The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-10
HOW DID BABIES
SIGN CONTRACTS?
Perplexing Questions Facing
Gore Committee Investi-
eating Indian Land Deal
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
MAY HAVE TO EXPLAIN
Names Which Should Appear ON
Rolls Were Left Off-Ask-
ing Why Government
Is Negligent.

MALESTER. OKLA, August TO-
Jacob l.. Hamon. whom senator Gore
accuses OF Offering him $4,000
bride I'm connection with the McMur-
ray Indian land contracts, ON the
stand before the congressional inves-
lgating committee, to-day testified
that Congressman Crcager, of Okla
homa, made what ne considered a
direct request of j. +. McAurray for
$1,000. Crcagcr has testified that
Hamon improperly approached" him.
Gremger admitted meeting McMurraS
bur deaied asking him for money.
Hanon requested Creager be- called
and asked az to whether Inc did not
solicit large loans from McMurray.
He says two witnesses will testify that
Creager took such action.
Hamon testified that he was In
Creager's Office in Washington n
June 2, when luncheon was suggested.
McMurray appeared when luncheon
was almost over and Creager suggest
ed to McMurray that he needed 81
600 badly in his campaign. After
wards, Hamon said, ne asked Nc
Murray why he did not let Creager
have the $1,000. saying. You have
lots of money"
II can't AFFORD 70 give money TO
legislators when | am here interested
in legislation" Hamon testified Nc
Murray replied.
ON cross examination Hamon said
he took the conversation between Nc
Murray and Creager as direct re-
quest on the part of the congressman
for MeMurray To let him have $1,000.
and declared further shat Greager
told McMurray lie mud introduced "a
MeMurray bin in Congress.
Iamon declared he was offering
this testimony to affect Creager's Gre
dibiiity as witness when nc is called
eeF-t4ft-ss- examination tHutrrrIa1
Burke. He said the purpose of the
luncheon mentioned was Ia get Me-
Murray ana Creagtr together. as Crea-
ger wanted McMurray 10 see Clarence
Douglass. editor OF the Muskogee
Phoenix. and igduts Douglass t. stop
the tight he Was making on his re-
noFmi nation. Hamon sald that SI.eao
suggestion was Il surprise ta him
The congressional et nmittee inSesti-
eating the brInery charges brought lay
senator Thomas Il. Gore has shown its
willingness 10 get out and tramp
through the dust, IL such action Is
necessary. 70 learn all that t. to be
learned regarding the Indian land al
fairs Of 1klahoma-
Most OF the testimony before the
corc,rit,,se shows tha, tbs tpaians
xynr. in~t{n.d ~ tnxist an the srr,rns-
ata,. 81. ~ ,h.tr iards ana after
sdtourning the inquiry earlier than
usual. tine members of the committee
took a trip 10 Hartshorne to look over
some of these ianus.
IL now appears that the committee
with h. called an IA mass unan a mass
- .,,ss,sonw axian Frorn tbe ona
hra,sgl,t nm hv senator core. in eharg-
try TT,af -Jaf,,T, + Hanon offered him
= Sriha ~ $50 Gao and Hau,ou'x sub.
sac,,apf denial
seyer.,i ouastious
Tha Testimony a. Ear indicates
,na, shs. main Questions IN ~. 40
ridea are.
Were the ae.n.s In Oklahoma
and j r. MeNurray and MIS- as
sista,,s T., uaan,ng,on In consnir-
n.,y ta ,nst,ee IN. Indtans Ia send
t.,ayrams To waahinp.on repre-
ss.n,,ns hat ,hs In.,ssns .ha,sgh,
/, IN 1ha,r hss, Interest IA nra.s
,t,,on tha royarnment the necess,
~ ~ seIi5ur tnf Tnaian lands I'M
,yaai.tatys
whar We're the business re,a-
,inuz natwean ,.aa-ve ~ scat
who ac,orl,nr to me testimony,
sant messages 10 washington urr-
ing acton an the land ccntracts
and II r. McMurray. who would
have made $4,000. 600 had these
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What "a the connection of
Richard G Adams of Washing
rnn, 10 whom many teIearans
we're sant. with scott and Mo
Murray
ara tho demands Of the fnaIans
mar their lands 10 sold imma-
axx.nI.- 49,. ,.~naa,.az sai..~xt.
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