The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-29
A BIG FIGHT AT ANTLERS.
TWENTY MEN KILLED AND TWEEN
TY-TWO WOUNDED.

TY-TWO WOUNDED.
The Battle Waged Between the Choc-
taw Militia and Jackson Faotlon-The
Residence of Dick Locke Riddled
With Bullets-The Militia Arrested
by the United States Authorities.
FORT SMITH, ARK, March ga fight
took place to-day at Antlers, Chootaw
nation, between the Chootsw militia and
jackson faction, in which twenty men are
reported killed and tweuty-two wounded
The fight is reported still in progress at
o'clock. Autlers is l25 miles south of here.
The trouble is the outgrowth of the cleo
tion last August for chief. In September,
before the council met, four Jones
men were sssassinated by Jackson
men. When the council met the militia
we're there to preserve order. Jones was
declared chief
Twenty-Five men were arrested charged
with the murders in September and are
now in custody. Dick Locke
prominent merchant of Antlers,
was charged with melting these
murders but was not arrested. Militia
was sent out to arrest Locke and the others,
when their friends rallied TO their support
and the result was the battle of to-day.
Gov. Jones has been telegraphed to go to
Paris at once.
LOCKE'S RESIDENCE RIDDLED.
FORT SMITH, ARK, March 49, A. NJ
Later kilograms just received say the
militia attacked Locke's party at his private
residence which was riddled with bullets.
Every window was shot out. Three of
Locke's men were badly wounded. Fifteen
militiamen we're wounded and five are re-
ported dead.
Nineteen Of the militia were arrested by
the United States officers and taken to
Paris Tex Locke had no objections to
being tried, but feared Co allow himself to
be arrested By the Jones militia, and hence
resisted. He stands high and has many
friends. Three hundred men took part In
tho battle, each side having about $50 sup
porters.
The latest advices say ten men were
killed and fifteen wounded. One side repre-
sents the ChOctaw government, termed the
national militia. and the others are follow
ers of Locke.
The United States officers arrested nine
teen of the leaders Of the militia at O'Clock
p. m. and took them 10 Paris.
All is quiet at present.
At the Choctaw elections last summer
there were charges of fraud and four men
were assassinated. This led TO a factional
war which was suppressed by the United
States forces. The present trouble is the
outcome of the late election when Jones
defeated jackson.
RAIDED LoCKE's HOUSE.
PARIS, TEX, March 2S.-The expected
conflict at Autlers between the militia force
of Gov. Jones and citizens headed by V. M.
Locke came to pass to-day. Early this
morning the militia, having learned that the
Locke party had Withdrawn from the town
swooped down in force and made
vigorous search for tie men they
alleged they wanted. They surrounded
Lockes house, but kept carefully under cover
until Mrs. Locke, In answer to repeated
calls, came out. They told her 60 tell
Locke to come out, and when she told them
he was not at home they rushed into the
house and subjected It to a thorough search,
which was by no means gentle one. In a
little while they left aud returned to
their camp. Here they were visited by
Southern Associated Press correspondent
with United States Attorney Lee and Com
missioners Kirkpatrick and Gibbons, who
notified the Indian officers that they would
be held responsible for any violation of the
law and demanded to know if they had a
process for any parties, and if so, for
whoml On the show down It appeared
that they had a process for one
Willis Jones, who had not been discovered
for two months, and they were 30 told. The
day before they had presented a list OF
seven or eight, including Locke, for whom
they claimed TO have processes Returning
20 Antlers, Locke and five or six friends
were found there He had returned
from his camp east of the Kiaamitia
10 make another effort for peace and on
learning that the militia only had warrants
for Jones he became more than ever salts
teds that they were seeking an excuse
to kill him. After consulting with the
United States officials, he wrote out pro-
posal to Key Durant, captain OF the Indian
militia, Offering TO surrender to the sheriff
provided that officer served him with a
warrant properly made out.
THE ATTACK ON THE HOUSE.
About o'clock in the afternoon ninety OF
the militia, led by G. w. Dukes, left camp
and started for Locke's house. Locke
was just starting from his house uptown
when Mrs. Locke saw the militia coming
and called him back He had only
-FOUR indians and a negro in the
house. The militia charged the place,
firing into the house as they
came. Locke called to them to let the
women and children leave the house, bus
steady roar from seventy-eight Winchesters
was the only reply. The attacking party
clung TO fences and trees and Rugged the
ground, which sloped down from the house.
The militia centere1 their fire on the
east front and soon riddled it. smssf ed
out every window and after the
tight it did not look as though sparrow
could have lived in the house. The miro
and pictures, walls and furniture were tora
and randed by bullets. Locke and his partv
returned the fire steadily. Mrs. Locke and
the children had run out at the beginning
and made their way to IueiRhbor's. They
were fired at repeatedly, but
capped uninjured. When 1900 shots had
been fred Capt. Thompson arrived and as
quick as possible called off his men, who
Lad been urged into the battle by Dukes.
One of the militianen was mortally
wounded and four others received serious
wounds. Two Indians and the negro of the
Locke faction we're wounded, but they will
probably recover. Commissioner Kirk
patrick at once issued warrants, and with
Commissioner Gibbens and single deputy
began making arrests, beginning with G..
W. Dukes, and he and eighteen others are
now in Jail here. Warrants
Ior others are in possession
ot the United States marshal. The proba-
ollties are that Locke's people east of Kia-
militia, hearing OF to-day's fight, will swoop
ain turn on the militia camp and clean it up.
Locke will endeavor TO prevent any attack
Oy his people, but may not control them.
Fourth Glass PostnRsterships.