The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-29
CHOCTAWS AT WAR.
Bloodthirsty Indians Attack the
Leader of a Faction.
1900 SHOTS FIRED At AMTLERs.
I,eoAsp Loeke's Refaoal % 0u1Ronaoe .
Prisoner without Process q Law
the Cause Of the Trouble.

PARIS, Tex, March 1-Tho Choctew feud hes
resulted in bloodshe0. sharp and desperato
sneountsf took plaoe as Antiers at $50 o'clock
thiD afternoon, and for thistyminutes storm Of
loadsn hail fell about the town. At that hour
ssvsnty -eight militiamen suddenly dsployed
nom the woods and charged on the residence OF
Dick Locke. leader Of the Essional party, ana
opened 6se upon It Locke cav them coming ana
barely got into the house when the fusillade
began. Locke, with i've men, returned
the frs from the upper story, ard about Isooo
shots were fred. Every window Wa snos ous
and the walls perforated like sieve. stray Dull
lsts dew far and wide, and terror and constsrns-
don prevailed throughout the little town. Ev-
anybody was uneasy aud no one knew wno Va
ale. With four seore hslf-drunksn Infatuated
Indisns armed to the teeth and with the smell
Of blood in their nostrils, and minutes seemed
hours TO those coopsd in . house which was BE-
ing riddlsd BY Winchester balls.
The attack was . surprise TO every one. com.
ing q IL did. - al believed and hoped the mat
ter had been settled. or soon would b At day.
light this morning the militia, under command
Of Capt Key Durant, went to Locke's house
and insisted upon searching It. He was not at
home, but in the mountains. in . camp
about three miles from town. After r.
raining In town . while they returned
% camp. Word IVES conveyed to Locke,
end In company with his son and eight Others
- went homo TO 80 what had besn done. - he
ssassd violence might b done his family. He
reached there about 10 o'clock this morning
Vnited States Commissioners Kirkpatrick, Assist
at United states Attorney Lee and Judge
Duant . leading Jones man. went 70 the
militia camp at Davenport, three milss north Of
Antlsrs, aud had long consultation with Capt
Durant, Thompson and Jones, the leader. The
Durant officials explained TO them the position
~ United States occupied: that If Locke IT.
lssked Dusant who was United States deputy,
Iecks's entire party would b held 70 answer In
- United States court for attacking him, and
4 they attacked Locke they would 10 held. be-
esuss hs had served the United states - one OF
oposse and guard.
They wanted 70 know II the visitors he'd q
Seocsss for any man Locke had, and after much
1iekssing they said they had process for Willis
1oues, Who had besn indicted for com implicitly in
~ killing Of i've Jones men ct Wilberton last
III They said they wanted Others, but had no
Dapon for them, and II he was delivered to
6hsm. II would be oil we'll Everybody seemed
plsassd, and the militiamsn were taking things
ossy and no one suspected any spirit Of wal.
The party returned to Autlors, arriving
thsse q II o'clock. A meeting Was held with
Looks. q which the United states Commissioners
q Antisn IVES present Locke prepared .
written proposition to Capt Durant, setting
10th the same facts In regard 70 the laws Of the
-
nahum yesterday, and said that in the inter st
q ell concerned and 10 prevent further trouble.
q the militia would have . warrant legally H.
suso b proper process, hs would assist In
every way In the arrest Of such 06enderA
The parry started for the militia camp ct p.
n, accompanied BY Judge Durant They had
gone about $40 yards, when they met an ad-
vancsd party Of twenty who had picked up two
ef locks's scouts and disarmed them. This
party was headed By Judge Duke An
effort was made to talk With him BY
United States Commisionsf Gibbons and
b. Judge Durant but he would not
bear them. They ssksd him TO wait for the a.
rival Of Capt Thompson, who was commanding
~ militia, Capt Durant having been called
away. But Duke would do nothing. but dashed
e1wn the road ct the head Of the militia.
I'D away they went right up to Locks'l
house Locke asked them to allow
~ wife and children and those In