The Van Buren press., 1874-06-09

thority that are continually perpetrated
in this territory by the L S. deputy
marshals Of the Western district of Ar
kansas. Thus far, at least, the only re
suit has been comparatively barren in
vestgation by the committee on judicial
expenditures at Washington, which ac-
! complshed nothing practical, for the
reason that it was confined to the case of
ex.Marshal Britton and studiously avoil
ed any overhauling of the conduct ofthe
present marshal, Sarbcr, and his deputies
The venality Of these officials and the
way by which they
CoNTRtvE TO co OPERATE
With the lawless ruflians who mfest this
territory instead of bringing them t.
justice, have been published so often and
with so little effect in securing redress
that the task of adding aew facts to the
disgusting catalogue already published
is pretty much thankless Moreover, so
thoroughly are these ruiiiins en- rapport
with their contederates who are miscaIled
officers of the law, and SO desperate aud
abandoned are both the outlaws and the
deputy marshals that any one who at.
tempts their exposure runs the risk of his
life il they find him out
a good deal has been said, and have
no doubt Justly. about the shameful in.
capacity Of the government Of the state
of Missouri to bring the Gad's Hill gang
to their deserts But what shall be said
about the United States government and
its representatives, the Fort Smith mar.
shal and his deputies, who not only do
not bring to justice the outlaws that in
fest the Cherokee Nation, but seem to IA.
ciita,c their operations, ar in the way
ofblachmail, as it appears, a2aa'ly divide
with them their ill-gotten gains.
These transactions have become
so COMMON AND NOTORIOUS
That nobody hercabouts any longer re.
CARDS them as otherwise than matters Of
course, and the repeated faiares of such
men as Ross Adar, Boudlnot, Wright
and other prominent Indians to secure
action at Washington for our relief have
at last brought the people here into sort
Of apathetic Indifference to the whole
matter. The thieves take what horses
and cattle they want, and the law abiding
people are thankful for what are left.
The deputy marshals sometimes come
with posse of soldiers and arrest some
Of the outlaws, who are either permitted
to escape or else released on straw bail,
and then in few days tie outlaws will
come into town here or at Gibson, and
in their drunken frolcs
BOAST THAT TIILY COR OFF
By wliacking up y with tho officers l
will relate an instance 10 show how it is
done.
About the first or May, Deputy Mar
shal WiIkeson, with posse Of fourteen
soldiers, arrested the notorious half breed
Joe Queen and another desperate named
John Morgan, on q charge Of robbing a
passenger ON the NJ X. and T., coming
down from Chetopa. ltdoes not appear,
from all that can bc learned Of the affair,
that Morgan was directly concerned in
the robbery, but Qaccn was; and his
partner in the affair, Jack Blythe, escap
ed, and eluded the search Of the officers
Morgan, however, is notoriously in com
plicity with the gang of which Queen is
the leader. Shortly after his arrest,
Qucen, who, who was not at all discon
certed by his arrest told Mr.. Beck of
this place that he should get OF all right
but
IT WOULD COST HIM ABOUT 5000.
They were then put under guard of one
soldier a piece and the balance Of the sol
diers were sent out of the way. Shortly
afterward they both escaped. The sol.
diers ran after them firing their revolvers
high in the air, but gave up the pursuit
before they had gone ten rods. These
facts, taken in connection with Queens
boast, satisfied our citizens that the mar
to let the men go. Queen had been twice
arrested before by Deputy Marshal ohm
son, for violating the liquor law, but al
ways managed to get off without being
taken to Fort Smith. He gave straw bail
on one occasion, Johnson and Morgan
certifying to the security of his bond.
Some time ago Johnson was here and
was informed that there was n box in the
express office containing smuggled H.
quor. He went and broke open the box,
tasted Of the liquor and then told the
man to whom it was consigned to take it
along and keep his head shut. A man
who was presented asked Johnson why
he did not arrest the man and johnson
replied that
THERE WAS NO MONEY IN I'M CASE
He then added that he was uG, ~ .O0i !,
he knew what he was about ae worked
for money the same as Dybody else
would do in his place.
These are two instances They are
simply given as illustrations The peo-
pie down here are thoroughly satisfied
that they cannot look to the United
States officials for any sort of protection
from the gang of thieves and outlaws
which roams about the Indian territory
north Of the Arkansas river. There is
but one remedy aud that the people may
be driven to apply before long. 1t has
proved cllicacious before and il may
again. And if lynchlaw should be in
augurated it is impossible to say where
it would stop The temper Of the peo-
pic is such that some of the deputy mar
shals might suffer as we'll as the outlaws
if they should get in the way.