The San Francisco call., 1909-03-29
CRAZY SNAKE
LEADSCREEkS
ON WARPATH
indian Leader and Band Burn
lepeeS and Retreat Be
fore Soldiers
Troops Camp for Night, but
Battle Is Expected Early
This Morning

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. March IS
Chief Crazy Snake and 100 followers
retreated before five companies OF Ok
iahoma militia late tonight. thus de
-ferring an expected battle until to-
morrow.
Hastily setting FIRE 10 his teepes and
tents. the Indian leader and his mixed
company Of redskins and negroes fed
from their blazing camp as the troops
advanced. They took up strong posi-
tton between the north Canadian river
and Deep Fork creek. about Il miles
east Of Henrietta
colonel Hoffman. in command OF the
state troops. considered it unwise 20
Y p the pursuit and engage the In
d-ans in the darkness. Accordingly
he bivouacked his troops for the night
Early IN the morning. reinforced by a
company Of cowboys from around Law
ton. Okla. an crack shots. he viii lead
his forces against the Indians. Crazy
Snake and his braves viii be offered a
chance to surrender If they refuse
The battle viii be on.
PLANS GENERAL UPRISING
That the old chief is striving to stir
the Creeks 10 an uprising and strike
Tor what he conceives to be liberty.
was evident from the smoke of three
signal fires on adjacent hills Just be
fore sundown-
Daybreak this morning saw re
newsl in the vicinity OF Hickory
ground a. last evenings fight with the
followers Of crazy Snake, or Chitu
l5ar5o. the creek chief. when two dep
uty sherTs were killed. another
wounded -and several Indians are be
-teved 60 have been shot The day
opened with desultOry firing between
200 special officers and nearly as many
Indians Several Indians are reported
wounded state militia and armed Off
GERS and citizens moved all day Sunday
toward the scene.
SURROUND CHIEFS HOUSE
Deputies moved on the house Of
crazy Snake today with the object OF
attacking ii. They found 81 deserted,
but removed The bodies Of Marshal
Raum and Herman Odom. who had
been killed the night before
The bodies were taken TO Eufauia-
There was evidence that Crazy Snake
and the members Of his family had lett
hurriedly I'm the night The deputies
captured a number Of the chiefs horses
and seized large quantity OF ammu-
milton.
Five partially formed companies OF
state militia, ordered out last night by
Governor Haskell. started for the scene
early today. They were in command OF
colonel Roy Hoffman Of Chandler More
than 125 men compose the body and
they have $4,000 rounds Of ammunition.
The companies from Oklahoma City.
chandler and Shawnee met in Okla
hcna City and went by special train
70 Henrietta. There they were met by
companies from Durant and MuskOgee
a dramatic feature Of the day, pre-
ceding The final clash between the In
dams and troops near Henrietta. was
tre confession OF Young Chitti HariO
son OF Crazy Snake The young man,
after his capture by deputies. cursed
his foes vehemently and refused TO tell
anything about his fathers where
bouts
Youth STRT NG Up
May be this viii. help him" ex-
claimed Deputy Sheriff Frank Jones
bringing out q heavy rope.
Tie it around his neck and string
him up commanded the deputy.
young Indian was dangling in the air
kicking frantically and clswing at his
neck. Tt was a struggle between In
dian Stoicism and his desire TO live
The deputies stood grimly by without
"a sign of relenting
Tel us where your father is OF
vouu hang there -tiil you die" they
called 20 him. NO foOling about this
The Indians breath was coming in
short gasps now still he struggled hard
gainst the disgrace Of yielding 10 the
paIefaces' demand But at last he de
Spairingly whispered:
Let me down and 7 viii tell YOU
an you want TO know"
When the moose was loosened he gave
complete list Of the names Of the In
Cians who participated in the fight OF
The previous night and confessed thai
his father. instead Of being in Wash
ineton. was at the head of the outlaw
bands now scattered among the hills ot
the former Creek nation.
Those were your fathers tracks in
the yard this morning" asked Deputy
Those were his tracks" said tn,
indian.
GIVES SLAYER-S NAME
4 The chiefs son then told his captor.
y hat Charles COker reputed as a dan
gerous Indian outlaw had fred tn.
shots which killed Baum and Odom
Ifis confession also revealed for tn,
FIRST time some Of the real secrets o
generalship over the Creeks. He ad
mitted that his father. whose virtue,
have been lauded. was actually in oom
mand OF the Indians in the field.
The members OF the band in Harjo'i
house last night the young IndiaT
confessed. belonged 10 the light hors'
guards" They stay together under al
Conditions His admissions sent th'
posses hurrying on the trail Of the old
Indian.