Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-29
HAMPTON, PHOEBUS AND OLD P0lNT-C Continued.

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price OF sacrificing principle by sup
mrting Mr.. Foraker for senator You
| Ia not venture I'm so much AS the
Highest possible manner, even to cen
sure Mr.. Haskell for his manifold mis-;
deeds and YOU ask that h" h" held
cuiltlcss Of them unless conNictel III
n court of law: although you well
know that as regards The. worst OF
them no action In conrt OF law would
/ lie You say YOU wcr" ignorant OF
Mr.. Haskelrs record. II so. II was
iiIful ignorance Oh your part.
call your attention to IN" letter u:
Mr. l. r. Russell, the editor uf the
Morning Democrat. Of Arimor", Okla
homa. in which. writing to YOU on
Scntcmbtr "a. 1908, ne stated:
IF YOU were ignorant of such
charges II IL because you refused L"
read them when presented to you
when you visited Oklahoma last fall
in the interest OF Candidate lIaSkcI .
At that time | personally presented 10
YOU the typewriter pag"S of charges
against Mr. Haskell. covering his op.r
ations IN Ohio, New York. Arkansas.
Texas, and oklahoma -. The
charges rcceatly made ~ Mr.. Hearst
wore all made by me at that time,
Hints Government Action IN Courts.
You ask that We Lave the courts IT,
zeal with Mr. Haskell. As 10 srme
matters, the courts have already dealt
with him. A. to others. various pri-
vate individuals whom h" has wrong
Cd and tho United States government.
In h half OF helpless Indians whom ne
has wrongcd. are striving to have tn"
courts deal with him. Mr.. NJ L. Mott.
national attorney for tn" Creek Ma |
ti0n. writes me as follows:
In October 1906. Mr.. Fonlke. OF
Richmond, Ind. was sent to invcsti-
gate the matter of the town-siie frauds
In the Creek Nation. Mr.. Fonlke's
report is in the hands OF tn Secretary |
Ct the Interior. All parties connected
with those town-sitc frauds have used
the same means and methods. Upon |
the report fled by Mr.. FouIk". ]. as
attorney for the Creek Nation. was dt-
i, mr. to file suits in equ'iy for the can |
{. !lation OF all deeds to town i'ts IN
nc Creek Nation where tn" same ma
been secured by fraud, Proceeding up
on instructions and after fill invest |
cation. fomrl that Gov. c. \. Haskell
among Others, had secured deeds to
gnite n number Of lots In MuSkog"e by
and fraud: that he had hal
these lots scheduled in the yam OF
dummies or straw men. who lived IN
the State of Ohio and elsewhere, and !
then had them Gnitclaim back to HIN
without consider alton.
"By this dishonest msans he sue
ceeded in getting deeds To a large
number of lots belonging to the Creek
Indians at cne-half their appraised
value. I have fled quite a numier OF
suits against Gov. Haskell. in which |
and fraud are charged, AMI
the manner OF consummating It Is set
out in detail. Haskell has not filed
any answer in any Of these cases.
He has simply, through his attorney
filed diliatory motions. such as. -.le-
pleading to the jurisdiction.
&c. He dare not answer and deny |
the allegations set up IN our big; such
an answer would be sworn lie. and
known to be by the large number OF
straw men and dummies he nseG
in perfecting the fraud
Will Try to See Justice" Done.
For this particular act Of the man
whose public record you indorse. you
may rest assured that the Interior De
partment will endeavor to see that the
courts do "jnstice" to him.
When Mr.. Haskell was in New York |
various judgments were filed against
him. will not at the moment dis
cuss the charges of perjury and frand
made against him by Attorney Albert
II. walker. of Now York. Tn connec-
tien with the suit decided by Judge
I.acombe in March. 1902. But the re-
cords of the county clerk Of New York
county show that on February Il.
1900 a judgme mt for damages ana
costs amounting TO 42.235.43, recover
ell in the supreme court Of the county.