The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-11
THE OUTLAW GANG STILL MUIR
DERING PEOPLE.
A BROAD DAYLIGHT HOLD-UP.
They stand of Big Crowd, XIII Man
In Cold Blood aud Ride Away Bin
Cooks Famous Sister Lula hr-
rcsted-Thc Gang said 10 lie
the Way 60 Coaey
vile, Kansas.

WAGoNER, Ind. Ter, Nov. 10
Another broad daylight hold-up and
cold -blooded murder was added to
the list of crimes in the Indian ter
ritory yesterday. The scene Of the
latest outrage is Lenapah small
place of about 200 inhabitants, seven
ty miles west of here on the Iron
Mountain road. At noon yesterday
two well-mounted and armed Indians
rode up TO the store Of j. Shufeldt &
Co, which is the only store of any
consequence in the place, being also
the postoffice. Dismounting, the out.
laws walked in and, covering the
crowd inside with Winchesters, order
ed all hands up. They compelled the
proprietor to hand over the funds
including 500 postoflice funds and
thcu proceeded TO search all the as
semblcd crowd, altogether obtaining
about 5000.
During the robbery a painter named
w J.. Melton, supposed TO be from
Paris. Texas, who was in a room ad-
joining the store, hearing the noise.
stepped to the door TO ascertain what
was going ON. One of the robbers,
seeing his head and thinking that
Melton was preparing TO shoot, turned
his Winchester, took deliberate
aim and shot Melton in the
head, killing him instantly. The
robbers then mounted aud rode
out about mile, where they
stopped and for some minutes
watched the excited inhabitants,
tn n mounting they started in an
easterly direction. When out about
four miles from town they met an old
Ian who recoguiz q them as Cheroo ce
Bill aud Jim French, two of the
worst men in the Bin Cook gang.
Cherokee Bll dismounted and made
her promise that she would not reveal
their identity upon pain Of death but
as soon as she reached town she gave
them away. This cXplodes the re-
ports that the marshals have the en-
tire gam Of Cook outlaws surrounded
near Muskogcc. there Geing no doubt
OF the identity of these two, as the
old lady has known them both from
ch ldhooi. a train having some mar
shalr and horses en- route for Clare
more was standing at this station
Wagoner when the news was re-
ceived, and immediately pulled out
4Ol A4EAAAl pam
A report says that the bandits are
headed for Coffeyville, which is only
fifteen miles from Lenapah. That
place is the scene of many tragic rob
berries. and the police department.,
with volunteers. are prepared to meet
them in the same way they met the
Daltols two years ago, when almost
the entire band was wiped out.
Bill Cooks famous sister Lulu ar
rived at Muskogee yesterday morning
in custody of Deputy Marshal Oliver
Dobson. She was captured in Table
quah. Her brother Jim was present
at the arrest, and after tearing up
the warrant, which he grabbed out
of Dobson's belt, he looked into the
muzzle of divers siX-shooter and in
a passion weighted voice, he eN-
claimed: 'Oliver Dobson, If / ever
get free, swear III kin you on sight;
you are taking Lulu away from me,
and I'll kiln you"
Jim Cook, brother Of the outlaw
leader, is under arrest at Tahlequah
and is guarded by four Indian police
who. with their prisoner, were stop
ping at the home of Lulu Cook.
The latter Is charged with selling
whisky to Indians and harboring out
laws She told Dobson that she saw
her Brother Bill Tuesday last and
that he would never be taken alive.