The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-05

PARIS, Tex, March 2S.-Ihe ChoctaW
feud has resulted u blood shed. A sharp
and most desperate encounter took place
at Antlers at 80 o'clock this afternoon.
For thirty minutes a storm of
lsaden hail fell about the town.
At that hour ssventy-eight militiamen
men suddenly deployed from the woods
and charged down Upon the residence OF
Dick Locke, leader of the national party.
ana opened fire uponit. Locke saw them
coming and barely got into his house when
the iusilRds upon it began. Locke, with
five men, returned the fire from the upper
story. Fully 500 shots were fired. Every
window was shot out and the walls were
perforated like sieve. Stray bullets flew
far and wide and terror and CONSERVATION
prevailed throughout the little town.
Everybody was uneasy and no one knew
who was safe with four score half drunk
en infatuated Indians armed to the teeth
and with the smell of blood in their nos
uils
RlddIed With Balls.
Minutes seemed hours and every
heart went out to Locke and his wife
and little children. who were cooped
up in their home which was being rid
died by Winchester balls. The attack
was a surprise to everybody, coming as it
did. All believed and hoped that the
matter had boon settled or soon would be.
at daylight this morning the militia. uu-
der command OF Capt Key Durant, went
TO Locke's house and insisted upon search
ing it. He was not at home. but In the
mountains in camp about three
miles from town. After remaining
in town while they returned to camp.
Word was conveyed to Locke, and, in
company with his son and eight others,
he went home to see what had been done,
as he feared violence had been done his
family. He reached there about 10
o'clock.
In Consultation.
This morning o. S. Commissioner II. H.
Kirkpatrick, Assistant L. S. Attorney
Frank Lee and Judge i. r. Burant, a
leading Jones man, went to the
militia camp at Davenport, three miles
north of Antlsrs, and had a
long consultation with Capts. Duran and
Thompson and Judge q. W. Bikes, a
Jones leader. The government officials
explained to them the position the United
States occupied. If Locke attacked
Durant. who was Z. S. deputy marshal.
Locke's entire party would be held
TO answer in the U. S. court for attacking
him, and il they attacked Locke they
would be held because he had served the
United States as a posse man and guard.
They wanted to know if they had process
for any man Locke had. After much
dickering they said they had pro.
cess for Willis Jones. who had
been indicted for completely in the
killing of the five Jones men at Wilburton
last fall. They said they wanted others,
but they had no papers Tor them, and if
he was delivered 10 them it would ali
be well. Everybody seemed pleased and
the militia men were taking things
easy and no one would have suspected any
spirit OF war among any Of them. The
party returned to Antlers. arriving there
ut IL o'clock. A meeting was had with
Locke, at which the Hon. John G. Glib
bons. L. s. commissioners At Aat-
lers was present. They wanted
an explicit proposition from Locke in
writing as to what he would do Locke
prepared one. which was placed in the
hands of Messrs. Gibbons, kirkpatrick
and Lee to be carried TO the camp.
Start for the Camp.
The party started for the militia camp
at 2 p. m, accompanied by Judge Durant.
They had gone about zoo yards when they
met an advance party OF about twenty
five. who had picked up two Of
Loekes scouts and dIsarmed them.
The party was headed by Judge
G.. w. Duke. An effort was
made TO talk with him by Mr.. Gibbons
aud Judge Dursnt, but he would not
hear them. They asked him TO wait the
arrival of Capt. Thompson, who wss COM
handing the militia. Capt. Dursnt had
been called away. Duke would do moth
ing. Your correspondent started down
the railway track TO town. lie
had not gone 100 yards before he was
told to hold up. Looking around Duke
was seen dsshin9 down the road At the
head of the militia. Away they went
pell-mell right up to Locko's house. Locke
asked them to allow his wife and children
and two men and children in the metho-
dist parsonage time TO get out Of the
way. The sharp report OF a Winchester
was the reply given him. A furious bat
tie was on. Mrs. Locke went out Of her
house into the street and denounced Duke
and his followers as cowardly, brutal muir
derers. and crossed 70 the parsonage to
assure Mr.. Hall and his wife that her hus-
band and his wife would not FIRE upon
their house, which the attacking party
had taken refuge behind.
Meantime Capt. Thompson came up,
and in company with Mr.. Gibbons he