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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
MANIAC s
DOUBLE
TRAGEDY

Special 10 Daily Leader
Chlckasha OK. April 20--Jlm Moore
OF Alex, an Indian who has recently
been released from the insane asylum
al Fort supply Yesterday killed Dep.
uty sherlG G. w cude and later when
he saw that Ne could not escape cap
tura turned the gun on himself and
blew mis- brains Out.
The trouble started when Moore
drove all the people out Of hla house
al the point Of a gun. Off!eGfs Cude
and Marshall were sent 70 arrest him
but when Guide entered the house he
was shot and Instantly Killed BY
Moore. Marshall then returned %
Alex and raised posse and returning
surrounded Moore's house. When he
refused to surrender several shots
wee exchanged and Moore was lniur-
ed Not being willing to submit to A.
re9t be kiIIt .mself by firing a Dnl.
let IN his brain.
Officer Guide was one Of the best
deputies IN the county and leaves Q
wife and FIVE children, Moore has q
wife and two children Al TIshnmIngo
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
SUPREME COURT N
REGULAR SESSION
HEARS ARGUMENTS

The Supreme court met this nlon-
ing IN regular session with Chief Jus.
tlce N. J. Kane presiding and on the
Justices present No decisions we're
rendered.
The greater part Of the morning
session was. taken up In hearing oral
arguments on motion for q rehear
lng IN the case OF George w Barnes
vs.. stonehreaker, involving title 20
some Greek Indian allotmenls.
An order was made by Chief Jus.
tlce Kane for q special term Of court
In tho 27th Judicial district at Tlsh.
omingo. IN Johnnon county. 10 con.
veno on 18th Of May and continue
four weeks
The court denied q motion for re-.
hearing IN The case OF the A. T. h s..
r.. road VS.. Stnte, an appeal from the
Corporation commission. In which the
court upholds the order Of the com.
mission for nag station and side
track at Civil. IN Garyln cesnty.
The court dismissed the cause OF
the Hensen on company vH. M. E.
Trap. state auditor % al. test rait
involving the legality Of the gross
production tax on oil. The dlsmIes.
al was on the grounds that the court
was without jurisdiction, the cause
not having been brought properly be.
fore the court.
The court sustained the motions Of
the plaintiffs IN the several casea Al
ed By the railroad companies operat
ing IN Oklahoma appealing from thu
rate orders issued BY the Corporation
commissson, 10 grant the roads tho
privilege Of auperseding the orders OF
the commission which are effective
soon hy giving i goca and suillcient
bond 10 ldemnify the state In the case
the commissions rates are sustained
by the court upon review.
The old fresEiiI rates wfli now re-
main In effect until the court fend.
ers lts dechion. The supreme court
under the Oklahoma Cois-.isatlon has
power 10 modify On order or ruling
Of the Corporation commission only
IN rate cases,
N the county aoal contest ,i Checo.
tab ys- Eutaula the motion 10 argue
motions orally and 70 appoint ref.
cree was 0yerfuied.
Anorder was made IN the Supreme
court late THIS afternon continuing
the hearing IN the ahawnee.Tecumsel
county fnat contest twenty days by
igreement Of parties interested.
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HEARINGS
CONTINUED

No hearings we're had today IN eth
or the Federal OF State Supreme court
In the osge county cattle injunction
suits.
Late Monday afternoon stipula.
ton was signed By County Attorney
l.. +. Roberts, Of Usage county. aLd
CLIFFORD Jackson. general solicitor foF
the Katy" road IN Oklahoma asking
for the continuation Of The cause un.
til May 9Th with the understanding
that he temporary Injunction granted
by Judge Coileral would remain u
effect until that Tins.
Federal Judge Cotsera this morn
lne Issued an order continuing the
hearing as per stipulation filed.
County Attorney Roberts notified
the attorney generals Office Monday
afternoon OK his action IN agreeing
TO continuance in the case. apol0g-
izlng for the get without frst confer.
ring with the attorney general. ane
added That The majority Of the peo
Die IN the county he nov thought
we're IA favor Of letting the cattle ID
this year al least Mr Roberts stat
Cd that cn May 9Th he would file E
eiuss petition 10 the lnluaelioa aud
naIf Cor the cenrt To pass anon the
construction Of the Iau which IS 90
be tested IN gbe Injunction SUIT.
In the Supreme eoulS today the
answer Of County Judge Brown Of
/ aaaoo eassttv ia fha tamnarArv writ
Of prohibition issued BY the court uI-
o. the application of The sania Fe
| L restrain further proceedings IN The
ease, which set up The facts IL con.
lroforsy. was ilIed bur 10 order vas
made b the court II the cause. The
attorneys h.iNrger hafe agreed =
submit Ehe cause upon hrlesa % Ehe
court EoF decision npon he legal
questions Involved.
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team. Miller got to our ranch about
II O'Clock Monday morning and asket
me II | would take the train back 10
Ardmore and said that he had made
that deal and was expecting 10 be
arrested ct any minute. 1 told him
that | would take the team back. ana
guessed that they would not arrest
me. He said II they do, don't you
make any evidence against me, but BE-
careful. He told me 10 write my name
Milton on the register up here al the
hotel. and to deny It. II was the last
thing that he told me that Monday
to be sure and not own up 70 tina.
name Milton. i have been with MilleF
about a year now. ! knew him ig 81
Worth, Miller Is gray. His kalr Is
about like 4 possum's back
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
AGAIN THE
INNOCENT
PURCHASER

