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i f*:* 2srovsri *; ( . i ) i i. ,'v - •..idiera Jesse James gangto.ponsistjng wagoneind outfits for ratolifig. ^ad too]k them to I donHEnough to say wero. robbed of ..them and they^are-1♦ ‘ . - •.« 4 .' / 1e, Wete pitched into govern-a i0Bepmeht wagons and started on our jgad tort Smith, Arkansas, via$** ncobuht oftexas, Texarkana and*On oxii second day,ShaChetraveling, '**' * in thePaiip, UMB68 and a _________ _sick imdfasked for rest,r.twferestebi Foirt SHI the chi vefy iick, a$ wasifls'b Mrs. 0the motner of the sSok ohildj hilt- • • •. • • • • ih i m » _ #, and whenvDrhor yesti wm toivbo had, althoughJkwkod jto ridejh a wagon, drawn|py six mutes, loaded with freight land fromoight to twelve persons. When we reached Henrietta, Texas,the,eighth day, the physician, McGee, said the chiJ a Was verythe lieutenant that heendangered the life of the child bytifevelihg* that he must let them rest a day or two. But no; so we tried * to Btop him by a yvri t of habeas ^corpus. but he defied the civil laws, aiid injhnatod the sheriffrwith fire arms. So we came on, meeting with very bad usage from Lieutenant; Taylor, in charge, but Sergant Mason and the soldiers were perfect gentlemen, to whom wo shall always be thankful for kindness. We arrived here Sept. 20th, and were taken to the court house and guarded until the morning of the 21st, at which time the court served a summons on us to tipgear at the next term of court, to answer the charges broughtagainst us, for invading the Indian Territory, they beipg too cowardly to give us a trial at the presentterm.' No more at prosent. .I remain yours as ever,W. H. OsSujin,t;in tlSeerotarig Jthe story, as published in a special. , , oecrotary.The following ip another siaeofftlt;U*to the liew York Herald. It appears to have been written by someAand
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Cherokee Advocate
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, US
Fri, Oct 13, 1882
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Alexander S.
CT, USA 29 Jun 2021
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