The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-24
FRIAR TAKEN TO MUSKOGEE
ON MURDER CHARGE

L.
,er. shot and killed Bill Alcorn, a negro
'jointist." at Boynton yesterday after
noon and soon afterward was saved
from the hands of a crowd of angry
negroes who threatened him with
death
Frair is the preacher who came to /
few days ago and after
purchasing bottle of whisky at the
Regal drug store gave it to the county
attorney as evidence, The county at
torney's office Immediately filed an in
junction against the drug store based /
upon Rev. Friar's detective work.
1t was also Rev. Friar who last week |
led two hundred citizens of Boynton
to Muskogee to attend trial in the
superior court here against Jointist'
of Boynton. whom he was endeavoring
TO drive out of business. Each and
every one of Rev Friars adherents,
when they came to Muskogee, wore
white ribbons reading Give Us al
Clean Boynton.
Excitement at Boynton ran high inn
lmediately after the shooting and ne
groes quickly gathered from all sides.
The killing occurred in the negro sec
ton of the town and the blacks were
in the great majority Shouting threats
against the evangelist they closed in
Iupon him and the few friends with him
fled under a shower of rocks and bricks
leaving him to the mercy of the mob.
He was saved by the mayor of the
town. ]. II. Ogle, the mayor, 7. B. SUIT
ton, justice of the peace, and Joe
Crafford, a member of the city council
rushed to the spot where the minister
was surrounded by the negroes and
urged them to let the law take its
course.
/. After City Marshal Dan McKeavel
had placed Rev. Friar under arrest and
Iclamped handouts on his wrists the
negroes seemed satisfied and dispersed
They declared that they did not wisf
Ito precipitate a race war and would
=, leave the matter of his punishment t.
| 1.-THE law.
Rev. Friar was brought to Muskoge'
2 last night on the 1880 o'clock Frisc'
train and placed in the county jail
s Icharged with murder He will be give
n a preliminary hearing before Justic
d Bailey in few days.
@ With Rev. Frair last night ther
n came to Muskogee about thirty of hi
/. "Give Us a Clean Boynton' adherent
and his wife,
n There are two distinct versions {
s the affair and two versions of Re-
a. Friars work in Boynton. His friend
IS Ihave not much to say of the shootin
o but declare he has done much good
q Boynton. The anti-Friar elemen
ID which includes many prominent eli
Y, zens. say that he has created nothir
ID but unrest and false excitement al
o. that he followed Alcorn, who was u
RS dTmeu, anu SliOJ ilill III Sold pioOu'
lg Friar was a state law enforcemel
officer. Fred Coblents, who accol
panied him to Alcorns' resort, is all
a state officer. Several went with Il
h, preacher into the negro section of Il
IL town and were present when he sh
g Alcorn. Among them were the 9th
m ministers of the gospel, G. w. Dame
and N. E. Whitehill.
J. P. White said that Belle Clemor
a negress, threw him down the stat
of Alcorn's dive and that when
ny struck the bottom her son was wa
ry ling for him with a brick in his har
-ly Rev. Friar organized in Boynton
ly- civic league and started a crusa
his against the alleged Joints" in tn
re town. They started in by closing
ia, pool room operated by e. M. Co
Us herd and others, and last Friday, VIII
the Injunction suit came up for he
ing in the superior court before Jud
Mccain Friar brought about two hi
in. dred people to Muskogee 10 attend
the trial. All were wearing long stream'
nat bearing the words, "Give Us a Gle
the Boynton."
rid. Yesterday Judge Mccain issued
lin. order to have the sheriff lock the pli
tie up and when word reached Boyni
ngs to the effect that the White pool 70
fits had been closed, Rev. Friar and
other preachers and six members
ter the civic league went out to call II
,m- some of the negro iointists and wi
mn them to close their places and get
wo- of business.
cry c. w. Damon, n. E. Whitehill, j.
White, A. R. Skidmore, John Brad
stsl Fred Coblentz, r. X. Haywood
nti- Ed Honeycutt were the men who
for companied Rev Friar to the negro
of ton of the town. They entered
o,arotod hv piI1 Aipnrnc