The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-03
INDIAN SHERIFF
QUICK ON SHOOT
Man Who Shot Up Fort
Gibson Slain by
Two Deputies
IMBIBED MUCH BOOZE
Old Timers Recall Affair
Body Laid by Bridge
More Than Day

Special 90 Tho World
TAIfEQt-AIL Sept I.... '1
the old days. when times were ORION
turnuIeut and bad u.u OF ih'
Cherokee nation wore 'Uu i.. 'uii
a. became necessary '"r iHr lu'i.
officers go take % h1ud n 'Nlri'h
ing tho reckless fellows ana Wfn..
The and 1ad towns n'" i"r ''
other und moro py1r"tnIy I'.In,I
citizens
small consideration r0- tul0u
hv some OF the officers .HI 'Nr ltb
characters who sugEy tN Ipn ihInH
Co suit themselves shoot iIfs' ''
ask questions ai.r1id' vIs ih"
scntimcut or some .f fHu Indian
shorf!s.
Many Died with Roots ON.
An Illustration OF This practice
was eNompllhod lu he case of 70
man named Tadpule of I,uur"n
Mile creek II was 800 the DAYS at
the 7Os of ihe lHat century. fnrlnd
whom there were many wild nul
dangerous character 90 IUD lurd
aud when the town of Fort Gibson
was notorious for the r"mhar ut
shooting nfiraNs occurred in'r".
as also FOR the large quantities of
rcd liquor sold. Ever gp often
there was trouble. White men. rca
mon and black brethren died With
their boots on" or IN ;hoir bare
foet, while many others wDre h1Gly
wounded and yet others werc fHbrcd
out OF their seven sensos But 10
the point at ISSUE, the 'osc Of Tad
pole.
lie had ridden into t1w1 nnd
from accounts imbibcd somo fire
water. Thereafter he felt that he
was monarch OF all he surveyed
and being pOssessor OF n shootius
iron of large calibor, he decided 90
shoot up the town nd make the
people feel his presence. Conse-
qucntly he rode about the precincts
OF the old place and fired often
The people were duly impressed and
sought HeCluHiOn behind closed
doors. Why some Of the citizens
uid not take n hand in ending the
incursion Of Tadpole no one nt this
day and time seems to know II
was known that there were divers
and sundry men OF nerve and marks
mnnship I'm the town, but they re-
mnined In !nnocuous dcsuctude and
tho afternoon wore away with TAD
pole In full possession Of the situa-
tinn. But as events aftcrWurd
proved, he was, soon after uightfall.
to meet with trouble Of serious
character
Soon after dusk had fallen SaIoll
Petit, sheriff Of the Illinois dis
trict. !n company with several
denuties, arrived in the town The
Officers were PROBABLY on the look
out for some Of the bad characters
of the period. They were also short
OF ammunition and after learning Of
the bad acting of Tadpole, went to-
n AZ 4
him TO open his doors and sell them
some ammunition This was done
and after the officers had secured
cartridges, powder and shot, they
were ready for business
Rad Man Kiilcdd dn Fight.
Tadpolo had. II seems. taken
short respite. hut after some time
fired his gun again and then made
his way on horseback towards whera
n wooden bridge spauned ono OF the
deep ravines. which may vet be
seen I'm the old and almost hhan
doned section OF Fort Gibson, whore
were once the principal business
houses. The officers heard the
sound OF horses feet and awaited
tho coming OF the rider whether
Tadnole, when he ncared the bridge
fired at the officers. sought to flr"
~ AllFiilt VI lHllfu 10 nfht flNlt
co:;::Tia1s. 20 surrender. If sifCn "a
command was ever given, Is un-
known. II is recalled by old citi-
zens, however. that there was sud
don crash of firearms and above
the crash the loud boom Of n shot
gun, The next day TadpOle was
found whore he had fallcr. riddIcd
with bullets and huckshot His
horse had also been slain ana lay
near by. In the right hand Of the
man who had engaged In shooting
w the town was grasped u revolver
After the shooting the officers nail
no more attention to tho orstwhiIr
violator OF the peace and dignity Of
the town Some time the following
day the body OF the slain man was
removed and thereafter he gave
no more trouble. The sheriff or one
OF his DEPUTIES was armed win a
double baTreled shotgun, each bar.
rel probably containing from - 90
- No. buckshot, such weapons
did deadly execution