Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-09-05
THE Ciio1TAa TROUBLES.
Recon. disturbances, Among sh.


Recent Disturbance, Among the
Indians OF Purely "a local Nature
Capt J. J. Walsh. United States licensed
trader IN the Choctaw nation. hose home Is
at Oakavil!e, o., is at present visiting relatives
and friends in Newport. Fri,!av, says The
Cincinnati Commercial CARTE, Capt. Walsh
was in receipt Of letter from j. ". Stanley,
Of GAINESVILLE, in the nation, detailing the re-
cent quarres between the Indians, whites,
and half breeds in the Choctaw country, and
which have resulted In a number of murders.
The following extract from SANKEY'S letter
will be Of interest, inasmuch as 1t tells at
more length than have the dispatches publish
ed the origin and progress OF the trouble re.
ferred to:
'In regard to the trouble in this county,
the facts, as nearly as / have been able to
ascertain them, are as follows: Two young
men Qull- bloods) named Willy Pisahabi and
Robinson Taylor had been dcpredating on
the Wilson's CATTLE and some days previous
to the killing had broken into Wilson's store.
Willy Wilson notified the sheriff of the county,
Grayson Jacobs, of the matter, and requested
him to arrest the parties. He objected to
doing so, on the ground that both the men
were deputy sheriffs. A few days after this
Pisahabi and Taylor came to Wilson's store
and entered, pistols in hand, and opened fire
on Johnny Wilson, wounding him In the
thigh; the fire was returned by Willy Wilson
and his younger brother, and both men
(Pisahabi and Taylor were killed. Johnny
Wilson's wound being dangerous, his father
and two brothers started Immediately with
him for Paris, but were compelled to stop at
Hooks ferry, where they have remained since.
Excitement has been very great since this
occurred, and the Wilson's have been afraid
to return. On the 18th of MAY some, parties
unknown killed Grayson Jacobs, sheriff. and
freedman named Felix Grundy and his son,
10 years old Grayson was killed just at the
back of Osborn Leaore's field, and Grundy
and his boy near Tom Norris
place. OF course this killing is charg.
ed on the Wilson's and has greatly in
creased the excitement, already very high.
Both parties have been unler arms snce the
18th, and more serious fight has been i'm
minent; SO much SO that the chief, Thompson
Mckinney, has been compelled to order out
his lighthouse, and is now at the courthouse
ip this county, trying to get the parties to
Gtsarm and let the law take its course I'm,
ders:and that Willy Wilson has agreed to sur
render 10 the new sheriff, Jere Gardner, and
that Johnay will do so rs soon as his wound
will admit OF his returning to the nation
Gov McKinneyis at Clear Creek court ground
to-day, and expects to meet the leaders OF
both parties there and effect settlement OF
the difficulty. Judging from the past do not
think he will accomplish any thing, for, as you
doubtless know, the feud is an old one, and
McCurtain tried to settle it while he was gov
ernor, but only effected temporary peace,
The feeling against the Wilson's is very bitter
among the full-blood clement; while they and
their friends propose to protect thmselves and
their property against all depredations. IL.
killing of the sheriff has caused many good
men to sympathizc with the full bloods, while
the Wilson's have hosts of friends in the counr
ty. At present it is difficult to form any cor,
rect idea of how the matter will end Gov.
Mckinney may be able to allay the excitement
for the present, but my opinion is that more
blood will be spilled before the parties con.
cerned are satisfied. Nothing but blood will
satisfy fullblood Indian when their friends
o. relatives have been killed. They will lis,
ten to advice and agree to anything you ask
but will most certainly shoot whenever OPP
portunity offers to satisfy their revenge"
Capt. Welsh, when asked by q reporter II
the thought there would be any general up
rising of the Choctaws said: "No. The
troubles are of purely local and personal
nature, and there is no danger of general dis.
turbance There will be one result, however,
in which druggists in particular will be inter-
ested In, and that is the snake root, dug prin-
cipally in that nation, and which is q market.
able commodity, will not be handled because
of the existing troubles. Beyond this do
not know that can add anything Of interest
TO what is contained in SANKEY'S letter.