Special tc Daily Leader
Mukogee, Okla April 20--Once
more the Government has got the in.
nooent purchasers IN Oklahoma IN
trouble and new line Of litigation
has been started that may mix mat.
ters up worse than ever
Three suits we're brought in the
circuit court Of the United states
today In the name Of the Govern
ment 10 set aside patents to lanus
10 the Chbclaw and Cherokee ma.
lions.
The lands involved IN the three
suits liled today were allotted to
James Dnrant, Cornelius Barnes
and KlgzIe Frazier In eaeh IN
stance the Government claims that
the persons 70 whom the land waa
allotted had died previous to sen
tember 2b, 1902. that periured
Testimony had been presented TO the
Government showing that they were
alive on the date mentioned and
that the patents issued TO the lana
were worthless
Il is the contention OF the Gov
ernmen. that IN hundreds Of IN,
stances land was allotted IN the
named Of Indians who had died prior
TO the date fixed by the Government
On which allotment claims could be
made
n every instance this land has
passed into the hands oi innocent
purchasers. who were guaranteed 9
clear title and the records showed
this To be true They relied on
the Government records and must
now lose their properly, for the
Government has evidence that the
patents were issued by Il lraudu
lently aud the innocent must suffer
with the guilty
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
CUTTER
SERVICE
SCORED

Washington. april gO-A searching
investigation Of the revenue cuttel
service VIII probably be the oute0mg
af the chnrges OF IneiIlclency that hayf
been fllao with Secretary MacVeagl
BY James A. Burns, formerly a lieu
tenant and engineer Officer 81 the ser
Vice.
That the service is not properly
equipped 10 carry on work Of life say
ing: thai The officers have frequently
refused t. m0YC 20 the rescue Of sink
ing ships until ordered ID do 80 from
Washington; that the service exist
without reason IN that the inslaniaI
cant dutHs performed DC NOT war
rant The large appropriations made fol
It's maintenance. and. finally that lht
work Of protecting tiie seals In Alaski
from Yehl % year IL practically moth
ms but the pfofectien Of The bualnest
0i the American Commercial com
phny. private corporation.
NJ Burns charges that et the time
0l the wreck 0f the liner valencia. ei
route from San Francisco To Seattle
IN January. 1866. there were three rev
enue cutters within radius Of 200
miles that remained riding az lhali
anchors three days until ordered q
go to the relief u the stricken shlf
by the Treasury department
AZ The time 81 the San Francisco
earthquake the captain Of The eullel
MacCullqch moved bis shin away from
the harbor and refused to participate
IL the rescnA work because he div
not believe himself recognized by na
val officers n command u The har
nos
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
ASSAILANT ARRESTED
AND PLACED IN JAIL
Made Escape From Fort Sup
ply Asylum Where He Had
Been Transferred

