The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-16
THREE DEATHS
FROM DRINKING
C0L0GNE
End of a Big Indian Spree at
PaWhuSka.
1T LASTED MANY DAYS
And It Included Wood Alcohol
as a DeIicaCy.
IT LASTED MANY DAYS

Guthrie, o. T, Feb. 15.-The Ponca City
Courier says: The little Indian village
Just east of Pawhuska was terribly ex-
cited Wednesday night over the sudden
death Of three Of its inhabitants. During
the night three young Indians. ali under
thirty years Of age. suddenly sickened
and died before help could be procured.
The dead men are Ne-ka-sha, Hugh Mil
Ter and Allen Gibson, all fun-bl0ods and
promising young men of the tribe. The
three had been drinking heavily for sew
eral days prior to their death.
Not being able TO procure liquor. they
purchased cologne, florida water, vanilla.
etc, several bottle Of each being found
IN Ne-ka-sha' ; house, where the trio had
been patching for the past few weeks.
One empty bottle found in the building
had previously contained wood alcohol.
That liquid it is supposed, caused their
death. All bottle found about the place
were empty and ranged in size from a
small cologne bottle TO one large enough
TO hold pint. They evidently enptied
everything containing the least suspicion
OF liquor before tackIing the alcohol The
alcohol bottle was large enough to hold
enough Of the liquid to kill six OF. seven
men.
The drinking was carried on very quiet
y and as the men disturbed none Of their
neighbors, very little attention was given
Them by the rest of the Indians until
Miler's dead body was found Just outside
the building in which they lived. A search
for his companions found them both dead.
Ne-ka-sha had gone to the home of Henry
Red Eagle, whose wife was caring for his
children, and Immediately began com
plasning Of having terrible pains through
his body. He lay down on the floor and
within ten minutes was dead. Gibson
went TO his own home and lived in terri
bic agony for about one hour after his
arrival. During his last moments all his
symptoms, as described by the Indians
present. demonstrated plainly that he
died from poison. What Miller suffered
or when he died viii never be known as
ne was alone. The distorted faces Of Mil
Ter and Gibson were plain evidence that
death relieved them Of terribly suffering.
The supposition is that all three were
taken sick about the same time and Glib
son and Ne-ka-sha, having other homes.
went 10 them. while Miller. not being so
blessed, remained in the house alone until
his sufferings forced him to seek relief.
His body was found scarcely ten feet
from the house
Ne-ka-sha was a widower and leaves
seven or eight small children. When sob
sr no better-hearted Indian lived on the
reservation. Gibson was also widower
but childless. Miller was one Of the best
educated Osages in the tribe and could
talk English equal to any white man. His
wife, white woman. had recently sued
him for a divorce. Their only child
hoy about four years Of age, was in the
custody Of his mother
Or Harry Walker the Usage physician.
assisted by Dr. DUN. held a post mortem
examination. but IT revealed nothing ex-
rent the facts herein stated.
The Indians thought to take advantage
of the agents absence and have a hilar-
ious time. Their untimely death should
be warning to other Osages who make
1t practice TO fight booze until one or
the other Is knocked out. The matter
viii be thoroughly investigated and If the
parties who sold them the alcohol can be
found they VIII be summary dealt with.
The burial Of the three men took place
Thursday afternoon.