The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-06
u. S. ATTORNEY
WILL PROSECUTE
TREASON CHARGE
Sixty Informations Filed by
Commissioner,
THREE DEATHS IN FIGHTS
Prisoners Being Taken 70 tho
State Prison,
By Staff Correspondent.


HOLDENVILLE, okla, Aug. o.
United States District Attorney W. 2.
McGinnis announced at Muskoaee THE
afternoon that the mon arrested on
charges, Of resisting the draft ipnfot- G
nection with the Oklahoma upMink
will he tried for treason and that the
death penalty will he asked by the GOV.
ernment.
The penalty for treason against the
United States 10 DEATH said District
Attorney McGinnis, "and bearing arn,s
against the government Is the worst
kind ot treason" -
SIXTY laiemAuoas Prepared. =
Since Friday, United Stases Coz
missioner Faucet here has pfeoeee4
abouy Sixty jaiormAttpnl. A6eIo1t -
mon brought Here from SsSxkws NJ
from communities near here. The
charge in each case Is conspiracy to
violate the sclective draft law A. fast
as the informations are prepared. the
| United States warrant Is served and
the prisoner is taken to McAlester.
Federal officials fear attempts would
be made TO rescue the prisoners II they
were left In the small ails.
Psohibitivs Ball Asked.
District Attorney McGinnis hss seM
letters today to United States commits.
sioners in thirteen towns In eastern Oh.
lshoma recommending that bonds yee
draft resisters be set at $1,000 TO ~.
000 The government intends to ho6
the men on prohibitive bail until they
are brought TO trial. Probably oil Of
the men arrested In connection win
the Oklahoma drafting will be brought
to trial at the October term OF the die.
trict court here, unless developments
warrant the convening Of q special see.
sion OF the court and the calling Of Z
special grand jury.
] Williams Rogers, special assistant n
the United States attorney Of the East.
ern district, Is In Holdsnville today =.
curing evidence against the men sls
ready captured Other Representatives
OF the department OF justice were cent
today to Ada, Wewoka and the United
States marshzrs force is sugmenting
its strength by the appointment oi a..
tra deputies for service in the heart q
the trouble. M
II is the intention to look to IT.
county authorities for all possible ~
ustanee, such as they have given leav-
Ing them to take the direction Of u
civilian posses.
School Teacher ArrsstsA. &
Among those arrested here 10 1. n
Smith, a teacher, who lived north q
We,umka, Smith was q eandi6ale log
the office OF superintendent Of schoo)l
in the last election and 10 said to h0vv
made incendiary speeches against TIN
draft law.
This is draft examination day fol
J Hughes county The strident tones o.
; officials calling the men In order Il
the city hall 10 strange note In thu
air Of solemnity which hangs over th'
town
Creek Indians like the Seminoles h
Seminole county are helping put down
{ the trouble. Praise for the work dons
by them Is given by all officials
Total ot Three Deaths.
Total deaths as a result of the So
' called "drai, revolution" in central
e eastern Oklahoma were brought Ia
- three this morning when it was report.
n ed here that Wallace Cargll the aged
= man shot by posse last Saturday nad
died at a farm six miles west OF Sa-
sakwa early today
The other two deaths are those o.
Hugh Biaylock, killed in fight VIZ VIZ
\ po,s.men near the doc Mee ,leo
= ,ehoolhouse, thirteen miles east OF mere
At S o'clock yesterday and }. +. MOOSE
c oi Wewoka, a school teacher, who, ie-
e Moran, of the uprising, tried to drive ms
- automobile through guard lines thrown
around Holdenyile last night ana Wa
I ,bo, because he refused to stop. IA
Three Officers Shot.
Casualties on the side OF the torcee
the law are three Henry yohaeqQ
po.,,men who took part in the l
which Blaylock was killed, was ~
injured by q bullet A youeh -
Wood, was slightly hurt h ~ G.