The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-02
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Peaches in Oklahoma are as large a
hazel nuts.
| Lexington expects to get a switch from
the Santa Fe.
Guthrie is now building bridge acros
i The Guthrie News believes in jumpin:
the lot jumper.
Several normals will open up over Okla
| homa this summer.
More rain is wanted. and when it doe
come it is liable TO overdo itself
The dam gets broken at Oklahoma City
almost rs often as the poker players.
The Lowest place" in Kingfisher is not
a dive, but a sag in one OF the principa
| streets.
There is herd law in Oklahoma, but
| only about one man in a dozen lets on like
| he knows it.
R. T. Simons has taken charge of the
| Kingfisher Journal. He gets up a good
paper always.
| The postmaster of Oklahoma City has a
claim which is contested by a clerk in the
| government offices at Washington.
| Judge Green allows the jurymen in his
! court TO frequent the city, but instructs
| them not to read the newspapers or talk to
persons about the case they may be sitting
| on.
Sidney Clark is in receipt OF letter
| from Hon. Warren g. Sayre. chairman of
4 the Cherokee commission, in which he
says that Mr.. Sayre is very sick. Gov.
Jerome is 10 the hospital with erysipelas
| in his feet and Judge Wilson has the grip.
He thinks, however, that the commission
can be at Ell Reno by May |. and will 90 to
treat with the kickapoos very soon there
after. Mr.. Sayre would like to meet the
Indians at Choctaw City, but is afraid
ing be abortive on that account They
will probably hold the conference at the
kickapoo village.
Oklahoma City Times; 1t is thought
that some who have perjured themselves
will not be warned to skip" before the
sheriff can oyertake them. Sinners will
be brought to see the errors of their ways.
As WAS mentioned in the Times, some I'M
faithful member of the grand jury had
violated his oath, and for reasons known
to himself made public the secret work
ings of that body. This knowledge came
to Judge Clark and be forthwith sum-
moned that body before his honor and adj
ministered well deserved rebuke. He mp
braided the treacherous party and threat
ened punishment if the offense was repeat
ed The guilty party was not pointed out,
DuG he ml2uC dS well ud'c beeil ne
trembled like a leaf. Judge Clark did
right and is supported by the people.
Guthrie News: Although no particular
step the government takes in relation To
the opening of the Iowa and Sac and Fox
lands is heralded abroad, yet the work of
preparation goes right on and all the sue
cessive details are being looked after &C
cording to the act opening them. Special
Interior Department Agent Col: Eugene
Wigle, who succeeded Col. Newsham,
formerly of this district. but who died last
fall, is on the ground looking after the
preparation work for the opening. The
land districts are to be laid ont, dividing
so much territory between the Guthrie
office and the creation, perhaps, OF some
new one, counties and county seats accord
ing to the act opening are to be located.
This shows that the government is not
asleep but is liable at any moment after
the lands open.
Oklahoma City Journal: Yesterday
afternoon about l O'Clock a drunken In
dian on his way from Choctaw City to this
place, rode up to the residence of j. Z.
Greater who lives some three miles north
east of the city, and dismounted and en-
tered the house. Mrs. Greater, who IS III
delicate health, was lying on lounge in
the room, and the Indian made q
brutal assault upon her with intent to
commit AN outrage Thoroughly alarmed,
the brave little lady fought for her life
and virtue and finally succeeded in escap-
ing from the clutches OF the infamous
brute, who was grossly bestial in his
advances and actions and perfect devil in
human form Mrs. Greater escaped from
the house across the fields to neighbours
house, followed part of the distance by
the Indian, but he soon gave up The chase
ha bn
girl next attracted his attention, but she
too escaped from him and after intimida-
ting and driving the gardener OH the
place at the point of his Winchester the
Indian remouuted his horse and come to
town, passing Mr. Greater, who was on
his way home from the city about mile
out The latter paid no attention to him,
but on his arrival at home and discovery
of the state of affairs Immediately came
back with Mis- Greater who swore out II
warrant for the arrest of the Indian and
described him. Officers secured
the town from one end of it
to the other Sheriff Colcord
and his deputies taking the outskirts
while the policemen took the town, but it
was not until about O'Clock that he was
apprehended, Sheriff Colcord then finding
him in Jim Miller's saloon laid away IN
back room, sleeping on bench. He was
awakened and hustled out of the back
door over to the Jail, but as quickly as it
was done Il great crowd gathered and
crowded up on the sheriff and his deputies
with loud mutterngs of what ought TO be
done with him. j. c. Greater, wild with
Indignation, pushed his way through the
crowd with a heavy loaded cane IN his
hand and while the officers attention was
taken up IN searchin the prisoner, Mr..
Greater got in two heavy blows on his
head, shivering the cane to pieces and
dazing the Indian. Greater was finally
got away and the prisoner gotten into the
Jail without further trouble, but had the
injured husband had a revolver in
stead Of the cane no judge or jury
would have chance To try the
case. Mutterings of "a coming storm that
would sweep the brute out OF existence by
an uprising OF the people, grew rapidly
more and more strong, and the hour Tor
the action was named, bat Sheriff Colcord
was on the alert and rs soon as u Was
TX enough, In company with DR. Hoiio- |
man and Deputy Sheriff Myers, hustled
the Indian into u cab and had him taken |
TO the camp. where be was placed uuder |
heavy guard. He did not seem TO realize |
his condition or his danger and az first re- |
fused TO go, but was finally prevailed upon |
TO 90 quietly He will bp kept there until |
his preliminary trial, which will not De 1
held until the excitement dies down. The !
Indian is Wilson Mckinney, one Of the /
most prominent and wealthy Indians OK /
the Sac and Fox tribes and one who IS most /.
highly spoken Of by those who know him. |
" men nos in his cups he Is peaeeable, I
quiet and law abiGin g-more SO than any /
Indian of his tribe-but becomes a perfect /
devil when whisky gets into him He il a |
very noticeable man OF some - or ~ I
years of age. well built and wears his ha-E /
70 his shoulders. He served three years I
during the war and was one OF Casters 4
scouts during that noted generals cam
oaicns He has large family and ia the
coming aILotments viii get al Immense
BODY Of land and over s., 0co in money.