Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-07
PRISONERS Spirited Away To /
C|RCUMVENT A LYNCHING|

groes, whom he knew as Jackson,
Howell and Murray came near enough
for him to hear their conver.
sation. They were reciting all of
the dark, revolving details of the
crime which had been committed that
afternoon or evening. They told of
the bestial acts that the young white
lad had been made to commit and how
when he had refused to repeat them
he had been struck down in cold blood
with the skeleton of horses fore
leg; how the body had been buried in
the sand near where the crime had
been committed and how later after
it was dark, il had been removed
and placed in the car of wheat which
was bound south. All these horrify-
ing details were gone over, and the
laugh passed at how easy it had been
done. The remark was made that it
was good thing that the body had
been removed from the sand as the
new gas mains would come through
that spot and there was danger of
the body being unearthed.
The arrests were made by members
of the police department of this city
and Hy Thompson, of the Frisco Sc
cret service, on Saturday, and until
yesterday the prisoners were held in
this city. All outward appearances
were quiet yesterday afternoon, but
business men of repute talked lynch
law among themselves, and office
men gathered in groups. Chief Ba-
berr stated to World representative
last night that well known business
man in this city had said to him
Z" Are you going to be in your Office
tonight 2" and upon getting an af-
firmative answer, had replied: "Well,
You had better not" There was not |
another word passed on the subject. !
The understanding was that as the
police department of Tulsa assisted |
in the arrest, Chief Baber was to as
sist in eseorting the prisoners to Mus
kogee yesterday in company with Dep
uty Marshal Wooten. Chief Baber
was called from the efiice early in the
afternoon, however, and was detain-
ed for several hours. During that
time, Deputy Wooten came to the Jail,
got the prisoners, and taking Officer
Thompson with him, went to Mus
kogee with them. Chief Baber did
not know that the prisoners had gone
until after the train had left.
AS a crime Of unspeakable brutal
ity, this affair has no equal in the
criminal history of this entire section
Of the country. The unmentionable
bestiality of the act followed by the
striking down of an innocent lad of
eight years by black giant of four
times his size, has no parallel upon
The records of the Indian Territory.
Quick process of law and a public
hanging Of the guilty parties is a
punishment much too light, yet that
S all that is provided by law.
A full history of the crime has
)een given in these columns and has
been a general topic of conversation
n this section for some weeks.
Harry Priester, a son of poor par
'nts, was missed from home one night
ind it was thought that he had been
lbducted by tramps. Days passed and
inally word came that there had been
'ound very badly decomposed body
# a small male child at Francis, l.
T., in ear Of wheat, en- route from
Okla, to Houston, Texas. Z
Mr.. Priester, father of the boy went
o Francis and identified the body by ,
he clothing. Action was taken by IL
he Commercial club of Francis itlV
wiring President Roosevelt to inter- I
ere with the car of wheat being |
old for the making of -four. The pre-
ident of the United States wired to I
onfscate and burn the ear of wheat
mt for some reason this was never
lone. The car went on to Houston :
nd it is there now, having been con-
emned by the health authorities Of
hat place. |,