The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-28
TWO WHITES ARE KILLED. AND
ANOTHER FATALLY INJURED
IN BATTLE,
SNAKE CLAN O0AS PAINT
Waiting in Ambush Forposse. Redskins
Fire Killing Two - Another is Shot
Down When Serving a Warrant on
Chief Chitta Harie-Militia Is Call
ed Out and Will Be Sent to, Scene of
Trouble.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. March 27.
In pitched battle at Hickory
Ground. at 6 o'clock this evening be-
tween posse of five officers and 20
Creek Indians of the Snake clan,
Officers Edward Baum of Chocatah
and Herman OdOm of Chocatah were
killed. Frank Jones and William, Carr,
other members of the posse escaped
without injury and fled to the settle
ments where the news of the battle
was teiephoned to Sheriff Odam of
Mcintosh county.
Frank Swift, a member of the posse
Of officers sent to the home of Chitti
Harjo, chief of the Snake clan of the
Creek Indians, to serve a warrant on
the chief was not killed but probably
fatally wounded.
Herman OdOm, son of the sheriff OF
Mcintosh county and Edward Baum,
city marshal of ShOcotah 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,
another of the posse who escaped,
boarded a train at Pierce and went 20
ChOcotah early in the evening, bearing
some details Of the battle.
Fire From Ambush.
The officers having heard that the
Indians and negroes were again
peaceable after the battle of Thursday
morning, approached the cabin of
Harjo near Hickory Ground with out
fear of trouble. As they were in the
act Of entering the chiefs yard, 20
guns wer leveled upon them from as
many men in the house and around the
corners. Odom and Baum fell dead
and Swift was seriously wounded.
Jones ran few yards and hid himself
in a clump of trees until the Indians
disappeared. Then he returned 20 the
bodies of his comrades. Finding them
dead he hurried to Pierce.
Within 80 minutes after the reporF
of the battle reached Chocot't 100
men were armed Every available gun
and prac tically all the ammunition In
town were taken. In an hour so mem
were MARCHING toward Hickory
Ground. When the news reached Mus
kegoo officers Immediately issued a cali
for men and a short time later posse
Of so was ready to march. From Hen
rietta and Weletka men will also go to-
night to Pierce, the place selected for
mobilization.
Calls for Militia.
At II O'Clock tonight Adjutant Cen
eral Frank Canton. of the Oklahoma
National Guard has wired Colonel Rey
Hoffman of Chandler to Immediately
for mobilization. Companies at Ok
lahoma City. Chandler. Muskogee and
Rurant probably Will depart for Hen
riet a tonight.
A dispatch from Checatah says the
Snake Indians have been purchasing
rifles and ammunition there for a
mon and that they are supplied with
powder and lead enough to last for two
DAYS
Harie. who has so often wi hin the
last two wears expressed his displeas-
ure at the res raints of law and VINO
has often called his men into councli
for threa. .ering officers of the law, is
believed to have determined to make a
final sand in behalf of his ideas OF
! liebrty. His band have been outlaws
for wears. It required the services or
/ United States officers and the threat 70
call for the state militia to quell ms
band last fall during a session OF the
council at Hickory Ground.
When Sheriff Odom received from
the district clerk at Eufaua today
warrant for the arrest of Harje the
clerk admonished him that he wou'o
have trouble. -
"The negroes are towards. salu
! Odom, land thers is no danger.
Hickory Ground Deserted. =,
| officers from Henrietta visited
Hickory Ground today and found |.
, practically deserted. They re urned
! late this afternoon and reported tPat
! four negroes killed in the. hght Oh
Thursday morning were buried To-Day.
| GUTHRIE. Okla. March 2IAt the
! telephone request of Sherlff Odonl VI
! Mcintosh. Governor Haskell directed
Adiutant General Canton to assume
| charge of the situation and order the
| necessary mill ia to the scene of TO-