Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-04-04
FORT SMITH LETTER.
''yerdigris Kid" Follows Jim French
Over the Range.


Chief of Police Surratt resigned
his Office Thursday morning and
the police investigation came to an
end that night after hearing his
side of the charge.
S. A. Williams was nominated
as an independent candidate for
mayor by mass meeting but with
drew from the race. Mayor Holf-
man now has no opposition.
AT Bragg last Thursday, Sam
McWilliams, alias "Verdigris Kid"
Geo. Sanders and Sam Butler, APP
peared and captured part of the
town before breakfast. While
waiting for Tom Madden to come
and open his safe the outlaws ob.
served that the citizens were con-
gregating at Patrick's store and at
tempted to make their escape.
They were fred upon at once and
very promptly returned the shots.
The kid" took refuge behind a
horse which was killed and the
same fate came to him as the ami
NAL fell. Sanders was also killed,
but Butler escaped. The station
agents son was severely wounded.
The bodies of the dead outlaws
were brought here and while on
exhibition Bill Cook was brought
out Of Jail and identified the "Ver-
digris Kid" Joe Cassimer, city
marshal of Wagner, was one of
the first to view the bodies aud
identified the revolver the Verdi
girls Kid was Carrying at the time he
was killed as the one taken from
him by the robbers at the Coweta
train robbery. McWillisms had
cut his name in the ivory handle.
- Youstle Carson, in the United
States Jail for killing one Williams
is either insane or feigning insan.
ity. His papers show that he has
gone by the name of COyle, Youst.
Ter and Carson, though his right
name seems to be Isaac Youstler.
Among his possessions were $780,.
600 stock in one OF the late Sena.
tor Tabor's mines near Leadville.
His memorandum book shows. that
he had been following Williams
from the middle of December and
Williams ran away from Joplin
with all Of Youster's possessions.
One of the pistols Yous,er owned
was apparently a colts 45 but was
a %. 1t took an extra long cart
ridge. His papers show that he
has served term in the peniteh-
tiary but do not state where.
Nathan Jones,a deputy marshal, ,
was acquitted OF the killing of
Newt Fry, at Sallisaw last Octob-
er. Fry was drinking and several
times during the day made sneer-
ing remarks about Jones, in his
hearing About dark Jones had a
prisoner at the depot, when Fry
and Robert Fargo passed and Far
go asked Fry to give his pistol
back, but Fry refused to do so. He
walked some twelve feet away
from Jones and turned and fired a
shot in the direction where Jones
was standing, the ball entering
the floor a short distance in front
Of him. Jones fred Immediately
and killed Fry.
Without leaving the box the
jury returned a verdict of not
guilty i'm the case of Rufus Cannon
and w. l.. Stamphill They were
deputy marshals and had a fight
with Sam Woodard near Wewoka,
in Oct. 1893, in which Joe Pierce
and o. S. Newton were killed.
Pierce's friends claimed that the
deputies assasinated him, but did
nct present any witnesses to con-
tradict the story told by the depu-
ties. A warrant was in the hands
Of the deputies for Pierce.
Nathaniel Green owes his ac-
quitial of the charge Of robbing the
train at Coweta, to the fact that
his double, Wade Chamberlee, is
also 10 jail. The engineer said
that one Of the two stood guard
over the engine, but he could not
tell which one
John Hicks was not in the least
surprised at his acquittal. He ex.
pected II so strongly that he wrote
several letters in his cell telling
his friends Of his release from
prison and mailed them as soon al
he left the court room.
Buz Lucky and Nathaniel Reed,
robbing, the X. n A. V. at Co.
weta; Lucky convicted and Reed
acquitted.
Marion Hughes aud John Little,
Illicit distilling; verdict not guilty,
Charles Tracy, larceny; verdict
not gully.
Sam Still assault; verdict guilty,