Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-04
INDIANS DEFY agent
SERIOUS INsURREcTioN PRE-.
Walls ON RESERVATION IN
TAMA COUNTY.
REDS DEFY OFFICERS
WITH HATcHETs AND CLUBS
Right of Agent to Serve Warrants for
Arrests Disputed and isnored-Open
Rebellion and HostiIities Narrowly
Averted in Effort to Serve Warrant
on Sam Peters and Others.

on Sam Peters and Others.
Special to Times-Republican.
Toledo, May 4.-There is trouble on
the MusQuakie Indian reservation near
the authority Of the agent to exercise
police powers over the reservation.
The Indians are in a mood to make
trouble and in a recent effort to arrest
| Sam Peters a personal clash with the
! government authorities was narrowly
averred, the reds assembling with
weapons, including hatchets and clubs,
their efforts to secure the custody Of
Peters.
Have Been Advised by Outsiders.
This is the fifth time the indians
have refused TO accept the service of
a warrant for arrest, and the squaws
are ready to fight with their husbands
and sons for what they claim are their
rights. Apparently the Indians have
been advised by some one that the
agent has no authority to issue war
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resisted even to the extreme Of vio-
lence.
Up TO the present the reds have the
best of the situation, and the agent is
awaiting Developments.
Drink Cause Of Troubles.
Sales of LIQUORS to the reds and the
efforts of the federal officers and agent
to stop sales by arresting those who
bring liquor to the reservation and
those who become intoxicated there
from have led up to the present trouble
and the complete defiance of he
agents regularly appointed policemen.
Agent Green Issues Statement.
q. J Green, superintendent and
agent of the Sac and Fox Indians in
Iowa. makes the following statement
concerning the troubles n relates the
details of exciting encounters Of his
officers in their efforts to place in jail
those charged with violations Of the
laws:
1.-THE annuity payment was made to
these Indians last fall on Sept. Is, a
few DAYS afterwards they secured a
supply OF whisky from some source,
and went on a big drunk. On the 18TH
warrants were issued by the Indian
agent for the arrest of Sam Peters,
John Buffalo, and any other Indians
who might he found intoxicated.
.Sam Peters, John Buffalo, George
Ward, Jimmie Ward, and Bill Wanatee
were secured. They were all given a
careful hearing at the little Jail on the
reservation, and every one admitted
that they were drunk, but told different
stories as to where they secured the
LIQUOR. They were each sentenced to
thirty days in the little jail in harm
ony with the regulations of the Indian
office.
sam Peters, John Buffalo, and
Jimmie Ward broke jail and left for the
south, going to their friends and rela-
tives in Kansas and Oklahoma. After
a few weeks Jimmie Ward returned
and gave himself up and served out his
time. The Indian agent was authorized
TO come to Washington about the 21st
Of the month, but before going wrote
Mr.. Van Vert, who was then at Sioux
City to come down and mix in this
muss, Mr.. Van Vert being a special
officer especially authorized to investi-
gate such matters.
Mr.. Van Vert arrived after the
agent had left but went to work al once
to locate if possible the source of sup
ply. Som Of the Indians said that the
liquor vas brought from Marshalltown.
50 he. with one of his deputies and ac-
companied by W. A. Talbert, the In
dian farmer. and Rev. r. G. Smith, the
missionary, went TO Marshalltown to
look w the matter. Several saloon-
keepers and bootleggers had, previous
to this time. had their lesson in Mar
shalltown. but still there seemed to be
a leak some place,
Il believe what the mayor and po-
lice did to these gentlemen has already
been pretty well advertised, and is to
receive further notice at the May
term of federal court at Des Moines.
It was learned that Frank Earl, the
same Indian who had been tried a few
years ago in the federal court at Cedar
Rapids for the murder of an Indian
policeman on this reservation, had been
instrumental in bringing two Jugs OF
whisky to the reservation. In the
meantime he had fed to Oklahoma. He
was secured by the federal authorities.
brought back. and plead guilty at the
April term Of court, and will have six
months to think it over. Charges
against other Indians are being inves-
tigated.
Peters Comes Back.
April 10 word was received that
sam Peters had returned to the reser-
walton. This was reported to the agent
by the ndian farmer. He was directed
to see hat Sam was secured and
placed in Jail to serve out the balance
of his sentence the same as Jimmie
Ward had been obliged to do.
"Wednesday, the goth, James Powe-
shiek, the Indian policeman, went to
Sans home to get him. He lives with
his father, Jim Peters. He refused to
go with the policeman. and as there
were several Indians ready to help him,
1T seemed best not to force the mat
ter, thinking that he would come to
his senses n come without making
trouble. His claim seems to be that
IL lis opinion, ana that or ms advis-
ors. h Indian agent has no authority
to authorize the arrest OF any Indian.
He wanted to see a real warrant"
issued by a federal officer. saying that
he would not go for one of those type
written papers made by the agent.
Friday afternoon, the 22d. Joe Tes-
son. Jr, another Of the Indian police
man, met him in the road not far from
the little jail. He was alone and so
was the policeman. He said he would
not go unless the policeman could drag
him to the Jail, The policeman Thought