Special 10 the Daily Leader,
Norman OK, April 2O--Nhrsing 9
grudge formed while an inmate OF
the insane asylum here j. l.. John
son returned to the city and shot
F. w. Krauit. an attendant at the
asylum Two shots were fired one
went through Kraufts stomach and
the other lodged In his breast after
passing through his arm, The shoot.
Ing occurred yesterday afternoon and
the attending physicians hold out no
hope for Krauft"s recovery Johnson
was Immediately arrested and placed
in the county jail.
While at the asylum Johnson was
unruly and is said 70 have on differ
ent occasions attacked the attendants
After one Of these attacks he was
placed In cell and says he was
whipped by Krauft. For this whipping
he threatened the life of different
ones at the asylum aud was kept un.
der close watch until hla removal
with other patients. to the asylum at
Fort Supply.
Escapes From Fort Supply
About SIX weeks ago Johnson go.
capped from Fort Supply and stole q
horse from a farmer near there.
Since that time nothing had been
heard from him until he came into
town today and went to hardware
store whore he purchased revolver.
From there he went to the asylum
and asked DR.. Clark. the sunerntend.
ent, for the privilege Of seeing Krauft
When the latter came out onto the
porch Johnson opened fre without a
word Of warning He was prevented
from firing the third time by DR.,
Clark, who threw himself upon the aa.
sallant. and took the revolver away
from him ana held him until ihe ar.
rival of officers,
Johnson was sent TO the asylum
about two years ago from Blaine eoun
ty and according TO DR.. Clark was
Violent part Of the time and was a
dangerous man. His escape from the
asylum az Fort Supply Was evidently
for the purpose Of getting vengeance
upon the man whom he claimed whip
ped him and at the jail tonight seem.
ed satisfied that his revenge had been
complete
krauft has been an attendant here
for seven years and denied that be
ever whipped Johnson or mlsireated
hlm IN any way and that all Of his
alleged wrongs are but the magma
/ tlona Of dlsordered brain
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LARGE SUM INVOLVED
IN OUTCOME OF CASE
Bill Alleges HOnississds o.
Indians Are Exempt for
q Years


Special TO the Daily Leader
Muskoeee, Okla, April 20--A SUIT
In equity has been iiled by Nasl0nai
Creek Attorneys NJ. l.. Mott and w.
~, Sturdevant OF st. Louis IN the Dis
trlct court Of Seminole county at We.
woka agadinst Charles 8. Crouch.
treasuror Of Seminole county, on be
hall Of a citizen OF the Greek nation
by the name OF Dan Brown. 10 en-
join The assessment and collection OF
"a tax upon the forty-acre homestead
of Brown, which the officials OF Sem
mole county are attempting TO en-
force for the year 1908.
II Is maintained Ia the BILL that
under the provisions OF both the orig
nal aud supplemental Creek agree
ments the homesteads OF all citizcnf
oi the Creek nation are exempt from
taxation for term Of twenty.One
years from the date Of the patent
Exempt From Taxation.
The bill alleges that the exemption
and Immunity from taxation for auch
period Il a property right Of great
value aud that such provision In the
Creek agreements rests upon val
liable consideration rellnquished By
The party entitled TO the benefits there
OF, and thar the agreement has been
carried cut by the plaintiff and bic
party. tho deed issued and the contract
fully executed; that II can not now
be impaired on violated without hls
consent
The value 10 The citizens Of the
Creek nation IN this exemption right
at the present rate Of taxation Is
stated 90 be IN excess Of sI000000
but the value Of the right 20 those
from whose homesteuda the restric
lions were removed by the act OF
July 1908, 70 in excess pl s8,00000O.
70 File other suits.
Upon their return from Wcw0ka A.
loneyg Mott and SturdeYAnt stated
they VIII institute one suit IN each
county comprising the Greek nation
against The officials attempting to col.
lect taxes against homeateade 81
Creek citizens, and also one suit IN
the Federal court in the naslern dis
triet Of Oklahoma
II IL stated that The other four
civilized tribes intend TO redst execu
lion of hOmesteads on the same
grounds. The flllug Of the suit AZ
Wewoka Is the primary step IN the
general movement, which ID Of vast
scope.
No sui or number OF suits iiled IN
The Eastern district Of oklahoma since
statehood embrace the Significance OT
consequences OF the suit flied ai We
woka. as It affects the public Of the
entire state In the matter Of revenue
aid The means Of revenue
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
IS HOPELESS COCAINE FIEND

Ralph Mack. well-known police
court character, and q hopeless co
caiae field, was turned over 10 the
county officials Monday by his father
to be sentenced to the peniientlary
for year Of more to try ana reform
him. The lad plead guilty today 70
the District court, charged with steal
Ing Winchester from his father and
pawnlng Il at q second hand store e
get money for cocaine. Young Mack
Is q years OF age and Is beyond the
control of HIS parents from the habit
which has lead him into many
crime.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
FILE HANDAAUs PROCEEDING

The frisco railroad today fIled q
mnnaamus proceeding IN the Supreme
courE 20 require the Cooperation
rommindlaa 10 certify W 10 Tie court
lha evidence and record N the case
0f Farmefs Cooperative aasQeIailon
Df nakomH ra he Ffia1o IA Whlca
VII afdGf whe made bs the commits.
sIaH requiring frs s0ad 10 build e
snaa and sIdelfHek Inf the nla|ni|fIs
Ef lhA railroads cont
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
Men Arrested at Oklahoma City.
Special 20 Daily Leader.

