The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
IS SIGHTED BUT LOST AGAIN Posse Stood Guard All Night Near kinsfisher, Where Negro Is Now
 Supposed to Be Hiding.

Guthrie, Okla-What promises the most exciting man-hunt Oklahoma has experienced in years is in progress in kingfisher county and the western part of this (Logan) county, where be- tween 300 and 400 armed men are securing the country for the negro Ali Hunter. or Kingsbury, who killed Sheriff Garrison Of Oklahoma county near Hitchcock Friday afternoon. Kingsbury compares with the James tactics in eluding his pursuers. Posses have been in the saddle continuous ly since then, and reports reaching here about noon Monday indicate that the negro is anywhere north and east of the town of kingfisher and south of the Cimarron river.
 Hitchcock is near the salt fields in Blaine county on the Rock Island line. and about l0 miles west of the King fisher county line. Hunter has been driven east from there about 9 miles and many believe he is making for Guthrie, where, 1t is claimed. he has friends. Sheriff Mahoney and posse left Guthrie Sunday night remaining in the fields until late Monday.
 Sheriff Tate of Kingfisher received word from John sherman, a farmer residing near the county seat. that Saturday afternoon he encountered negro lying in the woods near his house The negro claimed to be in quest of the fugitive, and was heavily armed The description given by Sher- man tallies with that of Hunter. and, believing that the negro was at bay in the hay stacks. the sheriff and his followers stood guard there all night. When morning came the watch was abandoned Sheriff Tate now believes that the man is in hiding within four miles of Kingfsher.
 At o'clock Monday afternoon message came from Kingfisher that the posses were engaged in running figh! with the negro four miles northeast of there. but this was denied Monday night. Other reports tell the kind of weapons the fugitive Is carrying. and that he is wearing disguises Believ- ing Hunter to be a desperate man, however, the possemen state they will accept no hazard to take him alive.
 United States Marshal Abernathy and Sheriff Bill Tillman of Chandler made up a posse and left for the bor- der between Logan and Kingfisher Monday night They will leave the railroad at Cashion and SCOUT the breaks along the Cimarron river. east and west Sheriff Tillman is one of the most noted man-hunters in the Southwest. having lived in Dodge City Kan, in the days of Bat Masterson
 Adjutant General Clayton has the local infantry company of Oklahoma City still under orders, upon request of the county attorney. who feared a race riot would result from the killing of Sheriff Garrison. Reports to the adiutant general Monday night show that the situation is peaceful.
 Ali Hunter was Sunday reported to have been killed. but the report ap- pears to have been erroneous. In the first battle in which he, with other blacks, participated in Oklahoma, not only was Sheriff Garrison killed, but another white man was shot and number of negroes killed and wounded
 Hunter is wanted for at least one murder in Arkansas, requisition hay ing been issued a year or two ago for the killing of Perry county man.