Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-24
Especial Correspondence 60 Herald,

NNptflhl correspondence &C. uCfelusI
Santa rc. y NJ. AUG 2E-Ciiu-
ton !. Cmudall, former supcrinton-
dent ot the United States Indian
school ai Santa Pc. where hc was
iu charge Tor many years and Who
was transferred tu Pierre. s g..
has received e sweeping ,iudicutiou
ut the hands ui the " e.. r. g. ct
that stat" from the charges made bN
W g. johnson, former special otti-
''r ln the service ana others which
charges resulted iu Mr. Cuudall's
removal to "a, northern school
ioudiag citizens OF Pierre concur
900 the lengthy findings ut the ". e..
y Co., which are published In the uu-
Ion organ iu South Dakota. Tn, pre-
ludc To- the formal findings strongly
dvnuuuc"a Johnson and his assist
amt Miss True. who are declared To-
have been actuatrd hN motives oi
revenge against Crtndail Mr. Cram
dtiis administration iu pirrrv rs
warmly commended The findings
are uH follows, and will br uf great
interest tu hundreds of friend. ot Mr.
Craudull iu this state.
Findings.
lst We Hnd that throughout his
career ct . years lu the United States
Indian st"riyv. Clinton j. Cranddll has
been e zotlous and persistent temper
Iur" worker. ludustriously seeking tU
prohibit tnc sale and u-y uf al liquor
among the Indians auu active iu ape
pretending aud prosecuting ull case.
uf sale uf uuuor etc, among the ga.
dnus
2ud We dnd Js part proof ui this.
tult Nj CuudaIl induced Judge \
Abbott. q prominent Iurst OF New
M,Ncu Go draft with him u uuI maxi
ing IL 81 crime Geo -eIi liquor. etc. 90
Indians and. 80 considerable expense
90 himself ana hy hls energy and
lrBl m securing influential hdCNing,
secured the passage coz the hil desc
pit, the rNpvuditur, ut large sums ui
money by the liquor Interests to de-.
feet a. Tus bin b. nov the Sew
Mexico uv. the nrst coz ts kind 90 th.
state ana ,s known as the Appott-
rrandull bN
3rd. ", mud. uy ample ipstimuu,
that Mr. C0uudi has Iahor,d Go tu.
nJ hs Who'll, duty %. tuo indians
working 40 400 times tor their inter.
est education aud general uuliu aud
tur the protection ut their property
water grazing aud other rights
Goo this respect hr has ulWroli} Won
tur bitter cumItg oi band grHub,rs
cattle thieves. Hatcr-rIsht thieves
ul,aN liquor sellers and occasionally
contractors and employees oI thr scr'
t., who. detected 100 wrongful pru,
u.rs co. for moniDIcuvy. have sought /,
vent their secret hatred hy various
uuucFhauurd means. some uI these
JIsuunU,d people. u appears were
induced Dos Nh Johnson aud GOA, ut Iu'
deputies. Miss True. Geo Join issu,
vitu them iu .uud,mniug Mr. cram
uau BOO u,ir EFFORTS lu cover up tupl
own disastrous mistakes. as Nlll tp
pear iu the Juan cruz case.
TN Wr und iu reference Goo th,
'Iusu cruz case, that Mr Dttudai
was 700 uu particular connected VIA
ur responsible iur Juis drplorublv Ii
ttir
Tu, facts ar, that william g. John
SON. the one. time Inspector uud Iu
deputy. clara g. True had involve,
themselves Iu this unfortunate con
duiou that brought about the tragedy
through mislaau of policy. that cd
drputilug irresponsible Indians lu'
permitting them to carry firearms
which was contrary Goo the trrrituri.
pv These indian deputies, inflated
with their unusual position aud AN
thuritN frequently exceeded al
bounds. suhjrutiHg fellow Indians q
many prosecutions aud iudiguitivs
Tho, we're known Gao br driuktug met
aud tu have boon intoxicated "u mur,
than one occasion when va the die
charge ul duty.
Thcy were universally troublesome
uu1 inefficient aud ut the time tning
came tu the climax. resulting boz th'
tIN Of Juan cruz fur murder thui
services had been discontinued Col
sumr time
Juan cruz claimed ne had beet
created one ut these Indian dcpuuc
uy authority uf another Indian deputy
Pedro Bacu. who had ncen iu turn APP
pointed by Miss True.
while vudraNuriug Co take luuu
from au indian named Garcia wn.
resisted. cruz shot and killed him
Although INSPECTOR johnson lu his tv
port Go the department distinctly
states that the services ot all Bats dep
utlrs had been discontinued ON th
lst OF January 1871, bee later tcsu
ned at tho trial cot cruz that cruz wa
-uI Ice his employ aH deputy ~ lh
government at tho time Dee shot an'