The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-12

A Chleftain reporter called at the
jail this morning and secured an 10
teryiew with Mrs Flora Hurley, the
woman who is held as an aecompllSe
% the murder Of her brother Lou
Hunt, the man who I'd Harlan COZ.
fesSes 10 have killed and thrown Ia
the well Mrs Hurley IS - years Of
age, blonde, q rather small woman
and Of good intelligence Sne talked
very freely Of the case, with the ex.
eeption Of the Harlan connection
with It.
She said she and her mother and a
little sister together with Lou Hunt
had lived On a farm together FOR over
two years. that she had been com
PEELED 70 slave for her brother aud
that she vas never allowed u 20 any
whore or receive ans company That
helwould not allow her 20 write or 70.
celye Letters, but sick or well she had
70 perform mans work on the farm
That her brother had beat her a. dlf.
forent times and for over two years be
had taken advantage of her whenever
he desired, and Threatened her lie II
she told Of his criminal and brutal
actions She says he abused his moth
81 and thfeated short time ago TO
nail up the house and burn them al
alive. and that lt was only bY the con.
slant watch Of the efforts 81 herself
and mother that theY kept him from
running her little half-sister She
says Il vas during enc Of his ats Of
rage that when he was beating her
that I'd Harlan ehanced % pass. their
house and heard her screams. and sire
threatened to tell Harlan, that her
brother, Lou Hunt said that II Haf-
Ian lnteffered Or crossed MS path he
would leave him IN the woods, mean
ing he would XIII him.
She SAYS sh Vas never at the hsf-
Ian house but a few times and that
vas shan Mrs Harlan vaa there, and
that she never anew about the killing
until after Il had Happened. that Haf-
Ian came 20 their house aud tod her
shat had happened and she vent and
helped to get rid Of the body and that
upon their return from the well she
stopped at home. which il only short
distance from Harians She never
told her mother OF anyone olse. sbe
says, wilat had happened, but that
vhen Size sau him dead she had roc
Tire least gplly for him. uor has sile
regfssted it since. She SAYS at many
times during the past few years she
would have killed him herself i size
could she says the only peace s9e
has had ia All this time has been
since be vac killed. as he vas canfinu-
ally and forever raising what heealled
and what she called shsll That
shart time ago she made him q new
suit Of underwear and bscause she
worked on them ou Friday he took
thea out and chopped them into
threads and then turned Ia tile stove.
Thai he had no friends Ia the com.
munlty and Il De had she didn't know
who lhey we're.
shs says heF paFenls hafu been sspa
rated since she vas = little girl That
her father married second elfe and has
iamlly in Missouri; tAat Der mother
married again also. bat la new = widow
havlng only enc child By hsr secoad hns.
hand. The little sister mentioned ahevs
They I've on = leased farm And have
ssms property, half o. mere oi which be-
longs lo her and her mother. ahe says
thai she ard Der mother had offered %
give Loa al he property Il be waald
only lsl Ehem 50 awaF. bat - refused
znd KhFestensd e kiIl them all il theg
attempted io lesxe.
sas states that Der brolher alnzya
kept ~hIskeg abeut lha pla9s aud during
hin IS e maaassn uoala drink rather
hehsily.
sae aald sae uoaId never regret bis
bplaa EIllea aHa hat zhe aas wlIIlna
. e hslpfs he Iaaes aaa iasy and teI|
he lfie sloEg.
So eeaiA not saF aaxihias fssnfalns
- HeslAn 6 i'sa killing. hut sid 81.
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