Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-29
ENDS In BLOODSHED.
Mllitlamen Charge on a Residence at
AntlerS, Indian Territory.
SEVERAL PERSONS WOUNDED.
CONSERVATION Reigus In the TOWN.
The Last General Of the war.
Murderer Caught.

taW ieuu has fcbuiteu III
,barp and most desperate encounter
took place at Antlers at $50 O'CLOCK
this afternoon, and 3O.minute storm
Of Ieaden hail fell about town. Az
that hour seventy mIiltiamsn suddenly
came from the woods aud charged on
the residence Of Doc Locke, leader OF
tho national party, and opened IRE
Locke saw them coming and barely
got into the house when the fusillade
began. Locke, with five men, returned
The fire from an upper story. Fully
1850 shots were fired. Every window
was shot out and the walls perforated
like q sieve. Stray bullets new far and
wide and terror and confederation
prevailed throughout the little town.
The attack was u surprise to every
one coming as II did. All believed and
hoped the matter had been settled or
soon would be. At daylight this
morning the militia, under command
OF CAPTAIN Key Durant, went TO
Locke,s house and Insisted upon
searching. lie 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 that Locke, In
company with his son anu eight others,
went home to see what had been done,
90 he feared violence to bis family. He
reached there about 10 O'Clock. This
morning u. =. Commissioner Kirk.
patrick, Assistant u. 3. Attorney Lee
and Judge Durabt, n leading Jones
man, went TO the militia camp Mt
Davenport, three miles north OF Ant.
lefs, and had q long consultation with
Captains DurAnt and Thompson, and
Judge Dukes, Jones leader.
The government officials explained
TO them the position which the
United States occupied. IL Locke
attacked q. Durapt, who was
United States deputy, Locke's entire
party would be held responsible In the
United States court for attacking him,
and II they attacked Locke they would
lie held because he had served the
United States as posse man aud guard.
They wanted to know II they had
process for any man Locke had. After
much dickering they said they
had process for willis Jones, who had
been indicted for completely In killing
five Jones men st Wilburton last fall.
They said they wanted the others, but
had no papers for them, and II he was
delivered to them II would nil be well.
Everybody seemed pleased, and the
m,litiamen were taking things easy
and no one suspected any spirit OF war.
The party returned to Antlers, mr..
irving there at IL O'Clock. A meeting
was had with Locke, ut which the
United States commissioner at Antlers
was present. Locke prepared written
proposition to Captain Durant, setting
forth the same facts In regard TO thc
laws OF the Choctaw nation, as an-
nounced In his ultimatum yesterday,
aud said that In the interest OF all con-
cerned and 10 prevent further trouble, II
the militia would have warrant
legally issued by proper process, he
would assist In every way In the ARES,
Of such offenders. The party started
Tor III. militia camp Ut . p. M, 10.
companled by Judge Durant. They
had gone about three hundred yard,
when they met an advance party Of
twenty, who had picked up two Of
Locke's scouts and disarned them.
The party was headed by Judge Duke.
An effort was made TO talk with him
DN " 0lttu f1khttN olbs
b0ns and Judge DnIant, but he would
not hear them. They asked him to
walt for the arrival OF Captain Thomp.
son, who was commanding the militia,
Captain Durant having been called
away. Duke would do nothing, but
dashed down the rJad nj the head OF
the militia. Away they went, right
up to Locke's house. Locke asked
them TO allow his wife and children
time to get out OF the way. The report
OF Winohesters was the only reply.
Mrs. Locke went out OF her house Into
tbe street and denounced Duke and
his followers M cowhrdly brutal
murderers, and crossed TO the Meth.
odlst parsonage to assure Mr. HAL and
his wife that tbey (the Lockes) would
not FIRE upon their mouse behind which
the attacking party had taken refuge.
Meanwhile, Captain Il thompson
came up, and In company with Com
missioner Gibbons went to his men
aud begged them to stop firing. They
went to Locke's house while IL was still
receiving the IeAden hail, and while
Gibbons stood outside and commanded
peace. Thompson assured himself that
no man wanted by the militia was
hsrbored by Locke. His men then
ceased firing. Kirkpatrick and Lee
telsgraphed to Marshal Dickerson nj
Paris to send q strong force AZ they had
warrants for the militia.
After n parley the militia left town
nnd went mile north OF town into
camp.
Ia Locke's houte three men were
wounded. OF ti.e militia Solomon
Baviste was shot through the arm and
In the side. He II MORALLY wounded.
Three others had flesh wounds. The
savage blood Of the Indians 10 thor
oughly aroused, and years viii not see
The end OF the ieud.