Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-14
W0sK OF WICkLIFRES
chetSyfr Indian outlaws Ambush
Deputy Marshai-.
THREE WERE KILLED
United States Officers Had Gone ia
kn@t the arrest Of the hes
peradoes and Mere Lured
iate a Trap.

Nihta, T.. March i3.-Tieavy
armed Officers hurried from all parts
Of the Territory toward the scene.
twenty-five miles southeast Of vinita.
In thel Cherokee nation. where the
wickliffe outlaws killed three deputy
narshsls on Sunday night. and at last
reports we're still battling with the
the two remaining officers. Accord.
ing 10 the report received here the
fun blood Indians are going TO the
support Of the wIckliffes. who are
Cherokee Indians.
Marshal Darraugh has wired the
department OF Justice at Washington
asking authority to swear in 100 ad.
ditional deputies and to offer 81 900
reward for each OF the outlaws dead
or alive.
The ambush laid by the wlckliffes
Tor me six deputies on Sunday night
was cieverly planned The officers
were bed into II unsuspectiagly and
were fred upon without warning The
deputies fought desperately. and for a
time escape for any of them seemed
impossible. In the fight thai ensued
three deputies. !. T. GilsiraR OF Kan.
sas, Ors Tuttle OF vlnita and Richard
Terry OF Tahlequah. l. T.. were killed
Ihomss Wofford one OF the depu.
Ties who escaped. carried the news
TO Tahlequah and Marshal Darrauxb
issued orders 10 rush every denn,v
msrshal In the Northern district os
nolan Territory TO the scene.
The deputy marshals were search.
Ing for the wickllffe gang for the
murder OF Deputy vier when ambush.
cd. Their horses were shot from nm.
der them. and Deputies Clls,rap. Tut.
tie and Terry we're killed outright
The other three sought shelter h=hlndI
rocks and Wofford was sent back ON
foot TO Tahleqush for reinforcements
When he left. the others were holding
the Indians at bay.
The outlaws are said 10 be headed
by Charley. John and Thomas Wick.
life. sons OF a former Justice OF the
Cherokee supreme court
The three Wickliffe boys began their
careers live years ago. when they were
concerned In a stabbing affair al an
Indian dance, Last March members
OF the gang killed Deputy Marshal
Nier. and escaped after a battle with
a posse They are also credited with
having committed many other crimes
Several famous Indian fighters went
10 attack the outlaws Among them
are two brothers OF Tuttle. the dead
deputy The Tuttles belong To a fam.
ily considered for fighting in the early
days Of Indian Territory When the
two brothers left for the scene they
declared they would avenge the death
Of their brother
After the battle the outlaws were
besiegea In the house OF their uncle
Jim Wickliffe. az the scene OF the
crime. There Is no telephone or tel
egraphic communication with the
battle ground. and no news has been
received from a large party OF depu.
ties. who went 10 the Spayinaw hills
to capture or Mn the outlaws II was
not expected that they would Weld |
without a fight
Thirty+Hse deputy maTshals have
been dispatched TO the scene. and
authority has been granted Marshal
Darraugh by the department OF justice
TO Increase the number to 1OO.
II Is reported that the full blood |
Cherokee Indians In the vicinity OF
the battle ground. comnOaly known
as the Night Hawks. are joining the
Wicklitfes. and the authorities fear \
they will barricade themselves IN the !
rough country and a desperate bat
tie ensue before the outlaws are cap
tured. The Wlckliffes are members
OF the Night Haws band which has
given the United States officers So
much trouble In the matter OF taking
allotments
The home OF the Wlckliffes l. in
the center OF " Night Hawk settle
ment. where THE battle occurred.
u is feared here that Is may be-
necessary TO call out the United States
troops
Deputy Gilstrap vas appointed 10
succeed J. n. Vier. lie leaves a widow
and several children al Kansas. |. T.
Tuttle and Terry were Cherokee
full hloods