The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-04-24
THIS INDIAN eAFFLe0 TERRIFIC.
RY OFFICERS FOR YEARS.
Escaped From Jail and Hid Where
the Law Didn't Reach-A Preach.
er Got a Kansas City Judge
TO Absolve Him.

law band OF Chcyenncs known as Dog
Soldiers. This band was unrclent-
ina In its hostility 10 white settlers,
desperate In it's marauding. and
among It's leaders were some OF the
most vicious Indians In the southwest
For several years Howing Wolf has
lived In comparative obscurity. lr the
earlier days OF the territory however,
his cscapadcs filled columns in Okla
oma and Eastern newspapers EN Gov
cnor Tom Ferguson of Watonga,
writing lately Of IIowling Wolf, said:
The progress Of the present term
of court reminds old timers of
familiar call Of the Judge on the
opening day Of each term Of court
dozen years ago. The Judge would
call out Territory VS.. Howling
Wolf" The county attorney would
respond. Defendant not in court"
The Judge then would lecture the
Jsherin and continue the case for
the term. In 1898 Howling Wolf was
arrested for criminal assault. lie was
brought to Watonga and mob be.
gan assembling with the plainly ey.
ident purpose of sending Howling
Wolf on long Journey across the
great divide.
Howling Wolf was kept at the of
flee OF the probate judge one day
and night Many Indians assembled
at Watonga 10 discuss Howling Wolf.
They said they did not wish the
mob TO get him, but desired him tried
by the council OF the white men"
and If he had violated the white
mems law. they said. let him die
like Il warrior, but not be hunted like
rabbit"
For 5reater safety, Howling Wolf
was taken to the Jail at Kingflsher
by a circuitous route at night. l.etc.
he was lodged in jail at III Reno.
from which he escaped and fled to
the hills of Western Oklahoma
For months and even years the
officers would go out to get him. only
to return empty handed. The sheriffs
of this county would start out to
catch him. but hc would always dis.
appear. The Wolf was too foxy for
them. The facts We're that llowhag
Wolf always seemed to know VIXEN.
ever an expedition was to start against
him and was always prepared to take
to cover. His friends were vigilant
and communicated to him every move
Of the officers,
Howling Wolf disappeared so com,
plctely that the story was told tltl
he was dead, while another said that
he had taken refuge among his kins
men. the Sioux, in the far north. His
father was a Sioux. and his mother
a Cheyenne. Both stories were false
Iiowing Wolf was hiding among the
kiowas in he Vic. tia mountains.
Mr.. Ferguson continues:
The Rev. George II Hamilton II
Watonga, an Indian missionary, went
to the Kiowas to hold joint NEE,
ing with the Kiowa missionary. one
day about twenty adams presented
themselves for baptism and admission
into the church. All, except a man
and his Wife, were Kiowas, The stran
gers were Cheyenncs, and later wer,
found to b Ilowling Wolf and his
sQuaw
Mr. Hamilton told TIE Wolf that
the best thing that he could dc
would be to give himself mp TO Tn,
authorities and try TO get his sen
tence cut as short rs possible. The
Wolf said that he would die before
he would surrender To the white man
lie said that he had given Ger
tain lawyer ? team OF mules and some
ponies TO make 10 possible for hin
10 get out of jail. and that he was
told at the time that the mules
and ponies paid the price of his
liberty
lie said that the white man was
n liar and that he could not trust
him.
MIR, Hamilton laid the matter be
fore Judge John C. Tarsney now OF
Kansas city, and Judge Tarsney said
he was tired of calling the case every
term OF court, and II the county at
torney would make the motion ht
would dismiss the case, This was
done and Howling Wolf was free.
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are prompt and thorough and will IN