The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

has for years been known as a doctor. or
medicine man. among the people of his and
other neighborhoods When the disease
which aneeted the people In the Cold Spring
n<Ighborhood manifested itself he was
called N and tried BY all the root and herb
tfeatmen, knewn 10 the Indian practice
for years 10 relieve and heal the suffering
ones. but hts efforts were unavaiiing. The
patients either remained Ill or died. Then
II began 10 be whispered. family at first.
that the disease was the result OF the
practice of witchcraft. and that the witches
we're living In the neighhorhood.
SAVAGE lnstin~ts Develop.
At Tynatubhee's instance meetings have
bern held every few nights for weeks past.
many people engaging In them. The In
carnations, weird and ghosfsikc in the ex-
IRENE. were continued for hours. the par
fic.panis becoming worked up to the high
6, pitch OF frenxied excitement and going
through performances that equaied the do
ings OF African sorcerers or Ashantec voo-
docs.
On Thursday night. April II. one Of these
meetings was heie and a great deal more
than the usual excitement wa displayed.
After gong through their weird perform
ances for over an hour Tynatuhhee COM
handed silence and attention. and address
ed the assembled throng In the course of
~
spin. OF one of his departed friends had
spoken to him rTynatuhheei in dream.
AMI: made everything clear TO him. That
the maiady Mas not caused nv anything
In tho air. food or water. bit by witches
that stse NAMES OF the witches had been
made known 10 him and that theg had
been living n the neighborhood for years
He also told Hotema that II was his duty
10 arm himself and some trusty comrades
he yeft he's
Bile
On Friday morning. April II. Hotema,
after imhibsnE freely OF whisky and dis
tribu;sns II .iharai.y among his compan~
.cns armc,. himself. Sam Fry and Tobias
Williams and proceeded 20 hunt for the
witches. The first one 20 feel the witch
hunters vengeance was a Mrs Cole
Cfcctaw woman about IS years OF age
The trio called at her house ard calling
her to the deer Hofema fired load OF
hnckshot INTO her body al close range
literally Kidding her. She died instantly.
They ssterwasd met young indian man
named Norris and free charge OF buck
ehes into him nj close range. Hotsma do
inx The shooting. Mornls died without a
struggle.
They next went in quest Of Mrs Green
soed an ases Choessw woman. and dis
Patched her \ boy about IL years Of age.
VINO wac Also under the han ~ their ven
eesaee. was pursued and every means used
10 fnvelgla him 10 come within their reach
has 'ae youuxsser was too wary to let the
hunters set within close range With their
weapons sna escaped. after being literally
enrsnkied with charge from Hotesna's
gar. To the bows sagaeity anc fee,ness
q foot he owes hia tfe
As the hos ran ne CAV. the alarm from
mouse TO house, and people lied for their
ives and sought every conceivable hiding
Place, noi knowing what moment they
might ee cvertaksn and slain by some fFen~
s'ea tsnas'c One holder than the req
reached IRE town Of Grant and told hts
ssaFs telegtam wac promptly Dispatch
ca 70 Deputy United States Marshal James
ennis at Anliers. telling bin az the fnnr-
DER, and that Hotema t~fsssf arrest
re Deputy scen les, for the scene ns the
Ssahs. and ea his arrival vas met BY
ueSsnis ~he offered 10 resistance, but sx-
Prrssed PLEASURE ~ seeing the marshal and
sssn ne was willing 20 ansIe the Conse-
a'seneSe % his acts lie Was taken 20
Ah''ers ara i0tgsd IN 3aii. Hs eenfcder~
ssss could nos ee found At IA, ,sne
Deputies Ennis ana Eaerlt,ge and a
F~se went - the sceus of tas killing
and arrested she following persons, all sus.
saea Shc'tsws: Tnhsas Williams sam
Try. Sam TyuatGhAee. Me~es kauua hnes.
seeesn Eetiske. Jim Sksltrn Ress Cote and
Aaea kyaatnhtsee. ar a warrant charging
tssm with murder. and lodged shem in ,hs
Ah'lers iAfl- At their preliminary sxsraln-
sasn Before United states tsom-
massoner Hackest. ucsenas. Tynasoheee.
FFy and Williams We're held without Aond
The Others were discharged
Al - fes parties under arrest are faiI
eseeAs can SPEAK English. snd read and
write
iNas'aAaes. the medicine mas. f. aAaGt
years of ase. tail. slender. and wlty. He
s@Fxs small fsYso about fourteen miles
sFosr Grant HE sas arrested ~ Exeriags
NC White II. offered no resistance mere
ssk'ng le~rssalsSs0n 20 change his ciosa-
nj. ~hsca nas granted asn
Appeals 80 the Ushie.
dessnA TIE principal ac.cr G. The tag