Men Arreatec nc OklahomA CttBs
Special 20 Daily Leader
Oklahoma City. April 2e-Iesse
West aud Joe Allen were arrested IN
Okilhomq City on the night Of April
o, at the NJ. X G T depot, by De-
tectlges Robert 5. Moore, William w.
Slaton and special State Enforcement
0nicer Todd Warden.
when the men were In the police
station here they talked quite a little
and both of them said they would be
killed II they we're taken back to Ada,
said slaton last night West IN paf'
ticular was sure that his trip 10 Ada
would be his last"
West told Moore the only reason he
never killed BobbiLt was because he
didn't eel the chance.
II would have killed him on sight,
he told Moore. n didn't kill him, but
that was the only rea son--l didn't gel
the chance But they will kin US J.
yru take us back TO Ada. They VIII
shcot us through the car windows,
Or through the jail windows; anyway
they can.
The men were taken to Ada by
Todd warden He carried the guns
that had been taken from them here
and proposed 70 give them the guns
with which to protect themselves II
they were attacked by mob whlle
on their way to jail.
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Youna PesIera confeaaIon.

Dnrlng the course Of the day, fol-
lowing the lynehlng OF the four men.
young Fceler, who was confined In
the jai charged with being an accom-.
pllee, made sworn statement In
which he said.
Miller gave me and my sister the
money e come up here and ID rent
house with. That was IA Deeembef.
1908. aud We stayed about six weeks.
| left here between Christmas Dnd
New Years. Miller told Us he eanteH
US to come here and rent his house,
that he Nanted to stay with us, that
he had y land deal pending along with
some cattle deals. and that he wantea
TO kin Bohhitt He said we should
tell the people that he was our uncle.
should We be arrested We are not
related 70 him About a week after
that he brought pony here and told
me to tell the neple that had bought
It from Little John on the lnstalmenl
plan.
We Kept the pony here until we
left after he brought It. took the
pony back to him. MY sister left
aud went home 10 see her people and
the people got TO talking around here
and got scared and told Jim Miller
II he wanted 10 do this 70 90 ahead
and do Il. and told him that was
going back home He said, Well, We
win both pack up He was over there
at the house nearly all the time ! was
here. He would stay nj the house
during the whole time. / got my
money from Jesse West. Mr. Miller
said II was from Jesse West. got
three checks from Jesse West. one for
$50. one FOR s75 and one for s25. /
think one Of the checks was made out
from TeAola and one from Canadian
City. They Sent them through here:
one was New York exchange and one
vas registered letter never seen
them together except down here n
jsll that Is Jesse West and Miller
Miller never did tell me how much
money he got or waa to got fos killing
Bobbitt.
Testimony Was True.
i heard the testimony IN Mlllers
rial. and the testimony about me and
M1ller IN the trial was ali true. We
had started after The pony at Little
Johns the time that skinner took the
Eaam away from me, After they took
the team we gol on The train and went
to H0ldenTlIle and doubled back aud
came % Ada that night. and the nexi
morning we went 10 Little Johns and
got the mare. put the mara IN ths
wagon yard below the Harris hotel
10 not know how long she stall
there. left Ada that night and lllf
not come back until was arrested
There was a saddle LEFT there and
10 not know what has become Of It
BurreIl spotted Bohhlfi for Miller
This Is what Miller told me ana tbs
IL what he had him for Bufrell Aal
talked about the case after they w
u ia jall. Bnfrell said that he has
something 10 do with i and that Bob
BIT was loading 40 with some coltpl
seed meal. ana that be got II 8 bnssl
IND went and told Miller that Hnh
hIll Waa coming. AnI said he sQs sHl
team Il Ih|f Naapn TaHa md that II
nan ha aol i IfOm vas dFunh Il
Hala lha8 A Nas AIllle aEaF peH|
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
IGOV. HASKELL WILL
| Be GUEST Of '8SERS

a call has issued by the 1889 club
for al ssers TO appear in front OF
the city hail At Il o'clock a. M,
April ~ with al Oklahoma born chill
dren to form IN line and march to
island park. AN are requested to
bring lunch baskets and have a good
Time.
Governor Haskell and other state
officials have consented to participate
IN the exercises at Island park, al
though 10 show this courtesy 70 the
'e9ers Governor Haskell viii be
obliged 70 cancel an engagement at
Vlnita.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
ENDS FIGHT

