The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-14
Mrs. ShOullz States That Women Forced
Her 10 Leave Town; ReciIes Story
Of Her Experiences
FORCED TO WALK
INTO CHICKASHA
Says She Was Struck With Axe Handle
and Driven From Home, Leaving
Door Unlocked

Howard Englebretson, who at one
time lived in this city and worked for
G. w Utterback and Cap Farrell, but
who now gives his address as 1926
Oak Grove avenue, Dallas, Texas,
came to the Daily Express office late
yesterday evening and in somewhat
excited manner stated that women
in Ninnekah went to the home Of
ngr. and Mrs. Tom Shoultz and with
clubs and pokers drove Mrs. Shoultz
from her home. The informant Is a
brother Of Lois EnglebretsOn, who
was found dead near the Rock Island
tracks Tuesday morning
Since the death Of the little girl
feeling has been running high in Min
nekah and MI. Shoultz left Tuesday
night after he had received word
that citizens there were preparing to
aia aeiF home and cake him from
~ 9A SAID. y
Howard Englebretson said that he
and his father had been in Ninuekah
yesterday trying to gather evidence
which would tend to show that his
little sister who came to such an un-
timely DEATH. had received criminal
treatment from the people with whom
she was staying.
He said that his father had been
paying Msr. Shoultz for keep the lit
tie girl while she went to school
there. Mrs. Shoultz does not dispute
the allegation that she administered
punishment to the little girl the eve
ming before she left.
Came to chickasha.
Mrs. shoultz came to Chickasha
yesterday evening after she was fore
cd to leave her home in company
with her daughter They We're given
no time to gather up any Of their be-
longings and when Mrs. shoultz came
into this city she had nothing over
her head she affirmed.
When seen in her room at 3lO12
Kansas avenue Mrs shoultz told the
story Of how she had been run out
Of Ninnekah. Her silver locks had
fallen about her face and as she was
relating the sad story Of the little
ohHd,s death tears could be seen
trickling down her aged and wrinK-
led face.
when asked if she had been run
ont Of Ninnekah she almost broke
down as she said in quiverlne
voice. eyes. o. my God, ! can't see
why they wanted to treat me, an old
lady 54 years old, the way they did.
have tried to live a christian NE
and it had always been my aim to
rs;sa Lois to be good little girl
lust as I would one of my own chill
dren. 1t hurts to think Of the little
child living in cold death while accus-
ing fingers are being pointed at me
and she can never raise her voice
again to say, Yes, Grandma, you were
good to me- as she had said many
times in the past"
Gave Her Ten Minutes.
When asked what the women said
when they came in the house, she
said aThey told me they world give
me ten minutes to get out Of town
T tried to reason with them, but they
said GO on. We don't want hear
awning more from you l tried to
talk to them but they would not let
me. I told them to let me have a
little time to pack my goods so that
i might move away and they told me
that / could not" Then tears came
into her eyes as she said: 7 didn't
know what to do. had never done
anyone harm and many Of the VIC
men I thought we're my best friends
some of them seized a poker and