey alleges
hat Mcclure is involved He contends
that the contract upon which the
charges are based relates to indian
lands and Indian moneys, for which
he United States stands as trustee
'and is therefore an interested party
|,Although McGuire's name is not at
taohed TO the contrac. Harvey will en-
deavor to show that Mcclure is guilty |
of violating section 1892 of the United
1 States revised sta utes, which reads; /
No senator, representatives or dele
gate. after his election and during his
. continuance in office and no head Of
=. a department or other officer or clerk |
in the employ OF the government shall
&treceive OF agree to receive any com
3 pensation whatever, directly or indi-
4 rectly. for any services rendered to
'any person. either by himself or an
other in relation to any proceeding,
contract. claim, controversy, charge,
!. accusation. arrest or other matter or
B thing in which the United States is a
f party or directly or indirectly inter
= ested before any department, court
& martial. bureau. officer, or any civil
military or naval commission whatev
er. Every person offending against
this section shall be deemed guilty Of
i Va misdemeanor and shall be immedi-
4 ately imprisoned not more than two
& years and fined not more than $4,000
and shall, moreover upon conviction
4 thereof be rendered forever thereaft-
!. er incapable of holding any office Of
honor, trust or profit under the gov
q ernment of the United States.
"A What Harvey's Charges Are.
The substance of Harvey's charges
was learned here today. They con-
tain a certified copy of contract
made September between Edward. NJ
a Clark, McGuires law partner and
Mrs Cecilia Rappieuw nee Guitar
Goldie, Nellie Evlyn, Mary Ivy, Earl
Henry Nellie John and Sadie Rap
piew and Mrs. Lizzie Capstick, nee
Guitar and Delaney Capstick, claim
ing allotments and annuities in the
Pawnee tribe. The contract was sign
name nor the name of Mcclure The
agreement is that for taking such
steps as would secure their enrolment
in the tribe, Clark shall be paid S45
for each person and one-half Of all
annuities recovered which would
amount to several thousand dollars.
In an affidavit, Harvey alleges that
Mrs. Rappieuw told him that Mcclure
was her attorney and that she had
contracted to pay him a large fee.
Harvey then alleges that. last sum
mer. the special agents. Mr. McNich-
OILS. told him that s. NJ. Brosius of the
Indian Rights association had said
ithat Harvey had given ali to persons
who were contesting the allotments
of the Guitars and that Delegate Nc
CURE had written to the Indian de-
partment. saying that Harveys con-
ii duct should be Investigated Ite calls
attention to testimony given by Mrs.
III Rappieuw at the Pawnee agency in
vestigation last summer, in which she
said that Mcclure was her attorney
and cites her tes' 'imony on fle in the
Indian Office as proof
Brosius offered no evidence in sup
port Of his charge. McNichols Is quot
ed as saying that he asked Mcclure
to substautiate his letter to the In
dian Office, but Mcclure replied that
he hal no evidence 70 offer them.
Harvey alleges that about July ! Nc
CURE came to his office and said that
Mrs. Cecelia Rappieuw had consulted
him regarding her claims as Paw.
nee Indian. "He asked for informa-
tion. continues Harvey, "and ! told
5nim all knew
Quotes a MCGUIRE Letter.
Mrs Cecilia Rappieuw, in depo.
ion made here December -, is
yoted as saying that she made her
s0argain with Mcclure. who called at
tention to his position as congress.
man. ana said that, even if she EN-
ployed another attorney, a the latter
would have to come to him for inform
alton in getting the claim allowed
She declared that she had never con
suited Clark but signed the contract
ia his presence. She said that she
had been warned by Mr. Hancock EN-
'ployed IN the Pawnee Indian schools
not 20 disclose the fact that che had