The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-25
MOSBY TO
ALYA NEXT
SPECIAL AGENT TO RE
TURN TO OKLAHOMA
SOON
PROTECTING INDIANS NOW
Col. MOSby Saws There is
MuchCIeaningUp beDOne

Special to Daily Leader.
Washington, o. c.. Aug Cool Iohn
Nioshy, special agent. is in the city,
having just retuiaed from the Indian
territory Col Mosby has slitde min-
ine to do" as he expresses it, rm.t fin-
ished, he win go TO AIva Okla. TO in
vestigate some things in connection with
the new court house and other matters
i ann ON "a trail" said Col Mosby. "and
some heads win drop unless my reports
drop of the department table which,"
be- winked one eye Il don't think hcy
will"
A Unique Character
Col Mosby Is unique character
Since coming 20 Oklahoma he he's become
staunch single slater. am trying
70 protect the INDIANS. now sa.d Col
AIosby, "and ripened 'em Up for state
hood. The work will take time. bu; ail
good work requires time"
Gave Soldiers Trouble
Colonel Mosby is the po'son who gave
the Union soldiers more trolole than any
other one person in viroinia diving the
civil war. He Is literally battle scarred
During different skirmlshes he was
wounded ia battle six dircrent tiynes.
One bullet penetrated the right Side of
his abdomen Just above the hip. This
makes It necessary Tor him to walk viii
/ q cane. Another shot went through the
left side Of his abdomen He was shot
through the right leg. the Same hulIer
liling the horse he rode Another shot
(struck his back and followed rio around
% the ieht side, leaving scai eighteen
/ inches long a ballet has left bald
isutlk throagh bis scanty gray hairs.
He caaie near having Ills right arm Sew
cicd. with a saber
| HIS left eye is also missing but the
accident which cause this defect came
about while he was on a mission Of pace
After the clyl was was over hc was ono
Of the first to come TO the supcrl Of the
| Union. While on his way driving over
/ land TO the ceremonies az the unveilng
Of Grants monument, his horse ran
away He aid not remember what nap
lpcnel but he came TO his senses I'm :.
hcspi'al Wher he asked 4 ne had time
D attend tie ceremonies at tie monu-
nent, lie was told that event had hap
pened several days ago. lie discovered
then that he had been in the hospital
for sevHal days ane that his eye was
gone
Is Genuine Virsnisn.
! Colonel Mcsby was in Ard more and
took an active part 30 the work OF the
federal grand jury that indicted e. II
| colbert, United States marshal; Govern
or Johnstone Ex-Governor Palmer Mos
ley the members Of the law firm OF Mans
6'id, Cornish and McNiwray. ana Other
persons for onenscs against tile federal
government ana the Chlclsasa-e nation.
! Cul Mostly. ffcm an anccst-ti sand
point Is genuine Vrginlan. Tiue To- his
( Virginia instincts, ae tells Of Virginia
ami things virgnian. lie recalls vividly
the stirring events which he helped 60
mold into the rermanent history OF his
land. He has strongly cut features, the
Jaw and nose Of a hg1tor and small
dmk eyes. deeply SCI, that necr uizging
~ and asl, questions without the use of
words. Colonel Mosby muy have teen
a dandy in his younger DAYS. but Ee 8
no longer fastidious in his dress
Left the confederacy.
Probably The most Remarkable aa- ir
Col Aiosbys life was waer be lor tho
Confederacy ana joined the republican
party The sccrn and contomrt shown
10y his fellow Virginians when hc mol5o
Southern traditi,ns became practically
social and political tragedy for Colonel
Mosby. lie was nourishing lawyer in
Wurrentown. Va. when DC changed.
Lifelong friends turned their backs up
on him and derouncei him as "a trlltor
TO his people AMI his famhy 10 speak
OF Aosby in Virginia was 10 cNocfatc
hin. ,cion.l sloshy ialk,d about this
unhappy experience. Tapping bis cane
on the floor, he said
MY old friends are VOW ashamed of
what thev did and seid They agree wita
me that II would have been pettcr hal
Ian Of us in the south begun earls 10
el me scars lcu hy The suhe .h4t
acy1stttei bar nnd."
Consul at HONG Kong.
president Ha IS ar 'oh.tl ,,a Mosby
Ailcrican CONSUL On Hens loas Where
be- remained seven years lic was onrl-
cd "a place by President Grant. who de-
clared thlt he owed th, alco oro, vote
of Virginia 20 Moshv Meshy however.
did not accept Mostly afte~Wa wis fe'
sixteen years con- assist,nt attcrLe~ of
the Southern pacinc Rainoad coiarauy
ip san Francisco. President Mckinley
remembered Mosby aud gave him q place
as specia AGENT ia the general land NJ
nte. President Ro.scyeif transferred liri
10 the de partment of justice
Entertainee General Grant.
When General Grant wsF on his irr
around tae world and reached Hong
Kong, Cclona Mosby. az the anici iei.
lresentathe 1f ine United states. b0ard, a
ihe steamer 10 welcome Presieant Crnt
and his party
Dn-l iie his mnny wounds and ne fact
Thar he is 70 years of age. colonel Mcsby
has tne acflvi, Of young man ARD 5 a
ur CESS worber fiis prip6pil article of
der 8 buusrmilk Tie takes Dutterniis
before and after meals and KEGS q
pitcher Of battefmnk in his room an the
-ln.-. Ha aaaa NOT usa lnILlln