The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15
Topeka Nimrods Arrested in
the Indian Territory
For Shooting Deer Contrary
to Regulations.
ONE DEER WAS SHOT
And a United States Marshal
Made a Fuss.
Travelling Passenger Agent
Duncan Sent For.

Arrested by the United States mar
shall for killing deer. Come at once or
a telegram to that effect was received
Saturday by Mr.. E. NJ. Duncan, travel
ing passenger agent of the Rock Is
land.
A party of Topeka sportsmen consist
ing of F-'G- Willard, Ned Henderson.
Robert Pierce, w. n. Hail. Fred Cole.
F. A. Lewis and J. G. Mulvane, left on
November 3rd for a hunt in the Indian
Territory. Their railway station was
Chickasaw.
Some member of the party killed a
deer and the party was arrested by the
United St tes marshal for violating the
government game laws.
f. G. Willard and Ned Henderson
came home yesterday and were seen to-
day by Journal reporter.
7 have nothing to say" said Mr.
Willard, we staid awake nights to fix
a plan to keep this out of the papers"
Mr. Henderson said, yes we had
pleasant trip"
Were any of the party arrested for
killing a deer?''
I'VE had a permit" was the evasive
reply. Mr.. Henderson would venture
no particulars
The party sent a message to George
Palrner and j. b. Hayden asking them
to join them. The two did not go and
are now glad they did not. Nothing is
known as to the whereabouts of the
hunters now in the Territory. Mr.. Dun
can is well acquainted with the officers
in the Territory and will probably get
the party out of the trouble
There is no doubt of one thing, and
that is that a deer was Killed but it
was not slain by any Of the Topeka
hunters. An Indian known as Francis.
who acted as guide for the party,
shot the deer early one morning, and
the wounded animal ran into the
heavy timber. He returned to camp
and secured the hounds and they soon
struck the trail. Though severely
wounded the deer kept out of the way
for some time, but was finally caught.
1t happened that Willard Hall and
Fred Cole We're shooting quails near
where the dogs caught the deer, and
its cries sounded so much like those oC
a child. that Mr. Hall was compelled
to turn away While the Indian plunged
q knife into it's heart.
Just what was done with the deer
afterward is not perfectly clear. 1t
is reasonably certain that it was start
ed toward Topeka, and it also seems
probable that it never reached its ccs-
tinattOn- No one connected with the
expedition would admit today that ne
knew what had become OF the deer.
There is but one explanation for all
this air of mystery and that is that
something happened which every mem
Der of the party is pledged not to di-
vulge. One of them told a friend con-
fdentially that they had killed a great
deal of game, but that it had spoiled
and could not therefore be brought
home Another member of the party
admitted today that he saw the United
States marshal at the depot on the re-
turn but he would say no more
George B. Palmer, who has done a.
great deal of hunting in the Indian Ter
ritory, said today: Il do not under
stand these folks. They had a permit
to hunt and could have had no trouble
there, but when they started home there
may have been some one at the depot
watching them. 1t is a rule that no
game can be taken out and l would not
be surprised if they were stopped when
they took the train
Congressman Charles Curtis who Sc
cured the permit for the hunters said-
Il do not see how they could have had
any trouble. They had permit and IL
anything happened all they had to do
was to apply to the agent"