The San Francisco call., 1909-03-30
LIVELY BATTLE
IN WHICH ONE
indian is SLAIN
Deputy Sheriffs Run to Earth
Band OF Crazy Snakes
Followers
Situation in the Disturbed Dis
trict Said TO Be Critical
and Settlers Flee

oISI .AHOMA CITY. Okls-. March 2s.-
Cbitu Harjo tCrAzy Snnkee was sur
rounded at midnight in the North
Canadian boftoras near Pierce. Three
hundred miIifamen, cowboys and dep
ufy sherfns were closing iR cDoz him
nnd his capture was expected at day
break.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, March %
A detachment Of Crazy Snakes band Of
beUigerent Indians was surrounded by
deputy sheriTs this afternoon near
crazy Snakes home. and Lively battle
cnsae8. 3Iore than 900 shots We're fred
and one In5ian was killed Eight In
8. 6fans were captured and the rest fed
F,lth the deputies ia pursuit.
There were about j. Indians in the
band that had taken refuge in a house.
Deputies had tracked them Tor some
distance and We're informed by a
farmer Of their location.
MAKE VALIANT DEFENSE
Advancing from all four sides. the
posse fired at the fran house. The In
dams rushed out. scattered among the
trees and made a valiant defense. The
posse. aring all the while. steadily ad-
.vanced and soon routed the band.
None OF those captured is seriously in
5ured but ii is known that a number
- o. Indians were hit by the posses shots
Among the captured are prominent
members Of Crazy Snakes forces in
Guiding Little Tiger, "a subchief
The Indian killed hy the posse was
the only fatality of the cay reported TO
colonel Hoffman. There are numerous
lumors ~ engagements here and there,
srlth varying numbers Of fatalities.
u is reported that a posse Of farmers
near. Chccotah fought large band of
Ieero reneEades and killed 20 This.
nirl similar reports. can rot be con-
lrmed. A very disQuictiDg condition
exists thrCaEhout the troubled district
however. and almost anything in the
way % q. aght would not be surprising.
NAY CAFTURE CRAzE SNAKE
Deputy Sheriff Fronk Jones early to-
day reported 10 his superiors st Cheeo-
1s1 THAI he believed his posse had part
of Crazy snakes band surrounded. in
cludiC2 the chief himself. This gave
use 20 story that the leader was
killed 40 confirmation Of this could
Dee obtained and it probably is Incorrect
as nobody could he found tonight who
Jad seen crazy Snake during the day.
Scores az cowboys and frontiersmen.
ali e1per. gun lighters, joined the mill
Ilamen in lhe chase during the day and
evening. They know the rugged coun-
rry as weI rs do the Greek These
lren declared that IL Crazy Snake were
anywhere in the district he would be
ia down before morning
The house of Crazy Snake. near Hick-
oians 90 divert attention from the bush
whacking fight nearby in which an
Indian Yves killed.
George Woodruff, attorney for the
department. OF the interior, reached
1Tuskogee today from Washington and
VIII 60 TO Henryetta tomorrow.
A detachment Of deputies this even
ing captured sandy Tabler, a half
breed. who FOR long time has been
one of Crazy Snakes aides. Sheriff
Odou believes he was one OF those in
the Snakes house during Thursday
evenings igat
Deputy Flynn took Tabler 20 the
Okmuigee 5ail after Passing part Of
the day with the militia. He said blood
hounds had been placed on the Snakes
TRAIN and that the chances were favor
able for his capture within "A hours.
SITUATION IL CRITICAL
Those negroes and Indians are not
afraid OF bluecoats' said Flynn. 7 re-
gret 10 say that the situation is more
critical than it appears on the surface
The visitor goes over the country and
sees no excitement and concludes that
there is no danger but the people who
live here know better Though the
trouble has consisted principally. Of
sidrmishes the lives OF many people
are continually endangered"
Several families have deserted their
homes ia the vicinity Of Pierce on ac-
count of Indian troubles Treacherous
and fearless. the redskins hang about
that region. hiding in the woods and
hills and occasionally coming into the
open
Fearing that the skirmish near Hick-
crE Ground and the burning OF Hario's
honie nay cause the Indians to leave
their hiding places on the North Cana
dian river tonight and set fire 10 other
houses, $50 men heavily armed planned
10 cave Checotah at II o'clock tonight
for Pierce. The posse was organized
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