The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-29

Morris ENID, O. T., March sa-fSpscisi1
lin special from Pond Creek published
in the EAGLE of yesterday Is ssatemei
regarding an afidavis made BY H. Z
Whitaker at Round Pord last
Sunday which is erroneous, and the
EAGLE is requested in fairness 70 publish
this statement:
Last sunday j. H. Williams, a druggist
Of North Enid, and H. E. waitak-r. oas
of the publishers of The Nersh End Daiy
Tribune, visited Rouui Pond Ii Was
current talk upon the streets OF this city
Saturday that \ compromise had been
effected between the towns Of Round Poud
aud Pond Cre-k. and 1t was this report
taAt took Williams and Whitaker TO that
place Sunday. Ahey expected To 500 a
jollificatiou between the people OF the two
places Arriving in Round Pond they
visited several places, among Others the
Tribune Office. and later on were steered
into drug store. When |, became known
who the visitors were. aud asking aboul the
reported compromise and on their reading
Al article in the North Enid Daily Tribune
regarding IL. the parties in the drug stsrs
became highly incensed and immediately
began to gather ia crowd OF men. They
wanted Whitaker TO sigu an afndavit that
he personally knew there was no conoro-
mise and that the publication WAS mslici-
did not know such TO be the Tact. Several
were written which be refused To sign nn-
mi one man drew a revolver and ssidt
by Cd ron will Sign iti' Whittaker
did sign an affidavit that Judge Msckey.
Judge Maddy. Bergman, Cioxstone aud
| others told him there was no compromise,
and did so fearing bodily injury II be re-
fused. They talked Of hanging. shooting
aud killing. and il Is facs that after
Mackey aud Maddy made their statement
To Whittsker they Immediately lsft tho
room, and we now believe that these gen.
tiemen anticipa:e ed there would be trouble
and did not want 30 get mixed up IN IL.
Whitaker aud Williams went to Round
Pond rs peaceable citizens. with no iuten-
ton OF causing suy disturbance or trouble,
and the appended atiidayit will confirm
what Is here written:
| OKLAHOMA TERRITORY,
COUNTY q.
H. T.. Whitaker, OF lawful age, being
duly sworn, says that be visited the town
OF Round Pond sunday. March -. 1894,
and uid sign an affidavit regarding com
promise between the towns of Round
| Pond and Pond Greek, believing from toe
threats and demonstrations that were made
he would receive bodily Injury II he hal
refused TO do So That reyolvers were
flashed around and that the crowd hal
every appearances of ~ gathering to mob
him If he refused to sign s.id Sv .iiia.vl.
Subscribed and sworn 20 in my pres,acs
this 9th day OF March. 1894
| lsEALl a. a. HOLMES
| Notary Pubic
My commission expires Feb. s. 1895.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY,
CoUNTY q.
j. Ii. Williams, being duly sworn, saws:
am druggist doing business ia NORTH
/ ENID, q. T., that in company with III
| Whitaker visited kouod Pond Sandal
Msrch %; that while there | saw III. T.
Whitaker sign au affidavit regarding
compromise between tue towns OF RluDa
Pond aud Pond Greek. He rep atedly re
fused To sign several. bat did finally sign
one, which IL be had not done beieve Lc
would have been moobed. as 1 noticed sew
] ersl revoivrrs aud knives aud there weTs
threats OF hanging aud shooting
| j. III. WILLIAMS
Subscribed and sworn to IN my presence
this 9th day of March, 1924
! [sEAL1 Z. A. HOLMES. Notary Public.
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