The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-25
GIBSON A Prisoner
Is Caught Sleeping, and Is
Captured With Ease.
He HAD TRIED SUICIDE
Denies Insanity but Is Indif-
ferent to His Fate.

Guthrie, o. T., April 24.-After blood
less engagement between the large force
Of deputies and assistants that have been
trying for several days to encompass the
undoing of Andrew Jackson Gibson near
Choctaw City the posse succeeded in cap
turing the horse that the old man has
used in all OF his cavalry deployments.
OF the last and successful attack the
Oklahoma City Times-Journel says: THE
house was attacked surreptitiously in the
time Of the midday meal when it was
unprepared to resist boarders or to repel
the sharpshooing scouts of the invading
Grmy that threatened its peaceful grsfz-
ing on the kopje close to-Fort Gibsol.
The deed was done and the cavalry artt
Of the Cronje-Gibson is no more. unless
lie has succeeded in stealing one Of the
deputies horses from under him. The
report is that after several strategic
movements that amused him for a few
Gays, Gibson decided that he wanted to
90 home and feed his cavalry. This he
proceeded to do and, and while taking
his siesta some yards away the army Of
the invader creDt I'D to the horse and
secured him without tina loss of a single
man or stand Of arms. AS soon as the
loss was disclosed to General Cronje
Gibson he made a mastery retreat Of his
infantry and despite the trap that the
commanders of the army of occupation
made for him in remaining in hiding
near Fort Gibson all the afternoon await
ing an attempt they thought he would
make to recapture his cavalry equipment
He decided to abandon the ATTEMPT and
retreated to a convenient lager to re-
cuperate for another session of giving
The officers the merry ha ha, as it is
termed. 1t is now thought that, like
the Beers before they whipped the ever
tasting daylights out Of the British at
Spion Koo. Gibson viii end the war by
making an unconditional surrender of his
infantry and will be hurried here to the
bastile presided over by Jailer Newkirk.
While the war is not ended, there are
good reasons to believe that the twelve
reputies and the host of camp followers
that they have with them will be able
at an early date to capture one old man
with a bum leg and little ammunition,
on foot in the heart of the country of
his foes.
News was received late this morning
that the war was over and the enemy
was in the hands Of the Phllistines, T. e..
the deputy sheriffs, and at about ! o'clock
Andrew Jackson Gibson was incarcerated
in the jail in this city. He made a scout
last night and stole a shovel from the
house where he lived. though it was
filled with officers and went to an oil
well partially filled and drew some brush
ever his head. concealing himself from
v!ew. After getting into the well he
frank a mixture that contained alcohol
ard an ounce OF opium, with the intent
ia take his life. The amount Of the drug
was too much for him and caused a
tatsea and he prepared his rifle so that
he could blow out his brains if he did not
sic of poison. He fell asleep and one of
mis- neighbors accidentally discovered his
hiding place about 9 o'clock and told
Deputy Armstrong where he was. Arm
strong went to the well and ordered him
to surrender, firing a shot over his head
hat pierced his hat to enforce the de-
mand. Gibson came. out of his stupor
and reached for his gun. but when he
saw that he was covered he gave in and
was taken in hand by the officers and
brought to the county jail with dispatch.
Mr.. Gibson is an old man and looks
ike one who has had plenty of trouble in
his lifetime. He said to the Times-Jour-
nal this afternoon at the Jail that he
wanted to die at his home, but it really