Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-07
WIFE BEGINS FIGHT TO HOLD WEALTHY
 INDIAN HUSBAND
Mrs. Jackson Barnett Will Shoot if It's Necessary
 She Says

Coffeyville, Kan. March G.-Witl n $2,000,OO0 husband as the stake Anna Laura Lowe Barnett has begun in earnest her fight against the forces of the federal government to prevent the removal from Kansas of Jackson Barnett the rich Indian whom she married here last Monday afternoon after q race in high powered motor car from Henryetta Okla.
 Against Mrs. Barnett are arrayed squads Of secret service operatives a battery of brilliant lawyers and ali the resources of the interior depart ment at Washington.
 Mrs. Barnett has an automatic re- volver and Harold McGugin, lawyer and former judge advocate general in the A. E. F.
 On the one hand, the government is ready to file a suit at Independence to annul the marriage on the ground that Barnett is an incompetent and the marriage therefore illegal, coun- tering this claim, Mrs. Barnett con. tends that she isc lawfully the wife of Jackson Barnett and proposes to flight to the lats ditch for her share of the Barnett millions. Attorney McGugin declares that Barnett is not conceded to be an incompetent. that he must be proven so before Kan sas jury of which he will demand a hearing and verdict.
 With lull in the battle caused by the necessary wait for instruc- tions from Washington to Dallas Knapp, counsel for the government, both sides are sparring for vantage.
 Apartment Door Barred.
 When representatives of the gov ernment, alert to the faintest chance. seek an opportunity to talk to Bar nett and induce him to return to Oklahoma, Mrs. Barnett, behind the barred door of her apartments, de- mands to know who is there before opening the door an inch or two to sec.
 "We are through with Oklahoma. forever," she said. eve will not re. turn there under any circumstances Oklahoma refused us our rights as American citizens and we will stay in Kansas where we can have pro- tection.
 T am hot a gunwoman, but I have the right to defend my home and the trespasser who invades my apartment may expect to be shot down.
 Mrs. Barnett was the wife of Judge T. J. Lowe, formerly terri torial secretary of state, now living at Ardmore, Okla. She was d-. vorced from him about nine years ago. Dispatches from Guthrie says that the divorce was granted with out a contest.
 Guardian Asks Question.
 Guardian Carol J. O'Hornett, who has charge of the governments ward obtained chance to ask:
 Jack, don't you want to 20 back to Oklahoma with me-"
 Not without her." answered Jack "Her mine, she make good wife. Il no go back without her."
 Mrs. Lowe and Jackson Barnett were married here last week. cli- maxing her second attempt to be- come the wife of the wealthy Indian. Telling of the elopement. as he calls 1t, C W. Moorehead of Tulsa says:
 My wife and l, with Mrs. Lowe. were driving in the vicinity of Ok mulgee last Sunday when Hrs Lowe exclaimed i've are just little dis taEce from my sweetheart's home; let's go over there. We drove to Barnett's home, seven miles north of Henryetta, where Barnett came out to the car in response to call from Mrs. Lowe. He got in and we mo- tored to Coffeyville, coming through Okmulgee, Sapulpa, Tulsa, Bartles- vile, then across the line to Caney, then to Coffeyville.
 Nothing was heard of Barnett until a newspaper correspondent located him at the Metrolopitan hotel here following his wedding to Mrs. Lowe by Justice of the Peace Chas. T. Pickett. Since then the fight for the custody of Barnett has waged bitter ly between Mrs. Barnett and repre- sentatives of the governmnt. Un- less Barnett can be induced to return to Oklahoma voluntarily, long legal battle is in prospect.