The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01

the Department OF Charities has in some
districts prosecuted county Judges for
conspiracy In connection with fraudu-
lent land titles.
The most common form OF plumber
, lies in the power TO sell minors land
for the pretended purpose OF "bene-
ftng" rhe minors The land once re-
duced TO money, fake court costs" at
| torney fees allowances" bad loans
| and investments consume so per cent.
Of the capital.
one Of the leading newspapers OF the
State obtained from Indian orphan
minors thousands OF dollars on It's
! worthless stocks and bonds.
At one time the Department of Chart
ties was informed that three wild" chill
! dren were sleeping in the hollow Of an
old tree and eating at neighborinG farm
! houses. An investigation proved that
these little folks were indeed living in
this homeless friendloss fashion. Their
hair was matted until It had to be cut
from their heads. We found further
that they were under the protection
! OF n guardian" who had ffty-one other
minors under his protecting care.
These three children had valuable
guardian was charging up large
amounts for their Schooling and "gen-
eral care" yet he did not know whore
| the children We're had lost all track Of
them" and II was with difficulty that
the Department OF Charities located
him.
here came to my attention the case
| # a minor Indian boy who had valu-
l,l.t In, . 1a lob oil 60 rN1A
| different oil companies wanted to lease
| he property. The agents of one COM
| Dany got him in an automobile the day
| before he became Of age and rode
| through the country al that day and
| Aalf the night. and "A few minutes after
~ o'clock midnight, having their at
'orney and notary public present. Sc
| 'ured his signature and ackuowledg-
ment TO his lease.
/ In another case minor Indian boy
| nheriting valuable property was kid
capped and married to IA disreputable
| negro woman TO establish his major
| ~" The marriage was Illegal and had
| not been performed in the county hav-
| ng jurisdiction of the settlement OF the
estate, so they gave the boy $50 and
| married him the following day to an
other disreputable woman In another
| county. \ majority" de,i was then
taken and du.y approved by the court
once we found little orphan girl OF
| 4 working in questionable second
grade restaurant subjected to all the
| temptations and dangers OF this posi-
Ion, when by ali the rights OF Chris
! tIanity and civil government she should
have been in n public school. She
owned valuable estate.
| Such instances became 30 numerous
| that the presence OF scores OF Indian
children in the prior State Orphans
Home started u thorough inquiry 10y
this department, and the astounding dis
covcry was made that these children, ali
of whom possessed alotments of lands
were placed in this institution by their
guardians and their property had been
sold and disspated. These cases are
simply given as illustrations OF thou
sands of cases equally abhorrent and
rcpugnant.
Acting under "A general law governing
my department | started 10 interviews
| in behalf of these children, when the
alert grating guardians attempted &c
thwart me by Immediately removing the
children from the state Orphans Home
found also that ] could not intervene
in behalf of ninety Choctaw and Chick
asaw children in the Murrow Orphans
Home because this was not State in.
sttuton and at that time had no Jur-
isdction over children outside State in
stitutons.
This was in 1911 and went immedi.
ately before the Legislature and asked
that the power Of the Department Of