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Peggy Coker, Choctaw
Department Of The Interior,
Muskogee. Okla., December 21, 1910.
In the matter of the application for the
enrollment of Peggie Coker as a citizen by
blood of the Choctaw Nation.
Proceedings had at McAlester, Okla.,
December 16, 1910, before C. F. Bliss,
supervising district agent.
Appearances: Peggie Coker is represented by
her attorney, M. M. Lindley, of McAlester,
Okla.: McCurtain & Hill, by D. C. McCurtain,
attorneys for Choctaw Nation.
Peggy Coker, being first duly sworn,
testified as follows:
By Mr. Lindley:
Q. State your name, please.-
A. Peggie Coker. I was a McGee before I was
married, but now my name is Coker.
Q. How old are you?-
A. Well, I reckon I am about 70 years old.
Q. Where do you live?-
A. I live at Dow, Okla., No. 9.
Q. How long have you been living in the
Territory?-
A. I have been living in the Territory for
years; first one place, then another. After
my mother died, I Just lived around-awhile
at Hartshorn, then at Wilburton, and then
other places.
Q. About how many years have you lived in
the Territory, can you tell?-
A. I have been living in the house I now
live in for nine years. We are paying $7 a
mouth for the house, and we have been living
right in that same place for nine years.
Q. Did you ever live any place outside of
the Territory?-
A. No. Mr.
Q. You have lived here all your life, have
you?-
A. Yes. sir; just lived around from one
place to another.
Q. State the name of your father.-
A. Humphrey McGee.
Q. What nation was he-to what Indian tribe
did he belong?-
A. To the Chickasaw.
Q. Where did he live?-
A. Lived In the nation, in the Chickasaw
Nation.
Q. State what place-near what town?-
A. You know I don't have no education, I was
taking care of my children and traveling
around from place to place.
Q. Do you know how much Indian blood your
father had?-
A. I don't know how much he had-I can't tell
you how much he had-he was a Chickasaw
Injun. That's all I know.
Q. Now state the name of your mother.-
A. Eunice McGee.
Q. To what tribe of Indians did she belong?-
A. To the Choctaw.
Q. Where did she live?-
A. In the nation; she was buried over here
on the Canadian River.
Q. How long has she been dead?-
A. Lord! I don't know; she has been dead 30
years, and maybe 40 years.
Q. Do you know whether or not her name is on
the rolls of the nation?--
A. I don't know whether It is or not, but I
know I have been putting in a long time
trying to be put on the roll. I have been
putting in about seven or eight years.
Q. Now state what efforts you have made to
have yourself enrolled as a member of the
tribe.-
A. Well. 1 have had two or three lawyers and
I have been to Muskogee three different
times, and the last time I was there I went
to the commissioner and be slapped his hand
down on the table and said, "Your land is
here and your money is here, but the rolls
are closed and you can't get it."
Q. Have you any brothers or sisters?-
A. No, sir; I have got no brothers and
sisters-they are all dead; but I have got
four children-four daughters-living.
Q. State the name of your oldest child.-
A. My oldest daughter is Maryann Coker; her
name is now Maryann Smotherland.
Q. Has she any children?-
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Give their names, beginning with the name
of the oldest one.-
A. Well, there is Frank Coker; he is by her
first husband; and the other child is by her
second husband. Smotherland.
Q. What are their names?-
A. Perry Smotherland and
Q. How old Is he: do you know?-
A. I just can't tell you.
Q. About how old?-
A. I can't tell you exactly how old.
Q. Well, about how old?-
A. I guess he's 23 or 24.
Q. What is the name of the next one?-
A. Catherine; that Is his sister- Perry's
sister.
Q. Is she married?-
A. No, sir.
Q. About how old Is she?-
A. Going on 21.
Q. What is the name of your next child?-
A. My next child is my son Andrew,
Q. Has he any children?-
A. He is dead.
Q. Well, has he any children?-
A. Yes, sir: he has three children.
Q. What are their names?-
A. George, Andrew, and Mary.
Q. How old is George?-
A. About 18 or 19 years old.
Q. How old Is this second one?-
A. The other two are younger.
Q. What is the name of the third child?-
A. My third child? '
Q. Yes.-
A. Roxie Ward: she is the mother of six
children.
Q. Give the name of the oldest one.-
A. Henry.
Q. How old is Henry?-
A. I don't know: maybe about 25 or 30 years
old.
