The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-08
BURNED BY GEN.
WAITIE'S ORDER
Generals Own Letters
Tell Story Of Their
DEATH OF ANDY NAVE
Intended TO Save Lives Of
Chiefs Relatives But No
Mercy for Negroes

sp,fil 90 rbowogd
(TNtiLEQtAlt May T. Many poo.
pie Chorolaoo citlzrns among thcm,
hsva' wondered at what poriod tho
ola and historical log buildings IN
'he public square at this place wcro
1rtN4oyod pr removed. Also " has
bocn Inquired by others na 10 the
dutcIuf tho burning of the homo ~
Principal Chief John Ross at Park
mn The uncertainty relating tp tho
taaitcrs in quoWiuu has boon clint
uatOd as thor, have somewhat ro-
,ontk boon made public fomo letters
OF stand waite. leader pf tho south
'rp Chorokcce IN ctyl wnr times and
rucfuhcr Of one ~ The prominent In
diaH families waite. who Iu 1864.
rccckcd tho rank of hrigHdicr gen
ofsl, made various scouts 10 va
rhug sections ~ the Cherokee ma
ton during 1923. before the fed
aral forces caused the retirement of
he ronfodoratcs 10 points south of
tho Arkansas river. The letter which
tiohrs up The mystery relating TO the
dcstruction Of tho old capitol ana
the bone " tho principal chief was
written nv waite In November. 1868.
tbc month following the incursion 10
lhnltVNhn anu lNlNuills " NhN WIN
IN e. Mrs. Wuitc, aud that portion
relating to tho matters In ducstlon
stateR
-. went to TRhleduah aud
parkhll Took Dannlc iIicke and
John Ross Ga nephew of the chico.
Would not allow them Killed because
you bald william Ross tnuothcr ne
rhrw) must not bc killed on old
MRS. Jack RosF account. kilicd a
rew, Pins In Tahlcquah. They had
been holding u council ! had the
old council house set on fire and
burnt down. also John Ross house
Cat parkhilll Poor Andy Nave was
killed lie refused tu surrender nnd
was shot by pick Fields. | felt sorry
as 'he was quite friendly towards me
before the war. but u could not he
helped I would great deal rathor
have taken him prisoner Since my
return I have been sick hut now
good deal bettot. Another scout has
since been made To TRnicquah under
Battles. tle returned today. They
found some negro soldiers at Park
hill. killed two ana two white men.
Thev brought In some OF RoS' ne
gfoes"
Escaped IN Nlemcio,hes.
old time citizcns have related
some interesting storlcs IN conncc.
tion with the incidents above men'
toned Another man who accom-
painted the young men captured In
TahIcuuah had very narrow oH-
capo but managed TO jump from n
window Of the house In which he
was staying and made his way on
foot To Fort Gibson on chill ana
frotty night without any clothing
except that In which he had been
~ al. laf N
parkhiil they stated. was n beauti'
fil house containing a rare and val.
uable collection Of documents and
manuscripts, relies and articles con-
ctrning the history OF the Cherokoos
from very early times. In addition 10
fhe furnishings. library and practl-
cally all the household effects. THIS
home Stood on a.. afainenrn and tho
great light made by It's burning was
Visible ~ a distance. Concerning the
Killing Of Andrew Nave. son-tn-laW
OF the principal chief, various ac-
counts have beon given and others
have been named as his slayers huI
tho man named In Wnite'E lettcr
spems to have fired tho fatal shot,
( though another man ran up TO Nave
after ho had fallen and turning him
over thrust bowie knife twice into
his breast. Nave, = vas Haid nv
members of his family, fled from the
house when the ralding force ar
rived and making his way through
garden east of his home. was IN
the act Of climbing over rail fence
rhcn "A heavy charge of shot from a
1uphic barrel gun struck him ful
IN the hack az close range and ho
fell dead into the corn field, in
which he. would have been safe had
ne succeeded In getting out OF the
garden.
Tho norton Of land through which
ne fled and wherein he was slain
was never thereafter used 10y his ret
ativcs aud Is now covered with an
Nxtensivc growth Of tail trees.
f. The negro soldiers mentioned an
,srear to have been some young tel.
lows who had armed themselves ana
ghad managed TO secure blue blouses.
lThey were I'm the parkhill ncighhor.
ahood when surprised by the mounted
men OF the confederate contingent
hand were pursued 1hrough the fields
land underground, some being caught
and others shot down.
The old council house. built a fcw
wears after the establishment of the
Cherokee nation la the west, was
one OF the first important buildings
hutlt In Tahlequah. Its dimensions
Wnd provision Tor h'lhE 'Vu'pp'N
with chimney ana fireplace ts men
toned Ia an act OF the council max
ing appropriation Tor It's erection,
The Pins were members of tho
federal party among the Chcrokers.
In order TO distinguish their mom-
bers each of them wore pins ar
RANGED n designated positions ON
their shirts or lapcls of coats. They
also had grips passwords and signs
and were particularly obnoxious TO
the southern Chcrukccs