Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21
THE FIRST CUN.
4 Party of Texans Steal Intc
CklahozzA DESPITE tAo 1u4r1A
BEPCn nlaSHlLS DRIVE TEX OCI.
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raId ,-s made tF Nli-ll aates lefats
iaalshas lreaF etlerl..a ln leolteta
$40 ass ..rie1 tAe iass -u- taken ag
s.a-r-- i- Oklahoma tsE s.Nc4- u lass iael
e.. alrseoae- $500 "a easo-ls aas- oeeu seem
fef1-ag -l- ,e-l1 c-laliaA -arth ef faf-
c. 4al spleaIlas lA me um1ei ~ t1e
eastward
Thursday merli4g at sunrise tsirlcen
prairie sela.l-frs. Wei. manned crossed tle
SANTA As trae1s below th- c'lF sac Ioraet
the river Ane efigeIe urged tlril animals
sltA oLp aud cllts aal Tie rIaln WAS
across ana o-C ~ slght before iaaaY ~
tls residents of Purcell Were stir-
ing A prominent citizen saw ihela
however. ans TO acquainted Others
n ~ nave Bt4ked cat ci.lMs and hope 10
occupy thsm soon af-eT noon Monday
neAL TIE sLoTy room gained general circu-
iAtion anu before noon meeting Is held
IA the Methodist church. The chief
deputy ma.shsl was called upon 10 do hls
duty, and Immediately rallied bis men Ia
d couple of hours accompanied by thirteen
assistants. he started IN pursu-t ot the
trespas-efs About tour mixes clt
enc u the men noticed thia
cloud Of smoke arising above the
cottoun oods 20 the right halt was
called and three OF tae party reconnoitercd
They discovered ioUr wagons about 80 feet
from the trail aud I'VE men seated around
ire eating their dinner These were uncer-
enormously ordered 20 hitch up The
chief deputy told them that II they delayed
their outnts would be counseated
The enterprisug boomers nere thorough
" scared ana in less than fifteen minutes
were on tho back trail IN charge OF one
of the deputies, who was ordered To
escort them across the river and
then picket the fording place until
his comrades returned The latter de
pioyed as skirmishers and advanced
slowly several miles. Suddenly shot was
heard on the left and bullet clipped Il leaf
above the head OF one of the party. min
ute later a yolley rang 0ut IN front, and the
pony ridden bv one OF the deputies sank 10
the ground with bullet in the head
The clief OF the deputies is noted for his
bravery. and he called out for his men to
charge" Zach had unslung his Win
chester, and all surged forward They
fired into the thicket and shouted like
madmen. There was no response for
several minutes, and the men began 10
think they had dispersed the assallants.
They soon discovered their mistake. A
man popped from behind a log and fred at
them, and this was the signal Tor another
fusillade from his friends. lie retreated
down a ravine Just in time 10 escape the
FIRE OF the deputies, who continued 10 adj
vance and pump their repeaters
Half way down the ravine the
deputies discovered a rough barricade
Of logs and brush across the en-
trance. and simultaneously a voice ex-
claimed Now give 1t TO them. boys A
sheet OF fame poured from the face OF the
barrier and another shower of bullets sped
toward the officers. They had been SUI
fciently warned, however, and but one Of
their number was hit, and his wound was
not serious.
The chief deputy ordered n retreat and
gathered his men about him for council of
war 1t was evident that the barricade was
quite heavily manned and that direct as
sault would prove disastrous. therefore il
was decided to divide the party and attack
the fianks of the enemy This movement
brought the deputies directly above the
barricade AT "a given signal they began
shooting from the top of the raVine right
into the midst OF the boomers, who were
utterly unable to defend Themselves
from such an attack Ten minutes
Ct rapid firing cnsued and then d
cry for quarter went UP from the bar
ricade we surrender" " shouted n man
when the firing ceased The blood pouring
from a wound in his forehead attcsted that
he knew he had had enough A hastv ad-
vance to the fort and the officers were in
charge OF thirty prisoners, seTen Of
whom were severely wounded Two
OF those. Thomas Mullins and David
Winship VIII probably die Mullins has a
bullet i'm his left lung and Wnship one IN
his abdomen. Msrlin Iallon. OF Gainesville
Tex. received ball in his left thigh; John
White. of Fort Worth. was struck in the
shoulder. samuel Docd. Of North Carolina
hasa deep cash in his forehead, EGwara
Frahisbey. Of Texas. suffers shattered
arm: John Young OF Louisiana, Is sho;
through the shoulder
The prisoners. all of whom had rifles and
rev0lvers aad plenty of ammunition. were
disarmed the wounded cared Tor as we'll q.
possible under the circumstances. and the
march 90 Purcell was taken up The wag-
+ ons and personal property OF the boomers
were destroyed The gang were all
I S0uthcrners. mostly from Texas and pre-
+ sentcd q foflorn appearance THEN
/ captain Edward Mcintosh said he had beer
/ conceaicd in o rav!ne for three days. an,
that the party was only tie advance Cuarc
( a. "a part- of more than 500 who through
E agents sent ahead. hac selected their cloim'
f md proposed 20 hold them with Ninciss
4 tcrs against ail comeiF he said.
We were notfcf cftar indignation meeting
IN Pgrceu ard haT.fly threw uo fhe bsrrica6
f When We drst LIscovrrc. fne advancing narfy
We SUPPOSED tforo wer, Only four or fve an.
f--d ore s1ot as = warning Then we f1ur'
tfcrs were moro 1at TIC boys dro1 screr "a
voleys Taiion. Young and Frsbisaor wcr'