Q. What is the name of the next one?-
A. They always called him "Son." His name
is-I don't know. Let's see what is his name.
Thorp are so many of them I have forgot.
Q. What is the name of the third one?-
A. I will tell you now in a minute. Quint
Presley: she lives in South Town.
Q. That la a girl?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What Is the name of the next one?-
A. Now what is that child's name
Q. How old Is Quint?-
A. I don't know exactly how old she is. You
know, there is a generation of them.
Q. You stated that there are six in all?-
A. Yes sir. No, sir: she aint got but three.
I am talking about Quint Presley; she has
got three children-two boys and one girl.
Q. Do you know about the children of the
rest of them-the older ones?-
A. No. sir.
Q. Give me the name of your next child?-
A. Emeline Cottonham.
Q. How many children has Emeline Cottonham?-
A. Six living children.
Q. Can you give their names?-
A. No. sir: I can't give all their names.
Q. How many can you think of-do you know the
oldest one?-
A. The oldest one is named Henry: then there
is Hubert and Reynolds and Willie and Miller
and Devie-they always called her Devie.
Q. That la a girl?-
A. Yes, sir; this Quint Presley Is her
daughter, and lives in McAlester.
Q. Well, now you said you had six children?-
A. Yes, sir; I have got three dead and four
living.
Q. Well, now give me the name of the fifth
one?-
A. My next daughter is- her name is Manday
Simms. She aint living now though; she died
after she was married.
Q. Did Mandy Simms leave any children?-
A. Three.
Q. What are their names?-
A. Margaret, Andrew, and George.
Q. How old Is the oldest one?-
A. About 20 years old.
Q. Do you know the ages of the other ones?-
A. No. sir.
Q. They are younger?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Now give me the name of the sixth
child-that is five-the last one is
Margaret?-
A. Margaret, and then Henry-Margaret,
Andrew, and Henry.
Q. Did Andrew have any children?-
A. He wasn't married.
Q. Is he living?-
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Where does he live?-
A. Somewhere in Alabama : I don't know
where.
Q. The last one is Henry and George; where
is George?-
A. I don't know where he is; I haven't seen
him for nine years.
Q. Now with reference to your children, how
many of them live in the Territory?-
A. Four of them; the balance married and lit
out, and I don't know where they went to.
Q. Which four live in the Territory?-
A. Mary Ann, Perry, and George, and Andrew;
they have been living in the Territory, and
their grandchildren, and the girls they
married, and some went to one place and some
to another. Cusanna Coker is my baby
daughter.
Q. She lives, here?-
A. Yes; she tends to all my business for me;
lives with me and takes care of me.
Q. Has she got any children?-
A. She's got two sons and one daughter.
(). Where does she live?-A. Lives in the
house with me.
Q. Where is that?-
A. At Dow. at No. 9; the children live right
there with me. I couldn't live without her.
I couldn't tend to my business, and she
looks after everything for me.
Q. Have you been sick a good deal and not
able to attend to your own business?-
A. Yes. sir: for three years she took care
of me, and even picked me up and laid me on
the bed.
Q. Now, as you remember it you have given
the names of your children and
grandchildren, except the children of Mrs.
Tucker, and she gave in those herself?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. When did you make application before the
Dawes Commission at Muskogee?-
A. About three years ago. I have made it
there three times. It has been longer than
that.
Q. How long has it been?-
A. I don't know.
Q. Can you fix the time by years?-
A. No. sir: I can't exactly tell you, but I
went to Muskogee three times. I went before
a man on the third story and be said he
couldn't do anything for me.
Q. Well, I want to know when that was?-
A. It has been three or four years ago.
Q. Who went with you?-
A. My daughter and Mr. Perry from South Town
and this old gentleman that lives out here
in the country. I can't think of his
name-Oh, yes McKinney.
Q. That was the last time you went?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And that was over three years ago?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. When was the time before that?-
A. I can't exactly tell you, but I have been
there three times.
Q. Well, I am trying to fix the date.-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Now, how long before?-
A. I can't exactly tell you.
Q. As near as you can.-
A. I just can't tell you.
Q. When was the first time you went there?-
A. I went before Mr. Lindley the first time,
and then I had letters from the-I can't give
his name.
Q. Have you got those letters now?-
A. I have got that many [indicating] at
home.
