The Washington times., 1909-03-28
INDIANS SLAIN
AS FIGHT WAGES
WITH OFFICERS
Outlaws Flee to Hills, With
Militiamen in Hot
Pursuit.
GOVERNOR ORDERS
OUT STATE TROOPS
Soldiers Determined to Take Every
Member of Band, Dead
or Alive.


OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.
March 28.-At noon word was
received here that the Snake
Indian and negro outlaws,
who killed two deputies, had
scattered and taken to the
hills. It is said Chief Crazy
Snakes son is captured. The
special officers and militia
men are in pursuit.
CHECOTAH, Okla, March 2S.
Fighting between a posse of about
100 special officers and as many
Snake Indians and negroes near
Hickory Ground, which began this
morning at 6:3O O'Clock, is still in
progress. According TO reports re-
ceived here, five Indians have been
killed and seven wounded.
Details cannot yet be secured, and
whether any officers are killed or
wounded is not known.
The attack was led by Sheriff
Odom, of Mcintosh county, whose
son, Herman, was one of the two
deputies killed last night when try
ing to serve a warrant upon Cray
Snake, chief of the Snake tribe of
Creek Indians.
Following the fight of last night,
the Indians left Hickory Ground anu
took refuge in Deep Fork Bottom,
where the fight today is going on.
Calls For Militia.
When news OF the conflict reached
Governor Haskell. ne at once ordered
out the militia and during the mornisg
companies OF the National Guard were
hurried by special trains TO the scene.
By noon five companies had bean mob
iized at Hickory Ground, and other
re-enforcemeEts are arriving
1t is the inteation OF the militisEleH
and special Deputies to take dead or
alive every one Of the hundred or more
Indians and negroes opposed 70 them
The story Of the murder OF young
OdOm and Deputy Edward Daum spread
throughout the surrounding country,
and during the night scores of armel
men jou-neyed to Hickory Ground from
Checotah. Okmulgee, Eufaula, Musko-
gee, Henrietta, and inland points The
modified at Pierce, and shortly after
daybreak the Checotah delegation tooh
charge OF the bodies Of Odom and DauIa-
They were found IN the home OF HaTjO-
the Snake adviser, which was deserted
Start was then made for the hjding
place OF the outlaws, and the fighting
was soon in progress.
Hurry TO Scene
Answering the call of Governor Has
keH. militia companies from Oklahoma
and other districts were hurried By
special train and other conveyances TO
the scene of the trouble. Capt Fred
Hunter, commanding the Oklahoma
National Guard. mustered thirty men
in Oklahoma City and chartered d
joined al Henrietta by a score OF mi
Huamen from other points and hurried
10 Deep Fork Bottom, under command
OF Col. Roy Hoffman.
The trouble between the Indians
negroes, and whites OF this section to-
day is d continuation Of the disturbance
that occurred recently when 500 resi-
dents from the outlying country rushed
panic stricken into Henrietta and fifty
minnie mai rolled he streets EFfrffrZ
the night fearing that the Snake In
dlans contemplated a massacre Tho
Indians had been aroused TO the hghtins
pitch Dy The eXnOrtaConS OF ChlttC
HarJO, In whose house last nights mur-
deTS occurred.
Threaten the City.
The Indians were encamped at Hick-
Ory Ground, and had threatened to ad-
vance toward the city. In his speeches
10 the 5000 Snake Indians, Harjo had
urged them 10 ignore the white man
government and 10 fight for their own
government. The authorities learnCs.
shortly afterward that arms were be
ing gathered by the Indians
When they assembled at Hickory
Ground, Sheriff OdOm, IN whose county
il is located, approached them and de-
manded the surrender of their arms
The demand was refused. To bring
/ issued, and it was in attempting TO
serve this warrant last night that the
sherih's son and a companion were
killed.
Swift Near Death.
With them at the time were Frank
Jones, William Carr, and Frank Swift
Swift will probably die from wounds
received 10y him in the melee Jones
and Carr escaped without injury. The
latter picked up Swift and brought him
to Pierce. Jones accompanied them and
boarded a train for this place, bearing
details of the fight.
Believing that the outbreak that oc-
CURED last Thursday had been effective
" suppressed. the five deputies ap-
preached the house of HarjO TO serve