The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-06-28

have come within half o mile o. the
place. n the bodies were carried
, there il must hase been on push
car on che railroad, and no pash ear
was found hy tile MARSHAL though 10
special search waS made tof one.
The marshal. IN has Investigations
did and, however that gang cf
young toughs, most y whom admlt.
ted having seen The three negro boys
al the depot, had been up and about
town most Of tie night Three %
them, VIII II. Leek A. A. Morgan
. and D. n Coates were arrested on .
charge Of Introducing and bro1ght 70
Vlnita.
The nvestigatlon Of Leck disclosed
the fact that he had been up Monday
might, the night the boys were Killed,
fur the purpose q burning Williams
meat market Il tie request 81 VII.
liams himself Leek said Williams
promised him sae fof the Job and
Lesk intended 70 90 L. huf failed b..
ctuse be feared Williams was not
glylng him a square deal
Williams was taken into custody
aud OF course denied having been lm-
pileated ia such a scheme 5ut Mar.
slal parreagh. Whlle Commissioner
farraf was examining Williams Sip.
ped Qua 70 hls house aud secured from
Mrs Wnl.ame and her daughters an
admission that Williams haa teen
called our of his bouso by Leek 81 :
oclock on tha night M question
Williams then amilted this elfcam-
stance, but continued 70 deay that he
had hired Leek 60 burn the building
he vas, however placed under arrest
and brought 70 Vlnlya this morning
lie recently failed 10 the meat basl.
ness, and it IS said ais sloss building
a heavily insured.
Marshal Dafrough. ehie uot Gem.
mittcd 70 TIE Theory thar the three
/ negro boys eere murdered IS working
along tie line chat they might haze
been he knows thar the night they
were IA Welci tbs bunch OF young
fougils By their oen admission eeFe
up most Of tie night. and also ~
tileiF ovn confession. engaged in IL.
Producing and planning 20 burn a
house Their character. therefore. III
connection Nith the suspicion elFcum.
stances oi finding q tie bodies - tie
fhfee boys A. least leaves ! stspiclon
that something ofthe Kind might have
happeued as that TIE tourls. Ia dgIf.
ing che nesmes eat 81 towu. miktt
have engaged s. ; aebf sitb them
and killed them
Lees shen ARRESTED. made 81 st
! tempt q Eet away aided IS lis
! father sad mother. and Marshal lar
! rough nad e draw sis Gun ans range
/ then ln 4 llac slfh lands ap. march.
lng fhem tha. aat of tie house uuln
, hs could search them Lesk resoluss.
: ll maintains thai he had nothing 70
1 % eith eIs sIliae of fha nexross
and does not helless thsy ssrs maf-
icred
Assistant Prosecuting A1lufue} =
i. Rider SAL thls morning that ns
not long agU prosecuted case lD
shleh tie defendants ecrs charged
with killing a nan ana placing hla
bod4 On tls fraek, The chlef eanten.
tou Of the government being tlssf
the man must have been dead when
struck b the train. as there va very
little blaod an tie track Ths defense
son ~ ease. contending that : nan
struck and cur e pieces 81 = train
does not bleed A number d railroad
men asserted that such Is the cass
On the other hand Or q. &
Amnndson. "a answer q g quefy b
reporter for Ths chieflaln. sald
lhena should haze cnen considerable
bloed It tile three ooys Nsfs alive
vhea STRUCK b. tie train.
Tia train ersw hase BOT Jet been
lnteFroeafed bY Marshal uaFroufh.
but they Wefe interviewed n Mnsko-
Eee 81 reporters faF the Phoeulx.
which prints the sslIowlng account ef
/, he killing
II Tho Efaln which i due ia Mukg.
1 gee 81 as 3 m. uas nalled b ofI.
glne 9ua uith EnRlaeer oVmnag ST
! the EhfuElle. Theirs eaa heavy faa
and ne engineer nosleel dark object
. len tie track. which ha 81 HnE sau.
/ posed was a. asII be4p lie a|ee0ra.
81 4 e he the bodies ai three nneFo
nssA TheT vert lying nnftH and
south On TIE track ana NzEe IafIIs
mansled aud twisted under tlls Is.
CINE.
II H1en tHs engineer ana aEeue8
pulled lHs Particles Fl ham@a bodies
rom auIefuoatH li|a lIA|n il Nas o.