Kansas City Mo-. april a0--j VII
son Perry Of ei. Louis, today pnr
w O. Woods in the shrdl mfwyr
chased the entire interests Of Or NJ
s. Wo0ds m the National Bank o.
Commerce, and later Perry was elect
ed president
William y. BuecheI, 0f e. Joseph
bank examiner Tor Missouri. was alee
ed vice president This ends the l0nf
contest for possession of the bank
which failed IN 1907 With thlrty.sly
million deposits lt organized later
With Wm. b Ridgley. comptroller 81
currency as president Subsequently
Ridgley was 0ugted. when Woods
again secured control Woods wal
president OF the bank before II feiled
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION
WILL Be INSTITUTED
All Men Hanged Said 10 Be
Desperate Characters With
killing Records

Governor Haskell In az authorized
abatement assures the people Of OK
lahoma that those who we're impli-
Gated IN the hda lynching will be pun
ished 10 the full extent Of the law i
Idonslhed. A complete official inves.
tlgation will be made Of the affair
All the men hanged are said 10 be
desperate characters with killing rec
ords IN three states, Adjutant Gen.
eral Canton stated that to his person.
al knowledge J., r. Miller had killed
thirteen men In Texas and always es'
capped punishment He surrounded
himself, the general says, with a
rough and desperate following and
was without doubt the leader OF one
of the most desperate gangs that in
the past has rogmed over the Choc.
taw and Chickaaaw nations
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
MRS. GANO BADLY BURNED

While using a gas stove at her
home. esS South Broad street, at ten
O'clock today. Mss Genie Gano was
severely burned The flames from the
stove enveloped the hands and arms
1f lhn well.known member Of 0uth-
rie's social set and her injuries are
dlslressinGly painful, The report Of
her physician IL to the efleet the In.
juries wi'i be some weeks IN healing,
but Il IS hoped there viii be left no
permanent injury or disaguratlon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
BLACK HAND At SULPHUR

Sulphur. Ok, April 20-CartrIdges
wrapped in paper with "a Hint to the
Wise" written Oh the outside with
skull and cross bones drawn under
the word Death we're found al the
doors OF j, r. Alexander. o. w. Shell.
ton and Roy Oakes. prominent cit.
liens Monday, There ls no clue.
0akes Is sscretary o. the state bank
ing board and has his present home
In Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
Bic BLAZE:

LlflTe fs0ck, Ark April 20--Fiye
thousand bales Of cotton. valued at
suo hundred and ATTY thouAuna dol.
lsrs, burned early today n are
which Cor time thFeatenea the entire
plant Of the ST. Louis compresa COM
pany. Famed BY slia gale the FIRE
was so0n beyond control A sudden
shift Of Nlnd was Ell that saved the
main portion Of the plant II which
we're stored fifteen thousand beles ni
cotton. loss Is fully covered By lnsur.
nnee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20

New York. April 20-~James J. 1af'
fries Wilt announce tonight he naa
decided 70 reclaim the sItle o. heavy
weight champion puglllst Of the world.
He said today.
q have come 10 The conclusion that
can gNt 1aek n my previous good
form. and Il Johnson defeats Keiehell
next October. / viii fight the negro
before the club Offering The largest
parse.s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20

pillaAure. Pa. April a0-1ack Johr-
son, aeavywelghl champion os che
world, aald 70 the Asaoclsea Press 70
day lhal + 1enfles was n earnest
and Wans1 noal 4 forfeit he w1~|d
capceI al his hkhllnE engagements
and Nlseonis The e|ianeo = meet lho
former champion n TIE FIne
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
Stole a suit CAGE.

Stole a suit cace.
John Pryor, Of Sherman, Texas
entered 2 plea Of guilty this morning
before County Judge strang to lhe
charge OF stealing a suitcase and con
tents from Santa Fe Brakeman Hen
bricks a. the Union station Sunday
afternoon, and was sentenced TO
twenty ungs IN sae county fall and
fined 39l. pryor was traced 20 Ok
lah0me City by tho officers end or
rested there yesterday in possession
O. the stolen suitcase.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
WAITED FOR GENTLEMAN
IN THE WHITE HOUSE

washington, d. G. April Ex-senator
Tillman. Of South Carolina. paid his
first vlsE to the White House today
IN seven years and received cor
dial greeting from President Taft,
Il cAne," said Tillman, later. iok.
inely TO see Il the oifieeseekers had
fried any Fat or the President
Asked why he had never visited
the White House IN past Tlllman re-
piled;
= waited until o gentleman got
here"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-20
oIep sos we CAUSE

Teheran. Persia ApFil ad-A yoiins
American Missionary named gaske
VILE. who recently Joined the Persian
Nationalist. was killed while hghilng
lor the neFiy adopted cause at IA.
kFle today.