Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-03-31

given quarters in the United States
Jail. They were convicted in the
court at Wagner of minor offenses
and given Jail sentences by Judge
Springer. They were brought here
in obedience to the recent order
designatingthis Jail as the place of
confinement for short term con-
victs from the Central and North
ern districts of the Indian Terri
tory. The prisoners were in
charge of F. C. Hubbard, chief
deputy under Marshal Bennett.
IWagoner Sayings ]
Col. Meyer, inspector for the
department of justice, is in our
city again. Mr.. Meyer is thor
oughly investigating the records
of the officials in the Northern dis
trict and he will no doubt be able
to furnish the department at Wash
ington some valuable information
about the judiciary here. Mr..
Meyer said while in our city he
was glad to note harmony existing
in an official way between U. S.
Judge Springer, District Attorney
Soper and Marshal Bennett, as it
was in this way that the most ef-
ficient service could be rendered
in their high official positions.
Ls.w City Enterprise
On Wednesday of last week Jo-
seph Barns, a young man whose
mind has been effected for the past
year, was brought to Southwest
City from the Indian Territory by
relatives, and an effort made to
have him sent to the state asylum.
Owing TO the fact that Barns was
not a citizen of the state, the laws
would not admit him unless his
expenses were pal d without cost to
the state, and this his folks were
unable to do. He was kept in
small house in the south part of
town until Saturday night, when
he died. Before he died Barns
became dangerous and had to be
tied to keep him from killing his
attendants.
[Tahlequah Arrow
Brown Hitchcock was arrested
by Deputy Marshal Dannenberg
Monday on a charge of introducing
and selling whiskey. Hitchcock
came to town Monday and put up
his saddle pockets at the Stapler
hardware store. Dannenberg had
been informed of the whiskey
traffic going on and decided to nab
the first peddler in sight that day.
Brown was the unfortunate fellow
and he was promptly seized by
Dannenberg before the usual sales
were made. The whiskey was be-
ing carried in fruit jars when cap
tured by the marshal. Brown was
landed in Jail at Wagner, but was
permitted to give bail in the sum
of $500 and is again free. Dannen-
berg is determined to put a stop to
the wholesale selling of the vile
stuff in Tahlequah. even if he does
have to step down from office mar
shai and take the place OF field
deputy.
ISeneca Dispatchl
The Seneca Indians received a
payment OF about SO per head at
the Quapaw agency, Monday last.
There were 30S Senecas on the
roll but only about one third were
on hand to receive payment, owing
to the inclemency OF the weather,
Monday and Tuesday next, March
2S and 90 is announced for the
completion Of the payment, and
unless the money is called for on
those dates it will be returned 10 |
Washington.
Quite a number of the miners
and others who have been operat-
ing on the Tecumseh lease, known
as the John Prophet land, were
served with summonses from the
U. s. court at Miami, to answer
complaint filed by Jacob Guthrie,
ct al, in the Miami court April 4.
No information as to the nature of
the suit is obtainable, but it is
known that Guthaie and others
claim to hold a lease on this ground
and have for some time been en-
deavoring 10 dispossess the present
operators of their developments on
their land John Prophet does
not deny that he executed a second
lease on the ground, but stoutly
maintains that it was agreed that
the present operators were to be
protected in their rights, and were
in no wise to be disturbed. Promi-
nent legal counsel has been retain.
ed to protect the original lease and
the case will be strongly contested.
ITahlequah sentinel.l
on the night of October IS, 1897,
the store of John w. Stapler IL
Son, of this place, was robbed, and
the school house of the Presbyter-
ian Mission, in West Tahlequah,
was burned. 1t was supposed both
incidents occurred about the same
time, but no clue as to who perpe-
Irated the deeds could he obtained
until lately. Every effort SEEM
Ingly, had been abandoned to un-
earth the matter. but detectives
were busy, and the guilty became
A little bold as time passed. A
pair of the stolen shoes were found
on Jodie Ross, a colored boy about
Is years old, born and raised in
this vicinity, few days ago. His
possession of them could not be
accounted for and up
On being cornered and closely ques-
toned, he confessed that he and
Jack Luther, Jr., colored also, of
this place, were the guilty parties.