Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-08-23
PERSONAL.

w n. Bsdgett is In Sc Louis thIs week.
y r, Campbell was In from Aliuse iasl
Tuesday.
Gus Martin returned from his trip iast Sat-
urday night
Mr.. and Mrs W. o. Williams are now II
San Diego, California.
"A. .. Greenwsy came in from Ailuwe last
week and remained over sundey.
III W. g. shelton. editor Of tho Tshlequah
Telephone came mp Tuesday hight.
-Mrs. X. N. RateiIn and Mfs. v. }. Bsrret,
LEFT on Monday last for Eureka Springs.
Ron. 3. A. Riggs. one Of the legal lights Of
the State Of Kansas, was In the city this week
Rev. N. Nc. wheat and family returned
Tuesday from their visit Of several weshs o,
Aurora, Mo.
w. ). Strange received q dispatch from
Little Rock last Friday announcing the death
Of his mother. lie len with Mrs Strange for
that point on the srst train.
Mr.. p. Henry. J. d. Bell and Mr.. Miller.
Of the Waco Cattle company. were on eur
streets Monday. Thoy have not yet dismissed
from mind the Cherokee strip.
Mrs. Billie Smith retained from Edna,
Kansas. last Thursdsy, accompanied by Miss
Lena Dial, Of Seneca. who will spend few
days visiting here. Nrs. Smith went up 70
visit her brother before he returned 70 hls
home In Chama. New Mexico.
TIE PArroS RAScH SHoorxo. Jim
Martin, the colored man who lives
upon W. G. Patton's ranch, Is in Gus
tody OF the officers on what may turn
out to bea serious case. AS related,
upon Friday Louie Dickerson, one Of
the cowboys on the ranch, went TO
Martins house 10 call a horder
for duty, and while there had a dill.
Guilty with Martins wife. Next even
ing Martin came home, and on being
told OF the occurrence at once borrow
cd a Winchester and rode ont TO wnere
Dickerson was. The latter states thai
before reaching him Martin fred but
missed, while the other insists that
his Winchester was discharged later
In a scuffle which ensued. At any rate,
upon Martins arrival both jumped
from their horses and Dicksrson at.
tempted TO draw pistol from his
pocket. Martin also ran his hand in
to the young mans pocket and in the
scutiio for the weapon IL was di schar0.
ed. Tho ball. a 4l-calibre, entered the
lower portion Of Dickerson's body and
II is supposed lodged in the groin. Al
first IL was reported that the wound
was not OF serious nature but later
developments are TO the contrary. Mr..
Dickerson came from Virginia some
thing more than . year ago aud for q
time wasa clerk in the Patton dry
goods store. lie is reported to be q
very pleasant young man and shows
plainly that he is OF q good family
LATKR.-Mr. Dickerson died Tues.
day nigh. and was buried in the come
terry at this place Wednesday after.
noon. When told that lie could moi
live he talked very calmly and tool
the matter quite philosophicaily. His
home was Charlo ttesville. Virginia
Tho abatement given above comedies
very closely with that made by the
victim. lie says that the negro firet
at him with the Winchester whcr
about 80 or go yards of. Upon secur
ing the gun Martin rode TO whert
Dickerson was driving cattle, at I
break neck pace. swearing he woulC
kill him. On the way his horse stun
bled ard threw him and the gun wal
pitched out several yards into th'
grass. Deputy Isbell conveyed Mar
tin to Fort Smith Wednesday morn
ing and the general impression is ia al
he will experience great deal Of dif
ficuity in extrlcating himself from hi
uncomfortable position.