Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-09
Father Schell Engages the Ser
vices of a Sioux City Attor-
ney to Begin Suits
BANKING METHODS IN QUESTION
STARTLING State of Affairs Il 10 Claimed
VIII be Brought to Light When the
Cases About to be Commenced arc
Heard In Court at Homer, Neb. -
News Of Iowa.

Sioux City, Nov. 3.--fHtner SoHeAs
Of the Winnebago Indian agency, mas
engaged U. q. Whitney of Sioux City,
a. attorney in two cases which may
bring to light startling methods of
banking employed In Homer. Neb..
ana also how many Of the Indians are
dsfrauded in trading with the agents
and merchants.
Alleging that the plaintiffs In the
two cases have been feeced out OF
thousands Of dollars, Father Schell is
determined to have legal retribution.
The cases will bring to light the bank
lnE methods by which the Indians are
said to lose their money. and also to
show that the Indians are short
changed" by the storekeepers to an
alarming xtent, SO that in q short time
they bid fair to be reduced to hegsary
one OF the casos which was brought
to the attention OF Inspector Wright
IL that Of Mrs. Little Walker. an IN
dian woman who has received ShooV
from the sale OF inherited lands In the
last year ana a half. BY the time the
rhscks had reached Mrs. Little Walker
At 10 alleged that grafters OF various
sorts and degrees had fleeced SS,Ooo
81 the original $1,000 for store bills.
The poor woman saw her money rap
ldly disappearing. She took $2,O0O TO
= Homer store to draw on for such
supplies as she might need. The re-
manning $4,000 was put into Homer
hanR.
MRS, Little walker Ia married, but
ms no children, SO that food and sup
nlisa purcha sea would be only for her
aelf and husband. Within nine months
the store where she lett $4,000 claims
to have sold Mrs. Little Walker $1,000
worth OF goods. There are said to be
no records Of the purchases, however.
There Is nothing to show that the wo-
man ever put anything into the store
or drew any supplies out. When re-
uuested to furnish a written statement
the storeakeeper merely said that Mrs.
& Little Walker has 1894 left to her cred
\ AZ. The poor woman was astontshed
20 learn that she and her husband had
consumed $1,000 worth of supplies In
nine short months, but knew Of no way
to help herself except by laying the
case before Father Schel1, who will
have the matter probed in the courts.
The other case has to do with an
other bank Of Homer. Mrs, Maggie r
Hunter deposited $1,000 in April, 1894.
Instead OF giving checks, she drew
money by signing notes, with 10 per
cent interest. There is one note for
$50 which Is alleged TO be forgery.
Mrs Hunter denies her signature, and
says she never received the money.
David St Cyr, an Indian, borrowed
$500 from Homer bank on July 4.
The note bore the signature Of Mrs.
Hunter as security, and called for 1920
with 10 per cent interest in five days.
without notice to David st. Cyr to
pay his note, and without giving any
notice to the security. Mrs. Hunter, the
bank Is alleged to have applied the
bank account Of Mrs. Hunter to THE
liq,Mdation Of the note Of David st. Cyr
Tue bank now tells Mrs. Hunter that
u she has nothing left to her account. II
Is claimed that book accounts and
notes show that. not including the al
I legged forged note, Mrs. Hunter has still
on deposit in the bank $495. This case
Sas also been placed In the hands OF
Attorney u. q. whitney OF Sioux City
for action.