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Law enforcement—Federal; Hubbar'd, Ernest K. * Outlaws—Christie, Ned." RHODES, C. Mi INTERVIEW./ , 5 • l ' r 341
\ LEST ftS-FORGET . .. .' \ The picttire in this group represents the last reunion of the old Indian Territory Deputy United States iarshals at Fort Saith, Arkansas, where so many in times pasjt had' gathered together in the enforecement of law aad orider of the Section knt>wn as Indian. Territory* '• .. I The building in the background is the Old United States where eighty-eight criminals passed out to the .gal- i lows for execution, for their terrible crimes of murder. 1/1 '. * \ The program used on this occasion is presented-with the names of*those taking part in this- program also the nanes of
V those Deputy United States ""arshals who lost their lives iff --_ • the enforcement of law and order and .preparing the Indian Territory for Statehood. It will* be indicated and marked op- ~" poslte the names of all those known to be dead up to .the pres- ant -time. • ' -- This short article is writt-en in the memory of those brave * » * men who gave their lives for otherso , '• .-,
and sonetimers would be gone'.on trips two to three months, their % activities are comparable to the famous Texas Rangers and the ilounted Police of Canadian Provinces. Therefore the.writer deems - it just, fit|'and prope,r tha-t th.eir activities in enforcing law s • "jid order si-iouid be commemorated and honored bjs- their posterity
present generatlons~oT~tTTfr greTSTt"
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Oklahoma who owe so much to them l%r thetr sacrificoes which
of^-en raeabt losa of'life and health-. ' - ;\
"Lest iVe Forget'* . • 0 ' * The writer again v^ants lo state that no braver set of. men
ever lived than the old Indian Territory deputy United. Statea • - » I'-'arahalsa They possessed all the cunnjrg1 of the animal in pur- « * suit and location of fugitives, a^jair the writer wants to..state « the night v.ee never too dark, the weather too severe the roads
and trails too rougli or crooked for the old deputy to fail to
act ,and they had all those, conditions to contend against. Not •l7> ' ' * * a public or Section* line ropd^not a bridge across any. river, ,-»»». . • • end ve^-y few,ferries. Yet the old deputy received call for his services at rridnight save as noon, and he went.
~v • •These activities, are only
•nen-.•' Let us -ho'^e that the present (£en«rat'ion and future gener- al ation won't forget. RHODES, C.'i • INTERVIEW. '• ' ' ' • - 343
GJIETUHE OF NED CHRISTIE , 1 BY DEPUTY U. S. MARSHALS
Ned Christie was a full blood Cherokee Indian, a mem-
ber of the Cherokee Council of law makers and an educated
* i, man. From some unknown cause he killed a deputy U.S.Marshal •
by the name of Maples who lived at Bentonville, Arkansaw.
After killing the Deputy Kiarshal he became a fugative from
justicf and a very desperate man. He surrounded himself with
other desperat'raen who, sympathized with him and defied efforts »
to capture him. He built for himself a strong log house which
acted as a fort. In two encounters the deputy torphals were
repulsed and quite a number v.ere wounded sone seriously, final-
ly a posae was organizedj to caputra him at all hazards. Paden
Tolbert organized a body of officers to capture him knowing him
to b'e a desperate man. end a good rife'L shot and his house a f j"t .
they went to CoffeyviUe, Kansas secured a three pound" cannon
and gathered up,the following posse : Paden ToIbert, ieck Thoma.s,.
Dave-Rust, Williem^Ellis, Charles Copeland, Annis Kills, Tom Johnson,
G. S. *Vhite, iVilliam Snith, Peck 3runer, and Birkett, Ab Allen,
-^s-t-£eeatan, Ilariy Clay land, E. D.'Ratteree, Barney Connelly, and
•lilliam J.3bell, Thess men gathered from different point's in Ark- ,1 an saw." and Indian Territory* They arrived at Ked Christie* s home •HHOnES, <(. S. • *••••.. I. •: 344
November 2, 1892, and contaenced a siege,Chrlst.ie gave battle with
I 4 * & one of his friends by the name of Wolf, ^he battle lasted all°. d'ay
over two thousand rifl^jl, bullet s was fired, and thirty shots from .
the three pound canon., aXl of no avail. 0;n the -second! day * .7 . . . ,.••*'• November 3rd, Charles Copeland got within thirty feet of, the house
behind a stack of rails and a v him, their name's were William Ellis, I-sden Tolbert, iVilliam ^ .. 3rith and G. S. White, Copeland had six, six inch sticks of dyna»- mite at a signal Paden Toltert and niiliam Sriith went out from the right side of the rails'and 7» illiams Ellis' and G. S.'7/hite on .'the left side and commence firing Cope land-rand direct to the house and .placed the six sticks of dynamite under the house and fired them, which blew up the house or fort which was destroyed by deafening explosion and Christie was killed and the .others captured. Some of the- men wounded in previous battles' with Christie, carried their hurts permanently until their death. Attached to this story will be a picture of some of the men who participated ' 0 ' , in this capturso It is^ot known at present, time February" 11,1937, " * • ' -* - • • • ' * * whether any of tho'se brave men are living, ,the v?ri'te'r C.' B« Rhodes did not participate .in this capture',' but served in yiSarsSifterward with nost of those- men and found them true snd Loyal ajp^orave. Furthermore they were outstanding citizens of their cptmtry. G.S. » , ' » .••••• 1 /(hite ^as a Captain in the. U. .S. Army during the Civil iVar and % .- came fron East Tennessee. The writer details this story of th^se. * •• (LEST «E FORGET) HH0DES, 0. 7 i EHNBOT H.'IIUBBABD ;, JSSmsH hi IIUBHAHD was 'Chief Deputy Ul 3. Ma r • ' I \ J I ,^ of y. S« Court, born September |2-, ^371 a / / ' I / / • Indians» carte to Carthage, Mi'ssoyiri withhmren^s >h«ra gix I I ' ' ' ' I * ' • Jrears^old l,ived in Carth'age until 1089• | Vfhen he/pome /bo Muakqigee, I.'T* 1891 fte worked for Muajkogee i/noe^nixi clerk "if 7 ' • / '" / '; in Ppst Office, "worked for 0. «V, Turner Furniture he/rdware Co., 1H98." ^ 1900 was appointee^ office "deputy U. S. MerpMll, July 1st!, by Dr. ueo Bennett, served until ,1916, served in U.'o. •• ' J office four years, then he; returned- to U« i '• • •.'".•" I Office 19^21 88 Chief deputy has been jihere up to thA i>re3ent 'I • • • • - • I riajte, Feb. 12K 1937. Mr. liubfoard ia 'perhaps the best known deputy^ U4 S. Marshall in the U. S. because of his" efficiency and long •' y. i- ' r service, His wife \ms, , iVadge S. (Orbison) liubbarcf, born Sept. 9, i;orth Carolina. w.ukso'ge. Hies cdaughtem $h& sitr Ruce oh f hubbarpresend t GuigarTurne. r v.aHotels bor.n Aprfal '&, 1B97 in