The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-11
Testimony That Others Besides
McMurray We're in OH H.
dian Land Sale.
CONGRESSMAN CARTER
MAKES STRONG STATEMENTS
McAlester Attorney Tells Of Of
fers of Big Sums to See
Contracts Through.

M'ALESTER, Okla, Aug. 10.-"L Lo,
the poor INDIAN learned a few more
things about the proposed sale of $780,
100000 worth Of his land in the hear
ing before the congressional investigat
ing committee today. Congressman G..
D. Carter of the Fourth Oklahoma dis
trIct testified that in an interview at
the home of Richard G, Adams, an at
torney at Washington, Adams had said
he had an arrangement by which he
was to secure 3 per cent of the
profits TO he derived from the Nc
Murray certificates.
Carter. "that Congressman B. s. Nc
Guire was in on the deal, and would
get his share. He also told ME that
DR.. Wright, delegate for the Choctaw
Indians at Washington, with salary
of $4,000 year, was In on the deal He
also said, We've got some others, but
he did not mention any other Names
Was Going to Make Sure.
"Did Adams say he was going to get
5 per cent of all the money j. S. Nc.
Murray was to realize on the deal?'
asked Chairman Charles n. Burke.
sure of of #, it, s'o as McMurTag lei rs % had q double
crossed him at other times, but this
time he was going to fix it SO he
would not lose out, and when McMur-
ray got his 10 per cent, OF $3,O00,OO0,
or whatever it amounted to, he Cad.
ams) was going to get per cent Of
the proceeds.
ington. He told NE to go to that old
man Gore and get him to withdraw
that fool bill of his against the Nc
Murray contracts
Congressman Carter, who is part
Cherokee, and who for two years
was member of the house committee
on Indian affairs, was then asked
"Do you think majority of the In"
dians are IN favor of these contracts
"There is no doubt that. they are, y
he replied. ftBut there is also no
doubt that in signing the contracts
many were influenced to do so by per
sons who had an interest in them.
Work Of "Go- Between.
Adams was described as a Delaware
Indian, who frequently has been men
toned as having called on President
Taft in matters pertaining TO Indian
affairs. 1t was Adams to whom the
Indians in this state were asked TO
address their telegram urging Presi"
lands, concerning which McMurray
holds contracts. on which. according 10
Senator T. P. Gore. 10 per cent Of
$3,o00,0oo attorneys fees would be al
lowed.
Before Carter left the stand Nc
Murray's attorneys obtained from him
testimony tending to show that Nc
had supported measures IN congress op-
posed to the interests of McMurray.
Carter's appearance on the stand fol-
lowed another day Of lively testimony.
E. B. Latham, an attorney of Nc
Alester, relating meeting with Me-
Murray two years ago, when McMur-
ray. he said, offered him, q present of
%could 20 through These contracts
were afterward disapproved by Presi-
don't Roosevelt.
What the present was for, he de-
clared he could never make out, for
he was not asked to support the con-
tracts.
AT another time, Latham testified, he
was offered share OF the $15o,o0o at
tornevs' fees' that McMurray subse-
quently crtained in m Indian land
deal after the amount of the fec had
caused much discussion in congress.
The last offer, the witness said, was
made contingent upon his aiding Nc
Murray, who was then trying to be-
come delegate to the Republican con,
90 as a delegate, but Latham said he
never received anything.
incidentally, the Indians, many, of
whom were present in the committee
room, learned Of Robbers Roost, Town
in the state.
Signing Up Contracts.
From Robbers Roost there emerged
nne day an emissary representing Nc
Murray, who went to fwar council
of Indians to get them to sign the
contracts. About six hundred Indians
frey. They also, he said, signed con
tracts by which McMurray was to get
$40 ia head'' for fiOhting the taxation
of the Indians.
Twas Robbers Roost the head
quarters of McMurray s agentsH'
asked Congressman c, B. Miller
Il don't know" replied Godfrey. 1T
wss where a man named Bates lived
Bates arranged with mo to go to the
Indians meeting and get the contracts
Taking the stand. Congressman Carter
related meeting Jake L. Hamon on May
last. iIamon Is accused by senator eGa
s5o. 900 bribe in connection with the Nc
Murray contracts on May last.
1T was the day after Sen Senator % Gore says
/ met Hamon in the capitol. and we went
and sat on the capitol steps, Hamon said:
You go to that old man Gore and get
him to withdraw that fool bill OF his
II replied. II I should mix up in
those McMurray contracts the people
would think I didn't have sense enough
to get part OF II. which would be disas
trotis 10 me politically In either case
lannon's Excuse.
''I asked Hamon why he didn't go TO
Gore himself, He replied ho wasn't In
terestcd in the contracts.
ness said he told him what Hamon had
said about not having any interest in the |
contracts THAT was not what he told |
me" said Senator Gore. according to
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