Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-03

that he could not get the men 10 come.
and the only one from Muskogce that
came to join our party was Jim Naked
head. the Creek Indian deputy mar
shnl. Our force consisted Of nine men.
eight besides myself, who were Deputy
Marshals j. N Brittian and Lit Will
Jams, Deputy Marshal John McCaugh-
on OF Checotah, Ike Hosey, who is one
OF McAlester's deputies; SID and Lee
Palmer and r.. N. McClaln OF Checo-
tab. the Indian, Jim Nakedheud and a
guide, We LETT Cheeotah about >
o'clock Wednesday morning for the
rendezvous OF Ben Hughes party and
got to the house just before daybreak
our object was to divide our party and
ndvance on each side Of the house,
take the occupants by surprise and
capture them. The house was a double
log building ana was located In bot
tom, near the edge OF Deep Fork creek,
and there was scattering growth OF
post oak around II. We would proba-
bly have succeeded In surprising the
people In the house had not two shep-
herd dogs rushed out upon MS aud COM
menced a furious barking, which
alarmed the inmates. Hughes wife
came out and Kissed the dogs upon us.
A man named Kittrell ran out Of the
house, but ran In doors again when he
saw us. Then Ben Hughes and large
man, called Anderson, whose real
name is Silvers. came rushing down
upon several OF us on the west side OF
the house, shooting al every jump,
Anderson rushed past us as he fired
and ran into cotton field. n volley OF
shots from our weapons following him.
Jim Nakedhead turned to fire at An
derson, when Ben Hughes Jumped be-
hind a big log and fired al Nakedhead
with his Winchester The ball hit the
Indian in the right side OF the head
and passed clear through. He fell nat
ON his face and expired Ben Hughes,
from behind the log, fired twice az me
as stood behind small tree, and as
he was raising his gun for third shot
al me Lit Williams shot at him, the
ball striking him in the right shoulder.
and he dropped his gun. ! called to
Hughes TO throw up his hands. and he
threw up one of them. / told him TO
throw up the other one, and he said he
could not, that he was wounded, but
he kept his hand held up over his head.
had laid his Winchester and his a5
slx-shooter down, and said he would
surrender. Hughes shot hit the tree
behind which ] stood.
The other man, Anderson. had made
his escape through the cotton field.
though there were about fifty shots
fired a; him By our party. We took
Ben Hughes 10 Checotah and had his
wound dressed. We also brought with
MS the body OF Jim Nakedhead. and
prepared it for burial. We bought
nice collin, and the body was shipped to
Muskogee He was buried at Talequah.
Nakedhead was fuli-blood Creek In
dian, and besides being deputy United
states marshal, he was Jail guard at
Muskogee. He was one Of the bravest
and most reliable deputies In the terrl-'
tory. He was a noted shot, and was al
ways employed to go out on such expe-
ditions as ours.
Deputy Marshal Britain found Harve
Carter al his home, a few miles away,
ana arrested him with no resistance.
carter started once for his gun. aud
his daughter also started for gun. but
they concluded not to resist AAi Carr
ter surrendered. Carter was arrested