The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25
IN BLEEDING OKLAHOMA,
Desperate Battle Between Boomers and Deputy
MarshaIs, in Which Seven Are Wounded.

MarshaIs, in Which Seven Are Wounded.
PURCELL, Ind. T., April 2O-Thirty boom
ers have been taken prisoners, seven being
wounded. One deputy marshal was slightly
hurt. Yesterday morning at sunrise, thir-
teen prairie schooners, well manned, passed
the Santa Fe tracks below the city and
forded the river. A citizen saw them. and he
acquainted others, who have staked out
claims and hope to occupy them soon after
noon Monday next The story soon gained
general circulation and before noon IL meet
ing was held. The feeling against the tres
passers ran high and inside of thirty
minutes q hall dozen fiery speeches
had been made. 1t was finally
decided that the chief de putty marshal be
called upon to try and expel the raiders. In
the afternoon, the chief deputy, accompanied
by thirteen assistants, rode down to the riv-
er and took the same lord. There was q
fresh trail to the northeast and the party
followed this at gallOp. About four miles
out one OF the men noticed a thin cloud of
smoke rising above the cottonwoods to the
right. A halt was called and three of the
party reconoitered. They discovered four
wagons about three hundred feet ON the
trail and five men seated around q fire eating
their dinner. These were unceremoniOusly
ordered to hitch up The enterprisinr
boomers were thoroughly scared, and in less
than fifteen minutes were on the back trail
The chief of the deputies called out for his
men to Charge" Each had unslung his
Winchester and all surged forward They
fired into the thiOket and shouted like mad
men. There was no response for several
minutes, and the men began to think they
had dispersed the assailants. They soon dis.
covered their mistake. man popped from
behind a log and fired at them, and this was
h. IL f,oiln 10
friends. lie retreeted down a ravine Just in
time to escape the fire OF the deputies, who
continued to advance and pump their re-
peatels Half way down the ravine, the
deputies discovered n rough barricade of
logs and brush across the entrance, and
simultaneously a voice exclaimed, "NoW
give it to them, boys"
sheet OF flame poured from the face OF the
barrier and a shower of bullets sped toward
the officers. They had been sufficiently
warned, however and but one of their num-
Der was hit. and his wound was not serious
Ten minutes of rapid firing ensued, and then
q cry for quarter went up from the barricade
'We surrender" shouted man when the
firing ceased. Fhe blood poured from
wound in his forehead attesting that he
knew he had enough. A hasty advance to
the fort was made aud the officers were in
charge of thirty prisoners, seven of whom
were seriously wounded. Two of these
probably die. Mullins has bullet in his l,tt
lung and Winship one in his abdomen. Mar
tin Fallon of Gainesville, Tex, received a
ball in his left thigh. John r. White
Of Fort Worth was struck in the
SHOULDER Samuel Dodd of North Caro-
lima has deep cash in his head.
E. Frabishey of Texas has a shattered arm
John Young Of louisiana isshot through the
shoulders. The prisoners, all of whom leave
| rifles and reyolvors and plenty of ammunj-
| tion, were disarmed, the wounded cared for
| as well as possible under the circumstances,
and the march to Burcell was taken up.
| Mcintosh and the other prisoners we're taken
| to the prison pen, five miles southwest of
| Purcell, and placed under strong guard.
| As but one of the marshals was wounded,
| and his injury is trifing, the charge Of muF-
| der cannot be brought against the men
| They may be tried for resisting arrest, but
| the belief is that they will be released after
| Oklahoma is opened.