The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29

place the cover of the freezer, pack it battles with Indians in localities fully as well protected as this, the citizens or garized themselves Into companies and prepared to repel any attack that might be made.
 Mess engers were hurried to Muskogee with orders that abundant arms and am- muhiton be rushed to Henrietta. Scouts were sent out to learn the position of the Indians, advance guards were placed on all the roads entering the town, and a con plete military spirit prevailed. The first real Indian scare of years had trans formed the town into frontier settle inert of 30 years ago. All lacking was the log blockhouse of the former days to make the picture on this Sunday of ter TOT complete. The Indians were there, so were frightened women and children, and troops hastening with all speed to avert what threatened to be the last big determined stand the Indians made in the country
 The militia finally arrived in Henrietta at o'clock this afternoon, and all danger for that particular town was over. The Crazy Snakes rapidly retreated as the troops advanced, falling back toward Pierce, where their forces were gathered in large numbers. The troops hurried on after sending detachments in pursuit of each band, dispatching bloodhounds on the trail of some of the Indian leaders. One large band of Indians retreated to- ward Flat Rock and another to Lenah. The militia, supplemented by numerous posses of deputy sheriffs and citizens, started out to complete a circuit that would enable them to encorden Pierce at o'clock, drive the Indian bands together. and move in and crush them.
 A dispatch from Stidham the base of operations for one division of the of- flcers' posse, says that the officers are gathering tonight at Pierce, and probably nothing further will be done before morn- ing. During one of the engagements to- day, Grant Johnson, former United States marshal, killed an Indian.
 Chief Crazy Snake,
 Crazy Snake, whose name is Chitti Harjo, and whose English name is Will son Jones, is the leader of the Snake band of Creek Indians. These Creeks, unable to speak English, have never turned from old customs. They are as primitive as the Cheyennes or the Sioux. They were opposed to the division of their lands by the federal government, refusing to take their allotments. They persistently resisted the taxation of their property.
 Only last fall it required the services of United States officers and threats of a call for the state militia to quell them during a pow-wow at Hickory Ground. The chief has often, within the last two years, expressed his displeasure at the restraint of the law.
 Evidently the willy old chief determined to make good his frequent threats fol- lowing last Thursdays fight. Even after this fight officers believed there would l,n m f,,.f1aa tc uyoo shown when, on Saturday, Sheriff Odom received from the district clerk war rant for the arrest of Crazy Snake. The clerk admonished the officer to be care ful, but Odom replied:
 '"They are towards; there is no danger"
 It was Odom's son, Herman, deputy, who was one of the two men killed out right, when an attempt was made later that day to serve the warrant at the chiefs house.
 Pleads With Officers. Crazy Snake has pleaded many times with federal officers for the restitution of what he believed to be the rights of himself and his tribesmen. A notable in stance of his oratorical efforts in behalf of his band was made at Tulsa, Okla. on November 23, 1906, when he addressed a committee of United States senators, then Investigating affairs in Indian Ter ritory.
 ''I am here and stand before you today, my fathers" eloquenty pleaded Crazy Snake "as a man of misery. l am here appealing to you to have the laws car ried out"
 He recounted the loyalty and allegiance of himself and his followers to the fed eral government in the Civil War.
 ''The great father said he added, that if anyone trespassed on my rights or o11astioned them. tO let him Know and he would take care of them and protecS them. I always thought that this would be done. I believe yet 1t will be done.I
 After the posse of deputies had sur rounded Crazy Snakes house last night they called on the Indians within to ap-