The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-30
BAND BREAKS UP.


Oklahoma City, March 30.-Crazy
snakes band apparently has broken
into numerous small groups. 1t seem
ed 1t nightfall that each was trying
TO accomplish his own escape without
regard for the grand dreams of the
chieftain, to realize which they were
called together Sunday by the smoke
Of signal fires. All efforts at organ
14ed resistance seemed to have been
dropped with the sinking of the sun.
The nailitiamen seemed we'll able to
cope with this latest phase of the sit
uation. however. which became evil
dent late in the afternoon. They, too
scattered out into bands. They invad-
I'd the hilly and wooded districts of
No Creek nation in q determined eff
fort to hunt down both leaders and
members OF the var party.
a Wise movement.
The wisdom Of this policy at once
became evident. for by o'clock they
had captured the following members
OF Crazy Snakes forces: Little Tiger.
subchief; Esley Larney, Jimmy Roe,
w. r. Taylor. Tom Jeffries, John Lew
is, Abe Burgess and Simla Harjo, who
1s not related to Chitti Harjo. Most
of these were heavily armed.
Scores of cowboys and frontiersmen
all expert gun fighters. joined the mill
tiamen in the chase during the day
and evening. They know the rugged
country as well as do the Creeks.
These men declared that If Crazy
Snake was anywhere in the district
he would be run down before morn
lng.
George Woodruff, attorney for the
department Of interior, reached Mus
kogee yesterday from Washington and
will 90 to Henryetta today.
Take Sandy TabIer.
A detachment of deputies last night
captured Sandy Tabler, half-breed.
who for long time has been one of
Crazy Snakes chief aids. Sheriff
Odom believes he is one OF those in
the Snakes house during Thursdays
fight.
Deputy Flynn took Tabler to the
Okmulgee jail after passing part of
the day with the militia.
He said bloodhounds were placed
on the Snakes trail during the day
and that the chances were favorable
for his capture within "a hours.
Those negroes and Indians are not
afraid OF blue blood" said Flynn.
They know no fear so long as they
stand together. and it was wise gen.
eralship in scattering them.
II regret to say the situation is
more critical than it appears on the
surface.
The visitor goes over the country
and sees no excitement and concludes
there is no danger. but the people
ought to know better
In Continual Danger.
THE trouble has consisted princi-
pally Of skirmishes. but the lives of
many people are continually endang.
cred. Some of the people want to
suppress the news because it is bad
advertising for this part of the state .
One of the largest crowds ever con-
gregated in the little town OF Checo-
tab attended the funeral of Herman
Odom. the twenty-two-year-old deputy
who was killed in fight at the home
Of Crazy Snake. Every business
house was closed for an hour.
The body of Edward Baum. who was
killed in the fight. was sent to Ft.
Smith for burial. Several families
have deserted their homes in the VI
Cinity OF Pierce on account of the In
dian troubles.
Relating his experiences in the
fight. Deputy Clark said:
Our posse overlook q party of In
dians near Pierce at $50 o'clock this
morning III the North Canadian bot
toms. We chased them for miles. and
they escaped into the Concharta
mountains. We then returned to
Pierce and stationed our pickets with
in $50 yards of Hario's house.
AT 2 o'clock the Indians returned
and fired on the pickets. During the