The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
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OUT, AT TER
NEGROES
Indians Join in Trouble,
Shoot Down Officers at
Chiefs Cabin

Muskogec, Okla, March 27.-Deputy
Sheriff Ransome and an assistant at
tho head OF twenty special deputies.
left today for the Hickory camp
grounds to dlsperse the one hundred
socalled Snake negroes from Mcln-
tosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee and OK
fus6eo counties, are congregated,
threatening revenge upon the whites
In the neighborhood. 1t is defined that
there are any Indians involved
All are said TO be negroes. Last
night the negroes raided the farms OF
white farmers Within a radius or four
miles OF the camp and helped them,
selves to food supplies There are
conflicting stories concerning 1nurs-
days battle. While 1t Is known a doZ,
en- negroes were wounded In addition
to Timothy Fowler. the aged white
farmer who accompanied the sherlns
posse on that day, no dead bodies have
been recovered.
Frank Swift, member OF the posse
of officers sent TO the home OF Chitu
Harjo. chief of tho Snake Clan OF the
Creek Indians. to serve a warrant on
the chief, was not killed, but probably
fatally wounded.
Herman ODell, son OF the sheriR OF
Mcintosh county, and Edward Daum,
city marshal OF Checotaoah, were
Killed outright Swift dragged himself
from the scene OF the battle and was
later picked up by William Carr, one
of the escaping officers and taken TO
Pierce, q station a mile away Frank
Jones. another OF the posse, who es-
capped. boarded train at Pierce and
went to Cbecotah early in the evening,
bearing some details OF the battle.
The officers having decided that the
Indians and the negroes were again
Deaceable after the battle OF Thurs
day morning, approached the cabin OF
Mario uear-ftickory ground without
fear OF trouble AS they were in the
act of entering the chiers yard, ~
guns wore leyeled upon them from as
many men In the house. and around
the corners. O'Dell and Daum Tell
dead and Swift was seriously wound
cd. Jones ran n few yards and MD
himself In clup oil trees, until the
Indians disappeared Then he return
ing them dead, he hurried TO Pierce.
Within 80 minutes after the report
Of the battle reached Checotah, hun
dred men were armed. Every avail
able gun and practically all the ammu-
milton In town were taken. In an hour
80 men were marching toward Hickory
Ground. When the news reached Mus
kogee officers Immediately issued
call for men and a short time later
posse Of 50 was ready TO march,
From Honriettao and Weleetka, men
will also go tonight to Pierce, the place
selected for mobilization
= At IL o'clock tonight Adjutant Gen
eral Frank Canton Of the Oklahoma
national guard has wired Colonel Roy
Hoffman, Of Chandler TO Immediately
call for companies of the state guard
for mobilization Companies at Ok
lahoma City, Chandler, Muskogee and
Durant probably will depart for Hen
rletta tonight
A dispatch from Cbecotnh SAYS the
Snake Indians have been purchasing
rifles and ammunition there for
month and that they are supplied with
powder and lead enough to last two
days
Harjo, who has so often, within the
last two years expressed his displeas-
ure at the restrictions of law and who
has often called his men into council
for threatening officers Of the Law. is
believed To have determined to make
2 final stand in behalf Of his ideas Of
liberty. His band have been outlaws