Evening star., 1925-01-14
MAN|NGTON NAMED
IN INDIAN PROBE
Oaugherty Inquiry Figure
Mentioned as "Fixer"
by Witness.

The name of Howard Nanington,
which figured ir the Daugherty hear
!ngs last year, was brought into the
hearings today of the House commit
tee investigating Indian affairs in
oklahoma when George NJ. Swift of
okmulgee testified that he had en-
tered into an agreement with Man
ington in 1921 to pay him 10 per cent
of what moneys could be recovered in
the settlement of an Indian estate.
Swift assented when Chairman Sny-
der asked il Warrington had the rep
utation OF a fixer."
A settlement of the. estate was
made through the office of the COM
missioner of Indian affairs in the In
terioH Department. The committee is
conducting hearings on charges of
maladministration by Charles II.
Burke, commissioner Of Indian af-
fairs, made by Hugh l. Murphy. for
mer judge of OkmulGee County.
SwiftS statement was made today
under examination by Burke. who
questioned him concerning settlement
of the estates of Martha and Saber
Jackson, Oklahoma Indians. who in
herited property upon which oil was
subsequently discovered. Swift act
ed as attorney in the matter for w.
+. Mckinney. Saber Jackson's guard
ian. The settlement through the In
Gian office, it was brought out, was
fer a total of 1910, 900, whereas S670.-
20 was asked by the Jacksons
through their representatives.
Burke inserted in the record plea
filed in the Oklahoma courts by Swift
by which Swift said that under a con-
tract he had with Saber Jackson he
was entitled to so per cent of the
difference between $4,000 and $4,000
between what Saber Jackson actually
got in the final settlement and the
value which had been placed on the
estate by Federal courts
Burke said that the settlement of
$4,000 was arrived at without any
help ON the part of Swift--in fact
against his opposition, and hence did
not fall within the scope of the con-
tract.
Furthermore he inserted in the rec
ord a statement by W. +. Mckinney.
Saber Jackson's guardian. that Swift's
contract with Saber was fraudulent, as
it was drawn up in the absence of
Saber. and Saber signed it in ignorance
Of what it meant
Swift, questioned by Burke. said that
r s. Cape of MuSkogee mad told him
that certain favorite attorneys were
to receive 10 per cent of the funds in
the hands of the department in case
they can get the department to relin-
quish supervision over the funds of
Martha Jackson"
Cape told me that he had taken it
up with you,' Swift said. ''and that
there was no objection on your part"
He asked that a subpoena be sent for
Cape.
He admitted that he had written a
great part of Murphy's statement.
which the committee is now investigat-
ing. but denied that Murphy was made
TO sign it to add weight to it.
Burke next cross examined Swift
concerning the entertainment of big
bugs and higher ups TO which
Swift referred in a letter TO James
Brazell, president of the Black Pan
ther Co, which was read yesterday
by Burke.
Swift admitted that most of the
persons entertained We're friends of
Charles Houts, a st. Louis attorney
who accompanied Swift to Washing
ton and whose expenses were also
paid by the Black Panther Co, and
that none of them was an employe of
the Ind&n Bureau.
Upon a question from Burke as to