Q. From the Dawes Commission?-
A. Yes, sir; and from Washington.
Q. Will you send those letters in?-
A. I was ordered to go to Muskogee, and when
I went and talked to the Dawes commissioner,
and had all my witnesses there, and spent
$27 of my money, and he slapped his hand on
the table, and he said "Your money is here
and your land is here, but yon can't get it,
the rolls are closed," and I walked out. I
says. "Well, if I don't get it before I die.
I would leave plenty of kin to fight for it
after I was dead."
Q. How did you apply?-
A. Well, I told him what letters I had and
all about it-that was all I could do.
Q. Did yon say your mother was a full-blood
Choctaw?-
A. Yes, sir: a full-blood Choctaw, and my
father was a Chickasaw.
Q. Did your mother raise you?-
A. Yes. sir.
Q. How long did you live with your mother V-
A. I can't exactly tell you how long.
Q. Can you speak the Choc-taw language?-
A. No, sir.
Q. Your mother was a full-blood Choctaw, you
said?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did she talk the Choctaw language?--
A. Yes, sir; and she talked to me, but I
couldn't understand what she was saying.
Q. She didn't talk English to you?-
A. No, sir; I never did try to talk Choctaw.
By Mr. McCurtain:
Q. I wish you would please remove that shawl
and handkerchief from your head, please?-
A. Yes, sir. I use to have more hair than
anybody, but it has all fell out.
Q. If you made application over three years
ago there was a record made of your
application at that time, wasn't there?-
A. Yes, sir; it has been six years.
Q. It has been six years since you first
made application?-
A.Yes, sir; I think it has.
Q. And at that time you made application to
the Dawes Commission?-
A. Yes, sir.
We want the record to show that we object to
the consideration of this case or any of the
testimony offered, for the reason that it
appears from the witness's own statements
that this is an adjudicated case.
Q. Did you apply to be enrolled as a Choctaw
or Chickasaw or as a Choctaw or Chickasaw
freedman?-
A. I don't know anything about freedmen.
I've never been a slave-nobody never owned
me.
Q. Did your daughters marry white men?-
A. Yes, sir; both of them is married-just
about half white.
Q. What is the other half ?-
A. Injun.
Q. Have they applied for enrollment to your
knowledge?-
A. No. sir.
Q. Are any of your daughters' husbands been
enrolled?-
A. No, sir.
Q. Did they ever apply for enrollment that
you know of?-
A. No, sir.
Q. If they are one-half Indian, as yon say,
why didn't they apply for enrollment?-
A. I don't know.
Q. Have your daughters ever made application
for enrollment?-
A. No, sir.
Q. Why not?-
A. Well, everything got so dull in this
country it looked like it was no use, but I
thought I would see if I could get it.
Note.-Examine the records of the
Dawes Commission as to application of Peggie
Coker.
Q. Do you know of anyone now living who knew
your mother?-
A. Sir? .
Q. Do yon know of anyone now living who knew
your mother?-
A. There is a man in there (referring to
adjoining room) who knows all my folks. He
is kin to me. My mother died and is buried
on the Canadian River. He is kin to me and
knows a great many of my people.
Q. When you applied for the enrollment of
yourself, did you apply for the enrollment
of any of your children you have named in
our testimony?-
A. I didn't at that time.
Q. You did not?-
A. No, sir.
Q. Why not?-
A. He didn't give me the chance. When I was
ordered to Muskogee he just told me
Q. Yon say you were ordered to Muskogee; how
were you ordered there?- A. I was ordered by
the fellow-I can't never call his name.
Q. The Secretary of the Interior?-
A. Yes, sir; that's the fellow.
Q. Did he write you a letter?-
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Have you got that letter?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Will you file that letter in this case?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. This gentleman that you spoke of, did he
know your father?-
A. Sir?
Q. This gentleman that yon spoke of, did he
know your father?-
A. He knows a great many of my people, but
he didn't know my father and mother.
By Mr. Lindley:
Q. All of these people that you said went to
Muskogee with you when you went up there,
you took as witnesses?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Now, could your mother talk any English
at all?-
A. No, sir.
Q. Do you know whether or not your case that
you spoke of, as being about six year's ago,
was ever presented to the Dawes Commission?-
A. Yes, sir; I went to Muskogee. I was sent
for by the Secretary of the Interior.
