The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-02
TAKE BILL POsEY. ALTyE OR DEAD!
Tho Last stubborn Fight and Death OF the
Terror OF the Indian Territory.

From the thirago Time.
EurAuLA, Indian Territory, Juno %. -
Killed while resisting arrest, y the return to
be- made 10y Sun-hlar. pee. Of Utechcc Town,
Captlin Of the Creek Light horse. in the chns" OF
Bll P9scy. one Of u. most notorious ana rrrk,
Territory and Kansas drspcradoca, horsH ana
cattle thieves. that have infested this country
for ycars. With hradpuart.rs in Kansas and
TcNas their trail has led through the Indian
Territory from Coirrcvillc south through the
wilderness Of the Usage reservation. crossing
the Arl,ansns River near Childcr's ferry.
through the Creek and Chickasaw nations To
Den son or Fort Worth. Texas. Tens OF thou.
from Texas. driven north through the territory.
always under charge II some outlaw along mo
route. driven hy hidden and unused trails
through country SO sparsey settled that often
days elapsed without human being in sight to
identify either thu sto * or the thieves. Picking
W cattle feeding ON the range belonging to In
dtgus. their droV,s wrre always in 'rcusing.
until thu loss ~ the citizens Of the Creek nation
Among this hani Bill Poscy. an escaped con
Wet from he I"Ans prnt' ntiary was SkI,rd.
iDan. N,th claim To- Indian blood in his veins.
rosry has mad" his 'aduuart RS ON Cane creek,
lolc ut and Arkansas river drifting back ana
forth us @ 'egsion required nlwnSs armed 90 tn"
teeth. With "A long Spanish knife and three
six-shooiing rcyolv.rs IN HIS belt and double
harrrllcd Henry rife londcd with buckshot he
was the torrorol the rond. For sgvrtnl years BE-
had hrrn u reub r Of the gang in Texas. No
less than twrnty-ninc criminal indictments had
been found against him in various counties IN
Texas. He htd wealthy and innueutinl reln.
tiycs III lim"sion' and other counties, who had
managed 70 screen nm UNI ABOUT iour yrhrS
age. when he was arrested. tried aud mt need
to five years IN the .nitrni'ary lie hal s"ry"i
out twenty months " his sentence. but so turhu-
lent had h. been that he had inspired feeling
Of terror oven nmon; th" pr son OH 'uls. Bu K
/ iuu pnrging logging or Showrrin,. failed to
ami SET to work on thu strcrts under charge NJ
guards. While working on" day W "a twelve
pound hnll attach ri 10 his log he stru X down
one Of the eurrds with stone. snatrh,d h,s
gun. nnl Stood on D." four oi the guard H.
called ON the prison authorities, with ohths. e.
! come out AMI r,Hrr'st HIM. an h" would Kill
/ them all Holding nll the officers nj bay, Tee
slowly rrtr' utrd toward some hor~ - ieeding
/ II ar Gyit .ng the horse between himself ana
! tn guard. hr 0uoly picked NJ the ball slung
| i over tl.r horse mount'd and rode OF to his
! fathers house, whore he secured his own gun
! revolver and "a good horse. and crossed the line
/ into the Indian 7 rriiory.
while at H. t"mlor ny homo on Can" crock; ;
! two deputy United States mHrshnls attempted
/ his arrest. H. aSseutcd. AMI asked them into
/ the house to dinner before starting Tor Fort
/ head. he cuully walked into the house with
/ them. placed chairs. and ordered dim r qui k
J for three. AMI " 'nt about mai king pr'phrut uns
| .ur the start. Suddenly h. reached und r his
| low couch. brought out his siX-shoot"r. sent
| one ball through the thigh oi ON" deputy and
announcer thruu-h Eye q, t"' OUR Hn ~ ur'I'
/ them from the house. H. ori'r"d them to
throw NJ their hands and down iheir arms.
AMI thcn conllv asked Tor the wrif. Ihs u"
/ destroyed. Tom be- compelled tIr on 'crs to
20 ~ aud partial. Of H." meal lrcpnrcd for them.
and 1T them 90 back io r,ror thnir iahur'.
Il tW n Nus pgre an ! Okmu,k'r built n
hio Nus'. SURROUNDED nims u with sf Of
4Auls of TeAas or the Territory. Here for M
ten months Zee had been On the out. purin :
arms. II" silent always with his belt oi arms ON
tn lrd lorr hun and th' slNi"y n shoot n,
Henry r'n ~ h- hands. \ fresh hor~" :
ever prriuittod - approach him unl, - le was
covered with tho n,y tublc r.ii'. II rock. -
hr;vaio led Linn out of pure .uss'dn' - 10 min
II with crow Is OF mon. visiting stores. wl.n-
eyer suppl - were needed. orttN NJ "a scat III