The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-17
CROWD is HELD UP
CAVE INVESTIGATORS IN OKLAHO.
MA TAKEN FOB ROBBERS

Away to one Side and Search them
They then Discover that they are Moth
ing but Subterranean Explorers and let
them go-Search in the Cave Still Con-
tinues.
Guthrie, o. T., Sept. 16.-(Special)-
The cave investigators in the Glass or
Gloss mountains mad an exciting exper-
fence the other day as the following
communication in the Waukomis Wiz
ard will show: Alamo, o. T., Sept. 8,
1S95.-Since last wrote you Gus Hol-
land. who has been holding a bunch
of cattle near Cheyenne Springs, was
murdered and his cattle driven off. The
scene Of the murder took place not more
than five miles from the large cave that
we have been exploring. Part of the
sheriff posse, who are looking for the
desperadoes run on to our camp last
Sunday and ordered hands up. You
can believe our party did not hesitate
hong in getting our hands up for we
Were looking down the barrels of a
dozen WincheSterS and one volley from
them would have meant death to our
entire party. Then came the command
III.
then twalked us twenty yards from
camp and searched us for fire arms,
but did not find any for they were all in
camp. The leader then stated his bus
mess and mentioned the fact that we
We're suspicious characters and would
have TO go with them. We told him
our business was exploring the different
caves in the hills and molesting no one
He, after being convinced that every
n.vl<yr ~s<xt% i
work, as the country at present was up
In arms looking for the desperadoes
above mentioned and was liable to be
fired upon by some posse. Up until this
time We were ignorant of any trouble
and it made the boys quite nervous
The posse ate lunch with us and then
gave some pointers about caves near
Alamo north and west of here. After
the posse departed we soon got to work.
packed up an outfit and started for
Alamo and late that evening struck
camp three miles south and west of that
postoff1ce, where we are camping at
the present time. The next day / went
10 the poStoffice and asked for some
papers Among them found the Wizard
and read the write up of our eXplora-
ton of the cave. l am glad to see that
you are interested in our work and
gave space in your newsy little paper.
you a present Of some of our finds
which are grand also some that will
make you shudder to look at them for
they are ghostly ones and tell the story
or som eadverturesOme one who met
an untimely death years ago. Next let
ter Will give you news pertaining TO the
outlet of the cave or chimney which in
heTsectS the cave which we have been
exploring of late. Address me at Ala
1sh ,
j. J. HOFFMAN.
SHERIFF ORDERED TO LEAVE
Alva. o. T., Sept. 16.-(Special Bert
Huffman was up from the south part
of the county, Saturday, doing busin-
ess with our merchants. He informed
us that he had just returned from a
trip to D county. adjoining Woods on
the south, and finds things generally
quite interesting down there. One day
last week the sheriff and one of the
county commissioners were handed a
letter by "a masked man, notifying them
to depart from the county within ten
days if they value their life The only
signature TO the letter was twelve red
crosses. 1t appears that the sheriff and
the commissioner referred to have been
making it hot for gang of cattle and
horse thieves who have been preying
upon the settlers of that county for
some time past and the threat is made
to dampen their ardor in the work. The
officials however, propose to remain and
have an eye on sentinel duty for the
parties who represent themselves with
a number of red crosses. d county is
sparsely populated and bears the repu-
tation of being the retreat Of law often
ders.
DOGS FIND AN ARM
Alva, o. T., Sept 16.-tSpecial) tom
Quinlin, a ranchman living near the
CimarTpn river, southwest of here in
thfs county, has a couple Of fox hound
pups which have recently been making
some startling discoveries in his neigh
borhood and created an apprehension
among the people that another dark
deed has been committed in their midst.
One day last week the pups were out
on a long hunt and returned to the
ranch with a human hand and arm, eX-
tending far up as the elbow, which
they had picked up in their predatory
prowlings- Quinlin tied the pups up
and refused TO feed them for a couple
of days. and then turned them loose. in
the hopes that, stimulated by hunger
they would return 10, and at the same
time lead to the discovery Of the un-
fortunate cadaVer. The trail of the
pups was closely followed by a party
of men but no clue was gathered which
;n any way solved the mystery.
The township authorities at that place
have the dismembered arm in keeping
and several parties have instituted
searches for the unknown body with
cut success.
BROUGHT FORTY INDICTMENTS.
Guthrie, O. T., Sept. 16.-(SpeciaL)-
A great sensation prevails in Pawnee
county over the uncovering by Special
Pension Agent /. n. Laferty of some
gigantic pension frauds in which coun-
" officials and citizens of Pawnee are
implicated. Mr.. Laferty is an energetic
official and has quietly been working
on these cases for several months and
last week succeeded in happening his
fish. In Pawnee district court. Friday.
the grand jury returned forty-three
indictments for pension frauds, inVolv-
ing 100 fraudulent claims. The men in
aicted are Charles NJ. Hill. clerk OF
Pawnee county: Ralph j. Weeks, q
prominent citizen, and Peter J. Maurer.
r pension agent 1t is alleged these
three men have been carrying on a
stupendouS fraudulent pension bureau.
They are quite likely 20 suffer terms il
the pen.
Judge Bierer, on Friday. bonded Paw
nee county in the sum OF $4,000 The
court ground out q big grist OF federal
and county business. An adjournment
was taken last evening until October
50.
DO You Know.
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