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CHIEF OF 6REEKS CAUGHT AT LAST REBELLIOUS CRAZY SNAKE HAS BEEN CAPTURED. Five Prisoners Taken-Death List of Uprising So Far Consists of Only Three Men. Guthrie, Okla., March 31.--Crazy Snake has been captured. He is held under heavy guard at Thompson's farm west of Checotah. This is con firmed by a telephone message from Muskogee at 1.30 this morning. He will be taken to jail in Muskogee at daybreak. Fort Worth, Tex., March 30.-A dispatch to The Record from Masko ge. Okla., says: '-P. E. Hecknan, who arrived to night from Checotah, declared that Crazy Snake, the leader of the band of Indians and negro outlaws, has been -taken into custody and that he is being held at Thompson, a few es from Chlecotah. The news of tis eapture, he claims, was brought to Cheeotah 'by a courier guide. "According to the statement of Mr. Heckman, the old Indian surrendered without a fight, although he is badly wounded, suffering from a gunshot wound in the hip, sustained in an en counter with an officer's posse pre viously'. Mr. Heckman declares that an official statement as to his capture is 'being withheld because of the in tense feeling prevalent. The Indian, hfe declares, will be tak-en to federal prison at Muskogee. 'The statement of Heckman, how ever, has not been confirmed, although communication'has been had with Checotah by telephone." Hickory Stamping Ground, Okla., March 30 (by courier to Henrietta, Okla.).-Crazy Snake, leader of the uprising of his eln of negroes, half breeds and India-s of the Creek na tion, is rer .rted still at large -tonight, although it is believed that he will be captured soon. He is likened by those who know him to Sitting Bull in point of intel igence and determination, and on his death or capture the outcome of the present disturbance rests. One hundred men of the First regi ment, Oklahoma National Guard, and troops of deputy sheriffs are scouring the hills and river bottoms for scores of miles in -every direction. Col. Holman, who is in command of the troops, set out in heavy marching order at daybreak, 'each man carrying 24 urs' rations and 40 rounds of unition. During tare day five pris * 'were brought back, but none ed of importance. Up to date, -niTHiding 11 men captured last night, more than 40 Indians and negroes have been placed in jail. Many of them, coming from a distance to at tend a pow-wow called b)y Crazy Sna:ke to hear his- report of his mis sion to Washington during the winter. did not know -there had been an upris ing. They were placed under re straint, however, for fear that they might be just as willing to fight as to listen to the 'harangue. It is believed that there will be no general encounter. Ambuscades are not impossible, although Maj. Bar rett and other officers left in charge at Camp Hickory, as this hamlet has been named. predict that there will be little shooting from this time on. Tphe list of fatalities since the trou ble began, redued to a basis of con firmed facts, is not large. eonsisting of Deputies Odom and Bauam, who were killed in the performanee of their duties, and "Dick'' Barnett, a negro, said to ihave been the "inno eent by-stander'' of the uprising. De spite reports of clashes in which Crazy Snake's followers were laid low Barnett 's body is the only one which has been found, and it is the belief of Indian Agents Baker and Farrer and of militia officer-s that his is the only death lossi suffered by Indians thus far. Hlis violent demise, however. is the only basis discoverable for th~e reports sent out that 13 or 20 Creeks were killed by infuriated deputies. It is probably true t:hat some Creeks were wouinded, but they were able to escape. SEMINOLE FREEDMEN VERY MUCH EXCITED Stirred by Arrest of Frank Coker on Charge of Murder in Defending Crazy Snake's Home. Oklahoma City. Okla.. March 30. Great excitement prevails tonight monz Seminole freedmen ne.r Ho!-> anville because of the arres; of .me f their number. Franik Coke:. char't d with killing Marshali Bmu2 and eputy Odom during the fi2-ht .f razy Snake's house on Sunday. Residents of that reoion are i - ed over reports that the Semli!!olea e arming to join Crazy Snake's na Negro agitators worked among slor declared that the Se:i!e marched in armed bodies. This wa not confirmed. The section of the Seminole ion where trouble is reported toni.h i peopled largely by negroes and wa the favorite rendezvous of the Casey and other outlaw bands. Thomas Watson. a citizen of Sap-! ulpa, who returned to Sapulpa from Henrietta declared that the bodies of nearly 30 negroes had been found near the scene of the'original distur bance near Crazy Snake's home. "I saw them,'' lie insisted. "I was right there. While digging in the ashes and de bris of the razed home of Crazy Snake a man claimed he discovered the char red bones of four men. Deputies Jones and Clark investigated and are satisfied several men were burned. I CREEK INDIAN BAND ROUTED. Detachment of Crazy Snake's Fol lowers Dispersed-One Indian Killed and Eight Captured. Oklahoma City, Okla., March 29. A detaehment of Crazy Snake's band of belligerent Indians was surrounded by deputy sheriffs this afternoon near Crazy Snake's home, and a lively battle ensued. More than two hun dred' shots were fired, and one In- 1 dian was killed. Eight Indians were captured and the remainder fled with the deputies in pursuit. There were about fifteen Indians in the band and they had taken refuge in a house. The deputies had track ed them for 'some distance. Advancing from all sides, the posse i fired a volley at the frail house. The Indians rushed out. scattered among