The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-17
FAMED OUTLAWS
BOTH ARE FREE
Daring CherOkees Who Fought,
killing Several Brave
Officers


Tshlequah Okla, Mar l7--From
an outlaw whose iife was saved BY
being fugitive from Justice and who
had been chased through the spevl.
nav hills BY deputy marshals armed
with deadly rifles, and who at the
age Of 80 has fought many battles
in the Cherokee nation. Thomas My.
cliffe was freed late yesterday be-.
cause Judge pritcheit declared the
evidence submitted by the state did
not prove the defendant the person
as charged In the Indictment
Immediately after this announce.
ment from the bench. Attorney Cop.
poge, slate prosecutor announced
that he could not convict John wy.
cllfic because the testimony would
practically be r repetition 81 that AL.
sanoed against the brother whose
liberty was al that moment being de.
creed safe hy the court
Romantic At Long Distance Only.
The romance as designated BY The
sverege correspondent IN lhe Wy.
cllife cases, Il one not 80 listed By
those cognlzant e the tragedies en-
acted In this beautiful home Of the full
blood Indians
Tha brothers are halfblOods, and
their records were mol bad as records
were made In this country 81 tho tIme
until the father John Wyclllfe. who
had been q Judge of the superior
Cherokee court, with bis sons. was
Indicted for cattle stealing
Deaths We're not inlFeduen and The
preiudces of the community played
an Important part ln the efforts %
eaptura the brothers who rode The
hills
An Amusing incident.
In 1907 when railroad promoters
were sturilng into the hills 20 surrey,
scout informed them they must
fret sntlsfy the brothers thoy were
not officers IN disguise. and one Of
tha railroad men went alone 10 whore
be could report and during the time
he was In that section. be- saw no
new men were put At the work. fear
lng he might be imposed on aud
would lose his life
United States Marshall veer was
killed IN a battle With brothers and
from that time the contest was one
OF cunning and knowledge OF lne Che.
rokee country Marshal Glatrap. 10.
gether with q posse Of six daredeyila
took up the GAUSS and secured the
mountains Tor these outlaws rho
result was that one evenlns the posse
suddenly cama upon the outlaws and
the result was the killing of both
Gllstrsp and one of his lrusiy men
Althongh several matshals took MP
the fight to ayenge the death of o
brother officer and secured the NOUN
tains for months. they finally gave
up tha search and went home II
was after the first oklahoma elec.
tlen that the eldest brother Charles,
was shot and killed from ambush.
Then came a request to Governor
Haskell from John WyelIfie, father
Of the boys. that h. would surrender
The BOYS II he would assure Them O
fair trial. which was promised.
More Than One Effort
Time after time United States mar.
shals camped upon the traits of these
BOYS but without result Thore were
trails M THIS country known only e
| The Wycllffea and With the ava q
their friends Il was an lmpuselbllilS
10 effect their capture MOI once DID
/ the officers feel secure about theft
capture. Each time that they were
| surrounded apparently. the dhflnK
Young outlaws fought their WAY COS
often AZ the expense Of me- on lhs
part of the officers
| The death of tlIAtfnp occurred y
NnwAta comllf hHaf eHney KanHaa
March III fe0e T s.
3 n MAS ih'thla county that clierbkpl
| Blll the halflndlan.half-negro murder
/ ef committed - many depredailons
the VeFalgrla bottoms and high Hill
iavoring trained scout lii geiiini
away. CoifeeyvilIe. Kansas. fcenc q
/ The Dalton raid. was The hily ihroral
witch Tux OullGwa would 80 10 civil
zag3n. routing back the aame wa
when wanted ami trying 70 eseap'
aIre
/ When the Wgclllfes surrcndefel
lhd} we're indicted. and 1t The lfla
which mas lasted I'll The week Be
i IhaQtAl ihninsflfea HiIh much ieccnH