The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-03-16
'DARROUGH RETURNS
TO SPAV|NAW HILLS
With ReinforcementS He Goes. to.Kan-
I SaS to Assume Command of the
Search for the Wick|ifFes.

At 10 O'Clock this morning Marshal
Darrough returned to Kansas, there
to take personal charge of the cam
pa.gn cgainst the Wickliffes He was
accompanied by strong posse. Earl
ier in the morning wagon bearing
food and other supplies for a
months campaign had left the
city, With the wagon went two fine
bloodhounds belonging.to Sheriff G. A.
Thomas of Cassville, Berry county,
n Mo. They were in charge of their
trainer, Charles Hutchens. Sheriff
Thomas decided at the last moment
to 20 to the hills also, and accompanied
Marshal Darrough.
It is the intention Of the posses not
to return to Vinita until the Wick
liffes are captured or killed. 1t will
be long, hard campaign, and unless
all signs fail several Of the posse will
be killed before it is over, but there
was not a symptom Of hesitancy on
Dil6 pdIO VI dlly OllC nCu'
Marshal Darrough will have per-
sonal charge of the men, He will
have under linn the following men,
divided into squads OF four, each I'M
a aenbhe command Of field deputy;
Field Deputy Frank Long Of Tah-
lequah; Joe Proctor, Pleas Mann, A.
J.. Long.
Field Deputy Than Wafford Of Tah-
1e4aaA; Andy Dick, Charles Wheat,
Bob Hicks.
Field Deputy Lee Mechanism oil
h Grove; j. W. Morris, A, e. Brewer,
Levi Jones.
Field Deputy Arthur Chamberlin Of
Vinita; City Marshal Hubbard of Az
ton, John Davis, Clay Title.
Field Deputy Basil Stepp OF Clare
more; Justus, Leach and Harris.
A few more men may be enlisted,
making about 25 in all, but that is as
many as Marshal Darrough thinks
can be handled to the best advan-
tage
The commissary department is in
charge Of Homer Trott Of this city,
with negro hdned murphy as cook.
The command will not reach Kan
sas till tonight. There the other
posses will be met, and the forces Or
ganized. The men will take to the
hills tomorrow The first task will be
to find the trail Of the outlaws; after
that there will be no special difficulty
following it with Sheriff Thomas
fine dogs. The trouble will come
when the hiding place of the outlaws
is discovered and the inevitable fight
begins 1t may be several days, or
even weeks, before the fight takes
place.
From certain quarters there have
been made criticisms of the marshal's
treatment of the Wickliffes, an effort
apparently having been made to show
that the Indians have been badly
mistreated. ut is not true,' said
Mr.. Darrough last night. "On the
contrary, I have shown them every
possible courtesy, far more than l
should have shown. When first the
warrants were issued for their arrest !
in connection with the cutting affray
at the stomp dance they sent worG
through their father whom / have
known for years, chat they would not
be arrested by any deputy, but would /
surrender to me personally. Alone /
and unarmed l went down to their (
father's and together we went to the
place where they had said they would
give themselves up. They we're not
there. Then their father said they I
would come into Vinita and give
themselves up. I consented. 1 wait
ed some time, they broke their prom
ise. Again 1 had a personal inter
view with the father, and again they
promised, through him. TO give them
selves up. Again 1 consented to wait.
I gave instructions to my deputies to
let them alone not to arrest them
even If they met them. 1t was while
this order was stiu in force that Dep
uty vier, while on an entirely Il
different errand tlIat he capture Of
Wickliffes. was murdered by them.
After they had added this crime
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