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i,eleOHEGOTAH INCIDENTI' •. : -v•“ The Snakes Promptly Called Dowrr and d • Put iff Jail*. . •s Wednesday about 3 o’clock Jo Ster-,e yey v and Eastman;^ Polk, two, Snak* kr ligbthorsemen,, rode into, Checotan thirteen miles north of Eufaula andPO^ted up notices to the effect that allIndians renting land to wite peopl \T' or employing white labor would bt b- fined $100 and whipped with fifty lash es upon the bare back. The same to bt executed by the’Snake insurrection-ary government. *»y Scarcely were the notices posted 1) when Mayor Lucas and Marshal Sam k! Baker of Ohecotah rounded the Snake TigHhoHelm^ their winchestera and other weapons from them: covered them with cocked guns and 0“ forced them to tear down. ctiew.up It good and swallow them. .* •• * . * 9 *id. The Marauders were then confinedin the city, jail and Marshal Bennett was notified; * 4 •.Marshal Bennett endorsed the action of Mayor Lucas -and appointed Sam Baker Special Deputy Marshal. He then instructed XT. 8. ’’Commissioner Marshall at Eufaula to Issue writs for .these twb4ndians on a, charge of treason. Sam Baker took them to Mu*kn-gee in chains the same night. They. * •’ ' * ?said that unless .they -were releasedtheir fellow Snakes would revenge them. Tpe city authorities of Oht-ootah formed a possee of twenty-five men to protect the town and it is safe uf say the Snakes will gain nothing but bullets from Mayor Lucas of Ohecotah This is the first decisive check the insurrectionists have received and Mr. Lucas* prompt action meets the approbation of all parties.itid:dsnleavvalrthat ai-,
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Eufaula Indian Journal
Eufaula, Oklahoma, US
Fri, Jan 25, 1901
Page 2
Full Page
Clipped by
Steven G.
USA 18 Nov 2018
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