The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-29

Chitti Harjo, the son of Crazy Snake
after his capture cursed the deputies
| refused to tell his fathers whera
bouts until a rope was strung about
his neck and he was 'hoisted in the
air. when the Indian, grasping fol
breah, finally whispered:
Let me down and ! will tell you
what you want to know.
Gives information. ~
When the moose was loosened h.
gave the names of all the Indians In
Saturday nights fight including his
father, who he confessed is leading
the outlaw bands among the hills OF
the former Creek nation.
He added that Charles Coker. the
Seminole Indian. shadowed the ali
preaching officers and Coker turnel
to fire the shots which killed Baum
and Odum"
The band in Hartjoes house last
night, the young Indian confessed,
belonged to a light horse guard who
stayed together under any condition,
Posses hurriedly started on the trail
of the old Indian, hoping that his
capture would prevent the impending
battle Il
Young Harjo is Intelligent and is
a asgood athlete, He. has played foot
ball with some of the eastern Indian
schools. He graduated but retains
hisenatiye instincts
The militia arrived at Henryetta
at three o'clock this afternoon The
Snakes, as the troops advanced, re-
treated toward Pierce. The militia.
supplemented by numerous posses,
deputies, citizens, completed circle
that will enable them to surround
Pierce by six o'clock and drive the
Indian bands together and crush
them
Saturdays Battle. -
After the posses of deputies sur.
rounded Crazy Snakes hut last night
they called on the Indians to appear.
Instead, the opened a hot fire on tie
deputies, Crouching in the bushes,
they had fatal advantage over their
Charles Coker killed
Baum and Odom instantly. Other In
dians also fired repeatedly.
Carr, Bateman and Jones, the 9TH
er members of the posse, returned
the fire, but could not see the Indians.
Darkness fell, and the deputies, rea-
lizing that it would be but few min
utes until they were killed, Ietreated.
Deputy Jones tried to carry Baun's
body, but the reds followed with such
a hot fire that he was forced to drop
the body in the ravine and fee.
He went to Pierce and 'Lhoned to
Chectocah for help. Other deputies,
who had captured some Indians pre-
vious to the fight, hurried with their
prisoners to Chectoah.
Large Posse Formed.
A larger posse was formed at
Checotah and arrived at Crazy
Snakes house at dawn
The posse captured five mounted
Indians including young Hartjo. These
resisted savagely, firing on the poss
until overcome.
When Sheriff Odom saw the body
Of his son, he wept bitterly, directed
that the body be taken TO Chectoah
then grimly hissed: "I1l get them
though; those red devils will pay fer
this with big interest.
The posse from Muskogee reached
Crazy Snakes house at noon today.
found records of the nerollment efi
the Indians whom Crazy Snake had
been organizing into a band to fight
for what he regarded as liberty, and
an attempt to cary his dream of over
throwing the government The doc
furnished indisputable proof
that the old chief was trying to in
cite a general uprising.
No Negroes Involved.
No negroes were involved in yes
nerday's fight. and none of them were
seen iH that vicinity today. They eth,
er fed or allied with the chiefs band
at Hickory Hills, although a larger
part of this aggregation is under
stood to be Indians. The fight last
Thursday was mostly with negroes,
adherents of the chief, however.
The citizens Of HenTyetta declare
that the trouble Is largely due to the
negro outlaws from Texas, Arkansas.
and Tennessee, who are wanted in