Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-06-21
SPECIAL TLHLEQUAH OOEREsrOSDEuCs
A Scandal is which q Prssshsr Bssonss In
tsessted.
sshool bsT Punished, and the obno1ious
rreachsr again Takes q Hand---sons
Esesped Prisoners Beeaptured
and msre 10 Follou.

Social sensations aud scandais arc not pieas-
ant topics but ~ ono recording passing sventa
yeur correspondent should not fall 70 give
youH readers . few pointsrs In the Ritehsy
separation case. II develops that these psf.
ties are not novIcsa In this business, this be-
log the third or fourth attempt they have
made In this line. Heretofore, After Q short
sep arAtion they have made II up" be-
tween them, and again lived together. They
both say this time "eloses out the business,
and winds mp the adalTa Of the company"
Without eliminating either. as he does not
know what 10 behind the curtain, the present
separation dAter from the 9TH last. on which
day Mrs. r.. In company with one OF her
boarders rode 20 her fathsr'ata few mliea out)
on business. Ritchey forbid hoT going, saying
that, II she went. she need not come back,
that he should lock up the house and turn the
key over 70 the owners. She went, tAs what
woman ever lived who wouldnt have gons.)
She came back, p. m, and found ths house
locked. She went In. and discovered that,
daring her absence. certain and sundry arti-
slss OF household property and clothing had
been renewed. A portion OF said articles she
claimed IS her own personal property, and
among them was q trunk. One morning, .
few days subssqu ent. she learned that her
trunk was aboard the mail hack, bound for
Gibson, where she soon amer fOand It, direct
cd 10 REV ". l.. Miller, ClAremore," She
tried 10 get somsons 10 take II on for her. but
no one seemed willing TO de that, and the
hack drove away. She hunted mp Deputy U q.
9 Marshal Gala 1taTr, and enlisted his seTVlc-
%. MT. Starr called on Rsy. Miller for an sx-
planAtion, and vas met with naughty diEnI-
W and hat refusal 70 Answer any questions.
IAN right-f'li just send q dispatch TO Mus
kogeo and stop the trunk )" said Starr. and be
went Immediately TO tho telsphons once, and
wrote dispatch. The reverend gentleman
on second thought, followed the oniesr TO the
once, and asked what he wanted 10 know
about the matter. and saying there was no
use 10 send that message. They talked awhile
aud Starr was so far satisfied that he said be
would not send tho dispatch but merely stop
the trunk at Muskoges until he eould write
full particulars. One question Starr asked
the reverend gentleman, he got no satisfactory
answer; "How is IL, this trunk claimed By
other parties has gone directed TO you at Clare
more, and you here In Tahiequah ?" ~ de.
cline to answer that question:" That ended
the conference. and the ,rank was stopped in
MuskoEee. "whGt nexif"
| This same reverend gentleman has mads
for himself . reputation a. q msdd Ter In 9th.
sr mems matters, for not being satisfied with
| his groLt prominoney in this separation ol
man and wife-and, by the by "outsiders' u
are irrsyercnt onougirto openly express them
selves, that thoy think the pArson and biz
wife would have been more nearly following
the Divine Master, had they tried TO be pese,
makers, and more especially a. both Ritehsy
and his wife are members OF Millsr's church
Besides thia, hia name IL mixed mp In q noto.
rious whipping case. which occurred neal
here. The Rev. Righta, MoraViAn missionary
has small school near TAhlsquAh. He had
occasion 10 correct q bad boy. Tho evidsne,
failed 10 show any cruel beating. and in fac
the verdict Of all who know both partles Is
that the parson dldnt hit one lick Amiss 10
less he struck st and missed the boy. Blu
tho father got very angry, went and Abuses
Mr.. Rights, eursing aud Threatening him will
the law, etc. lie also came TO town with the
boy, and would pull the boys shirt OF an,
show the great welIs. and tried to engage
some lawyer 10 take ths eaGO AEalnst Rights
bat In this he failed. Rot Rev. Mr.. Mile
was 30 interested In the good C7OesuSe, thA
he went out there. Waited several families
and made inquiries, etc, sympathlEing wit
The boz and his farther. And now a. hnAls
IL dsvslopSs that on the day previous 10 III
whipping at school, for soms dsvIlmsnt q
home. the father had glvsA him . tsrribl
beating. ThiA is the stAtsment OF the chill
dren. Not knowing this, the awitching Mr
ItiEhu gave the boy Of eOurss aggravated Oh
already iaesratsd back. but the father oATs
fully kept back the recital Of the beating b
had given ths boy.
High sheriff. Jesse NAJss hAs just retuFne
from . trip TO the Usage nation, where b
went after two escaped ooHViets. Johnso
si1killer, who got away In February last. 4
the time 90 many got out through hole the
dug through tho wall. The other 10 Pete
Scott, one 0f three who got away from th
sleeping guard when out In the woods eattln
wood, a. ehTonielsd Gt the time In Marei
This makes Alx VI the escaped eonViota WI
have been captured and returned to Jail In th
last Hour Woska. Deputy Sheriff Rattlln
0Ourd also brought In . prisoner, Sharp RoI
ors, q ooiored citizen. from Coowseseoows
district, condemned foE horss stealing, an
ssntsnesd BY Judge Bsngo for ak years.
A party is new organised 10 start AflsT a
notorious KArn osky IN Illlnois dIstrlet. IL
expected other escaped eonvIcts will Sooa /
brought In.
jane 10. loes. oUIsIDEH.