Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-11

weight Had TO bluff tho whole oyp-
Hy camp before no got the money OF
which his pockets had beon picked
4 laundry wagon from the Model
Laundry on West First, was coyotod
by one Of tho Gypa, Tho Gyp offered
$50 for the wagon, ana was refused.
Yesterday lne " the employees of tue
laundry had 10 lead young army into
'ho Gypsy camp ana secure posses'
zion OF tho wagon.
one Of the Gypsics. with name
that you couldn't Hrtlculnte n 81 were
printed, claimed ownership 10 the
wagon. A eortio into the Gypsy
tho vehicle lie was arrested. Yes
terdsy afternoon, however, ho was
turned loose by Sheriff Mccullough,
who So of fhe opinion that the Gypsy
dldn't steal tho wagon and that ne
IAN prove that he didn't
The story lesks out that The Gipsy
really did purchase the wagon u
seems that one Of the employees Of the
Model. q driver. became love smiiich
over one ~ the maids employed in
the eetahlIs'mcut 70 procure funds
20 elnpr with the lady lt is alleged
hat the yo.ngEter 'ook The wagon
and sold 50 10 the Gypsy who wanted
s, 100 bad
When ShoHg MrCulIalgh heard
hot story he turned the Gypsy Do rus-
'Ody loose According 20 the sheriff.
be may Dc called upon et any time 20
make some arrests in the wagon case.
but not OF the Gypsy tribe.
II the foregoing goes 10 show that
the Gypsios are honest. dozen other
hinge show the opposite B. II
Sands. of tho waterworAs department,
declares that the Gypsies encamped
near the watcrworks are the wort
Of his troubles They are even more
trouble 10 h'm than the purchasing
of the new pump. The little GYPSY
fids have been trespassing around the
watcrwOrks every day, and everything
which IS loose sticks 10 their hands,
II is said
Tho GypleE are Gucampcd on the
city property The waterworks super
iutcndent states that he has asked
the sheriff 10 make the bunch vacate,
but the sheriff hasn't acted. declaring
he hasn't any more authority 10 make
the Gypsics yacntc than has super
intondent SGrds. that n the Gypsics
are troublesome 10 the waterwOrks
anl are on city property that the po-
e.. Al. H.Ty hf
sheriff.
The wuterworks superintendent r.
having tho worst trouble with the
Gypsies. He II ready TO believe that
they are making oil OF the robberies
reported. The sheriff doegn't think
20, az he searched the camp and dH
not find anything out OF the way
Besides causing trouble for other
people the Gypsies have all kinds Of
It among themselves. There was AL
most wedding out to the Gypsy
camp the other night, II was TO have
been grand affair. The groom
bought the bride for 81 500 In gold.
| Just az II was time for the ceremony
10 bakO place George MaXey and his
| Tulsa bRnd were there 10 furnish mu-
sic. something happened. The father
OF the happy brido wanted TO raise
the price for the hand Of her. The
groom objected, and there was trou.
ole. Brick bats were lying In the air
A few heads were bruised and blood
flowed Ike water. The scrap laste'i
for about an hour All OF the lights
were Knocked out except the one
which was set up beside the band,
which, by the way. was guarded by a
couple Of 1ypsles with murderous
cooking guns. II was battle that
caused enough bloodshed 20 satisfy
ven tho most vicious Of the four
| tccuth century cavaliers. In the
feeble light given of. by ono smoky
torch, tho Gypsles fpught. Then II
white onlookcrs that the chief of the
camp was all paramount, and that he
| had no objection TO his followers
| fighting ~ long as no damage wai
done 20 their persons which coult
not repaired by nature But when q
woman was nearly murdered IN thi'
Frcwsomc fight the chief made him
self manifest by giving an oarsplittinl
whistle and firing four shots into tn,
air.
The fiyht was over.
Tho two Gypsles, howev
.r. were happily married last night
A compromise was made by the al
paramount chief OF the aggregation
ana tho thing was ended.
Nothing to a Gypsy wedding, Th,
bride cuts dinner With her parents
The Inst piece OF meat on the plate 4
arriod TO the ~oom lie eats this
Then a ont is made in arm OF each
and the blood intermlnGlcs, The,
bre united for lifo.
No divorces among the GypHef
Plenty OF children.