The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-11
WICKLIFFE'S
TELL STORY
RELATE THEIR TROUBLE TO a
NEWSPAPER MAN.
Declare They Were Hunted Into Trou'
ble-Federsl ofHeers Forced Them
to seout-wyekliHe's Wife Tells
Sensational story Of Deputy.

listening TO a flrst-class sensational
story. I'm the interview of Jim Thomp-
son. of Tahlequah. and a newspaper
man with the three wyckires. who
are wanted for the murder Of two or
three United states marshals.
Marshal Darrough. of the Northern
digirict. with an the men and resourc.
es Of the government az bis command
has spent two months Co irnitless
search of these outlaws and be has
never been able 10 get man in sight
81 them yet. though o. appears that h
is no trouble az all for the people
from Tahlequah or Pryor Greek 10
see them az will.
lin Thompson ,s Cherokee
sixteenth blood. lie was a schoolmate
at the Mills seminary az Tahle1uah,
Of the wycklin boys. Thompson
knows their history and he believes
that they have been prosecuted. Tie
wanted the wycklin side of the fight
with the deputy marshals and the
trouble they have had covering the
past two years.
Thompson took an interpreter and
a newspaper man and went 10 the
WyckIin home. lie found out where
the boys we're and then had a long
talk with them This interview took
place near the home Of Thomas Grider
near Teroh, l. r.
Two Of the most startling state
ments made by the Wycklins are that
Deputy Marshal Ike Gilstrap. who
was killed. made improper proposals
To the wife of Chas. wycklln
Chas. wycklin also asserts that
hen Hungry. the man arrested some
time ago. killed Gllstrap Hungry gave
himself up and admitted he had been
with the Wycklins. but claimed he
took no part IN the shooting.
The story Of the cruelty Of the dep
atty marshals 10 the Wycklifs. and
their families. Is revolving in the eN
trcme. as Il Is told by the Wycklins
II covers n series of events running
back 90 two years ago. when the first
warrants were issued for the Wyck
HIS.
charlie wycklin. the elder. says that
~ had tried always 20 avoid trolblo
fnd not to ldll any one until be was
forced TO a.
When asked about the killing Of
the deputy marshal, Charles Wycklin
Faid ne had nothing 20 say. but ] Is
brother. Tom. said. "On February q
1905. Marshal yicr was killed with q
xa-shooter IN my hand I saw Zee
Bird Smith last winter. ! had heard
Ne would get the old laws and tribal
government Lack and ! told him
Eaz on a scout and Wanted 90 know
when could give up % the Cherokee
zuihOrues He said n ] could hold
uut longer. wc would soon have me
Old laws
Charles wyckir said "On March
Iith ve wcre near he spayinav post
u-oe ard Eere cold We made a smal
IRE and presently ve heard whoop.a.
z1d shooting az she Gre ws hsd Jeff
We fho1ght they 4ere hr.'ar bl
a. We Travelled on. the shoor.uE au'
tarsins dogs followed. We soon go
oct 81 hearing ~ the dogs bI' hear
EhD0tlnr About 2 O'Clock the nois
came nearer and We decided 10 wa
the 4aEshals after us with blood
hounds. Not hunting trouble. VI
tried 20 outrlu them. We ran unit
4 O'Clock. When exhausted We Wen
over a hin and through a rayino am
as Wc got on top ~ the ridge az th
head % the uyiuc the bloodhound
and marhals came ln sight tn
dogs ran up and bayod al the two q
us on the side ot thc ridge Ben ilul
Fry, who was with us two weeks, W.
just over the ridge and could onl
be seen from tho waist up IN
marshalH Immediately opened ilr
non Hungry was the first ON oar sid
o. shoot st the first shot GiIstr
fell. bob Thompson plthtl up u
gun and ran without firing shot.
few more shots and the marshals n,
ieavinp us IN possession Of the groln
We did not rU Gnstrap, but BE
Hungry did We did not go 10 d
body and shoot him. as reported, b
remained where we were uatil uisl
A looked like whole regiment
the party came up. We were n
afraid. as the past treatment has
I'D into our memories, was roau
TO die. II necessary Since then ,
have been keeping out OF the way {
best we can. trust our people "
take the matter up with the pTop
authorities and see II something ca