The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17
NEMESIS THIRTEEN
YEARS BEHIND
PitifuI Story of Strange
in a Strange
Land.
FELL AMONG THIEVES
His Murder Was Almost For
gotten When Officer Came
and Got Murderers.

TA1LQUAu, oct 10 Among
several crimes committed ln Ions
gone years along tho old Tnlcquah
nnd Fort Gibson trull, that Of man
referred to by many persons az tho
Swedish traveller was long my
tcrv. When months and years had
uaAaCd and tho crime had been W'.t
nigh forgotten by many OF thp lIt'.
Zcus. N,mosis took H hand and 'hv
murdrrcrs vrID apIIchcndcd HHi
eventually hanged upon tho Fnllu"H.
II was I'm tNc cycntful year "t 1879.
Joe il,IuIluhs. % utiC .llulUNH'H.
long nftcr 90 be hrutIiy murdered
IN his own home. wa engaged IN
boot and shoe repairing, and ono
morning man ~ foreign appear
nnCe auI accent cutc ed aud asked
to have his boots patched, WINE
waiting for the work to be com
pieted the stranger stated that he
was ON his way to Fort Gibson ana
expected to walk lie was informed
that as the times were trouhluus
with "A number OF reckless Chhrhc-
tors. both whlo and Indian, In tho
land, IL would be better Tor him 10
arrange with aomo Of tho freight
haulcrs to take him along In n
wagon as far as his destination
This arrangement lid not appeal 10
tho stranger and when his boots
were properly mcndod no took up
"a small satchcl and walked away
lie was never Seen alive In Talequnh
again and the next day his body was
found In u thicket near the Chero-
kee male seminary building n mile
or 40 southwest. Some excitement
was aroused hut IN those days a
killing could be expected at almost
any time and after tho body had
been buried people talked about the
crime for "A while and then other
subjects came up and as time pass
ed the violent end Of the stranger
ceased to occupy tho minds OF tho
majority OF tho citizens. Weeks
heightened into months and then
years came ana passed Those who
had once suspected certain men for
got about tho matter and It appear
ed that the perpetrators OF the
murder would never be discovered
One day, when more than IL years
had rolled away, "A man rode into
Tahlequah, wearing heavy rcvol-
Yer and with n big leather covered
book protruding from pocket.
This man was n deputy marshal OF
the United States court Mt Fort
Smith, Ark, and his business In
Tahlequah and vicinity was for the
purpose OF placing under arrest
such persons as had violated the
laws OF the government and whC
were amendable to the court men
toned. Tho officer had occasion tC
make trips into the surrounding
country and while 80 doing hoart
some things which caused him tC
decide TO work up the case of the
murdered Swedc. Very cautiously
he proceeded and there was som,
surprise when he arrested man and
took him TO Fort smith jail for safe
Keeping. Soon the officers re-
turned. seeking another man who
the citizens now recalled had beer
moving from one locality TO an
other for some years, as II afrnit
TO remain long in one place. Thii
man was finally overtaken ant
when placed In prison both he ant
his companion confessed To th'
killing. though each sought TO Ia!
he blame on tho other.
According to the story told by tn,
prisoners they followed tho maj
when he left town and intercepted
aim In the trail, They entered int
casual cunvorsatiOn during whiCl
the traveller asked how far It was /
Fort Gibson. one of the men re
piled that IL was six miles and tn
stranger, remarking that the state
ment was "A lie. walked away, prot
ably fearing danger. lie had pre-
ceeded but short distance whc
he was shot down and then beate
over the head with a heavy ston
Thereafter his body was dragEo
into the thicket, his pockets rifle
and his hat and boots appropriate
by his slayers They then wcI
back To town, spent the small SUI
secured from tho dead man, buyir
powder and lead for their muzg