Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-04-01

Paris. Texas, March 2S.-The Choc-
taY feud has resulted in bloodsbed.
A sharp and most desperate encounter
took place at Antlers, at $50 this after
noon, and for thirty minutes a storm
Of leaden hail fell about the town.
At that hour seventy-eight militia
men suddenly burst out of the woods
and charged on the residence of Dick
Locke the leader Of the national party,
and opened fire upon it.
Locke saw them coming and barely
got into the house when a fusilade
began. Locke, with five men, returned
the fire from the upper story. Fully
1900 shots were fired.
Every window was shot out and the
walls perforated like a seive. 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 and half drunken, infuri-
ated Indians armed to the teeth, and
with the smell Of blood in their nostrils.
Minutes seemed like hours and every
heart went out to Locke, his wife and
little children, who We're cooped up in
the home which was being riddled
with Winchester balls.
The attack was IA surprise to every
one Coming, as it did, all believed and
hoped the matter was settled or soon
would be.
At daylight this morning the militia
went to LOcke'S house ana insisted upon
searching it. He was not at home but
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 his son and eight others
he went home to see what had been
done, as ne feared violence had been
done his family
An extended consultation of the lead
ers of both sides followed his return
Everybody seemed pleased and the
miliuamen were taking things easy and
no one suspected any spirit of war.
Matters grew worse. Finally a party
of twenty who had picked up two Of
Lockc's scouts and disamed him, adj
vanced.
This party was headed by Judge
Duke Duke would listen to 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 an children and
two men ana children in the Methodist
parsonage time to get out of the way.
The report Of the WinchesterS was the
only reply. Mrs. Locke went out Of
her house into the street and denounced
Duke and his followers as brutal and
cowardly murdererS, and crossed to
the parsonage to assure Mr.. Hall and
his wife that they QocRes) would not
fire upon their house behind which he
attacking party had taken refuge
The firing did not cease till the men
We're told that no man wanted by the
militia was harbored by Locke. Kirk
patrick and Lee telegraphed to Marshal
DlckerSOn at Paris to send a strong
force, as they had warrants for the
militia.
After the party Of militia left town
and went a mile north of town into
camp, a survey was made of the field
In Locke'S house three men were found
wounded.
Three others had flesh wounds
Loekcs little daughter had her hair
cut by a bullet as she was going up
stairs with a baby in her arms. A ball
passed through Locke's hat and his
sons arm was grazed.
The savage blood Of the Indians is
thoroughly aroused, and years win not
SEE the end of the bloody fend