The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-29

a complete list of names of Indians who participated In the fight of the previous night and confessed that his father in- stead of being in Washington, was at the head of the outlaw band, 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 In- dian.
 The chiefs son then told his captors that Charles Coker, reputed a dangerous Indian outlaw, fired the shots which killed Baum and Odom. His confession also re- vealed some of the secrets of general ship over the Creeks. He admitted that his father, whose virtues had been lauded was actually in command of the Indians in the field
 My father is with the Indians" he said. 'He was with them in the house last night and he left the house with them after the battle.
 Tt was Charles Coker, the Seminole and I, who shadowed the officers as they approached our house last evening Coker crossed their path before they reached the house and as the officers followed he turned and fired. He is an expert shot and was fully 300 yards dis tant when he made fine targets of the of.
 
 and will be hard to catch"
 The members of the band in Harjo's house last night, the young Indian con fessed, belonged to the Light Horse Guard. They stay together under any conditions. His admissions sent the posse hurryng on the trail of the Indian. They hoped to capture him quickly-and thus ward off the impending battle.
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 IIarjos footprints were easily recog- nized and gave those on his trail a good chance to track him down.
 Young Harjo is a stalwart, intelligent appearing youth. He is an athlete and has played football with some of the east ern Indian schools He is graduate but retains practically all the instincts of his native blood He stood with market cool ness as the strands of the inch rope were placed about his neck, a look of determin- ation in his eye that made him apparent ly a mark for death.
 He had been long enough with the whites however, to learn that they, too, can be determined even to death without legal sentence. With the important facts dragged from Crazy Snakes son, the of ficers declared that they could end the uprising in much shorter time than other wise. With Crazy Snakes whereabouts almost definitely known, they set vigor- oCsly about to mp the conspiracy Just as 1t stood and prepared, with the aid of the military, to crush the Indians in the fighr.
 The expected fight was delayed by the troops being forced to wait two hours at Saprlpa While the officers were storm ing at the railroad officials for the failure of train service, and the authorities at Henrietta were chafing under the delay which was fraught with such peril to the town, the various Indian bands broke their solid front and began scattering into squads, They took up positions of vantage here and there, apparently gave over for the moment their plans to take the offensive and stationed themselves as in guerilla warfare to wait the coming of the soldiers. Meanwhile the citizens of Henrietta breathed more easily. They had been fearing a march on the town in which event disaster certainly would have overtaken them as the warlike Indians far outnumbered the whites, and they were all heavily armed
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 dian treachery being kept in mind, however, and with memories of former