The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-29

err wounded and several Indians are
believed to have been shot.
The day opened with desultory fir
ing between 200 special officers and
nearly as many Indians. Several In
dams are reported wounded.
State militia and armed officers and
citizens moved all day toward the
scene.
One posse captured the 22-year-old
son of Crazy Snake and compelled him
to give the names of all Indians who
were in his fathers house last night
when Marshal Edward Baum and
Deputy Sheriff Herman Odom were
killed.
A dispatch from Stidman says a
second engagement between officers
and Indians occurred near there at 8
o'clock yesterday morning. In this
fifty shots were exchanged and sever
al Indians wounded. Both the Indians
and the negroes. many of the latter
being allied with the Creeks took
their wounded into the hills. and this
made 1t impossible to learn definitely
what the casualties were.
The number of the dead since
Thursday was tonight placed unoffici-
ally at six.
Raid Crazy Snakes House.
Deputies moved ON the house of
Crazy Snake with the object of attack
ing it. They found 1t deserted. but
removed the bodies of Marshal Baum
and Herman Odom, who had been kill
ed the night before. The bodies were
taken to Eufaula There was evidence
that Crazy Snake and the members OF
his family had left hurriedly in the
night. The deputies captured a num-
Der of the chiefs horses and large
quantity of ammunition.
Five partially formed companies of
state militia. ordered out Saturday
night by Governor Haskell. started
for the scene early. They were in
command of Col. Roy Hoffman of
Chandler More than 125 men COM
pose the body and they have sixty
rounds of ammunition. The compan-
les from Oklahoma City, Chandler and
Shawnee met in Oklahoma City and
went by special train to Henryetta
There they met the companies from
Durant and Muskogee.
A dramatic feature of the day, pre-
ceding the final clash between the In
dams and the troops near Henryetta,
was the confession of young Chitti
Harjo, son of Crazy Snake. The young
man, after his capture by deputies,
cursed his foes and vehemently refus-
ed to tell them anything about his
fathers whereabouts or to throw any
light on the events of Saturday night.
Strung Up by Rope.
May be this will help him." ex-
claimed Deputy Sheriff Frank Jones,
bringing out a heavy rope.
Tie it around his neck and string
him up" commanded the deputy.
His assistants obeyed and soon the
kicking frantically and clawing at the
rope around his neck. 1t was strug-
gle between Indian stoicism and his
desire to live. The deputies stood
grimly by without sign of relenting.
Tell us where your father is. or
you'll hang there till you die they
called to him. mo fooling about this"
The Indians breath was coming in
short gasps. Still he struggled hard
against the disgrace of yielding to the
pale faces demands. But at last he
despairingly whispered; ..
Let me down and I'll tell you all
you want to know"
Gives Names Of Indians.
When the moose was loosened he
gave a complete list of names of In
dams who participated in the fight of
the previous night and confessed that
his father, instead of being in Wash
ington. was at the head of the outlaw
bands scattered among the hills of the
former Creek Nation.
Those were your fathers tracks in
the yard this morning." asked Deputy
Jones'
Those were his tracks, said the