The day book. [volume], August 24, 1912, Image 9

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CAUGHT AT IA&T, AFTER A WILD CAREER OF CRIME
"We captured the Indians) team and aH.':
By AV J. Jfinnings.,
f (Continued;) "
, 'We waded Duclc 'Creek 'and
went-into the fountains; thtee of
us were wounded. -My brother
Frank had22-bullet holes' through
his clothing, butvwas -not hurt.
He made the bravest fight that
day I ever saw a man make; he
stood lit the' open withbullets
pattering aroiind ' him thick aa
hail foughtback Until the officers
were afraid to peep from their
hiding place. They were protect
ed by a log' house; a big barn and
the timber.
About dusk we espied two
Uche Indians with a wagon and
team of ppnlesj -we-cajptured the
Indians, .team and.all, and Started
south, .driving two days and
nights without food.,
f We suffered a great.deal from
cold, as it rained and turned to
sleet, frezing" our wetvclothing.
We went to, a friend's, where we
got something" to eat andthere a
horse thief by " name of Sam
Baker "catne to us,-telling us we
had killed three officers, when, in
fact, the only harm done to the
officers' was just a big scare
Baker loaded us into his wagon
and put us on the road to Arkan
sas. We were suffering greatly
from our wounds and were not
armed, lying asleep in the wagon.
Baker 'had betrayed tls, an&about
tffo ififti&:wa& ,