Q. Did you make application at that time?
A. I made it, but they turned me down.
They-he put his hand on the table and he
said your money is here
Q. Did he ask you any questions?-
A. I suppose so.
Q. Did you testify as to your mother and
father?-
A. He didn't question me about that.
Q. Well, you went there for the purpose of
making a record, but none was made?-
A. No, sir; he wouldn't let me have it.
Q. Well, now, did Mrs. Tucker go with you
for the purpose of making a record?-
A. Yes, sir: and Mr. Terry and this old
gentleman-I called his name a while ago
y. McKinney?-
A. Yes, sir; and they wouldn't let us in the
house.
By Mr. Bliss:
Q. When were you born?-
A. 1 was bred and born in the Territory.
Q. Around in this country?-
A. Yes, sir; In the Territory.
Q. Your father and mother were living here
at that time?-
A. Yes, sir; and then they died and left me
alone.
Q. Did yon ever live at any place outside of
this Indian country?-
A. No, sir; nowhere else.
Q. Did you ever participate in any of the
payments made by the tribal authorities of
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations?-
A. No, sir; I never did get a thing.
y. You never drew any money?-
A. None.
Q. Did you ever attempt to draw any when
they were making these payments?-
A. I made a claim, but I didn't get
anything.
Q. I was referring to the old tribal
payments?-
A. No, sir.
Q. Did your husband ever draw any money from
the Choctaw or Chickasaw Nation?-
A. No, sir.
y. Was your husband recognized as a citizen
of the Choctaw or Chickasaw Nation?-
A. Yes. sir.
Q. What degree of blood was he?-
A. One-half blood.
Q. Your husband?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Has he been dead a long time?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. You say you have four children living and
three dead?-
A. Yes. sir; four daughters living and two
sons and one daughter dead.
Q. Give me the names of your three deceased
children.-
A. Andrew, Miller, and Maudy Coker.
Q. How long has Andrew Coker been dead?-
A. About 13 or 14 years.
Q. How long has Miller Coker been dead?-
A. About 16 years.
Q. How long has Mandy been dead?-
A. About 11 years.
Q. Now give me the names of your children
who are living.-
A. Cusanna Tucker.
Q. What is her post-office address?-
A. Dow. Okla., No. 9.
Q. Give me the name of your next one.-
A. My oldest daughter is Emeline Cottonham.
Q. Where does she live?-
A. I can't exactly say.
Q. I want her post-office address; you know
that, don't yon?-
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Well, what is it?-
A. Dow. And the next daughter is Mary Ann
Smotherland.
Q. Where does she live?-
A. Somewhere In Alabama. And the next one is
Hanar Davis.
Q. Where does she live?-
A. I can't tell you. Cusanna lives in the
house with me., or I live with her.
Q. You stated that neither you nor your
husband nor your children to your knowledge
have ever been recognized by the tribal
authorities In any of the tribal payments;
is that right?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Where were you living. Auntie, when they
first began to make allotments of these
lands?-
A. I have always lived in the Territory.
Q. Do you remember when they first began
this work?-
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Had you made application before that time
for enrollment?-
A. It has been six years.
Q. After you made that first application did
they have a hearing any place?-
A. Yes, sir; I had a hearing from Washington
often.
Q. I mean was the case heard as we are
hearing this case this morning, and you were
allowed to introduce testimony?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Where?-
A. In South Town; right here, before Mr.
Lindley.
Q. Who was Mr. Lindley? -
A. That was a lawyer.
Q. I refer to an officer of the Government?
-
A. Sir?
Q. Did you ever go before n Government
officer and testify'; -
A. No, sir.
Q. Then, this is the first time you have
ever testified before the Department of the
Interior in regard to your claim? -
A. No, sir: I have been before them twice.
Q. I mean to testify as you are testifying
this morning. Have you ever given testimony
before the Department of the Interior before
this morning? -
A. Yes, sir; before Mr. Lindley.
Q. Mr. Lindley wasn't a representative of
the Interior Department, was be? - A. He
said he was. I paid him $10 to put it
through.
Q. Did he tell you he was a representative
of the Interior Department, or did be tell
you he was representing you before the
Interior Department? -
A. That is what he said he would do.
By Mr. Lindley:
Q. When you gave the name Cusanna Coker, did
you mean Cusanna Tucker? -
A. Yes, sir.
Q. When you appeared before that Mr.
Lindley, he was a lawyer, was he not?-
A. It has been about six years ago and I
don't remember much about It.
