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TVliU** XIIDEVELtfi SFNTSIN WICKLIFFE CASETahleqtiail. I. T.. July 14—(Special.) —E. L. I.ahdrum.rfccrtftary andftrreas-nrer ol th** Richards-McSpaddcn Dry Good* aompany of this place ha* taken up the cudgel* in the defense of the WyeVliffs and has prepared a broadside against United State* Marshal Datrough and his deputies.Mr. LaudTOm is one of.the leading business men of Tohlequah and ha* the confidence of the Cherojiec peo-people in a eery large measure. He is a .Chrokee by blood, a graduate. of one of the leading college* of the south and a former member of the Cbejo-kec senate.Mr. Laudrum ha* secured affidavits frdm Mrs. Wyckliff and two other full blood Cherokces to substantiate his statement.The statement is as follows:Much ha* been said recently about the purported interview of James P. Thompson 8tid a* newspaper report-with the Wyckliffe. a detailedto further corroborate the statement* made by Jim Thompson. Can the staUments of Bob Thompson be vereficd? 11 in victim was not even shot. Then Bow inuld he sec the red Mood on a red nhirt trickling down the bosom of Bis victim)But let u* get down to business.and stale the object of this meeting, as it were. Reformreport of which appeared 'first in the Timea-Deinoeratand laldr in some of the leading papers throughout this western country.One paper had in box car letters. “Who is .(hi* Jim Thompson” The Vinita Chieftain said in similar type: Jim Thompson a big talker. It has been said by several of the marshal force and 1 lhave been reliably informed that it has reached the Itl-• dian .agent'4-ar..that. Jaotcs. Thompson holds a government job and carries a big six-shooter all the time — a preambulating arseTTal. if you please.lim Thompson is not in any way related fo the Bob Thompson that saw blood , on a man’s shin at a' dis-tanec of 00 yards when a bullet from his unwavering, (?) rifle, had penetrated (?) hi* victim and on a red ahirt. too. ■ ■ : ’ *No, Jim Thomposn can’t see blood on a red shirt )hat far.The interview of Bob Thompson was the greatest ever—from the mar. shal’a point of view. .• That of Jim ,-yhompson is’ treason. and in therainpnutthroughout (he country. I( is in the very atmosphere. I believe it a good time to begin in trtis country. The days of the reign of the United State* marshal arc about numbered. No more will he be the monarch of all he survey*. While he lives let’s make him litfe 'right. 1 am pleased ’o he able to state that (lie force is ten times better than it was twenty years ago? bnt sorry to say that it ought to be ten times better than it s. Jim Thompson does not carry a gun when off duty, as ha* been, alleged. 1 have neither oil well* nor stocks and hond* but I will pay the Chieftain man or any one else $5.c* for cacn affidavit, that will stand a court test, setting forth that he docs. Will the Chieftain or any one else pay the same amount for affidavits as to the carrying of weapons by. deputy United States marshal* and possemen when off duty? If they will. I will he a millionaire before the president issue* his statehood proclamation... .I|,Is • good time to begin the- correction ' of the .abuses practiced bv these deputies and possemen. And if the head marshal i* entitled to the credit for the capture of criminals and outlaw*, he should be held responsible for Old abuses of authority practiced by his subordinates.A deputy marshal hid a jug- of whiskey, (as was a common practice in those day*), in a man’s wagon in the city of Ft. Smith, followed him across the line into the Cherokee nation ’and attempted to arrest him and by this act made Ned Christie (Continued on Page a.)PIPE LINE-TJnhoniacntainoverilillaki to 1. I ver lerlTulsa. I. T.. July 16.—(Spl.)—j Active work on the pipe line from the famuli* Glenn oil pool is in progress and shortly the Red Fork pumping station will be connected witn the big district to the south tfv an right-inch line, which will be direct connection witn the Whiting. Ind.. refinery With this increased rapacity, the line will be in shape to transport at least a satisfactory portion of life oil that can be pro-ducted from the wells under contract or drilled. The daily production at this time is about 6,000 barrel*, while the nresent pipe line capacity is only i.joo. the rc*t of the ml going into lank*. Under favorable condition*, the total can be increased to 20.000 inside of twenty days.Dtheda;lmmlwnaerrotw«EVELYN I POSED I”* Ptrnbnrg, Jitiy iR-Mr*.” CKarTc* J. Holman, mother of Evelyn Ncsbit Thaw, in an interview say*:“Any statement or suggestion to the effect that it was 1 who intro-nrtercst of ’’lawlessness.Let u* see. whlcHlof.Jhese two men are more ,worjhy of bcJicf.Jim Thompson aaya He talked with the Wycklifi 1 and tnat they said certain things which, if true, show that the marshall were to. bliftne for the Wyckliffa becoming hunted lawbreakers' Who is Jim Thompson? He is in the government service. His uncle has been two years pastor of the Preabyterian church at this place. Another uncle was mayor of - Muskogee; » brother stand* high in the medical profcsaion in Muskogee; his relative* are1 among the Most thrifty and influential of the Cherokee nation. and have -been prominent for year*.THOUSANDSOf Loyal Elk* Flocking Denver for the Great' . 1 Meeting •toofDenver July ie.—Thousands person* arcarriving .for the annual Klk*’ gathering. Thirty apodal train* nro nclii-duled to arrive dur-lng_tho day. -.The opening aeuBlon of OMPresented herewith arc affidavit* ine grand lodge Is tonight.duccd Evelyn to White i* false. ThavHarry thaw’s mother speaks well of Evelyn. Well, who shouldn’t she, beautiful, loving, bright girl. But the papers attribute *0 much to poor Evelyn, I pcrinittcd ner to jtp. tOTelieder.cKilled and Twa»ty--arl Injured in Powder Mill ExplosionAshland. Wto„ July 18 —A pow der mill *evqral in lias from Ashland was blown up today. Throe men. J. I.. Pierce. *uperlntendcnt: William Wallace, laborer, and George Woodall), were klllod, and twenty were Injured. .The mills are owned by the At
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Muskogee Times Democrat
Muskogee, Oklahoma, US
Mon, Jul 16, 1906
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