The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-13

WIS violating any law hr doing Sc
inl4rme him tLct he mus nmedr
aiely diFarm every menh9r 81 Ri
tand nforEed h.m ihai i ne ueetsi
any protection he coAii Nei it nom ~
officials OF the state auh county jus
he same as any OF the citizens. Up
on making this demand be said thai
ii he surrendered his arms I othc local |
aethoihies that h., felt that the cif
2ens Of Icnryeta aud surr cnding |
country would attempt to murder All |
lis people informed him that - |
mas my duty to sffori him all tl.s pro !
lection necessary for the safety Of his |
people ana it was my business there |
o see that the law was complied with |
ir every, respect. He then accedel |
to my demands, and Immediately ps
ceeded to diearm the members OF his
baud ] had been in conference With
him about an hour when II. KELSEY
agent Of the five civilized tribes and
H. George Wright, Of Muskogee. af
rived on the ground They also talked
WITH Chito Harj (Cagy Snake) ana
hainey McCalbra. who is now tn
active chief of the Snake band. They
repented ab a. the anne that | had T.
the chief and advised them TO acce ie
30 my demands. ana the agent alsc
promised hem that he would appoint
Tires special police from their OWnl
band for the protection of their peo
lle and property, which he did. Til
seemed 10 be satisfactory with the
chiefs and they promised me oE their
wcrd of honor that no disturbance
woi Id occrr and hat no more OF their
number would be allowed TO carry
arms.
parted with the Indians on very
| lrieu9ly terms and We al returned %
Henfyetta. arriving there about
o'clock in the morning. whore we
found the town in a tumult of excite
mem Seyeial hundred men We're in
the streets and % number of wEite
lwer, heavily armed. ! tod the pc PIE
that We had satisfied the Indians ana
that there was no cause for any
lhr{her alarm. and II they would not
m0lest the lnjians. and keep away
from their camps. / world guarantee
that there would be no further trouble.
lThis only seemed To arouse the ansr'
OF some of them who claimed that w.
she ald nave arrested the hand. IheN
lahuseh d. sheriff Of the county TO-
rot doing his duty l stlll insisted on
ihem TO keep quie; and not 70 rais se
| any disturbance. taai was pertocils
satisfied that the lndisns would keep
their promise, t0 me- but they aeemeI
determined to take thre hundred mel
and so TO the Indian camD and. cieal
Gp the 3h le bunch Unless the aGthOr
lies gave them protection They said
tieh. families had been driven from
the country by armed negroes, wnl
we're with the indians, and tnar s.eg
we're determined not 70 stand for this
any longer aud that as The county ~
iicefs were unable 10 handle the stu
alton hat unless the governor OF the
state and adjutant general, with ths
Mslitta wosld not give them protect n
they would take the law in their ovr
hands. The peopie Were not drinking
and seemed 70 be thoroughly determ
med advised them that the l0ca
authorities and myself had me situa
ton in hand. ana there was uothin
! % fear from the indians If hey wouiC
stay away rom The camp, and did dc
interiors with their conferences. bu
this did not seem to' satisfy them o.
the morning OF July 9th, I found too
situation changed and the people wer'
{ still clamoring for state protection anS
/ SEM Of them still insisted thai the,
/ would take the law IL their own hand
if such protection was not Insured.
2 believe that g [ that time they wout
, send par Of the Indian camp, an
felt absolutely sure that the Indian
land negroes in the camp would neye
surrender TO the local authorizes
Trouble seemea inevitable ANA 3
. quiet this feeling more than anythini
! else, | made request for one compan
. + militia TO be dispatched to Henry
4 eta, Immediately. Eafiy in the mora
: ing, / had sent a courier to the II
4 dian camp to Investigate and find on
1 whether or not the Indians were sti
4 apaer arms and report 60 me. IL
/. came back and reporte1 that all Wa
! quiet and that the INDIANS were nc
Il aimed I then notified you 10 counte.
4 mand the order tor troops. the
= went out with the two sneriffs. D nur
( ana Robertson, and a p-sseo OF anor
s ipn'cen men, to the Indian cau,n /
r. '.ke another look inio the sitralioi
e we fopnd the Indians All witllol
e afnls with the exception of 10
d 4uflor.1ed police appeinted By n
- feNN'' HdN auOluef tdlk NTH chi
II 90 Iiario aad his lleutenanta ana 10,
Is hm what the feeling Was in Ia cou
p my and aatised them aor their ON
sood 10 break camp and dlsporse
once They stated tha. they intende
10 emain IN the camp unul the gh
IS Juls, at IN order to avert tr9ub
tte} would break camp and leave 1
s iuly ~.
3 1 returned to Ronryctia and rcp0rIt
q 20 ihc people the condition cxistl
a aud satisfied them that there Nas !
iuiihor fear from any outbreak lf IA
elle az 2ld hem they were safe
n aAAg Their families back 10 tue
.t homes. This report assured the peop
OF g tAey were ready 10 retprn TO the
hama and resume heir daily avoo
ol ton. then prceeeded 10 Guthrie n
III home station
,s think ! have fully covered u
.d ground IN his report and If there
10. an Especial deiail you desire more Il
st ly explained i Will be glad TO DO
pt lnron ynu- request
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