Q. Prior to that time you had secured the
services of a lawyer at Muskogee or some
other place., hadn't you? -
A. No, sir; 1 just started in to see if I
could get anything - I know I ought to have
something and I haven't got nothing
Q. Did Mr. Lindley draw up some papers for
you? -
A. Yes, sir; and I signed them.
By Mr. McCurtain:
Q. Is this the gentleman that you went
before - the Mr. Lindley - is this him here?
-
A. I don't know; I have been before so many
of them I have got them all mixed up.
By Mr. Bliss:
Q. Have you any relatives who have had
allotments made to them as citizens of the
Choctaw or Chiekasaw Nation? -
A. I have got some old gentleman in there;
he has got land allotted to him.
Q. What relation is he to you? -
A. He is a cousin of my husband.
Q. What is his name? -
A. I don't remember the man's name.
Q. He is the only one that you remember now
who has been allotted land and who is
related to you? -
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And you don't remember his name? -
A. He don't have a name like other folks,
and I can't think of it.
(Witness excused.)
Peter Benton, being first duly sworn,
testified as follows through Mack McCurtain,
sworn interpreter.
By Mr. Bliss:
Q. What is your name? -
A. Peter Benton.
Q. How old are you? -
A. About 56.
Q. What is your post-office address? -
A. Alderson.
Q. Are yon acquainted with this woman here?
-
A. I have known her about two years.
Q. Are you related to her? -
A. No relation.
Q. You didn't know her before they began the
allotment of these lands? - A. 1 never did
know her until about three years ago.
By Mr. Lindley:
Q. Did you know the McGees? -
A. I knew one of them. Humphrey McGee.
Q. Did you know his wife - what was the name
of his wife? -
A. I saw him about once when I was a boy.
Q. Was Humphrey McGee an Indian? -
A. Part Choctaw and part Chickasaw.
Q. What was his wife? -
A. I suppose she was a white woman. I don't
think she talked the Choctaw. There use to
be a good many McGees, and I use to see them
when I was a boy.
Q. Are you sure that Humphrey McGee's wife
was a white woman? -
A. I don't know for sure.
Q. Did you know any of the children? -
A. I didn't know any of the children; I was
young.
Q. What relation are you to Humphrey McGee?-
A. I was related to some of the McGees, but
not to him.
Q. Any of the ones that you were related
to-were any of them related to this family
of McGees here?-
A. Yes; I was related to Alex McGee, who was
the father of Humphrey.
Mr. McCurtain. We move to strike this
testimony from the record for the reason
that it is irrelevant, Incompetent, and
immaterial and in no way connects the
applicant with the McGees about which the
witness testified.
(Objection noted.)
Mr. Lindley. I protest against the motion
for the reason that the parties named by the
applicant and the witness are the same
persons and are shown to be Indians by blood
and relatives of the witness.
(Witness excused.)
Peggie Coker, being recalled, testified
as follows:
By Mr. Bliss:
Q. Is this the man you referred to. Peggie,
as the man who is related to you and who has
an allotment?-
A. Yes, sir. (Witness excused.)
Peter Benton, being recalled, testified as
follows:
By Mr. Lindley:
Q. Are you enrolled and received an
allotment?-
A. Yes, sir.
(Witness excused.)
Quinton Presley, being first duly sworn,
testified as follows:
By Mr. Bliss:
Q. What is your name?-
A. Quinton Presley.
Q. How old are yon?-
A. I don't know just exactly how old I am.
Q. What is your post-office address?-
A. South McAlester.
Q. About how old are you?-
A. I guess I am about 30 years old.
Q. What Is the name of your mother?-
A. Emeline Cottonham.
Q. What is the name of your father?-
A. Bill Cottonham.
Q. Are you acquainted with Peggie Coker?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long have you known her?-
A. Ever since I have been born.
Q. Peggie Coker is your grandmother?-
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Since you have known her has she lived
continuously in the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Nations?-
A. Yes. sir.
Q. What is your mother's name?-
A. Emeline Cottonham.
Q. And she was Peggie Coker's daughter?-
A. Yes sir; that's what they say.
Q. Do you remember your mother?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What degree of Indian blood do you
claim?-
A. I don't know whether I claim any but both
my mother and grandmother is Indian.
