The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-01

caIdne Hoffnaa Plays ! WallAag
Game,



Pierce, otla. (by Courier nom che
cetah) March sl-Rsports that Chftti
Harj0 (Crasy enAkeJ. II hiding mi some
secluded kulch IN tke Tkoex Mountains.
ABOUT NIX miles from Pierce. we're cons
armed today. HIS SURRENDER. " was
aid. might be expected - any time.
II was learned today that Grassy
Snakes inquiry - to protection In
case Of surrender, was not omciMls but
was communicated II roundabout
way.
Monday night IN Indian boy went to
the home Of DR.. n. *. NcIlheny. at
Burs Hill. SIX miles from Pierce. The
boy said thu cid chief had suffered .
siight gunshot wound In the calf Of
his leg last Sunday. but was able to
move. The. lad declared that the fugl-
tive wished to surrender. II DR.. Mo-
Then the messenget disappeared. ieav-
ing the physician an old resident and
friend OF the Creek leader. TO wonder
how to reach the latter with an an
swer The inability OF Colonel Hoff-
man to md where to deliver HIS as
surance Of safety has prevented the
SURRENDER Of Crazy, Snake. Even Crazy
008kGW 2lUl2Tr G0UlQ not, OF WQQlQ NOT
indicate hls vtherea bouts. !.
Today was raw ana wet ana the re-
yerfttes OF the weather are erected TO
hesten the further scatterinw or the
surrender OF the Creeks. They are not
well clad and have no provisions.
Z Colonel Herman today authorised. q
respected Creek Of Checotah, John
Thompson. hardware dealer. to prone
Use his friend Chitti Harjo safety and
4 fair trial II he would surrender.
Detachments Of troops and squads Of
deputies secured the country in ey-
ery direction for Crazy Snake. despite
rain and short rntiona
FeeA gupnay gh~rt.
a further food supply Is expected to-
morrow from checotah, - 1t IL almoSs
in1possibIe 10 bring heavy wagons over
the broken trait Of the Tiger, Noun
tains. over which the soldiers marched.
II Alec abounds IN I1arred rocks. deep
rrsts and fnclines ana Il 10 wtsh aim.
ct,itv lthat & A. ue3rckfnts1 with light
v1kicles drawn ~ Stnfe B6dies
* nen1Saosr ilan Who fll4ds the trip
disns calmly a VOL. plowinr for the
spriifr sowing Of corn and cotton, So
thorouxhly have the fugitive follow
ers OF Crazy Snake taken to cover that
the scene would suggest anything but
warfare were II NOT for the scurryin&
posses of mounted citizens and the
khaki clad Oklahoma Guardsmen.
The town Of Pierce, II Il may be call.
ed town. 10 the base OF present
operations. The majoriy OF maps do
not indicate At. It consists of gen
eral store. the store keepers cottage
and barn and that is all. The store is
twenty-five miles east OF fssnrietta ano
The formerly well stocked shelves
looked as II they had been tnrousn an
earthquake when the guardsmen M
ished eating tonight. The barn was
crowded with horses and many over
worked animals had to, be herded to-
gether In corral In the open.
Belief that the Indian lads message
to DR.. McIlheny IL authentic 10 based
not only on the friendship of the CHIEF
and the physician but by an older
friendship which existed between the
who was a missionary among the
Creeks of an earlier generation for
many years.
Surrender b Expected.
Choctaw, Ok, March 31.--colonel
Holman, commanding the militia.
stated at midnight that he had every
assurance Of the surrender Of Crazy
snake within a short time. The Sig
nal IRE Of an agent acting as go-be-
tween was seen in the hills attempting
rrt- tnSormation was received here
..srS. oyar Iong distance telephone.
'oIrs.. cous,n ~ Crazv
$3.50 athars ~ The ,atterss
snaxe' sna ussse - So,nnsi uosrn,a =
nanu.
Cheeosan y
Muskogee. Oh. Mssca .Sn%ua
- .s,ar,trg 81 attacL the
town while most OF tee ma,e c,el.ens
miles away.
Morgan y. upton mas peeh seht 10
Muskogee TO secure arms. ana nave u
special train ready to rush a posse to
Checotah X the Indians attack the
town.
Kansas city, Mo-. March sl.--No pos
five news has been received from Ok
Ia homa confrminr the reported capture
80 S-raxv snake
-. oss,h1s ara svs1 ,,ke,v that