Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-30
THREE HUNDRED MEN
SURROUND CRAZY SNAKE
IN CANADIAN BOTTOMS
Chtto Hao Deserted by His Braves Faces Speedy and Sen
saonaI Finish of Ambitious Plan to Wage War on the Pale
Face in Good Old Fashioned Way
ANGRY OKLAH0MANS OUT TO
EXTERM|NATE BAD INDIANS
"|F IT TAKES THREE MONTHS

to find anybody who has seen him
since sunday morning. Their only
real knowledge that he is command
ing the Indians personally is the in
formation choked out of his son BY
the deputies when they hanged him
by the neck until he expressed an
anxiety to talk.
The militiamen. though insist they
have the best of reason for believing
they are near to capturing the Snake
ana ending his. uprising
The house Of crazy Snake near
Hickory Grounds, was burned today
by Indians to divert attention from
the bushwacking fight nearby in
which the Indians were killed. This
was related by Deputies John Jones
ana Frank smith after they reached
Checotah tonight for more ammunl-
ton.
"The fight took place at II
o'clock. said Jones I'VE were pres
sing the Indians pretty close when
our attention was called to fire in
the distance Hario's house was
burned to the ground The fight was
warm bat we did not dare push IL
vory long for we were short of am
hamilton
George Woodruff, attorney for the
interior department reached Musko-
goc today from Washington and win
so TO Henryetta tomorrow.
a detachment OF deputies this af-
ternoon captured Sandy Tabler a
half breed who, for a long time has
been one of Crazy Snakes aids Sher-
ire Odom believes he is one Of those
who were in the Snakes house during
Thursday evenings fight
One of the largest crowds ever
gathered in the little
town Of Checotah, attended the fun
eral Of Herman Odom the - year
old deputy who was Killed in fight
at the home of Crazy Snake. Every
business house was closed for an
hour
The body Of Edward Baum. also
Killed in the fight, was sent to Fort
Smith for burial
Several families have deserted
their homes in the vicinity of Pierce
on account Of Indian troubles
Treacherous and fearless the redskins
hang about that region hiding in the
woods and hills and occasionally com
ing into the open
Fearing that the skirmish near
Hickory Ground and the burning of
Harios home may cause the Indians
to leave their hiding places on the
North Canadian river tonight and set
fire to other houses l50 men heav-
lily armed planned to leave Checotah
at II O'Clock tonight for Pierce. The
posse was organized by Deputy Sheriff
William Clark
II IL Takes Three Months.
Relating his experiences in the
fight Deputy Clark said
our posse overlook the party of
Indians near pierce at $50 O'Clock
this morning IN the North Canadian
bottoms We chased them for a mile !
and a half and they escaped into the !
Concharta mountains. We then re-
turned to Pierce end stationed our
pickcts within 250 Yards Of Harjo's |
house. About 1880 the Indians re-
turned ana fired ON the pickcts- Dur
ing the firing the house of Harjo was
fired. The smoke soon became so
dense that We could not see where to |
fire and we rotreated Then, remem- |
bering that detachment of militia |
had been reported in that part of the |
country. we feared that they might |
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