The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-24
WOMAN ARRESTED
FOR CONCEAL|NG
PUBLIC RECORDS
Mrs. Helen Gray Who Instigat-
ed Grow Indian Investigation
Last Session Congress
RELEASED ON CASH BAIL
She is Charged With Concealing
the Allotment Roll Of the Crow
Tribe, Covering Lands
RELEASED ON Cash BAIL
SENATOR CLAPP BONDSMAN
CBy the Associated Press.)

tBy the Associated Press
Washington, d. c., Sept. 19.-Mrs.
Helen Pierce Gray, Of ST. Paul. Mimi,
who as an Investigator of the Crow
ndian affairs for the Graham COM
mittee of the House, was the center of
stormy scenes at the last session of
Congress-, was arrested here today up
Oh com plant of the Indian Office and
charged with concealing public rec
GrdS. She was released upon $500,
cash bail, furnished by Senator Clapp,
of Minnesota, and her trial before a
United States commissioned was set
Tor Tuesday.
The Specific Charges.
Specifically Mrs. Gray was charged
with c~oncealing the allotment roll of
the Crow tribe, covering Indian lands
in Montana. Upon her arraignment
today she declared she had taken the
roll from the Indian office with the
consent of former Indian Commits
sioner Robert G.. Valentine and Judge
Nj. c. Burch, an attorney Of the at
tCrney-generals office attached to the
United States marshal's office in De
troit and turned them over to the de-
partment of justice that 1t might be
saved from destruction and used as
evidence in a proposed investigation
before the Senate committee on In
dian affairs. Such an investigation
was provided at the last session in a
resolution by Senator Townsend, of
Michigan. Mrs. Gray declared her
action had the approval Of Attorney
General Wickersham and hat her ar
rest had been brought about by her
enemies in the attorney-generars alb
sence from the city. Destruction Of
the Crow records, h said, involved
lands valued at probably 500, 900, 600.
Officials Instigated Arrest.
AT the department of justice today
very little was known Of the affair
Most officials there are out of town
AT the interior department, however
it was said Mrs. Gray's arrest had
been asked by Assistant Secretary
Adams, upon the report Of the In
dian office that she had three times
declined to return the Crow records
Acting Commissioner Abbott pro.
nounced Mrs. Gray's charge that thu
papers were about to be destroyed
foolish"
Mrs. Gray, last winter had a desl
in the Indian office as a representa-.
tive Of the Graham committee inves
tigating Crow affairs. At one tim,
she claimed that she was being pai(
by the Democratic national commit
tee. In a heated passage upon tn
floor Of the House between Republi
al Leader Mann and Chairman
Graham, Mr.. Mann declared her EN-
ployment by the committee was will
the Of blackening the charac
tiers Of men in public life.
The incident passed over and an in
vestigation was provided in the Town.
end resolution. For this, and with
he consent of former COMMISSIONS
Valentine, Mrs. Gray says, she tool
records from the Indian office, anC
delivered them to the persons in tn
department of justice, charged wit
making an inquiry.
Arrested Eighth Time.
Since she began investigating Indian
affairs eight years ago, at the requeS
Of former President Roosevelt, Mrs
Gray declares, she has been arreste1
eight times by persons who wish t
impede her work. Mrs. Gray, whel
first arrested, was inclined to go I
the district Jail rather than give
bond. Her bail vas first fixed at 81,
600, but later reduced to $500 and fur
niShed by Senate Clapp.