The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-31
Commanding Officer Of the
Militia Detachment Has
Not Been Able to Confirm
The Report.
SEARCH FOR CHIEF
WAS RESUMED TODAY
Last Night the Soldiers Slept
In Their Blankets on the
Trail of the Willy Old Creek
Leader.

Henryetta. Okla. March 81 Col.
Hoffman telephoned from Pierce this
morning that the report of the surrcn-
der of Crazy Snake had not been con-
firmed. He believes 1t untrue.
How the circumstantial story Of his
surrender came to be sent out from
Muskogee. has not been explained. IL
the old chief Greek was captured. II
must have been by individuals who are
keeping the fact secret until he has
been safely landed In jail. Deputy
sheriffs travelling in posses and the
militia under Colonel Hoffman. today
resumed the search for the Creek lead.
er. Col. Hoffman's detachment spent
the night in their blankets ten miles
from Stidam. The weather was damp
and chilly and log fires were insuffi-
cient to protect them from the cold.
When informed that the chief had
been captured. Colonel Hoffman ex-
pressed great satisfaction II the report
was true.
sEMlNoLGs ARE OUT.
Oklahoma City. Okla. March 81
The Oklahoma Indian uprising situa-
tion was further complicated yester.
day by the Seminole Indian freedmen
taking the war path In the vicinity OF
Wolf. fourteen miles west Of the d.
vide between the Salt and Little nv
ers.
This disquieting news. coming On
the heals NJ courier dispatches which
pointed TO an early cessation Of hos
tilities on the part of the Creeks un.
der Crazy Snake. owing to the disin-
tegration of the outlaw bands and the
probable capture Of the chieftain and
his immediate followers in the Cana
OF consideration by the authorities
last night.
Militia Camps at Stedhsm.
The militia. under Col. Roy Hoff-
man. was intrenched last night near
Stedham and there Is no confirmation
OF engagements. A number OF sus-
picious Indians have been captured
and sent to jail. many OF them being
redskins who came to attend tho
Creek council. which was announced
for this week. and who did not know
that Crazy Snake was wearing war
paint until the soldiers put them un-
der arrest.
There is little probability Of . gen.
eral encounter with the fugitives still
fleeing to the Concharta mountains
with the Greek chieftain whom the
national guard troops expect to cor
rail- In q few days at the latest. The
moral effect Of the soldiers in uniform
has treasured settlers and served to
quell rebellious tendencies on the part
of possible bad" Indians.
The first real news ~ to fatalities.
sifted to actualities. shows that the
deaths in the uprising" to date
amount to exactly three persons. tho
two deputies who were killed during
Thursdays encounter with Crazy
Snakes band at Hickory grounds and
Dick" Barnett, an innocent bystand-
er." The wild tales Of numerous kill
ings In the last four days are not sub
stantiated.
The report that Chief Crazy Snake
said he would surrender to the militia
but not to Sheriff Odom. Is unconfirm-
ed. but IL credited in many quarters.
Over Forty Indians Arrested.
Over forty Indians have been cap
tured and put in Henryetta Jail.
Indian Agent Kelsey OF Muskogee
and George Woodruff. a special inter.
ior department agent from Washing
ton. reached Pierce from Henryetta
and sought interviews with the Creeks
and attempted to locate Crazy Snake.
but failed. They returned to Nusko-
gee last evening.
Joseph Miller one of the proprietors
Of the 101 ranch at Bliss. today asked
permission to place 100 cowboys I'm
pursuit Of the Indians. but the offer
was refused.