The record-union., 1893-03-29
Special to the REcoRD-Us1ox.

Missing.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PARIS (Texas), March 2S.-The Choctaw
feud has resulted in bloodshed. A sharp
and most desperate encounter took place
at Antlers at 2:30 this afternoon, and for
ten minutes a storm of leaden hail fell
about the town. At that hour seventy
eight militiamen suddenly deployed
from the woods and charged on the resi-
dence of Dick Locke, leader of the Ma
tional party, and opened fire upon it.
Locke saw them coming, and barely got
into the house when the fusillade began.
Locke with five men returned the fire
from the upper story. Fully 1.500
shots were fired. Every window was
shot out, and the walls perforated like a
sieve. Stray bullets fell far and wide,
and terror and CONSERVATION prevailed
throughout the little town. Every one
was uneasy. and no one knew who was
safe, with four score of half-drunken,
infuriated Indians armed to the teeth and
withthe smell of blood in their nostrils.
Minutes seemed hours, and every heart
went out to Locke, his wife and little
children, who were cooped up in their
home, which was riddled by Winchester
balls.
The attack was surprise to everyone,
coming as it did. All believed and hoped
the matter settled, or soon would be.
At daylight this morning the militia,
under command oil Captain Kay Durant,
went to Locke's house and insisted upon
searching it. He was not at home, bnt in
the mountains in camp about three miles
from town. After remaining in town
awhile they returned to camp.
Word was conveyed to Locke, and in
company with mis- 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
this morning. United States Commits
sioner kirkpatrick, Assistant United
States Attorney Lee. Judge Durant, "a lead
ing Jones man, went to the militia camp
at Davenport, three miles north of Ant
lers, and had long consultation with
Captains Durant and Thompson and
Judge Dukes, Jones leader.
The Government officials explained to
them the position the United States oc-
cupied. If Locke attacked Durant, who
was United States Deputy, Locke's en-
tire party would be held to answer in the
United States Conrt for attacking him,
and if they attacked Locke they would he
held, because he had served the United
States as posse man and guard. They
wanted to know if they had process for
any man Locke had. After much dicker-
inrr sold thay IoH a f,N,.N 10
Jones, who had been indicted for COM
plicity in the killing of five of Jones'
men at Wilburton last fall. They said
they wanted others, but had no papers
for them, and if he was delivered to them
it would all be well. Everybody seemed
pleased, and the militiamen were taking
things easy, and no one suspected any
spirit of war.
The party returned to Antlers, arriv-
ing there at II o'clock. a meeting was
had with Locke, at which the United
States Commissioner at Antlers was pres
ent. Locke prepared written PROPOSE
ton to Captain Durant, setting the same
facts in regard to the laws of the Choctaw
Nation as announced in his ultimatum
yesterday, and saying in the interest of
all concerned, and to prevent further
trouble, if the militiamen would have a
warrant legally issued by the proper
process, he would assist in every way in
the arrest of such offenders.
The party started for the militia camp
at , P. NJ, accompanied by Judge Durant.
They had gone about 500 yards when
they met an advanced party of twenty,
who had picked up two of Locke's scouts.
and disarmed them. This party was
headed by Judge Duke.
An effort was made to talk with him by
United States Commissioner Gibbons
and Judge Durant, but he would not hear
them. They asked him to wait for the
arrival of Captain Thompson, VINO was
commanding the militia, Captain Durant
having been called away. Dukes would
do nothing, but dashed down the road at
the head of the militia. Away they went
right up to Locke's house. Locke asked
them to allow his wife and children and
two men and children in the Methodist
parsonage time to get out of the way. A
report of Winchesters was the only reply.
Mrs. Locke went out of her house into
the street and denounced Dukes and his
and crossed to the parsonage to assure
Mr.. Hall and his wife that they tthe
Lockes) would not fire upon their home.
behind which the attacking party had
taken refuge.
Meanwhile Captain Thompson came
up, and in company with Commissioner
Gibbons, went to his men and told them
to stop firing. They went to Locke's
house while it was still receiving the
leaden hail, and, while Gibbons stood
outside and commanded peace, Thomp-
son assured himself that no man wanted
by the militia was harbored by Locke.
His men then ceased firing. kirkpatrick
and Lee telegraphed to Marshal Dicker-
son at Paris to send strong force, as
they had warrants for the militia. After
parley the militia left town and went
mile north of town into camp.
A survey was then made of the field.
In Locke's house three men were found
wounded. Mack Hill was shot through
the shoulder. The wound is painful, but
not necessarily dangerous. John Wor-
cester and Solomon Homer were shot in
the head, both serious wounds. OF the
militia Solomon Baviste was shot through
the arm and in the side and was mortally
wounded. Three others had flesh wounds.
Locke's little daughter had her hair cut
by bullet as she was going upstairs
with baby in her arms. 4 ball passed
through Locke's hat, and his arm was