Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-11
SAYS ATTORNEY ADAMS
WAS TO GET HIS SHARE
Witness Declares Washington Lawyer
Told Him About Having Arrange
r,ents to Secure His Per Cent of
Profits" and Had Hedged Ags<hst
Any Further Crooked Work.
(By Associated Pres3)

"Lo. the poor Indian" learned a
few more things about the proposed
sale of 100000 900 worth of his land
in the hearing before the congress
ional investigating committee to-
day.
Congressman c. d. Carter, of the
Fourth Oklahoma district. who is
part Cherokee, testified that at an
interview at the home of Richard G.
Adams, an attorney at Washington,
Adams had said he had an arrange
ment by which he was to secure five
per cent of the profits" to be deriv
ed from the McMurray contracts.
"He also told me-" testified Carter,
that Congressman b. S. Mcguire was
in on the deal and would get his
share. He also told me that DR..
Wright a delegate for the ChoctaV
Indians at Washington. with salary
of $4,000, was in on the deal. He
also said We've got some others,
but he did not mention other names"
Did Adams say he was going to
get fiv- per cent of all the money J.
r. McMurray was TO realize on the
deal?" asked Chairman Charles IL.
Burke
Would Make Sure of His.
Yes. he said he was going to make
sure of it, as McMurray had double
crossed him at other times, but this
time he was going to fix it so he
wouldn't lose out and when McMur-
ray gets his ten per cent, or $1,000
900. or whatever it amounted to, he
(Adams) was going to get five per
cent of the proceeds.
Il also met Jake L. HamOn at
Washington. He told me to go to
that old man Gore and get him to
withdraw that fool bill of hi against
the McMurray contracts
1t was Adams to whom the In
dams. in this state, were asked to
address kilograms, urging President
Taft TO approve the sale of the
lands McMurray is the holder of
the contracts. by whit. according
TO Senator Gore. a ten per cent. or
80 .000, 900 attorneys fee" would be
allowed.
Carriers appearance on the stand
followed another day of lively testi-
mony.
Offered Him Present.
ID. oteNpAC- u -"~
Alester, related a meeting with Nc
Murray two years ago, when Nc
Murray, he said. offered him a pres
ent of $4,000 if the old tribal con-
tracts would 'go through"
These contracts were afterwards
disapproved by President Roosevelt.
Why the present" was for Latham,
ne declared. he never could make
out. for he was not asked 10 support
the contracts.
Incidentally. the Indians. MANY of
whom were present in the committee
room, learned of Robbers Roost,"
town in the southern part of the
stfe. From Robbers Roost there
emerged one day an emissary repre-
senting McMurray. who went to
war council of Indians to get
them to sign the contracts.
About six hundred of the Indians
signed at that time, testified J. II.
Godfrey. They also signed TAX case
contracts. by which McMurray was TO
get SO ahead" for fighting the taxa
ton Of the Indians
Relates Meeting Hsmon.
ANUEftccauHh "a ANAfANN
Jake L. Hamon. on MAY Z. last. Ha-
mon is accused by senator Gore OF
having offered him a $4,000 or $4,000
bride in conncc ion with the McMur-
raw contracts on May 6, last
1T was the day after Senator Gore
says the bride was offered him" said
Carter. 4 met Hamon in the capital.
and We went and sat on the capitol
steps Hsmon said: You go 10 hat
old man Gore and get him - with
draw that fool bill OF his against the
NcMurray contracts.
4 replied. II I should mix ~ IN
those McMurray contracts the people
would think / got par; Of the fee. or
they would hink 7 did not have sense
enough TO get par; Of II. which would
be disastrous to me politically ID eth
o. case. asked Hamon why he did not
20 20 Gore himself He replied he vas
not interested in the contracts
Seeing senator Gore afterwards. enc
witness said. hc told him what Ha-
non had said abort not having any
interest IN the contracts.
That was not what he told ne