The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-13
THE WAR IN OKLAHOMA
Both Sides Ready for Fight in
Bnid's Municipal Contest,
ORDERS OF THE COURT IGNORED.

Two serious Shooting Arrays Already
and General Conflict of Arms Feared.
Citizens Guard Their Property Uitn
Winchester to Prevent Druupgrntiuu.
END, o. r.. March IA new factor
entered the municipal war i'm this city aUU
preclpitated another degenerate H,At bc-
tween 5. f. Spencer. president OF the go"
county bank, and a hard character named
Flaherty, "a notorious saloon luafpr and
all round tough Spencer has been idpu-
titled with the Moore faction. even going
so far as to arm himself i'm defense Of
MOore's action Spencer wa, put i'm nom
ination by the Moore crowd for city treas
urer and became involved i'm quarrel
with Flaherty ut the arsenal where both
sides are camped ON their guns Spencer
was brutally beaten but managing to got
his gun in position he commenced an in
discriminate fusillade on his as-ailaute.
Flaherty was slightly wounded, and a
spent bullet struck n woman on the street,
but did not seriously ujure her.
The Moore element are guarding the old
city records i'm one part of the city with a
trusted squad Of armed men, and the
Gregg gang climbed over the ramparts Of
the council chamber in another part Of
the town, and are transactiug business
with a new set Of records
Colonel John Virgins, who is in Wash
ington in the interests Of the county seat
bill, wired for money to come home on,
and the Moore faction made a draft on the
city treasurer for the money to send him.
Gregg and his followers Immediately
issued an injunction against Moore, re
straining him from touching any of the
city funds, and it looks now as if Wig
gins will have to either borrow the money
to come home on, or walk. The Gregg
gang say they will never permit him to
have a cent.
Every man who is on the streets at night
is closely scrutinized and a watch put on
his track until his identity is well estab-
lished. No one is permitted to go near
either of the hostile camps without pass
from the leaders of the factions.
The fight is for blood. No compromise
is offered or expected from either side
Either one or the other side must make
an unconditional surrender The arm Of
the territorial court, invoked by the
Moore element, has had no effect in dis
pelling the Gregg gang, and they put at
defiance the order issued by Judge Buf-
ford, of the federal court.
The county officers seem powerless to
quell the warfare. However, the county
officers have taken action, and the despcr-
ate shooting scrape between Commissioner
Williams and Jailor Williams has embit-
tered the fight, and it is believed one or
the other will be killed before the war is
over. They met in an Enid pharmacy,
Jailor Williams declaring that the com
missioner must go under. They com
menced shooting Mt sight, and the former
was hit in the head, and his friends car
ried him off the field in an ambulance.
Williams is a desperate man, and it is GER
tain that when the two men meet again
one or both of them will be killed.
The conservative element of the city de
plore the war, but they are powerless to
do anything, and apparently have no re
course. They fear that some fircbug may
set the town on fire, and the high winds
now prevailing would wipe every building
on the site out of existence. Many patrol
their premises every night with Winches-
ters to prevent their property from being
burned There is no insurance on single
building in the town.
One of the leaders of the Gregg gang
threatened to shoot the Associated Press
representative on sight if his crowd got
the worst of the report They claim they
are right, while the Moore fellows say
they are willing to fight for their cause.
Unless outside authority steps in and
stops the war there will be a serious fight
and many lives lost.