Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-11-21
TERRITORY AND BORDER.

Indian CltlZen. Lon ION ana
Ellis lton, who were charged with
shooting old man Neighbors at
Stonewall, together with his son,
were acquitted at Fort Smith.
This shows that Judge Parker and
his court can give an innocent man
Justice as well as a guilty one.
Every one who knew ofthe circum-
stances of the shooting knew that
the men were innocent, but few
circumstances pointed to the pos
sibility of their having committed
the crime. ~. Quite ripple of
excitement occurred at the female
school for Chootaws at Wheelock,
|. T., last week. Some of the pu-
pills were out in the yard playing
when two Choctaw men came rid
ing by and spoke to them, the girls
not answering they were hailed
again, but still no response came
from the dusky maidens, who, by
the rules Of the school were not
permitted to speak to passers-
by. This uncommunicativeness
on the part of the girls so enraged
the "big injuns" that they drew
their guns and fred a fucilage
among the scholars, but fortunate
" no one was hurt. Prof. Robe
saw the act and running into the
house got his gun, but the Choc-
taws got out of that neighborhood
so rapidly he was unable to get
within range.
-Chetoya Advance.-A man
named Dick Brown, aged about %
years, about feet 3 inches high,
with dark hair and eyes, and light
moustache, left Chetopa, 29th of
September, 1888, with a team of
horses for McAlester, l. T., TO
work in the mines. Nothing has
been heard from him since he left.
Any informal on concerning him
will be greatfully received by his
aged mother, whose address is
Bridget Brown, Chetopa, Kansas.
The old lady is in destitute cir
cumstsnces. *** Last Saturday
afternoon two boys, Scott Bloom
field and John II. James, aged
about fourteen years, went hunt
ing in the timber northeast OF
town. About 8 o'clock, Scott
Bloomfield retured home and re-
ported that the other boy had gone
to 0swego with some other boys.
Mr.. James, the father of the miss
ing boy, had presentiment in the
afternoon that something had hap
pened to the boy, and the first
thing he did when he came home
was TO inquire after him. His
anxiety increased as the boy failed
to come home and the next morn
ing was about TO telegraph in vari-
Gus directions for him, but the
Bloomfield boy had revealed the
fact that his companion had acci-
dentally killed himself. while they
were out hunting. He gave his
reason why he had not made this
known sooner that he was afraid
he would be accused of shooting
the boy and that a mob would
hang him. The shot had entered
the upper lobe of the left lung
just below the collar bonl RANGING
downward in the region of the
heart, killing him instantly.
Parsons Sun.-James Lee
Webster, boy ten years Of age,
began proceedings in the United
States court at Topeka last Satur-
day to recover fifteen Thousand
dollars in damages from the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway company.
The suit is being prosecuted by
Lucy Anne Webster, his mothers
next friend She says that on No
yember 3, 1888, James was run
over by Missouri Pacific switch
engine and two passenger coaches
in the NJ X. & I. yards at Ghetto
pa, in this county. The two
roads cross at that point and a
north bound NJ. X. & T. passen-
ger train was standing at the de-
pot, and the boy was selling APP
Piles TO the passengers. Just as
the train pulled out a switch en-
CINE dashed by, running over him
and injuring him so that one leg
had to be amputated. 1t is de.
clared at that time the NJ. X. &
T. was under the control Of Re.
ceivers Eddy and Cross, and the
Missouri Pacific engineer had no
right 10 run his engine over their
side track. Tho engine had nc
head or rear lights, and the steam
chest was defective, so that a
p cloud Of steam escaped at the side
o. "a lie making it imPossi-
!. -ble for the ,engineef- see aheau, !. J.
Chetopa Democrat. ~ d
gate cent load Of the finest pota
toes to town Thursday We haY,
/. seen this season. They are o
s the red peachblow variety. W.
took one from the load and put i
on a pair Of scales, and were sur
prised to see it tip the beam al
20. ounces. Last year Mr.. Fugatt
had a good crop Of potatoes while
, most OF his neighbors failed Il
I raise any. **& A young mar
f, who makes his home with Quipce
! Roberts, up on Labette creek, wat
r thrown from horse last Sunday
! while returning from church. AZ.
ter he had fallen TO the ground
the animal kicked him in the face
{ breaking his jaw bone, and knock
, ing out several teeth, and cutting
J several gashes in his lips, chin
and throat, so that ii required th'
, fakfn0 of a nuntbar of afifchea A.