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BEN HUNGRY KILLED GILSTRAPSays Charles Wkkliff in ,an Interview with J. P. TsompsonHUNGRY IN JAIL AT VINIUHad Only Been With the Wick-Iiffs Two Weeks when ^D«P«ty ias.ffled *Tahlsquah, I. T.—J. P. Thompson of this city returned yesterday from the Saline district where he, accompanied by an interpreter, talked with the WyclifTe boys, who have been hunted by deputy United States marshals in that section for several months past. The Wycliffe's side of the story as told him by Charles:“We did not kill Gilstrap in thefight with the marshals on MarchIf* as has been reported, but HenHungry did. We had been scouting for several months and stopped one morning near tire Spavinavv posiot-hcc to build a fire and get warm. While we were seated about the fire we heard voices am! got up and ran. We heard shouts and at first supposed they were hunters. We heard several shots and al so heard dog3 harking and as they continued to follow us wlt; imally decided that it was a posse after us with blood hounds.“About 4 o’clock in the afternoon wc became exhausted and went over to a ridge at the head of a ravine. The marshals and dogs came in sight then and the dogs ran c!os~ to us and baved at us on the side of the ridge. Ren Hungry, who had brcn. vvtlll nS.bul two weeks, was }u*t over the ridg? and could only be seen from the waist up. The marshals wni the first one of us m shoot.“At the first report GilMrnp fell. Rob Thompson picked up his gun and ran without firing a shot A few more shots were exchanged and themarshals fled We did not go to Gilstrap's body, as has been reporter!. hut remained whert we were until night. Since then we have been keening out of the wav as be«;t possible J trust our people will take the matter up with the proper, authorities and see if they can’t do something for us White and his supposed gang of nrar*ma1-*rs are responsible for all this trouble.“My first tremble was on the lt;hh day of June three years ago ^ My brothers and T w* re attending a stomp dance at Cochran prairie. Tn trying to quiet a row which had started T picked up a Moody knife which had been used, and Dan Roney was in the act of cutting Andre3 Meigs’ throat at thlt; time, and it vas thought that T did it. standing there as T was with that bloody.. Made in mv b^nd \ writ was issued for mvself and brothers, charging us with assault with intent tokill“Shortlv af'er we w*r attacked by Captain Whit', J. H. Vi**r and Gilstrap. Pnncv was seriously woundcrd brother Turn knowing he had done nothinp to he shot for returned the- fir' of the marshals and they ran. one of them being shot in the arm.“Another Time we had a fight at Spake Hollow. W lt;tri-*d to avoid them, but ran into them and they opened hrc on us without warning.“I threw my nun down, and thev shot the hair off mv head when T had mv han^c np. S-cine they intended to kill me I turned and ran. After this 1 decided th**y didn't want me to surrender, so I took my brothers and went to the woods.“I love peace. I love my home and my children, and God knows. I have done nothing but what 1 have hadOgrltJt dem. hero stati railr Earl to c temi oper been sum vote T1 vent rens com fer lio i Cl con\ hall Afte Cha pora ehai seer F( lath man Pi of 1 Koc fron The at-a T1 Rut:theseatWmoB vent endlt; an f R. 1 nor in 1FImpII, men fron dlan cam t he that lt;11 vu lt;*00. fene wire had mak Non all Tt or.de wire Indl ceivi the vert:thismarl of 1 everTliSaandawa!wherevogoveleantiommanmalstermstealPort
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Checotah Times
Checotah, Oklahoma, US
Fri, Jun 15, 1906
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