The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-11
PRISONER IS AN INDIAN
e. Peltier Tells Contradieting Stories
Of How He Came in Possession OF
the Team and Woean Of the Dead
Man.

Indian. was arrested at Pauls Val
ley Sunday, charged with the muir
der of John Gully five miles east
of Lexington, oklahoma, Saturday.
The man was brought to the Cleye-
land county jail at Norman and ques.
toned by Sheriff Ike Sale.
On Peltier's shirt, when he was
searched at the county Jail here.
were found several suspicious look
ing spots. covering almost the entir-
back of his shirt. The garment, as
well as the rest of his outer gar.
ments, was removed and he was
furnished with new one. \ chem
on the shirt to tell whether or not
they are blood stains.
In the wagon with which he was
found in Pauls Valley We're groceries
and garments Identified as the prop.
o"ty of Gully.
Early Sunday night word was re.
lynching party had been organized
and started toward Norman. Sheriff
Sale Immediately placed Peltier in
au automobile and started north from
Norman.
In looking over the scene of the
crime today, it was found that with.
/ Ia, f,t hA ,,rh..
body of Gully was found was rude
| pallet, made out of wagon cover.
which showed signs of having becn
slept on. The officers take this as
a sign that the murderer. waiting
| for day to break. law down ana
doZed beside the body of his victim.
Four wounds brought about Culiys
death. All. apparently, were inflicted
with an axe. \ blow in the fore.
head had crushed in the skull. ap-
parently hitting just about the bridge
of the nose. Another blow on the
top of the head had crushed in 4
round spot still third blow was
on the back of the head and tn
throat Was cut. apparently with tn
. edge of an axe. The instrument
with which Gully was slain has Aot
been found.
Indications are the man was en-
| ticed to his door. and there slain.
/ From the front of his little snack.
on the steI" of which appear blood
stains, track leads about 200 ie"t
down the slope, showing, it is b..
lioyed that the dead body was drag
sed there,
The body was found by Jonn
Green, a noiehbor. Green, who was
in the habit OF dropping over TO see
Gully once iu a while. decided TO
pay him a visit. He entered the
/ house Saturday, and, finding it emp.
~, noticed the track leading down
into the clump OF bushes. lie saw
the hand OF Gully and pulled the
body out.
Pelteir has told two stories II the
manner in which he came by the
/ team and wagon of Gully, with which
/ he was found in Pauls Valley. The
/ first story hc told was to a livery
man OF Paul- Valley, to whom he
/ tried 10 sell the team. He declared
he had raised the horses on his
farm AT Maugum and merely brought
/ them 10 Paus Valley to sell After
/ his arrest ho told the officers that
. Friday night ne stopped in a hobo
/ camp out of Pauls Valley and while
coming north 10 Lexington Saturday
met a negro about II O'Clock driv-
ing the team He said he pur.
/ chased the team from this negro for
$lOo, and then. believing he had
a bargain, turned south toward Pauls
/ Valley 10 sci. the team again.
Since his arrest he has maintain.
ed sulleu silence, however, and
retuSCs 10 say whether either story
is correct. Sheriff Sales continual
cross questioning was without avail
He declared the mule colt. witch
disappeared with the wagon and
team, had been sold by him to a
negro at Wayne, Okla. for a watch
and s.. The watch which he claims
TO have gotten was found on him, but
no money was found.
The officers believe they have con.
tradition of his story TO them in
the statement of a mail carrier and
of some neighbors of Gully This
mail carrier claims that he recog,
nized the wagon OF Gully early sat.
urday morning, and says further that
IL WAS not driven by negro. Neign.