Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-30
TROOPS ON TRAIL OF REDSkiN
CHIEF AND BAND WHO PARTiC-
IPATED IN DESPERATE RIoTlNG
YESTERDAY.
SEVEN KILLED IN
THE SUNDAY FIGHT
INFORMATION AS TO CHIEFS
WHEREABOUTS SECURED BY
ToRTURING SON AND MILITIA
is NOW TRAILING REDS.

Oklahoma City, March 29.-Five
companies of Oklahoma militiamen
started at daybreak from their camp
in Hickory Hills in pursuit of 100
Creek Indians and half breed negroes,
under the personal command Of Chief
Crazy Snake and before the day Is
over it Is expected either that the
hostiles will surrender. A battle, which
II fought In the open can only result
unfavorably to the Indians, will ensue.
The troops outnumber the Indians
three to one and If the former are sue
cessful in overtaking the redskins be-
fore they reach their stronghold in the
Tiger mountains, the ultimate out
come is not in doubt, but victory
may be costly to the troops, as the
enemy are we'll armed and prepared to
fight to death. The night passed with
out any notable incident, except that
the reds held war dance in their
camp until near daybreak.
No Fighting Up to Noon.
Muskogee, Okla, March 29-Up 20
noon today there had been no en-
counter between the state militia and
Crazy Snakes band of Creek Indians
and negro allies, according to the best
information available here Troops
are still pursuing the reds. It is re-
ported Crazy Snake, fearing arrest,
has made his escape and deserti
his followers is now on his way u
Washington to intercede with the
great father.
The Riotns Yesterday.
Oklahoma City, March 29.-Day-
break yesterday morning saw a renew
al in the vicinity Of Hickory Ground
of Saturday evenings fight with the
followers of Crazy Snake or Chit
Harjo, the Creek chief, when two dep
uties were killed and another wounded
have been shot. The day opened will
desultory firing between two hundred
special officers and nearly as many
Indians. Several Indians are report
ed wounded. State militia and armed
officers and citizens moved all day
Sunday toward the scene. One posse
captured the 22-year- old son Of CrazS
Snake yesterday and compelled hin
to give the names of all the Indians
who were in his fathers house Sat
urday night when Marshal Edward
Baum and Deputy Sheriff Herman Cd
ON were killed.
A dispatch from Stidman saws q
second engagement between officer:
and Indians occurred near there at !
o'clock yesterday morning. In this
| fifty shots were exchanged and severa
! Indians were wounded. Both the Ind.
| ians and the negro citizens, many O.
the latter being allied with the Creeks
took their wounded into the hills ant
this made 1t impossible to learn def
fnitely what the casualties were. Th,
number of the dead since Thursda,
was last night placed officially a
seven.
Bodies Removed.
| Deputies moved on the house O
Crazy Snake yesterday with the objec
of attacking it. They found it desert
ed, but removed the bodies Of Marsha
Baum and Herman Odom, who hat
been killed the night before. Th
. bodies We're taken to Eufaula. Their,
was evidence that Crazy Snake ant
the members of his family had lef
hurriedly in the night. The deputie
captured number of the chief
horses and large quantity Of ammu
nitioin.
Five partially formed companies o
state militia, ordered out Saturda,
night by Gov Charles N. Haskell
started for the scene early yesterday
They We're in command of Col. Ro
Hoffman of Chandler. More than ~
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