The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-31
PASSING OF
THE BAD MEN
FORMER TERRoRs OF SOUTH.
WEST RAPIDLY QUITTING.
Federal Authorities Use Outlaws
Against Outlaws As They Are
Accustomed TO Each others
Methods-instsnees.

Anadarko. Ok. May 3O.-rhe en-.
counter at this place between James
Bourland. deputy United states mar.
shall and Fred Hudson. desperate.
In which both men lost their lives.
| was another instance g.. pitting for.
m,r outlaws against each other In
Kidding the territory Of undesirable
characters. Fueds among themselves
and offers OF blood money have caus.
ed the killing of many lawless men
in Oklahoma. Like tigers they have
| turned and slain each other.
/ Hudson was a desperate character
who formerly was member OF the
Best Casey gang While under arrest
and in the Federal Jail at Guthrie for
crime committed while scouting
with Casey he offered 20 betray and
XIII Casey q given his freedom. His
Offer was accepted and one day Hud.
son and his partner Lockett killed
Casey and companion Of Casey f.
camp near Cleo. Okla. where Casey
was preparing 10 rob a Cleo bank.
Casey was killed about three years
ago. Since That time Hudsot has
killed four men. counting Bourland
Bourlaud came 20 Oklahoma from
Texas. whore h, was once In the pen.
iteutiary In May. 1894. De took part
boz the attempt % rob a Rock Island
passenger train al Pond Creek The
attack was unsuccessful I'd Hughes.
one of the outlaws. was killed by an
express guard Bourlaud was never
arrested fog this crime About two
years ago. when Boullaud was iu jall
.u Western Oklahoma for the alieged
crime OF horse stealing he was re-
leased Tor the purpose OF testifying
.u the prosecution OF George Miller.
ST.. ot Ranch "lOl" and others charg-
ed with killing a Santa Fe detective
named Montgomery 90 Winfield. Kas
ln the days when he was scouting.
oBurlaud was known as Charley
James"
The trouble between Hudson and
Bourland reached back TO the time
when the Casey gang was making
lts rendezvous al the home OF the
Hughes brothers Ia Southwestern Ok.
/ lahoma. The latter were tried last
week for hanging Lutte" Houston. a
/ deputy United States marshal. on.
GERS started one day for the Hughes
ranch 20 capture Bert Casey. The
coming Of the officers became known
and Casey escaped. Houston was iu
/ the ueiEhborhood az the time. and
was seen talking 10 the officers. He
was marked by the Hughes gang as
a traitor.
Hudson. after his release from the
. Federal jail az Guthrie. resumed his
. connection with the Hughes OUTFIT 90
rIg down Casey lu the tI1al az Ho-
bar, last week be said that he was
with the Hughes brothers in the
u,!ehboThooI of swan Lake. Caddo
county. one day. when they met Hous-
ton. who was seized By the Hughes
borthers and hanged 10 a tree. Hous,
toms body was found several weeks
later ln the trial bt Hobart the
Hughes brothers were defended by
"Al' Jennings ot LaWtoa. who was
parioned by President Mckinley after
serving time FOR the robbery OF @
Rock Island passenger train az Chick
asha Bouglagd arrested Hudson iu
Arkansas Tor the hanging OF Hou ton.
Hudson was cleared OF the charge
about ten days ago. he said thar he
did not participate 90 the hanging
Hourland incurred the enmity of
I the Hughes brothers and their friends
| by hts arrest of a crook named Lew
is az the Hughes ranch. Lewis was
vsLtod for q bank robbery and mVr
/ |dlI az Neosho. Mo. Bourand went
alone 20 the Hughes home and lag iu
wait for Lewis. When Lewis step
ped out the door Bolrland made him
throw up his hands In a parley
woman threw her arms around Bour-
land and Lewis ran toward a cora
held
Bourland pushed the woman aside
and shot Lewis with an automatic
pistol, When the Hughes brothers
appeared Bourland covered them with
his gun and made them carry Lewis
into the house Then he told them
that he was going to Mountain View
for a doctor and that II Lewis vas
not there upon his return he would
Kim the Hughes brothers. When Bour-
land returned with a surgeon obiec-
tioA was made 10 the removal on
the ground that il would cause his