The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-22
SHERIFF is ACCUSED
or MUlCTInG INDIANS
THROUGH MOCK COURT
Arrests Them for Intoxication
and Pockets Fine Secured
Through Threats.

Aberdeen, S. d, Sept. 20.-George F
Perry. sheriff Of Corson county, is in
jail here on a charge of furnishing
liquor to Indians or the Standing Rock
reservation, but this is not half of the
offense for which he viii have to
answer. T. E. Brents, special govern.
ment officer, makes the complaint and
Red Bird and Frank Sees Bear are the
complaining witnesses.
While selling liquor is the charge
made against Perry ut this time, the
government viii bring other charges
Of a far more serious nature against
Perry and some accomplices who are
yet to be arrested.
According to the story told by Mar
tin Red Bird, and sworn to by him.
Perry, in November, 1909, came to Red
Bird and Sees Bear on the Standing
Rock reservation in Corson county, and
pulling a gun, told them they were I'M
der arrest for intoXication He then
informed the Indians, who were badly
frightened, that there was no Judge at
Mcintosh, the county seat of Corson
county, and they would have to be
taken to Mobridge, in Walworth
ty, where there was a Judge. for trial.
Accordingly the Indians were placed on
board q train and taken to MofffdSe,
where they were lodged in Jail. The
next day they were taken before what
~purported to be a judge and a duly
organized cout, where a mock trial vas
held, and the Judge imposed a fine
OF 5000. Before the trial, Perry Is al
legged to have supplied the Indians with
a quantity of liquor above mentioned
In order to render them intoxicated and
therefore apt to be more easily i'm
pressed with the proceedings of the
mock court.
The treatment appeared to be effec-
tive, for, according to Red Birds aft :
H1Vit thpU yNnra n SC,,rnl h,y srr I Ia.t
If they did not pay the fin" imposed by
the Judge" they would be imprisoned
In the county. jail for IL months.
Red Bird and Sees Bear thereupon
wired "a wealthy indian named Agar,
on the reservation. urging him to send
ing a mortgage on their live stock to
secure h Indebtedness, and the In
dams turned the money over to the
court, to pay the fine imposed. They
also. 1t is alleged. paid Perry some
thing over $50 for mileage and expen-
ses in bringing them to Mobridge. The
Hissi ws1s "ors ii jail ji;; for several days
while the deal was being carried
through.
Major BelGen. the Indian agent
finally heard of the treatment the two
men, who are full -blooded Indians and
wards of he government, had received,
The indian bureau was notified, and
Mr.. Brents, who vas then on his way
east from Seattle, was assigned to the
case. He has been working on it fol
Che past month. Yesterday, Perry
getting wind of the imminency of his
arrest, attempted to make his getaway
by hiding in u boXcar on a Milwaukee
train. Mr.. Brents located his man
however, n effected his arrest be-
tween Mcintosh and Morrlstown. He
brought his prisoner to Aberdeen
where he was turned over to United
States Deputy Marshal Barney Me.
Vey, nj taken before COMMISSIONS
Wallace. 1t Is expected Perry's ac.
completes will be in custody in a short
time.
WILL CHAMBERLAlN,S MOTHER
is CALLED TO FINAL REST
Elk Point, s. D., Sept. 20.-Mrs
diary ]. Chamberlain died at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. James Jeffries
in this city yesterday of old age. Tit
deceased was born in Bradford county
Pa, in 1882, and came to this county
with her husband in 1869 and settled
on a homestead in Richland township
She leaves seven children to mourn
her death, her husband having died /.
years ago.
The children are Mrs. James Jeffries
Of this city; Mrs. Leghern, of Yankton
Mrs. II. M. Wallace, of this city; Mrs
Cora Chamberlain, of Yankton; Mrs
Dean Blanchard, of Richland; VIII
Perry Chamberlain of IJe~Steryi1le. AM