Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-30
CHOCTAW FIGHT.
The Militia Seized With an Uncon-
trollabls Impulse.
THEY TRY TO KILL V. NJ. LOCKE.
His House Riddled aud Three OF His Ad-
hereDts Wounded -Four Miiitiamen
Wounded -CuimInation of
the Feud.

conflict at Antlcrs between the militia
force Of Gov Jones and the citizens
headed by " NJ Locke came TO pass
Early yesterday morning the militia,
having learned that the Locke party
had Withdrawn from the town, swooped
down in force aud made vigorous
search for the men they alleged they
wanted. They surrounded Locke's
house.
They told Mrs Locke TO tell Locke 10
come out, and when she told them he
was not at home, they rushed upon the
house and subjected 1t to Il thorough
search. After awhile they left and re.
turned 10 their camp Here they were
visited by your correspondent with
United States Attorney Frank Lee and
| Commissioners Kirkpatrick and Glib
bons, who notified the Indian oil cr,
that they would be held responsible for
any violation OF law and demanded to
know IL they had process for any par.
ties, and II 80, whom.
On the show down IL appeared that
they had process only for one Willis
Jones, who had not been ia the country
! for two months, and they were SO told.
The day before they had presented a
| list OF seven or eight including Locke.
for whom they claimed To have process
Returning TO Antlers, Locke and Eve or
nix friends were found there. lie had
returned from his camp east OF the
| Kiamita TO make another cgort for
| peace, and on learning that the militia
J only had warrants for Jones, became
| more than ever satisfied that they were
seeking an excuse to kill him. After
consulting with the United States oil.
Gals he wrote out the following pro.
posal:
10 Key Durant, Captlin OF Iniian Mllul;
Sir. In the interest OF all parties concerned
and 10 do whatever IN In nv power to prevent
further trouble, herewith submit 10 you and
the militia the following proposition. You
Understood the laws d tho Cnoctw nation
TO be that any aud all persons charged
with any crime against our laws shall,
| before oflcers are empowered 10 make ar
rests charged by compla Mt, properly ma ic
| before anv county cOuri. before any crime was
committed or by bill Of indictment found nv a
legally organic grand jury. that the warrant
based on such complaint or indictment can be-
executed by the shoriH Of the county only un'
less he is powerle by reason NJ opposition n
execute the same then h Ugh hursemcn VI
the nation arc au horizrd TO arrest him, aud II
such force IL not suriclChL then ami not I'LL
then, the militia may come 10 their
assistance II then. with this under
standing rs to tho law, you have q
warrant legally issued by the proper of1lcer for
Any citizen Of the Ohoctaw nation ami will
place the same In the hands OF tho hhcrin, en-
powered BY our laws 10 execute the same, l
hereby agree and state that will In every way
assist In having the arrest OF such N ndor
made or use whatever Influence In Inducing
persons charged to surrender to such sheriff
a N.. -
such persons brought to justice. II II appears
that they have commit ed any crime
V.M LOCKE
Soon after the party had left the mill.
tia camp in the morning, Capt Durant
placed the command in charge OF Capt
Thompson, his junior officer, and went
TO see the county judge Locke's pro
posal was submitted to Judge Durant
ex-justice OF the supreme court and ar
adherent OF Gov. Jones, and who
said II covered the Choctaw law exact
ly, and Commissioners Kirkpatrick
Gibbons, Attorney Lee and Judg,
Durant started with IT. to the camp il
the edge Of town. They met abou
ninety Of the militia led by q. w
Dukes coming ON n run. An effort wa
made to halt them but with no effect
Knowing that Locke was In town uu
armed, one Of the party dropped out o
: the hack and started tor town to war;
him, but was promptly halted by Duke
and ordered back
Locke was just starting from hi
housc up town when Mrs Locke saw
. the militia coming and called him back
, lie had only four Indians and n uegr
Ia the house. KirkpatriclSs part
hurried back and reached corner O
Locke's place 800 yards from his hous
us the militia charged the place. iirin
I into the house as they came. Lock
4 called to them to let the women escap,
a buta steady roar from seventy-eigh
Winchesters was the only reply.
Several of the militia stopped, sayin
70 they were not on that sort of service
u The attacking party chung to the fence
), and trees and Rugged the ground whic
, sloped down from the house. The
could be seen over the whole grounC
The militia conferred their fight on III
- east front and soon riddied 1t, smash
Il ing out every window, aud after III
~ fight 1t did not look like sparro
could have lived In the house. Bowl
= pitchers, mirrors and pictures wal
y and furniture were torn and riddled b
=, the leaden hail
IA Locke and his five men returned Ii
, fire steadily. Mrs Locke aud the chi
dren had run out at the beginning an
u made their way TO neighbours an
II were fired Mt repeatedly but escape
uuinjured. When about 100 shots ha
been fired Captain Thompson arrive
y, aud as quick as possible called off h
Al men, who had been urged into troub
e, by Dukes.
> In Locke's house three men we
found woundcd-MaclS Hill, sh
- through the shoulder, wound puinu
N but not necessarily dangerous; Jol
Worcester and solomon Homer, shot
head, serious wounds
- OF the militia, solomon Bayistc WI
T. shot through the arm and in the sid
II MORALLY wounded. Three others hi
ny flesh woundt. LoclSe's little daught
nj had her hair burned by bullet as 81
IL was going up-,tairs with her mother
y baby IA her arms. A ball pass
" through Loclse's hat aud his sons ar
he was gruz,d. II is said the chi dr.
te were shot at us they endeavored to
hs from the house to a cabin In tho var
n --s=---a==-
I'd The British steamer Flamsteod h
II. Neen wrecked on the coast OF Chill J
va i've, were lost
he Oliver Sanders ana two OF ms snu
he children were burned n death In tn,
ty home near Nellsville, Wis