The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-30
TINE rs ABOUT UP
EX-MARSHAL GRIMES SAYS THAT
BILL COOK WON'T LAST LONG.
Careers Of Outlaws Rarely Extend
Over q Period Of Eighteen Months
and on Account of His Poor Edu-
cation and Department Bill Cook
VIII be Restricted.

| Biu Cook has about run his time, -
said ex-United States Marshal Grimes
| Of Oklahoma, who was at the Carey
yesterday. Cook might be called a
second rate desperate. He is a half
breed and if he should be caught off
his own dung-hill. it would be all day
with him. The feature that made the
James and the Dalton gangs so formid-
| able was that both Jesse James and
| Dalton were well-raised. They could
go almost everywhere without excit-
| ing suspicion. This Cook cannot do
He must stick to the territory and his
kind OF people or he will go under.
Even as it lis he will not last much lon
ger. 1 have noticed that the life of an
outlaw. as an outlaw, rarely exceeds
eighteen months. believe this will
hold good in every case except that of
| the James and they were sustained
by the fact that they had great deal
of sympathy in the neighborhood in
which they operated. All the other
outlaws l have known have not been
able to keep their tactics more than
eighteen months. This was true Of the
Daltons. who in my opinion were the
worst desperadoes we have ever had
In the indian territory.
Cook has about run his allotted time.
believe that he would have been cap
tured before this, but for the lack of
harmony between the two forces which
have been pursuing him. Marshal Nc
Allester is marshal of a special court
given to the Indian territory which has
only to do with misdemeanors and 9TH
er like crimes as well as civil adjudi-
cation between the Indians and white
men and the Indians themselves. This
jurisdiction / understand does not ex-
tend to the class Of crimes which Bill
Cook has been guilty of and conSe-
quently anything that Marshal Meal
ester has done has been voluntary. At
the same time the regular marshals
under Crum Of the United States court
have been in the territory and these
marshals and those under McAlester
have not worked tremendously l un-
derstand. l believe, however, that
Crum has taken the step which will
put an end to the career of the Cooks
He has asked the government for an
appropriation, which comes under the
head Of extraordinary expense. With
this money, which is granted on the adj
wise Of the attorney general he will
equip twenty or twenty-five deputies
and put them out on the scout with in
strUctions to ride after Cook until they
have captured or killed him. This.
believe is the right way to go after out
laws. l do not believe that riding
around miles and trying to head out
laws off is successful. The best meth
cd is to keep right after them and if
the opportunity for a fight comes to &C
cept it
Il believe that in two months Cook
will be either killed or a prisoner.
However, if he isn't he will trouble no
one but those who are living or passing
through the Indian territory. He would
be out of water if he should attempt
to come over to Oklahoma or to Kan
sas or go down to Texas. In that re-
spect he is not the most dangerous
kind of an outlaw.
Mr.. Grimes is the chairman of the
Territorial Republican Central COM
ittee and of the coming session Of the
Oklahoma legislature he said:
1.-THE legislature meets on the sth Of
January. Just now the organization of
the body is absorbing public attention
in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma legisla-
ture is not rich in patronage by any
means. All that can be given are four
positions each in the house and council.
These positions are engrossing and en-
rolling clerk, sergeant-at-arms. meSen-
ger and chief clerk. Besides these, Of
course, are the chairmanships of both
bodies and the speakership of the
house and presidency Of the council.
'Who are the candidates for these
places?'
well, there are a good many, but
hear Senator Fegan's name and Judge
PitZer's name mentioned most fire. /
quently for the council and Barnes and
Harry St John and Smith of l. county |
for the speakership. Both parts af the
legislature are Republican and good |
is bound to be secured.
What in your opinion will be the |
most important work of the Legislature? |
ITO my mind the most important |
piece of legislation will be on the quar- |
antine law. AS it is now the quaran- |
tine line is the northern line OF Oklaho- |
ma. BY this arrangement, the people OF i
Oklahoma are not allowed to ship their |
cattle until December 1. When they !
are fat and sleek, they have to be sent |
to the quarantine pen. This is wrong |
and the secretary of the agriculture has |
asked an expression from the Legislature |
on the matter. / think that the leglsia- !
ture will adopt resolutions asking the /
transfer of the quarantine line to the |
north boundary Of Texas, probably ex- |
GLIDING the Indian reservations also.
Another important work for the leg /
islature will be the correction of the |
fee and court costs abuses which have I
made so much trouble for several Ok !
lahoma counties. ! think, too, that &C /
ton will be taken looking TO call for |
convention. preparatory 4
to statehood"
How is Oklahoma In regard to pros
perity?''
LAS a mater Of fact, l have never seen |
better days in Oklahoma. ! have never
seen the time when people bought so /
many Christmas presents, and appear
ed so happy and prosperous as they did |
last week. New men are coming into /
all the time. All the towns
are bright and lively and by spring |
/ expect that the whole territory VIII
have q veritable boom"
KNOW A GOOD THING.