Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-12-13
FORT SMITH NOTES.
A LARGE INsTALLMBNT ON
MANY SUBJECTS.
Railroad Ofncials Released on Elk
animation -"Skoeter" and his
Pals Disposed Of.

The Harrison international tele-
phone company is putting in new
plant here.
The work of putting up the poles
and wires for the electric road has
commenced.
S. X. Robinson, groceries, and
s. Goldman, dry goods. made
assignments last week.
Harry l.. Monroe's handsome
residence was burned last week
Loss $1,000, two-thirds insured.
Steve Williams and Henry Phil
lips attempted to commit suicide
last week, the result OF protracted
sprees.
A large force is engaged in put
ting up the poles for the electric
railway. The road will be in op.
Grafton by Jan. 10Th.
Saturday Marion Grain and Geo.
Williams, farmers living near the
city, became engaged in a difficulty
over an old settlement and Grain
was dangerously stabbed. Will
liams is in Jail.
Marshal Crump denies the re-
port that Deputy Jones, who ar.
rested the railway officials, applied
for and was refused pass. All
applications for passes for deputies
are made by him and he never
sent in Jones name.
A new time card goes into effect
on the X. IL A. V. Tuesday. The
train from the territory will arrive
here at 12:45 p. m. and depart at
1925 p. m. The change 60 day
trains will be quite benefit to the
people living along the line OF the
road.
Deputy James Lee came in last
week with Wade Chamberly and
Gabe Hawkins, charged with the
Blackstone robbery, and Pat Muir
ply and John Crittenden, charged
with robbing an Indian near vi
nita. They are a rough looking
set and were arrested in the Verdi
girls bottom.
The reported capture of Colum.
bus Means has not been confirmed.
The first telegram from the Mis-
souri, officers was misinterpreted
They only had him located when
they wired for the writ and in
tended making the arrest after il
was received. He may have given
them the slip.
a. j. Blackwell, the subject oil
the sensational story manufactured
by the Guthrie correspondent OF
the associated press is well known
here. He was mountain boom
er" during the civil war aud has
several times figured in this court.
The story of his being tortured
was no doubt manufactured
to hasten the opening of the Indian
Territory and have it tackled on to
Oklahoma.
Deputy Constables James Nc.
Bride and Henry Connolly were
tried in the circuit court last week
for assault. Their attorney aston.
ished the court by offering to plead
guilty if the injured party was pro.
duced. As he was no other than
Cherokee Bill, the offer was moi
accepted. In endeavoring to ar.
rest Cherokee Bill, upon his last
visit to Fort Smith last spring the
officers had to hit him several
times over the head before ht
would extract his ivories from Nc.
Brides thumb. The jury acquit.
ted the officers.
The commissioners trial Of Su
perintendent Mckee, Trainmastel
Walsh and others on the charge u
killing Pullman Conductor Brown
resulted in their discharge. Tn,
government testimony did not
show that they had any connection
with the shooting or knowledge o
it until several hours after it haC
happened. Superintendent Mckee
Mr.. Walsh and Mr.. Foskett volun
tarily went on the stand and told
what they knew Of the case. Sew
eral other witnesses were called
and all the sensational stories con
Meeting the railway men with tn,
killing were proved to he withou
foundation.
A number Of Fort Smith mer
chants have Just discovered tha
they haye been swindled out o
500 or $500 worth of goods.
stranger arrived at Tuska Hommi
a couple Of weeks ago and repre-
sented himself as III T. Jackman
He called at the real II. 7. Jack
mans store aud got some mail tha
had been sent to him. He in
formed Mr.. Jackman's clerk tha
he mad ordered some goods by ex
press from Fort Smith. The For
Smith merchants who received or
ders from III. T. Jackman fillet
them readily, thinking they wer,
for the merchant, who is one of th'
wealthiest men in the Choctaw ma
tion. After receiving the good
the stranger disappeared.
Thurman Baldwin, better knowr
as Skeeler, Jesse Snider, Will Far
ris and Charles Turner wer,
brought in not long since by Depu
ties w. c. Smith and Will Eli,
and three of the Texas Rangeri
who arrested them. Skeeter anC
Farris made a big fight before they
were captured. Bill Cook was no
two miles away at the time, though
the Rangers did not discover it til
three days later. He had left tn,
house without his winchester anc