The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-15
nE KILLED HIS FOE.
|r>vro alf-Breed Arrested on
q Charge of Murder.
exTep IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
49 Wooiery Rms Down sunny
fseksy-Ths Prisoner Tell . Plain
story Of the Crime.

- fsxs Of feais as detective yesterday
.s-,raoa By the arrest of Sunny Lncxey,
=. Charlie Edmuads. a muiatto foreman
= ne Oregon Improvement Company's
.sssaes at Franklin. on the charge OF raur-
x,sne Dickson Scott, an Indian halt
- q. Coveta, /. T., in Janu-
= three years ago. Luckey was
80 late in the afternoon, and
:. hs interview with the sheriff
!, he evening told the whole story of the
tigliux. and gave as his reason for not sur
,,edxring that he was afraid OF being
! srseh.d by seoti's friends. The sheriff
III ask GOV. McGraw 10 stipuIate with
ne authorities of Indian territory that
Icekey shall have fair trial and protec-
Don from rnobs.
Sheriff woolery has been working on
d. case for three months. but did not feel
mn that Edmunds was in reality Luckey
sstil few days ago. The first clue was .
snail one, but IL was success. A letter
exme 20 the sheriff from Indian territory
:aferning him that Luckey was in the
passt sound country and that IL was be-
Isxssd he was writing letters to his
bother in Coweta. More correspondence
s6ssed and IL was learned that
he FIRST three letters Of the pos.mark were
FRA That must be Franklin, thought
woolery, and he Immediately sent back
for an accurate description OF the man and
Ii pecaliarities. In reply he received
copy of the warrant Tor Luckey's arrest,
ssaed on August -. 1903. by Sam C. Davis,
isdge OF the coweta district OF the Musko-
- nation. and of notice by the same
oekcial offering $50 reward for his arrest.
Thsre was also letter written by j. Il.
White, whose title Is not known, in which
b said:
Il think il would be best not 10 tell him
:hst he Is arrested on charges back here
Il Is hard fight or death. He Is a muiatto.
or shat we call a 'ginger-cake niger. u
years old. about 5 feet inches tail, power
fully built. and great horse trader.
TIE last two words were fatal to
Iackey. because the sheriff quietly In
vstigaied the inhabitants OF franklin
lntiI Edmunds was found. He answered
he description. and In addition was not
saly the foreman of the Oregon Improve
ment stables. but fine Judge of horse
sesh. December IL the sheriff wired j. b.
White as follows: Have your papers
Mady TO start when l wire"
From his information the sheriff sup
posed that he had desperate man 10 deal
Nth, so when be dispatched Deputy sher-
IL Cave aud his brother, Jim Cave. to
franklin Wednesday evening he told
them that il might bs wise to arrest Ed
nands or Luckey yesterday during the
DAY. Edmunds, however. on being called
% the stables on the pretext of looking at
nA han hafnu fniA that GhArfF
Ecolery wanted him on some charge. Cave
I'D not know specifically what. he readily
areed to come. After saying good by to
biz wife. he accompanied the officers
% Renton. where they stayed all night.
nd yesterday came 10 the city. arriving
: b the afternoon When the party arrived
be sheriff wired j. II. White that his man
su IN Jail. and then FASTENED to the
sanity jail for an interview with the pris-
nsr. As he entered the room, Edmnnds
q Luekey answered the description in
brm. figure and color, but there was
/ so.hing abon. him TO indicate the des-
rfado. He held his head up like a man
md answered every question in a straight
brward manner. In fact be created a
pod impression on the sheriff and re-
porter who happened To be in the room.
as your name Elmunds ?" asked the
der Il. Yes. SIR" was the reply.
is your true name Sunny Luckeyf"
Afes. sir" cane the answer, clear and
distinct
Sheriff Woolery then read the warrant
be received from Coweta and asked Luckey
khe knew anything about the matter.
"Why. yes" he replied. IL killed Scott
Dad am willing TO go back now and always
have been. provided | can have fair
trial.
There was not the least restraint notice
abe in the long tax that followed. lie
Iaserested all present by describing CO.
se,a. community of Indians. half.breeds
sad feS whites. Luekey was born there
AID. N accordance with the customs and
. lass. staked out as much land on the pral-
ns adjoining the community settlement as
Be Was able 20 cultivate. On this land he
bait small shack at a cost of sea No
sccner had he done this than Dickson Scott,
smarried haf-breed. also n native of the
pace, laid claim to the land staked oil by
lackey and told him TO get of.
laekey refused. but agreed 10 have
tie ownership settled by law. Scott
seela not listen to ths aad as final
I Exposition offered to pay Luekey the cost
q the house and labor OF removing IL,
las proposition was refused, and Scott
saen said be would give Luekey ten days
y sacstr. In the meantime SCOTS
sFOiaeF-in-law came 90 Luekcy and told
sm there was going to be trouble. lie
ssa1sd 90 & the matter up. and Luekey
ssd hlEa thar he was ready TO go TO law
/ Xss.s - =.
aaas would be get oii the place. Then
lsskey learned that Scott had threatened
I'll. aim on sight. The following day
ssasr people told him ct SCOTS threats
al put him on his guard. Ii VAS IN Jan
Say, and enc night Scott sent word 10
laSkey that he would give him Just ten
@n's days The answer was the same
aas time passed and SCOTS brother came
Lsskey % warn him that trouble vas
Esslag The uex. evening Luckey was
sahg 70 the community on horseback
saen lie heard \ c.atter OF hoo3s at his
VA, sh3 turning n the saddle, saw Scott
ssss'ag IN . wagon. the horses IN gailop.
ssaass toward him. lie got of the road
: sfas' to let Scoti pass. bat did not fee
91s having hls foe AZ his hack. No
s@eef, however, had Scott driven
sN' than he STOPPED his horses.
s~ from his seat and pulled
- *solver from his belt II never spoke,
: Iaekey Grew hs gun quicker. and. ~
ssS.aes Of about tfseen ieet. pa; IS cali
Ballet through SCOTS neck. Again
- revolver spoke and bullet crashed
S4sa Scots head. entering one Of the
tssa&gls
80. s1s aerses started - ran, bat LuekeY
49, thsfn ART after qa,etsns thelr fears