The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-31

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| Creeks were wounded, but they were
able TO escape. No oflcial report has
been made. save of the two deputies
and the Creek negro
Trouble has been brewing In thIs
section for year, over the allotment
of lands. Crazy Snake persuaded his
| clansmen. many OF them negroes and
| half-brceds, not. to accept the allot'
ment: The old chief stands for all
| the traditions of his race. particularly
! that of the unrestricted hunting
ground. Although many OF his tribes
men secretly secured their allotments
they dared not tell their leader. who
would have expelled them from the
| community.
For year the redmen and negroes,
refusing TO live on their farms, had
lived as nomads. to the great detri-
ment of the chicken roosts, clothes
lines and pastures.
| Deputy Sheriff Patee, week ago,
started for the Hickory "Stomping
| grounds TO arrest an Indian, who had
sold his farm too ofteneG The warrior
seized a rifle and refused the white
mans jail. His comrades also armed
themselves and the deputy retreated.
The following ay-Wednesday-
Patee returned with a small posse
including farmers named Krops. John
son and Fawler. whose homes, being
near the "Stomping'' grounds. were in
jeopardy, Fawler received a load oil
buckshot in the face. The others re-
treated and the Indians celebrated
their victory by riddling with bullets
the homes of Krops. Johnson and Faw-
ler.
Meanwhile Crazy Snake was at his
home, near Pierce. about fifteen miles
from here. He had passed some time
in Washington and the Creeks werc
gathering from far and near to hear
his report Sheriff Odom, regarding
the old chieftain as at the bottom OF
the resistance, which had been met.
resolved upon his arrest. IL was In
this attempt that the sheriff's son and
Deputy Baum were killed by volley
fired from Crazy Snakes house.
This settled the trouble. Governor
Haskell ordered the First regiment,
Oklahoma Guards, to the scene and
another larger posse was formed Be
fore the militia arrived, this posse en-
countered the Snakes and there was
a lively exchange OF shots, during
which Barnett was slain.
With the arrival Sunday, OF the
guardsmen. 125 strong. the Indians
took to the hills and scattered.
The Hickory "Stomping Grounds
are situated In an upland grove. seven
miles east of Henryetta When Col.
Hoffman and his mSn reached the
stomping grounds. they found a desert
ed camp. In the sacred grove, brown
Sibley tents then were passed, and in
TO the sacred circle. made by many
years of "stomping" or corn-dances,
the tin cans and other refuse OF the
cooks camp were cast.
Oklahoma City, March 30-Great ex-
citement prevails among the Seminole
freedmen in the vicinity of Kalden-
Vile, because of the arrest of one of
their number. Frank Coker. charged
with, killing Marshal Baum and Depu-
ty Odom, during the fight at Crazy
Snakes house Saturday.
The people in that district are bad
ly1frightened over reports that the
Seminoles are arming to join Crazy
Snakes band Negro agitators worked
among the Indians throughout the
evening in an effort to incite them to
an uprising.
One story wired here declares that
the Seminoles had risen and were on
the march in armed bodies. This
could not be confirmed up to mid
night.
Crazy Snake managed to elude his
pursuers throughout the day and
night The militiamen at midnight
admitted they did not know just where
to seek him, but expressed confidence
that he would be taken by tomorrow
or; would surrender. Colonel Hoffman
refused to- confirm the report that
Crazy Snake was wounded and had
offered to surrender
Crazy Snake is believed to be in
the Tiger mountains. headed west to-
ward Grayson, A posse departed at
midnight for the mountains to search
for him Indians reported that Crazy
Snake was wounded.
1t is charged that efforts are being
made TO belittle the trouble on ac-
count of supposed unpleasant noto
riety to the state For this reason 1t
Is hard to get at the real facts regard
ing the number OF dead and injured
| since the fighting began last Thurs
, day.
A dispatch from Henryetta tonight
said military officers had admitted un-
| officially that thirteen negroes and In
dians had been killed since Thursday.
| All efforts TO establish the truth or
falsity Of the report are vain.
Thomas Watson. a prominent citi
zen of Sapulpa. on his return to Sa-
pulpa from Henyretta today declared
emphatically that the bodies of near
ly thirty negroes had been found near
| the scene Of the original disturbance
near Crazy Snakes home.
1t has been denied that any such
number was killed. he was told,
But / saw them" he insisted, Il
was right there. The settlers are ter.
riled, too. but the trouble will be OF
short duration when the militia once
| gets action on the band"
Deputy Sheriffs Frank Jones and
William Clark tonight told stafT cor
respondent of the Daily Oklahoman.
who reached Pierce in advance of the
militia, that they had good reason TO
believe that more than Marshal Baum
and Deputy Sheriff Odom were killed
in Saturdays fight.
While digging In the ashes and de-
bris OF the razed home of Crazy Snake
| today. the correspondent discovered
the charred bodies OF probably as
many as four men Jones and Clark