Q. Any Indian blood that you may have would
come through your mother and your
grandmother. Peggie Coker?-
A. Yes. sir.
By Mr. Lindley:
Q. Have you any children?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Give the name of the oldest one.-
A. Dan Presley.
Q. How old is he?-
A. About 17.
Q. What is the name of the next one?-
A. Julius Presley.
Q. How old is he?-
A. About 15.
Q. What is the name of the next one?-
A. Willie May, a girl.
Q. How old is she?-
A. Fourteen years old.
Q. Do they all live with you?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. In McAlester?-
A. Yes. sir.
Q. How long have you lived In McAlester?-
A. I have been here for 19 years.
Q. How long have you been in the Territory?-
A. All my life-I go to Texas sometimes on a
visit.
By Mr. McCurtain:
Q. Your mother living?-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Where does she live?-
A. Somewhere near Wildcat. I don't know
exactly the post office.
Q. You didn't know anything about having a
claim to Indian rights until your
grandmother made this application?-
A. No, sir.
Q. When did you first hear about that? - A.
Well, it was long in 1907 I was Informed.
Q. That was the first you heard about it? -
A. Yes, sir; but I didn't know how to get up
to the matter.
Q. Is your father living? -
A. No, sir; he is dead.
Q. Was your father a white man? -
A. Yes, sir; a white man.
Q. Are you married now? -
A. Yes. sir.
Q. What is the name of your husband? -
A. Turner Presley.
Q. Is he a white man? -
A. No. sir; mixed.
Q. Mixed with what? -
A. I don't know: he is pretty dark.
Q. Is he part colored man? -
A. I don't know whether he Is or not.
By Mr. Lindley:
Q. Yon desire to have your application for
enrollment considered, do yon?
A. Yes. sir.
By Mr. Bliss:
Q. You have known ever since you were old
enough to understand that Peggie Coker was
your grandmother? -
A. Yes. sir.
Q. You were told that you had Indian blood?
-
A. Yes, sir.
Q. When were yon told? -
A. I don't know; It was some years ago, twit
I didn't know there was any chance for me to
get an allotment.
Q. Were you ever recognized In any way by
the tribal authorities? -
A. No, sir.
Q. Did you ever draw any money? -
A. No. sir.
Q. Did your mother? -
A. No. sir; not to my knowledge.
(Witness excused.)
Cusanna Tucker, being first duly sworn,
testified as follows:
By Mr. Lindley:
Q. State your name. -
A. Cusanna Tucker.
Q. Yon gave testimony In this case last
Friday, the 9th? -
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Yon were representing your mother at that
time? -
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Have you heretofore represented her in
citizenship matters? -
A. Yes, sir.
Q. State whether you were with her before M.
M. Lindley an attorney of South McAlester. -
A. Yes, sir.
Q. State what was your purpose in appearing
at his office. -
A. I was told that Mr. Lindley was working
for the Government or was recognized as a
Government lawyer, and it has been about six
years ago. I made some testimony to him.
Q. Did you simply employ him as an attorney
to go before the Dawes Commission and secure
a hearing? -
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Isn't that all you done with Mr. Lindley,
make some affidavits and testimony and
arrangements for him to take the case before
the Dawes Commission? -
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Who stated to you that he was a
Government attorney? -
A. Some person in his office, but I
disremember who it was. He had a diploma
hanging there in his office.
Q. Mr. Lindley didn't claim to be a
Government attorney, did he? -
A. I don't know what he did say he was.
Q. You just employed and made a contract
with him to represent your case before the
Dawes Commission? -
A. Yes, sir.
(Witness excused.)
Mr. Buss. Mr. Lindley, you will furnish
the letters referred to by Peggie Coker,
will you?
Mr. Lindley I will furnish all but one. The
last notice they had to appear was on
December 9, and this was turned over to
Judge Pollock.
Vester W. Rose, being first duly sworn,
states that the above and foregoing is a
correct and complete transcript of his
stenographic notes taken in the above matter
on the date therein mentioned.
Vester W. Rose.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the
24th day of December 1910.
R. P. Harrison,
Clerk United States Court
By A. G. McMillan, Deputy.
Notes About the Book:
Source: Five Civilized Tribes In Oklahoma, Reports of the Department of the
Interior and Evidentiary Papers in support of S. 7625, a Bill for the Relief of
Certain Members of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma, Sixty-second Congress,
Third Session, Published 1913, by the Department of the Interior, United States.
Online Publication: The manuscript was scanned and then ocr'd. Minimal editing
has been done, and readers can and should expect some errors in the textual
output.
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