The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-09-23
RAWEST FAKE
EVER INVENTED
How Oklahoma is Hurt in
Eyes Of EaSterBerS

vented in Oklahoma lsfnoW gong bS
rounds Of the eserern press, accom-
panied by haF page Of startling" IL
iuatrations' ,fThe picture Of Col A.
j. BlackweI is used to represent the
hero. ,Ihe story follows:
Agony Of the most terrible descrip
ton was inflicted upon Francis Cooley
teacher in district school No. H. at
El Reno. Okla. by revengeful Indians
He was bound hand and foot,
thrown upon an ant hill and left for
days. while the venomous little in /
sects gnawed his flesh.
His savage tormentors s,ood by aud
gloated over his sufering-they even
forced food and drink down his throat
that he might live longer and suffer
more" they declared.
II was because Cooley had made an
example of one of his pupils-Red
Bird. the child OF Kiowa named
White Horse-thas the thing came
about. White Horse had warned the
school teacher never to whip his child /
and accompanied the warning with
throats. Cooley. being man of roso- (
mte character told the Indian that he
purposed maintaining discipline in his
school room by his own methods. He
considered any interference as unwar-
ranted The interview ended when
Cooley elected his hostile visitor from
the room.
When the Trouble Began.
The next day LITTLE Red Bird. pre-
suunina upon his parents uldma'um,
became 80 mutinous and impertinent
.tnat his teacher had 70 use the rod
THAT very night Cooley was taken
from his room in the rear of the
school house. bhndfolded and carried
away. He was tied over an ant hill
Monday night Aug. II, and released
Thursday morning Aug. IA In the
meantime he had suffered the refine
ment OF cruelty. The savage red ants
mad eaten holes in his face, and one OF
his arms was bitten and poisoned so
thai il had to be ampu1ated later by
suresons. The savages had cut off
h.s beard. tied his legs and arms and
rlnioned him fast 10 the earth ~
ropes and chainB On Wednesday
night the Indians all got drunk, held
war dance about him, then went
away This was the means Of mis- life
being eaved
friend Of the teacher James vii
con. while passing near the premises
Of White Horse where he was found
heard the agonizing eroals Of the sut
ferer and effected his rescue.
Cooley was removed 10 El Reno
placed in hospital under the care O
DR.. jameson, Were he still hoveri
between life and death His punish
ers. White Horse, Standing yellow
and .everal others escaped although
the squaws have been captured an
ere held until the men can be caught
In describing the terrible troatman
accorded him Mr.. Cooley said to COZ
respondent
q had whipped the child beeaus
he deserved It. His father mad n
right to interfere with discipline +
my school. When the Indians cam
for me on Monday night looNe1 70
them 10 shoot me dead, ! was unaru
cd. for heir visit was entirely une'
Dected
They tied me hand and foot, blint
folded my eyel. and started TO haI
me over tho grorad l think the
must have gone in a circle SO as to d
eeive me as to where was bein
taken. After nours we arrived. wa
stretched nat on the ground over a
ant ain. and then tied Then.they le
me without saying a word
~For while / could no. understan
why had been thus left Pretty SOC
the lille red insects began crawlin
an over M and biting aud stingin
could not imagine wha, they wei
al FIRST The ants swarmed into n
ears. nose and all over my body
could not free ny hand TO drive the
away. Some oi them would bit
while others contented themsely
wi'h crawling over my skin II VI
terrible ne paia seemed more than
could boar About noon the India
squaw. who I knew to be Viii
Horses wife and mother of the chi
rad noefad pr IN an appearan
with a cup Of water and some brea
W ich we've crammcl q my mouth
.qbo-.oid I wac 10 he fed and nor