Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-03-21

Tuesday morning
Mrs. r. II Cass lsIa st Louis this week
purchasing millinery goods.
Mrs. W. n. Badgett returned Monday
from visit ofseveral weeks with her parents
at Fort Gibson.
--Mrs " } strange came over from Chei-
sea last week and spent some days visiting
In thls city. Her husband followed upon sun
day.
Charley Cummins came mp from Port Glib
son Monday night In -espOnse TO a telegram
announcing the llincss Of his mother at this
place
--Aiva Butler, Jess Drew. Fred walker and
Jim White attended the opera at Chetopa
Tuesday night, listening to "Erminie,n by
The Andrews company.
United States Marshal w "A. Moody
dy was killed at the Berryhil house
near the Arkansas riyor, about ten
miles northwest Of Tulsa at II O'Clock
a. m, Friday, the 10Th inst, and U. s.
Marshal Dalton's arm was shattered
by bullet at the same time and place.
The officers hal gone to the house
with posse force Of three men to ef-
feet the arrest of one JEFF Berryhill and
not anticipating any resistance, rode
boldly up to the door. WIN. Bruner
young Indian who was in the house,
Immediately opened FIRE. The Grst
shot struck Marshal Moody in the re-
gion of the heart and passed diagonal
ly through the cheGt. Without utter
ing a word the stricken man rode back
about twenty yards and dismouuting
assumed position as If for further ac-
tion. Dalton being disabled and not
knowing that Moody had been hit,
went over to him and offered him his
Winchester, but to his surprise found
him expiring. Ho then ordered his
posse TO fire the house in case Bruner
further resisted arrest. Bruner then
submitted. The father Of JEFF Berry
hill, who was in the house at the time,
was also arrested. The death of Mar
shal Moody is deeply felt by the citizens
of Tulsa, where he had mais his head
quarters through the winter and won
many warm friends. lie was known
throughout the territory as a brave, i'm
partial and efficient officer. His fune-
raj took place there on tho 10th inst,
and WAS largely attended, DR.. Lough
ridge officiating and many wore the ex-
pressions Of regret at his untimely
end. Bruner had surrendered to the
officers few days previously, learning
that they held a warrant for him, but
was told to go home; that he would be
notified when wanted. The warrant
was for com plicity in the killing Of the
old pumper at the Frisco tank q year
or so ago. Bruner denied the crime
but stated that he was willing to testi-
fy as 20 who committed the murder.
-R. d. knight is up from Table
quah and just before leaving had an
interview with Chief Mayes. MIR.
Knights impression is that there will
not be an extra session of council this
summer; the chief is reported as say
ing that there is no occasion for haste
congress don't meet until after the
Cherokee council. The chief does not
take such hopeless view Of our mat
ters as some are inclined TO believe
exists. A number Of senators, when
the exact status of our case was ex-
| planned to them declared emphatically
their opposition to the measures pro-
posed by the Oklahoma fellows.
There was a partial arrangement for
an interview between General Harri-
son and tho chief, but when, owing 10
the press of other matters, its fulfill
ment became mpossible-before the
inaugural address this brief request
was sent by a personal friend: "If
you can do us no good do us no harm"
Deputy Isbell has a horse thief
under arrest who was caught last
Thursday night under peculiar circum-
stances. The pumper at Pryor creek
tank heard some one In his stables
that night and slipping out armed
with a small pistol having one load,
he discovered man bridling his horse.
lie fired at the would-be thief aul
then ran for help. While they were
searching in the vicinity, the pursur-
ers came across man on horseback
and after a chase OF some distance
overlook him. lie was riding Jake
AlbertY's horse aud had Ed Daugher-
ty's saddle. The name he gives is
w. l.. Runnelis, and he says he is
from Louisiana. 1t looks as though
the two men were partners and IL so
they are certainly having poor sue
cess, for while one failed to get his
horse and possibly got a shot in his
carcass, the other was captured and
goes TO the penitentiary.
A note from the Male seminary
dated the 10Th, says: zone of the
boys who had the pneumonia, died
last night-Charlie starr, eighteen
years old, son Of Tuxie Starr, and
grandson ofold Tom Starr, Of Cana.
dian. The other boys ere all better
this morning. Three only now con-
sidered any ways bad slck-Weh
Nicholson and Dave McCarkle. OF
Canadian, aud Glover Thompson, OF
Illinois. We hope all are now out oi
danger. But one Of the teachers, Miss
james, is very sick with pneumonia
this,morning she is more comfortable
This makes ten cases of pneumonis
we've had. Mr.. Starr, who has beer
here with his boy more than a week,
concludes to bury tho body hero anc
not try to take it home" Later
Miss James died on the l7th.
Next Sunday morning at the Con
gregational church there will be I
special service and collection in RiC
Of the American Home Missionary
society which at the close OF its fsca
war hnhs iIanIf cnnlrnnled with