The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-12
BODIES ARE
BROUGHT IN
TO GUTHRIE
Remains of Two Outlaws Have
Been Identified.
ARE MARTIN BROTHERS
Large Sums in Rewards Are
Placed on Their Heads
ARE MARTIN BROTHERS

Guthrie. o. T., Aug. u.-Deputy Mar
shaIs Bennett. Willetts and Jacobson ar
rived here today from Pawhuska, Usage
nation, with the bodies of two members
of the Martin gang of outlaws, killed
in the fight on Saturday. The dead men
have been identified as VIII and Sam
Martin. Rewards aggregating $4,000 had
been offered for the men, dead or alive.
Deputy Marshal Haines, who was wound
ed in the fight is in critical condition
today.
Upon the arrival Of the deputies today
the first details of the f ght were learned.
The fight took place at 6 o'clock Satur-
day evening, eight miles south of Paw
huska, where the outlaws were located,
fortified behind a knoll in a deep raine.
AS the officers neared their camp the
outlaws opened fire, which was answered,
an da steady exchange followed. Will
Martin was shot in the mouth and died
instantly. Sam Martin was shot through
the right side and fell while running
away Clarence Simmons escaped. The
officers recovered about 1000 pounds of
ammunition and several rifles.
With the outlaws the officers recovered
a horse and two saddles, which were
taken by this trio from the one hundred
people held up and robbed near Bartles-
vile, 1. T, several weeks ago. The post
master at Hopeton. whom this band
robbed. and citizens of Hennessey, Mar
shall and Geary, where other depreda-
tions were committed, identified the re-
mains. as did also former neighbors of
the brothers in this county The battle
inn the Usage nation occurred while the
outlaws were preparing supper. They
were surprised but Immediately secured
their rifles and the desperate battle fol-
lowed. Deputy Marshal Haines. who was
shot during the fight, cannot recover.
The three deputies who participated in
the fight, Warren Bennett, Wiley Haines
and William Majors, viii receive the re-
wards.
officers from all portions of the terri
tory We're subpoenaed to Guthrie to iden-
tify the remains. for the Martin brothers
and Slmons had operated at large
throughout Oklahoma, and at some time
in their career ha dencountered practi-
cally every man-hunter in Oklahoma
Among others called here TO identify the
remains were Postmaster Sam Quinlan
Of Hopeton, who was robbed by the gan;
Sheriff Marion of Blaine county; J. o.
Welborn Of Geary, where City Marshal
Cross was killed; Frank Boatman of
Eennessey, where the Rock Island sta
ton was robbed and one citizen killed;
Homer Coppage OF fifteen miles west IF
Geary; Mike Gamble of Apache; p ~
Riley and G. W. Wilson Of Marshall. all
of whom We're acquainted with the ban
dts.
Sheriff Carpenter of this county also
identified the remains. When the trio
first started out in this county the
outlaw business Carpenter. as an officer,
had roundup with the gang and shot
Bill Martin several times He had both
OF them in Jail here for several months
After wards they left this part OF the
country and drifted into Colorado, where
Sam Martin, who already had a wife in
this county. took up wit ha half-brecd
gypsy Indian squaw. who, with another
Indian, Joined the trio and formed
desperate gang of outlaws. officers fin
ally ran them out of Colorado this spring
and the depredations again began in Ok
lahoma.
The aged father of Clarence Simmons. a
respected resident of this county, pre-
scented a sad spectacle as he waited out
side the door where the dad outlaws
were lying. until he eoould secure per-
mission TO enter and make sure in his
own mind that one of the dead men was
not his son. The father Of Simmons is
about 65 TO 70 years old. Simmons also
has wife in this locality somewhere.
he and Sam Martin having married sis
ters. The father of the Martins left this
county and secured a claim in Comanche
county after that country was opened.
Deputy Marshal Wiley Haines was shot
in the shoulder. the bullet ranging down.
ward through his back. The leaden part
of the bullet was cut out by Warren
Bennett Immediately following the fight.
but the copper jacket took another di-
rection in the mans body and all efforts
of surgeons TO recover it have thus far
proven Iutile. The surgeons pronounce
his condition critical
BIZ Martin was killed instantly and
Sam died the next day as a result Of
his wounds. He talked freely with Ben
nett, told him Of their career. told him
simmons name and acknowledged that
5000 in rewards hung over their heads.
The fight took place seven miles south
west Of Pawhusga. the capital OF the
SSage nation. in place selected by the
outlaws themselves for its security and
Its businesses in case of a battle They
were IN the underbrush and were cook
ing meat for supper when lie officers
rode up. The fight did not last over
a minute and Bennett himself fired the
shots that killed both outlaws. The third
member OF the officers party was VII
lam Majors, an Indian policeman.
The dead outlaws were photographed
today. the pictures being desired for
future reference and Identification should
ii prove necessary.