The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-05

Oklahoma CITY. March l. WIN
the filing of suit in equity late we'd
ncsday afternoon by United states
District Attorney John Embry, onI
behalf OF the heirs of steve Mohawk
a Kickapoo Indian the famous Kicka-
200 land frauds were once more
brought into the l!melight The case
was Instituted on behalf of he o tuck,
Wan pah no kah. Nj @ nah quah.
Neck kc the quah John Murdock and
john Snake against John Garrett of
Shawnee.
In the bill of particulars J.. c..
Grimes of Harrah. j. X. Jacobs, X. c..
Coninc and George Kishketon are
named as party conspirators Action
i'm the case goes from Tecumseh to.
the Republic Of Mexico. In brief the.
case is cne seeking to recover title.
to property valued at $4,000 for which
uuN $25 i'm Mexican money Is alleged
to have been given. The property in
dispute is situated in Pottawatomic
county.
II is set ont and charged in the pc
tition that by act of congress, in
which treaty between the United
states and the Kickapoo Indians was
ratified. each Indian was allotted a
quarter section of land. hut that the
government was to hold title until the
expiration of - years. Pcah twyh-
tuck. who held so acres Of land. I.
the Indian named who gave the deed
T.. Garrett for the alleged considera-
ticn Of S25 The deed which is on
file in the register Of deeds office i'm
Pottawatomic county states that
$1,000 was given In consideration.
The petition alleges that this is false.
II is charged that acting for Gar
rctt. Kishketon and Jacobs kidnapped
Peah twyh tuck from Shawnee and
took him 10 Tecumsoh, where they
locked him up over night to prevent
the Indian superintendent from advis-
ing him against the sale. To be more
secure and prevent any apprehension
the two men are charg d with taking
the Indians TO Mexico. whore they
told him Of their intention 10 buy the
property. II was while the tribe was
in Mexico that the fraudulent transac-
tion took place.
While in Mexico without any money
and no means of returning, Jacobs
acting as an agent for Garrett, is al
legged TO have told Peah twyh tuck
that he would lend him s2j i'm McNi.
can money with which to return, but
hc would have to sign a paper pur'
porting TO show the loan. The Indian
signed the paper, which he says was
the deed to his so acres. This Dis
trict Attorney Embry charges was all
the money ever paid for the valuable
piece of property.
Peah twyh tuck, the prjncipai wit
ness fer the government, died Deccm
Der \, l9ON AT shawnee.
Several weeks ago l.. c. Grimes
who Is named in the suit as one oI
CARROTS agents, was alresTed by
Sheriff Harvey Garrison on warrant
from Eagle Pass, Texas. charging
him with uttering forged checks The
telegram stated that indictments haC
been issued by the grand jury. Grimes
went to Guthrie and fought the requi
sition papers Governor c. ~ Haskell
took the matter up, but as yet ha
failed to announce his decision on tn
matter. Grimes was arrested Febru
AIRY :. ]. b. Chapman, clerk of tn
corporation commission. was also an
rested on a similar charge.
According to the indictment return
ed by the inquisitorial body of Mavel
iCll county the men alleged to hav
been I'm the conspiracy accompame
the Kickapoos on their migration t
Eagle Pass, Texas, which Is on III
border of Texas and the RepuDic G
Mexico Here by connivng, 1t
charged they secured forged title
from the Indians, after they ha
crossed The border thus taking thel
ont of the jurisdiction of the TeXa
courts as well as out of the reach {
the law Of the United States,
It was further charged that whel
ever these men secured a clear an
valid title from the Indians they pal
them cash, but always having the L
dian deposit the money In bank
Later they are alleged to have forge
checks and withdrawn the money.
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