Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-08-11
A REAL "ROrBERS' RO0ST' HAS
BEEN uNENRTHED.
HASKELL is RUNG IN
hamon say Ne Was In Governor
Empl0lC NJ Washington NJ {.
M Expense.

McAlaster, Okl1., Aug. 1O.-'I.o, tho
poor rdan, learned few more
things nboW the proposed sales ut
$4,000. 600 worth of his lands In the
hearing before the congressional com
mittce todaH
John IT, Shepard, formerly a special
assistant In the Department Of the
Interior, testified that senator Curtis
of Kansas and Vice President Sher-
man were also opposed to the amount
of the fee
Congressman Mcclure has previous
~ figured in the Investigations SEN
ator Gore had mentioned him as "in-
terested" In the contracts. ON the
stand Mcclure denied there were amy
grounds for the charges.
CongGessma G. -. Carter Of the
Fou'th OhIdl Dma district, testified
that at an interview at the home of
Richard g. Niqms, an attorney at
Washington, thet Adams said he had
an arrangement by which to secure
per cent o. The profits TO be de-
rived from th MoMurray contracts
"He also told me-" testified Carter,
that Congrcaman Mcclure was I'm
ON the deal ard would get his share.
He also told me that DR. Wright, a
delegate for tie Choctaw Indians at
Washington, Thh salary of $G,OO0,
was in on the deal. He also said,
We've got scni" others hut he didn't
men ior any niaor names
Did Adams say he was going Ia
yet per cent of an the money which
McMurray WIS 20 realize on the deal?'
asked Chairman Burke.
Yves. he sad he was going to make
sure of II, na McMurray had double
crossed him q other times, hut thls
time he was ,olng TO fix II so he
wouldn" lose cut, and when McMur-
ray got his 30 per cent Of the SS0.-
900 600. ar wr icver 1t amounted to
le CAdams) VAS going to get per
cent. of the proceeds
u also met Jake H. Hamon at
WashinGton. lie tol1 me to go TO
that man Core and get him to
withdraw thai fool bill' Of his against
the McAiunay contracts
Carter. who * part Cherokee In
dim, aud wGo for two years was a
member Of n, House committee on
Indian affairs was then asked;
"Do YOU tEinh majority OF the In
dane ave in favor Of these contracts,
giving 10 pc, cent. to McMur9yF'
There Is no doubt that there are.
lie replied 'But there is also no
doubt that in signing the contracts
many were n fuenced to do lN per-
sons VINO hal an interest In them.
Adams was lCscribed as n Delaware
Indian, who eitWently has been mem
toned MS having called on President
Taft in matters pertaining TO Indian
affairs. II Was Adams whom the IN
dans In thi. state asked to address
teleerams msing President TAFT to
approve the sale of the lands. Me-
Murray. holder of the contracts hy
which. ACCORDING to Senator Gore, 10
per cent.. or $40 600 In attorneys
fees" was to hc allowed.
Before Carter left the stand Nc
Murray's attorneys obtained mnch
from his testimony tending To show
that Bird S. Mcclure, in previous IN
dian matters hnd supporter measures
ic Congress opposed TO the Interests
of McMurrdy. Carriers appearance
on the stano followed another day
of lively testimony.
r.. B. Latham, an attorney OF Nc
Alester, related n meeting with Me-
Murray two years ago, when McMur-
ray. he said, offered him a present of
$4,000 If the old tribal contracts
would $50 through" These contracts
afterwai DIS were disaprored 10y Rresi-
dent Roosevelt what the present
was for la'hlm declared he never
could make ont, for he was not asked
to support The contracts.
At another time Laham testified
he was offered \ share of the $3.50,
600 attorneys fees which McMurray
subsequently, obtained In the lndian
land deal after the amount of the lee
had caused rluch discussion In Con-
press The list offer, the witness
said. was made contingent upon ms
aiding McMuirav who was then Try
ing To become \ delegate to the Re
publican conNcrtion at Chicago. Me-
Murray ala Mt so as n delegate, ana
Latham said ho never received any
thing
incidentally. indians, many Of whom
were present n the committee room
learned Of "Eobhers' Roost' town IN
the south purt of the state. From
Robbers Roos, there emerged one day
an emissarj r,prcsentlng McMurray
who went to "war council OF the
indians to go. them TO sign the con-
tracts. About 600 Indians signed at
that time, testified j. ". Godfrey
They also, he said, signed the tax case
contracts by which McMurray was to
ret $40 a "htad" tor IT, Atlng the
taxation OF lnaians.
WAS Robbers Roost the head
quar- Of McMurray's agents. asked
Congressman Miller.
IL don't know" replied Godfrey
ut Is where q man named Bates lived
Bates arranged with me to SO to tn,
Indians meeting and get the contracts
signed =
Cong essmar Creager testified agalr
today IN reply TO Hamon's assertion
that he had solicited u sum of money
from McMurray. ON one occasion h'
said he asltnd McMurray to loan hin
$4,000. but Mchlurray had questioned
the proprlety Of the loan aud the sub
lect dropped.
IIamon testified again today. II,
asserted that at the time Senato