The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-10
MORE OUTLAWRY.
The Cook Gang ConmitsAnOtheP
Territory Outrage.
Stands Off a Big Crowd and
Kills One Man.
COOKS SISTER HELD.
The Outfit is Said to be Headed
for Cofeyville.

WAGNER 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 Lenapa a small
place Of about 200 inha bitants, seven
tv 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 comp lied the
proprietor to hand over the funds
Including 500 postotfice funds, and
then proceeded to search all the as
sem bled crowd, altogether obtaining
about $500.
During the robbery a painter named
". E. Melton, supposed to be from
Paris, Texas, who was IN room adj
joining the store, hearing the noise
stepped to the door to ascertain what
was going on. One of the 70 bers,
seeing his head and thinking that
Melton was prep pairing to shoot. turn ed
aim and shot Melton in the
head, killing him instantly. The
robbers then mounted and rode
out about a mile, where they
stopped and for some minutes
watched the excited inha bitants.
then noun ting they started in an
easterIy direction When out a bout
four miles from town they met an old
lady who recognized them as Cherok ee
Bill and Jim French, two of the
worst men in the Bill Cook gang.
Cherokee Bill 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 explodes the re-
ports that the marshaIs have the en-
tire gang of Cook outlaws surrounded
near MuskOgee. there being no doubt
Of the identity of these two, as the
old lady has known them both from
childhood. A train having some mar
shals and horses en- route for Clare
more was standing at this station
Wagoner-when the news was re-
eeived. and Immediately pulled out
for Lenapah.
A report says that the bandits are
headed for Coffeyyille. 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
Daltons 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 grab bed out
of Dobson's belt, he looked into the
muzzle Of divers six-shooter and in
a passion weighted voice, he ex-
claimed: sO1iver Dobson. if / ever
get free. I swear III Kill you on sight;
you are taking Lulu away from me,
and I'll kill you"
Jim Cook, q brother of the outlaw
leader, is under arrest at Tahlequah
and is guarded by four Indian police
who. with their prisoner, we're stop
ping at the home of Lulu Coo k
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.
Light as sea foam Is cake made with