The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-30
GREEK OUTLAW BAND
IN OPEN REBELLION
INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA IN WAR
PAINT.
State Troops Proceed in Force
Against Crazy Snakes Com
pany of Red Men.

retreated before five companies OF
Oklahoma militia tonight, deferrlng
an expected battle.
Hastily setting fire to his tpees
and tents, the Indian leader, with MS
mixed company of Snake Creek In
dians and negroes, fled from the camp
as the troops advanced. They took a
strong position between the North
Canadian river and Deep Fork CREEK
about seven miles east Of Henrietta.
Col. Hoffman, in command OF the
State troops, decided it would be un-
wise to push the pursuit and engage
the Indians in the darkness. Accord
inelv he bivouaced for the night. Ear
" tomorrow, reinforced by company
of cowboys, all crack shots, he will
lead his forces against the Indians.
Crazy Snake and his braves Will
haya chance to surrender. II they
refuse the battle will be on, unless the
red skins again retreat.
Col. Hoffman sent out numerous
scouts to watch the movements Oh
the enemy.
. The militia officers believe Crazy
Snaka wants to reach the Tiger noun
tains with his followers before en-
gaging in general fight. That the
old chief is striving to stir the Greeks
to an uprising and strike for what he
eonceives to be liberty was evident
from the smoke Of three signal fires
on adjacent hills just before sundown.
Old time frontiermen, who insist tney
know what such things mean, declare
this is a sign which always ushers IN
Indian troubles.
Maj. Charles F. Bartlett, in charge
Of the commissary, received hurry or
ders tonight by courier for supplies
and additional ammunition. From this
it is inferred that the officers expect
a long chase.
Six men have been killed and a doz-
en- wounded since the trouble began
Thursday. This is. the official report,
but DR.. I. M. Wallace, of Duston,
Okla, who went to the Hickory Hills
with the troops today, declared more
than 20 negroes and Indians were
killed Thursday and Saturday and
were rudely buried, without coffins, IN
the field where the troops camped to-
night.
Five companies of Oklahoma mill
tia marched tonight against Crazy
Snak's band Of Creek Indians, hall
breeds and negroes, entrenched IN the
Hickory Hills seven miles from He'll
rietta.
A battle is regarded as inevitable,
as the heavily armed troops set out
either to capture or extermlnate the
murderous band, which since Thurs
dav has cau:ed the death Of SIX men,
the wounding of many others, and
brought about condition Of terror.
Leaving Henrietta at 3 o'clock with
seven miles to 60. and encumbered
with arms and equipment, it was en-
pected the troops could not reach the
Indians before Z o'clock.
Crazy Snakes men number about
200, all armed with modern rifles and
plentifullv supplied with ammunl-
ton. They had prepared for two
months for this final stand against
lawful authority. They sent out word
TODAY that thev would fight to the
death.
Crazy Snakes band strongly en-
trenel1ed itself early in the day and
was reinforced from time to time.
azv Snake is in personal COM
I'D. This was established by testl-
nv choked out of his college-bred
SON bv means of nice new inch rope.
Young Harjo. strung up by the deter
mined deputies until nearly dead.
gasped that his father was in COM
mand, named the Indians who killed
the deputies, told the officers how to
trail the band and did everything
which a stoieal red man is supposed
MOI t. 10.
Tnis. tie onlc Tn@ian nnri>'ng r.
recent ~ear<. has held this region Oh
edge for three davs. It broke o"t last
Thursday when several deputy Sherlt1S
went to Henrietta to arrest negro cat
tie thieves. They were fired on by