The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-03-13

to see with relation to said matter,
that he also received his Information
to enable him to die from said Speice.
Mr.. Speice ab,o had one Henry
! Philips. a negro, residing in King
fisher, Okla, file on one OF said tracts.
and believe profted from the sale
of the relinquishment thereafter. 1t
was charged hy said Thies and believ-
ed by others that Receiver Admire's
son-in-law, Johnson, got his informa-
ton to enable him to file from his
father-in-law, Receiver J. V. Admire.
lut said johnson states 10 me posi-
lively that he received his information
through said Speice
Mr. Amos Ewing, formerly of King
fisher. Okla. where his family now
resides, and who now transacts bust
ness at Pawhuska, l. T. when ques-
toned by me related the following
story. which he states he viii so on
the witness stand and verify under
oath it need be, but who refused to
make affidavit on account of the long
friendship and close family connec-
ton between his family and Receiver
J. " Admire's. His story is substan-
TALLY as follows: That sometime dur
| ing the latter part of November, 1900,
while he was visiting at Receiver Ad-
mire's home, in Kingfsher, Okla, and
while sitting on the porch with Re
ceiver Admire, said Admire informed
him that certain valuable Indian al,
I llotments had been restored to set
Z tlement and asked him if he did not
want to make a filing on one of such
valuable tracts. He. Ewing, agreed
/ that he did want to file Cn q valuable
tract Of land, he never having used
his homestead entry. and Receiver
Admire then and therg after describ-
Ing the valuable tracts of land which
had just been thrown open to settle
ment, furnished him with the num-
ners ,1cseription) Of one of said
tracts OF land, which he Ewing, agreed
to file on as a homestead the next
morning.
Ewin- stated that there was a iong
and warm personal i-ie1dship eyist-
M between hins II and Receiver Az
mirc. ., 4 he considtrcd his ofrer 6 c
III. On 0 yalua l'a tact cf I'D gs.at
Kindness on the par: Of Receiver Ad-
mire He agreed tuo come down to
the land Office promptly at 9 O'Clock
the mex; morning and file on said tract
Of land, the description # which was
furnished on a slip OF paper by Re
ceiver Admire. On tie following
morning he, Ewing. White on his way
to the land office, at cbout SO c'Ciccl'
or S:45. met receiver Admire on Main
street, in tie City of Kingfsher, Okla
and said Admire then said 70 Ewing;
"Of course You understand that If
you make this filing you are to dis
pose OF your relinquishment when we
get good opportunity to sell and di
vide the proceeds obtained therefrom
with me?'
Mr.. Ewing says the proposition a..
gered him and he said;
Il DO not agree to do anything OF
the ldnd-to perjure myself ana lose
my homestead right aud whack az
with you and he then and there tore
up the paper with the description o.
the land which Receiver Admire haC
/ furnished him, and after some angry
words moved away froln said Receiver
Admire, and that they have never
since been such warm friends, anC
that he, Ewing. made no attempt tC
file on any Of such land,
Attorney Nonsinger, representative
IN the last Legislature Of Oklahoma, IL
hrmiy Of the opinion that there were
Irregularities in the land office il
connection with said entries Of safe
Indian alIotments. he having prepare'
all of the appeal papers for Attorne!
Mcknight, who represented the claim
ants who first made application e
file on these tracts Of land. Applica
lions by various persons to file on sal,
twelve Indian allotments we're tend
cred the local Office January, 1899
Same were rejected because Of th'
withdrawal by order Of the har oravi
! Secretary Of the Interior for purpo
ses Of allotment to the Cheyenne EN-
Arapaho Indians, which order wa
dated April is, 1892; appeal was takei
10 your office and the local Office al
! hrmed-
Appeal was again taken TO the hon
orable Secretary Of the Interior an
the decision Of the local OFFICE AM
. your Office affirmed by the Secretary
decision dated June 20, 1900. copy O
which decision was transmitted 70 tn
I local office at King6sher by your lei
: ter dated July 10. 1902 The honors
bic Secretary OF the Interior, by hi
, letter dated July II, 1900, addresse
10 your once. two days prior to tn