The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30
CRAZY SNAKE, NI|I|||
LEADER, BEs|EGE9
BY TROOPS
BATTLE IS FOUGHT sEYwEeN n
DAMS AND TROOPS m wnsc,(|
200 SHOTS WERE FIRED ON
KILLED.
CITY, Okla. march q:

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, March -
Three hundred militiamens cQH14X
and deputy sherirs surrounded C1l{l
Harjo Cray Snake In the North Co.
madam bottoms at midnight last u1G4@
and his capture Is expected m0me<
tarily a
The state officials expect that 49,
Indian uprising will end after Cr19Z
Snake is captured. A detachment q,
his belligerent Indians was -surxounQ<'
ed yesterday afternoon near .Crn1y1
Snakes home and battle epsued ~
which more than 200 shots were nreQ<l
One Indian was killed. eight wee4
captured and the remainder led Wit
the deputies in pursuit
The band of Indians, consisting Q<1
| Is. had taken refuge in a house. IT,
posse advanced from all sides an4
fired volley at the frail house. The'
| Indians rushed out, scattered am0nG
the trees and made q valiant defenna<-
The posse fred steadily and routed
them. y
II was evident last night that Craxy
Snakes band had broken up into
small groups. Each Indian was en-
deavoring to escape. The miliuamen,
too, scattered In bands In order 70,
cope with this phase OF the situati00<
The soldiers invaded the hilly wooded
section of the Creek nation In q d.
ltermined effort to hunt down both
leaders and members of the war par:
ty.
| Among those arrested are Little IT,
ger. a sub-chief. and Simla Harjo- The
later Is not related to Crazy Snake.
These were heavily armed.
| The captives were started for tha|
militia camp at Hickory Grounds UNI
der heavy guard. Orders were issued
that the search he kept up and n11s
merous parties went out during th4
early hours of the night to round up
the renegades.
The Indian killed by the posse wa
the only fatality yesterday reported'
to Col. Holman, who Is In command.
of the state troops. There are numer-'
GUS rumors Of engagements here ana.
there with a varying number OF fatafi-s
ties. One story was that posse Of
farmers near Checotah fought . large
band of Negro renegades and killed
20. This and similar reports cannot
he confirmed. A disQuieting condition.
lexists throughout the troubled regj0us
however, and almost anything In the
way OF a fight would not be surpris-
ing. l.
scores of cowboys and frontiersmen.
all expert marksmen, joined the min
tiamen In the chase yesterday. They
know the rugged country as well as
the Creeks.
The house of Crazy Snake, near
Hickory Grounds, was burned yester-
day by Indians to divert attention from
the bushwhacking fight nearby IN
which the Indians were killed.
George Woodruff, attorney for the
department of the interior, reached
Muskogee yesterday from Washington
Deputies yesterday captured Sandy
Tabler, a half-breed, who for q. long
time has been one of Crazy Snakes
chief aids. Sheriff Odom believes he
was in the Snakes house during
Thursday evenings fight.
Deputy Flynn took Tabler to the Ok
mulgee Jail. He said bloodhuunds
were placed on the Snakes trail dur
ing yesterday and that the chances
were favorable for his capture with.
In "a hours.
Those Negroes and Indians are
not afraid Of blue blood" said Flynn
last night "They know no fear a.
long as they stand together. and u
was wise generalship in scattering
them. The situation Is more critical
than 1t appears on the surface.
The trouble has consisted princi-
pally OF skirmishes, but the lives OF
many people are continually endanger.
ed Just the same. Some OF the people
want to suppress the news, because
it's bad advertising for the state.s-- y
One of the largest crowds that ever
congregated In Checotah attended the
funeral of Herman Odom, ~ years old,
who was killed In fight at the home
of Crazy Snake. Every business house
was closed for an hour.
Several families have deserted
their homes near Pierce on account
OF the Indian troubles.
About 25 Indians, mostly heavily
armed, were captured during Monday.
THE WEATHER.
Detroit and vicinity-Tuesdsy night
and wednesday, partly cloudy nee
much change I'm temperatures mOderotp
| winds. ~