Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-29

In the spring OF 1851 Tom Moore and
Nelson Moore lived together with
man named Camp, IA Blue county,
Choctaw nation. !. n They we're the
nearest neighbors TO Charley Palmer
and family, and were frequent visitors
TO the house OF Palmer. One night old
man Camp left Pamer's house. where
he had been to rass a few hours. as
1t was his intention 20 leave on the
morrow for caddo. lie went from
palmer's back to where he and the
Moores were living. expecting to leave
there early In The morning, Il wac a
bright moonlight night and IN a few
hours after Camp had left the house Of
Palmer wagon was seen passing the
house. coming from the direction OF
where the M)ores lived. The wagon
was going down In SANDY creek bot
tom, and the horses were ddvrn by a
party who walked on the opposite side
Of the wagon from Palmcfs house
just before daylight the wagon return
3D. the driver stu walking and keep
ing the wagon between him and tho
house. Old man Camp was never af-
forwards seen. but all OF his property
when questioned 0s to how Il came TO
belong TO them. they replied that they
had purchased II from the old man
before he went away.
Inquiry was made by the neiEhhors
but nothing was over heard u Camp,
aud, suspecting foul play, Charley
Palmer frequently went down into tho
bottom In the direction he had seen
the wagon 10 on the night Camp dis
appeared. One evening after returning
from a days search in the bottom
Tom Moore came over 20 his house and
made inquiry nH 60 what he had been
hunting for that day. Palmer replied
that he had been In search of some OF
his hogs, when Moore was heard to
say, yes. damn you. I know what
Kind OF hogs YOU are hunting for"
/ Tom Moore had also stated that he
I purpoaed to get possession ~ the farm
| on which Palmer lived. There was an
/ old Indian woman named LJehtubbe
| who had a claim ON It. aud she and
| Moore were married about month be-
| fore the killing OF Palmer. aifor which
marriage and before Palmer was killed
Moore said that he would have the
place. even though he had trouble in
I getting II.
one Saturday morning about ,hs
first Of May. 1883. Charley Palmer put
few sacks OF corn In his wagon and
started to mill about n,e miles
! distant Tom and Nelson Moore had
been at work within sight OF palmeri
house that morning. but when Palmer
drove away they quit the Held and II
short time both of them left Thu
house. People AZ the min said thai
Palmer left there Tot home some TIM
after I o'clock IN the afternoon, hi
had Travelled not more than three mllei
when he was shot from ambush ans
Instantly killed. II was found that :
bullet had passed through his arm hn'
into his body, The footprints ~ tn
horses and the tracks OF the wagoi
Indicated clearly that the bOfscs ma
taken fright at the report OF the gun
had wheeled suddenly from the ron'
and thrown the body OF Palmer TO III
ground.
II ia estimated that the killing mus
have taken place al about half pas
o'clock ON this afternoon an In
dian named Edmondaon Brown an
"A negro named IEom Carney were tray
cling the road on which Palmer wa
Killed. and at about the tins Of dn
indicated were entering the hutiom ,
the creek where the killing took pinc
As they approached the bridge Owe
the creek they saw party whlkln
toward them with a sun IN his han,
he WAS walldng rapidly IN the MIDI
OF the road. but on looking up an
seeing Brown and Carney, he at on'
turned from the road and ran AT ~