The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-18

Nuscogee ccompanIed by Deputy sam SIX
LiiIar ono Of the best and bravest OH
rers that ever rode the lhulah CUNT y.
The prairle was beautiIul to tne eye WIN
i,s carnet OF green and rodolent with
he odnr Of wild flowers. but the scenery
IA 90 nlace i'm the minds OF these TWO
mon whose horses were headed toward
the log house on the prairie. whose IN
rates had outgeneraled the of1cers Tor
ars The two veterans called up every
scheme that experience mad taught them.
hut they could not think oil one tndt
had been left untried. two hours ride
brought the officers TO cabin built OF
verv heavy logs and the two could not
bcIn hui notice how deep and plain were
the paths that led to the abode. AlIght-
ing from their horses the two deputies
entered the cabin. and were met by the
Cunningham woman. who arose from her
chair and turned to greet them. We'll.
amt you fellers tired OF Fostering poor
widder2 If you amt ! am tired OF hit:
and you'd both better git outen here.
During all this time the Indian woman
sat still never even turning her head 10
see the cause Of this commotion. She was
evidently used to II.
chief Huntington replied: Madam, We
know you do sell whisky. and we have
the proper papers for the purpose, and
we propose to find where this whisky
is"
well. | amt ever had a drop of liquor
I'm this house, and your men have search
ed here enough TO find that out good
ness knows, but maybe you be smart
enough TO find what never wuz er isn't.
so crack yer whip.
And search the two officers did-up the
chimney and down the chimney. under,
over. and in the bed; i'm the trunks, stove,
under and over the house. the woman
ice ring them all the while to find what
isn't" For three long hours they search
ed around the house, and down the creek,
and then Sxkiller remarked:
Wen, it beats me, what do you
Think"
ratified. Six; but that whisky is here
somew here. and don't let's give it up.
Say, SIX" as thought flashed on his
mind, I'VE have not searched that cabin
''Why not? We have turned II wrong
sid. out, and a pin could not have been
hid there but we would have found II,
replied the Indian.
"Ncs. but. Six. how about the loes?'
The two went back. SiXkillcr taking the
outside and Huntington the inside. be-
ginning on the north side. The hammer
on the inside ana the axe on tho out
side for awhile showed nothing .'terent
from other log houses, b., jus; Hs the
Two reached the southeast corner the
officer inside noticed lot Of calico
dresses hanging on a nail Ihese ne
removed ana his eye discovered what
appeared TO b. little plug or chip on
the seventh log from the floor. Hitting
this log from the inside, it gave = rcCu-
liar half metallic sound. He then IIied
away the chip and found that il was
mortised in, and the work done 50 clever
iy as 10 deceive Prdcusei tye. It's
removal disclosed "A recess holding a
rubber pipe with a small faucet. SO
eager had the officer become that he
had FORGOTTEN the two women ard be
had just called out to his cOmrddc:
Come, Six, I've got the clnch, when a
deafening report rang out and a forty
i've bullet buried itself in the log before
him. missing his head about half an
inch. Quickly turning and drawing his
WeaIOn, he disCO lered that he had no use
for il. as SXkiIer had entered, and the
athletic Indian had wrenched the pistol
from the Infatuated woman's hand and
placed her under arrest. But the bullet
had done its work. From the hole which
it had made Spurted a stream OF whiskey.
An examination showed that two logs, the
seventh and eighth, were hollow and
connected by a tube, and both logs were
copper lined and would readily hold over
barrel Of Whiskey. A stretched coon
skin on the outside hid the butter aper-
ture, which fitted TO "A large, detachable
funnel. The two women were taken 20
Fort Smith and sentence suspended pro-
vded they left the Indian country for
good. which they consented to do. They
were, however, only tools Of others, who
were aftelward arrested and given long
terms. But the worst joint in the Indian
country was broken up bv the two Off
GERS. Capt SiXkiller was cfterward assas-
sinated by a COWardly Indian half breed
by the name of Nann.