The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-22

Hand Them over to the Deputy Mar
shaIs-Thsy Outlaws Refuse to be Cap
tured and Kill Him-There is Another
etorv which has it That Glover was
Shot Down in Cold Blood in His Door
way-okIahoIna News.
Guthrie, o. T., Feb. 21.-There are
two stories in regard to the killing Of
Glover in G county. One Of the stories
is as follows:
". ". Glover, living near Arapahoe'
becoming acquainted with couple OF
outlaws, Jim Harbalt and George NIL
Ter, secured their confidence and laid
a trap for their capture. He came to
town Friday and notified the officer
that these parties were in the county,
and IN the early evening six officers
went to the home OF Mr.. Glover, hVe
miles west Of town, and hid themselves
ar. Glover came home just after dark
accon PANIED by the two outlaws. MI
Glover was in his buggy and the other
nen on horseback. Glover drove near
where the officers were in hiding, alight
ed from his buggy and walked away a
short distance. Miller got of mis- horse
at tie same time and went 10 the bug
ey to get something out, when one OF the
officers ordered him 10 throw up MS
hands. The outlaws disobeyed the or
DER. however, Immediately drew their
revolvers and commenced firing upon
EIr Glover, killing him almost Instant
lv, then retreated, firing upon the offic-
ers as they went. There were about
thirty shots fired in all The officers
are unable to tell whether either of the
desperadOes are hurt or not. Officers
end citizens are now going in every di-
rection and hope TO be able TO capture
them soon. Mr.. Glover was formerly a
resi dent PalO Pinto, Tex.
The other dispatch reads:
Saturday morning, last. there occur
red three miles northwest of Arapahoe,
in q county, the most unprovOked cold
bl0oded murder.
JIM Harbal and George Miller, who
has just forfeited the $1,000 bond under
which he was placed for completely in
a murder and train robbery committed
last fall on the Rock Island near Cana
dian City, Tex, were the murderers.
Early Saturday morning the outlaws
rode up 10 ex-Sherif GlOver's farm
house and demanded breakfast, and
by threats induced the family to get
them up a good meal. They afterward
compelled the people to give up all the
ammunition in the house, and what
liquor they had Upon mounting their
horses they rode away a few rods, but
soon returned and calling the master Of
the house 10 the door, shot him without
warning They then put spurs TO
their horses and have so far escaped
pursuit.
This is the story told by a couple of
deputies who were here yesterday.
MUNTFORD JOHNSON DEAD.
Fl Reno. 0. T. Feb. 21.-The funeral
of M1nttord 7. Johnson occurred at his
beautiful home seven miles east Of Min
co, Tuesday afternoon. Over 1000 peo-
pie were IN attendance. Almost the
entire population Of Minco turned out
TO take part in the funeral rites over the
remains Of the best man in the Choc-
taw nation. The remains were taken
IN charge by the Masons and the burial
was n accordance with Mason forms.
Mr. Johnson was born at Boggy De-
rot. ChOctaw nation, fifty-three years
ago. His father is a white man, now
residing in New York City, and his
mother was a half1blood Chickasaw
woman. The mother died when Munt-
ford was 6 years old, and the father left
the. tribe and went TO New York City.
In spite of the unfavOrable start, the
how grew. 20 manhood without contract
Ing a single vicious habit, and succeed
ed in getting a good education.
In 1888 Mr.. Johnson married Miss
Campbell. the daughter Of an army
surgeon. who bore him seven children
He leaves a second wife, a quarter
blood Chickasaw woman. who bore MN
six children. Six Of the children have
graduated from eastern colleges The
Youngest ones are being carefully pre-
IA red "a; home for entering college.
Mr.. Johnson's early days were full of
hardshius. but he made the most OF the
vast possibilities open TO an enUerpris-
Iagemember Of the Chickasaw tribe, and
left property. including the tribal herit-
age. worth easily $150.000. Each child
:. left over 500 acres of we'll improved
md. The estate consists. besides the
land. Of $4,000 worth of bank stock,
00G head Of cattle. 500 horses. $4,000
life insurance policy, and other person
al property worth $4,000.
SAYS 1T IS GOLD.
Guthrie. O. T. Feb 2l-Tha Guthrie
Capital prints the following: }. W.
Hodges. living SIX miles east IF Orlando,
ne. u. sec. 3. tn 9. range ! east, brought
Il TIL city yesterday specimens Of gold
QUAR- of his farm that at last con-
firms all the mere Tumors heretofore
that there is gold in Oklahoma. Be
sides the quartz he has a small quanu-
nv Of pure sold. which was extracted IN
p crude way by the simple use of nitric
acid BY this process. which did not
f-inc. al the gold ont. it was found that
the ousrtz would bear SO per ton pure
gold. besides being heavy i'm silver. Mr..
Hedges says d stock company Is being
formed with a capital Of 5000 To de-
v>aaov the mine He has already been
o+Ta-aI 81 500 for one mining claim of
S00xl5o feet
aIr Hodges claim : not the Only one.
OF course. that has gold on it, Neigh
bors, encouraged by this find. have
been equally as fortunate.
Suecimens Of ore are now IN Denver
bong aesayed by experts. While men
are docking 70 Cripple Creek. a gold
7 "a wight here al home Is opening up
tha> may he as extensive as any ever
found. The Capital has a specimen %
t. quartz. and it acn say at least that
s vas not aware such ore or rock exist
ei in Oklahoma.
PARDON IS GRANTED.
Dr.. J. 4 Fur,ong. yesterday present
e a petition 10 Governor RenfrOw for
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