Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-31
CRAZY SNAKE
NOT CAPTURED
Col. Hoffman Declares Rumor OF
His Surrender is Entirely
Without Foundation.
WAS SURPRISED AT REPORT
Deputy ShcrinS la Posses and Mihua
Resumed search FOR indian
Leader at Dawn.

Henrietta. OEl8. March 3l.-Iha pee
port that Crazy Snake had been cap
tured, on surrendered, is not confirmed.
Col Norman tclephoned from Pierce
today that the rlimor was groundless.
The Associated Press obtained similar
reports over the long distance tele-
phon. from ChccOtah, Muskogoe ana
Thompson.
Deputy sherins travelling IN posses
and the militia under Col. HOFFMAN TO-
day resumed the search for the creek
leader at dawn Col. HOnmaus dee
tachnont spent the NIGHT in their blanc
kets iva the open four miles from Slide
ham. Col HOFFMAN when informed ot
the report that the Indian leader had
been CAPTURED. expressed great SUR
prise. The old chief might be appre-
hcuded In some out OF tho way spot by
some stray posses without his knowing
10. the colonel said. but it certainly had
not occurred within the district oaeu-
pied by the troops.
FEARED INDIAN ATTACK.
Muskogee Okla, March 3l-Ihere
was some apprehension CURING We
night that ChoCotah might hc the
scene of an Indian raid. An alarming
rumor was circulated that the creeks
were planning 20 attack the Town
while most of the citiLenS were 'gL
on the field scouting Morgan IT,
linton came To Mus,ogeo ana arrans-
cd for arms and special train ready
to rusr "a posse to Chccotah. The
attack did not materiallze OF course.
Can't j. J. Davis. of the Chandler
militia company Is authority TOT llir
statement that the troops arc uuo' j
orders to- capture the entire pdhd OF
Snakes variousiy estimated at irom
I.|
be released hut tho authorities rec
gard the wholesale arrest plan as the
most effective method of getting the
leaders. 3D.
According to Mayor william Duhy
OF Chccotah, the most Dang rous
Indian boa the Greek nation next 70
crazy snake is Abe GraNson, tne halI
negro who was captured near Pierce
Hc i the captain ut the large negro
element Of the outlaw band.
Gray.ou was discovered in hay
field by Deputy Sherin sam Baker.
lIe had deserted his nome anu la .s'l u
his bed TO the hold. Rather thai
approach him Baker set 1re % the
hav and drove him from his bed. The
militia then captured him without a
fight
The negroes are reported as being
slightly indignant over the capture OF
some men Of their race by the militia.
This s. regarded as adding danger To
the situation.
Discussing this point Mayor Barclay
Morgan of Henrietta said today;
Il don't hesitate 20 say that many
of the snake Indians ana negroes al
fliatesl with them are a menace %
the country and should be captured.
The people Of this community are lu
symuathv with any movement that
! win SUPPRESS the Snake band. In my
opiui0u the negroes are % most dan
| perOus class During the past Few
wears from $50 10 $40 blacks have drlIt-
ed here from Texas and other southern
states They are worthless and have
rar-.d "a great deal Of trouble. Many
Indians OF this country are peaceable
and some of those arrested are inuo-
cent final stroke should be made
even If 70 takes hloodshed HarJo Is
"a dangerous man himself We care
nothing for what the world may think
I want protection and indian suppress
No NEWS OF CAPTURE.
Kansas CITY, March 3l.-Up 20
o'clock this afternoon NO positive news
had been received from oklahoma
oonHrming the reported capture of
crazy snake. II is possible, ana even
IIkelv that tho CHIEF may have been
caught at some outlying point by am
iDdependsnt squad and is being taken
secretly 90 the federal prison al Mus
kogee 20 aliay excitement but this
cannot be- stated 10 be fact