the trees and made a valiant defence. The posse, firing steadily. advanced I and routed the band. None of those captured is seriously injured, but it is said that a number of other Indians < were hit with bullets. Crazy Snake's. band apparently has broken up into numerous small groups. It seemed at nightfall that each Indian was try ing to -tccomplish his own escape without regard for the grand dreams of the chieftain to realize which they were called together Sunday by the I smoke of the signal fires. All ef- I forts at organized resistance seemed I to have been dropped. The militiamen, too, scattered in I bands, and invaded the hilly wooded I region of the Creek nation in a deter mined effort to hunt down both lead ers, and members of the war party. The soldiers soon captured eight members of Crazy Snake's forces. Among those arrested are Little Ti ger, a su.bstitute chief, and Simla I Harjo. The latter is not 'related to Chitti Harjo. _______ Most of these were heavily armed. The captives were started for the militia eam.p at HicKory grounds un der -heavy guard. Orders were issued that the search be kept up and num erous parties went out during theC early hours of the night to round up .the renegades. The Indian killed by the posse was: the only fatality of the day reportedi I to C?ol. Hoffman, who is in command of the State troops.1 There are n,umerous rumors of en gagements. One story was that a] posse of farmers near Checotah fought .a large 'band. of negro renegad-1 es a.nd killed 20. This and 'similar re- 1 ports cannot be confirmed. Deputy Sibriff Jones today re ported that he believed 'his posse had part of Crazy Snake's band surround ed, including the chief himse!.f. This gave rise to a story that the Snake' leader wa killed. No confirmation of this could be obtained and it prob ably is incorrect. Tonight it was thought that Crazy fSr ake had carried out his last night -s intention of seeking refuge in the Hickory Hills, and that -he was sup ported there by some of his chief fo; lowers. Despite all the falk about Crazy Snake, officers have yet to find any body who ha.s seen him since Sunday mor-ning. Their only belief tha.t he ie commanding the Indians personally is based on the information choked out of his son by deputies yesterday when they hanged him by the neek until he expressed an anxiety to talik. Death of Dr. J. William Jones. Ravtist C ourier. Dr. J. William Jones died in the home of .his son). Rev. M. Ashlv Jones. pastor of the First church, C'omba.. Ga.. last week. Dr. Jones had not been well for some time, but it ns' hoped that his visit to hi's sons in Charleston an'd Columbus would give him new strength. He spent several weeks with his son, Dr. Howarni I,. Jones, in Charleston, and had one' r - eent! v tone to Columbus. Dr. Jones wi-s born at Lomit Court House. Virginia, i 183b, am had reached t.herefore his th rec sc.ire years and ten. and over. For onyV years he was one of the m)St 1'rio: inent of Southern Baptist :ainstere. He was a stuentn in the Southern Seminary. in 1859. lie had attended e 'nivIrsity of Virrinia. Fron iithe .- n ryii i:e e:xiet ed t~ o) go' e I' n ulisilm r. "Ildi W: aer jIlle(i h,\ he board, but failed to get off at the he appluinted time. and soon the Civil aI prevented his going. lIe was )astor (f country churelic- in Vir rinia. and at one time of the churhe it Lexington, Va.. and Ashland. He entered the Confederate army is chaplain. and filled this post :hrougiout the war, under Gen. Lee. .t different times he was chaplain of he University of Vir.inia. and the .qiller School, and Washington and Jee University. He was specially i.dapted to work of this kind, and ex rted a very happy influence over the tudents. He was assistant corres >onding secretary of the home mis ion board, Atlanta, for several years,. tnd made an admirable secretary. For everal years he was general superin endent of the Virginia Baptist Sun lav school and Bible board. He was a. gifted writer and author. ie wrote the Life of Gen. R. E. Lee, he Life of Pefferson Davis, a history f United States, Christ in the Camp, tnd these are very readable books, md reached large sales. For many iewspapers and magazines he wrote, tnd for the several years past he had een the historical secretary of the nited Confederate Veterans. and the eneral chapl'ain of the organization. le loved the cause of the Southern Nonfederacy as few men could, and ras true to th:e principles of the sout1h at all times and through all he years. He lectured many times om the story of the war. and the lee i e. we!e thrilling, instructive and ntertalng. Dr. Jones was loyal to the Baptist e,nmination in all of its work and ar'-tments. Much before the pub i. and anvng the public men of th-e ountry, he was always the consistent hristian gentleman. He was a very ,harming companion, and being well nformed an all public and current tuestions, hie was interesting and en ertaining always. He was a great ouled brother and loved the brethren vherever he found them. He was a >rodigious worker and lived the busy ife. He was a regular attendant up n the meetings of the Southern Bap ist convention, and was frequently ieard in debate, and was a man of arge influence. He will be missed :t the annual gatherings, for he filled large place in the confidence and ffections of the people. H-e is survived by his widow, and ve (~ ons, :re aXawr in New York, md( four of the..n honored Baptist >astors. Carter Helm, E. Pendleton, 4. Ashby, and Howard Lee Jones i,fted, eloquent preachers. To these ~riends our symp~at hy goes out in arge measure. 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