Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-29
BLOODSHED!
sevenY'Eight Of Jones Militia
Start It.
LOCKE AND FIVE MEN FIGHT
The Entire Posse and Do Some
Execution,
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Uncle Sam Takes a Hand and Makes an
Arrest

Paris Tex, March 2S.- (Special.)-.
Tho epected conflict at Antlers between
the militia force Of Governor Jones and
the citizens, headed by v. NJ. Locke,
came 10 pass today.
Early this morning the militia havirW
learned that the Locke party had with
drawn from the town. swooped down
In force and made vigorous search
for the mon they alleged they wanted.
They surrounded Locke's house. but
kept carefully under cover until Mrs.
Locke, In answer to repeated calls, came
out
They told her to tell Locke TO come
out and when she told them nc was not
az home, they rushed on the house and
subjected Il to thorough search, aud
by no means a gentle one. After a while
they left and returned 20 their camp.
Here they were visited by your CORE
spondent, with Assistant United States
Attorney Frank Lee and Commissioner
Kirkpatrick and Gibbons. who notified
the Indian officers that they would ba
held responsible for the violation % law
and demanded to know II they had pro.
cess for any parties, aud II so, for whom?
On the show down Il appeared that they
had process only for one, Willis Jones,
who had not been in the country for two
months. and they were SO told.
The day before they had presented a
| list OF seven or eight, including Locke,
.tsl..tf fI...g sInlutf.H A.. hnxft Trflr0ag
Returning TO Antlers Locke and five
or six friends were found there. He had
returned from his camp east Of the kla-
militia 10 make another effort for peace,
aud on learning that the militia only had
warrants for Jones. became more than
ever satisfied that they were seeking an
excuse 10 kill him, Alter consulting
with the United States officials, be again
| wrote out
THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL;
"To Key Durant, Captain Of Indian
aSir-In the interest Of all parties con-
cerued and 20 do whatever rs IN my
power TO prevent further trouble here
/ with submit TO you and the militia the
| following proposition;
you understand the laws OF the Choe,,
| taw nation to be that amy one ana an
persons charged with any crime against
| our laws shall, before officers are ems
pOwered TO make arrests, be charged py
! complaint properly made before any
! comfy Judge of the county where such
! crime was committed or by bill or IN,
] dictment found by a legally organized
prnnd iury. That the warrant based
on such complaint or indictment can be
executed by the sheriff Of the county
! only unless be IL p0werless by reason
| az opposition 10 execute the same, then
the light horsemen OF the nation are au-
| thorized to arrest him, and II suen force
| ii not sufficient thcn, ana not tlil men,
the militia may come 70 ther hsslsl'''iV ~
/ III thpn with this understanding g 70
! the law YOU have n warrant legnily ~
snea bv the proper officers Tor any GU
| gen of fbc ChOctaw nation and Wlll pace
tbe came IA the hands OF the sheriff, ein-
powered by our laws TO execute lh9
same. j hereby agree and state tnal l
win 10 every way. ASST IN haFins W.
r,hatever influence may have ~ M
! Ircing persons charged 10 surrender 70
srrb sberim. mud viii further 90 an ID
NV powor 10 have any such persons
brought 10 justice, II Il appears mat
they have committed ~ enM 2IIlotacyKEu
soon after the party had left the
n,iiitie Damn IN the moraing Captain
! Dnrant placed the command pa charge
/ ~ Confain Thompson, his junior Qlhcef'
on6 went to see she county Judge
! fnrte's PROPOSAL was submitted "a Judge
i Duraut. ex.iustiCe of the supreme court
ma M adherent Of Governor jones
who said Il covered the Chocmw iaw -
actlv ana your correspondent win Noin
s,Fsstcnor kirltpatrick aud Gibbons ana
Attorney Lee and Judge Durant started
,,id, h to the camp ON the euss OF
to,,-n We met about ninety Ot the militia
I id by O. ~ Dukes, coming on run,
IN efort was made 70 halt thep but
with no effect Knowing that l,oiAe VIZ
In town unarmed one q Wy f-3
Jrnnnad ont Of The hnck and started
9ss toygn NJ warn him, but was promptly
| halted bv Dukes aud ordered back
| IOeke was Just starting from ms honse
| uptown when Airs, Locke
SAW THE MILITIA
coming and called him back He haa
nnIv four Indians aud negro ~ tne
boise Our party hurried back an1
reached corner Of Locke 3 place ~
,arga from the house as the mihtin
| CHARGED the place firing into the holss
rs they came Locke called % thel y
let The women and children ont 9gt
steady roar ireni 'sN'
| cbpsfcrs was the oniF reply
1sreral 81 the militia stopped Win us'
saving they were NOT on thar soft ei eei-
'1rbs attacking party chung 70 the fences
.,a frees and hugged the ground, when
sinn.d down frWn The house we e4uia
NJ over The whole ggounq me nilu .'.
epnfered their heht On the easl ia9-s
a son nddled Il, smashed out every
100 and after the hight Z did 70,
49, liie sparrow could have AYed
~ hoasa Bowls and pitchers, uiir-
- ana pictures. VOLS and furnltlff
tor0 ana iiddied ~ the ieacep
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