The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-29


ians In this fight three were killed
and Ave wounded. according to the Of
aciaI reports, although II was thought
many Indians were injured as n scorc
of shots were fired almost squarely
into them. The clash resulted In IL
arrests.
Darkness closed day OF unrest,
uneasIness and desultory skirmishing
throughout large part of the former
Crock nation, and with Indians and
negroes OF the outlaw band hidden IN
the Businesses OF the hills, one hun
sired state militiamen are tentlng on
the old camp ground of the fathers OF
this generation of the Creek Indian.
AT 6 o'clock this evening. the mill
tia. in command of Colonel Roy Hoff-
man, pitched their tents and will await
orders for action tomorrow. Before
leaving Henryetta this afternoon, Col
Hoffman made a request of AdJutant
General Frank Cannon that five hun
dred more members of the state troops
be had in readiness for a call.
Colonel Hoffman did not expect
trouble until early tomorrow, but his
message In substance SAYS that the
people of that part of the state. hav-
ing reached the limit OF endurance,
with the OUTLAW bands, are to be given
protection The orders are that every
armed Indian is to be arrested. That
there will be armed resistance by the
Snakes is the opinion OF the military,
for IL is learned this afternoon that
the Indians last Thursday received
rs 900 rounds of ammunition by freight
that was unloaded al Council Hill.
Daybreak this morning saw re-
newal In the vicinity of Hickory
Hills Of last evenings fight with the
followers Of Crazy Snake, or Chitti
Harjo, the Creek chief, when two
deputy sherIffs were killed, another
wounded and several Indians are be-
lieved TO have been shot. The day
opened with desultory firing between
200 special officers and nearly as many
Indians. Several Indians are reported
wounded. The state militia and armed
officers and citizens moved all day
Sunday toward the scene.
One posse captured the twenty-five
year-old son of Crazy Snake today and
compelled him to give the names Of
all the Indians who were In his faith
er's house last night, when Marshal
Edward Daum and Deputy Sheriff Her
man Odom were killed.
A dispatch from Stidman says sec
ond engagement between officers and
Indians occurred near there at 9
o'clock this morning, in which so shots
were exchanged and several Indians
wounded. Both the Indians and the
negroes. many of the latter being al
lied with the Greeks, took their wound
ed into the hills and this made 1t I'M
possible TO learn definitely what the
casualties were. The number Of dead
since Thursday was tonight placed
unoflcially at six
Deputies moved on the house Of
Crazy Snake today with the object OF
attacking It, They found 1t deserted.
but removed the bodies of Marshal
Daum and Herman Odom, who had
been killed the night before
The bodies were taken 10 Eufaula.
There was evidence that Crazy Snake
and his family had left hurriedly in
the night They captured a number
Of the chiefs horses and seized large
quantity OF ammunition.
Five partially formed companies of
state militia, ordered out last night by
Governor Haskell, started for tho
scene carly today, In command OF Col.
Hoffman OF Chandler.
More than 125 men compose the
body and they have 10000 rounds Of
ammunition. Thu companies from
Oklahoma City, Chandler aad Shawnee
met In Oklahoma City and went by
special train to Henryetta here they
were met by companies from Durant
and Muskogee.
A dramatic feature of the day, pre-
ceiing the final clash between the
Indians and troops, near EenTyetta,
was the confession of young Chitti
Harjo, the son of Crazy Snake The
young man. after his capture by depu-
ties. cursed his fees vchemently and
refused to tell anything about his
fathers whereabouts.
Maybe this will help him." ex-
claimed Deputy Sheriff Frank Jones.
bringing out heavy rope
Tie 1t around his neck and string
him up." commanded the deputy.
His assistants obeyed and soon the
young Indian was dangling In the air.
kicking franucally and clawing at his
rope-encordoned neck. 1t was a strug
gle between Indian stoicism and his
desire to live. The deputies stood
grimly by without sign Of relenting
Tell us where your father is or
you'll hang there till you die!" they
called to him mo fooling about this"
The Indians breath was coming in
short gasps now Still he struggled
hard against the disgrace Of Yielding
to the palefaces' demands. But at last
he despairingly whispered:
Let me down and will tell you all
you want to know"
When the moose was loosened he
gave a complete list of the names of
the Indians who participated In the
fight OF the previous night. and con.
fessed that his father. instead of be-
ing In Washington, was at the head of
the outlaw bands now scattered among
the hills Of the former Creek nation.
Those were your fathers tracks In
the wood this morning." asked Deputy
Jones.
Those were his tracks," said the
Indian.
The chiefs son then told his cap
tors that Charles Coker, reputed as
dangerous lHulun outlaw ndQ HTeu
the shots which killed Daum and
Odom. His confession also revealed
for the first time some OF the real
secrets OF generalship over the Greeks
He admitted that his father. whose
virtues have been Auded, was actually
in command OF the Indians
My father is with the Indians" he
said. He was with them In the house
last night and he left the house with
them after the battle. 1t was Charles