Muskogee Phoenix from Muskogee, Oklahoma • 1

4 tt-- kip 1 1 4 o- --'4' A ''l -'1 1- 4 1 1 (7 I '1 '11 1 4 aiv 10 '4 4 '11 1a41 :11 0 Jiiml ii 1 'c- 1 i' LI kT 4010' 4 tO i f' 17 I efol 4k 1 1 1 jpo 1' 1 I I ct MUSKOGEE INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY JUNE 30 lea VOLUME 11 NUMBER 23 WHOLE NUMBER 560 sinimormoommimummons we NI CI flo 1 1 a----------- I I Special -and Important Annotincement UBE CROWNING COMMERCIAL EVENT OF THE FADING CENTURY WILL BE TPIM 4ITD-1-ETMMMIR OF THE LONG ESTABLISHED AND POPULAR FIRM OF rim MERCANTILE ERCANTILE (2) 4 THREE DAYS ONLY -JULY 1920 21-THREE DAYS ONLY Remember the (late and vait-for Genuine Bargains in' the folloing departments Dry Goods Boots and Shoes Gents' Furnishings and Clothing- I I 1 Il 1 1 I 1 I 1 4" I it 0 Ill 1 I -1 i I' 1 i I I 1 1 1 I 0 a i 1 I i Nli lier anti then left the hose to go ave ill die br anti do not ot expec to enapah Bartlesville and into the Osage it is as if a tower of sorrow and fateful 1 i away but mily went across the strfet lia an ve ything to tcty tut the gallows lie ation ut was followed wed by Deputy boding of what will come in the here Ile then returned to the gate anti called thi will be nks lie wi forgivn in the other Ledbetter who trailed him for nearly afte as they kilo evil on their part has I TWO INIIILL HANG the Adkins woman who refused to go) world lie has rested well the past it week like a bloodhimitol On his track produced guilt and despair and the few out About this time aother youn mn a week and has partaken heartily of his until lie caught up viith nd a arrestedblin reinainin moments ents are but the suspense i John Villins ai cae alng and went in-- prison fare showing but littlecocern as Brooks was brought before Commis- of death They feel now that there is to house ose anti told Nancy' that l'er- to is executio to-orto stoner Jilt kon ho held the preliminary not one gleani of hop left for the that kins was calling her She went to the Ilie crime fur whit IL brooks is examination anti committed him to Fol will appear from the darkness They oor told l'erkins a o) go) way to a-useil is rape whit heauses hint tit be li lie was then inn) the LI court are beginning to grow restless and re i EYerything Ready for the Execution ot d11i( and Perkins answered that he would one of the subjects of the double hang- and tried before judge Thomas April 28 morsefol as they fully realire that death kill Miller before lie left Ile agtain Mg l'he crime was committed at liud- found guilty aid sentenced by Judge confronts them In their conversation rooks and Henr turned allot went away lout only a few son I 'I on the Mein of the 28th of f)c- Thomas to be hanged Friday July 1st they state they know that they are stand- 4 hill ie ld al i a yird inloss thestreet where lie lay to toiler igo)7 It appears that Brooks hail t80 NV II Twine defended brooks ing in the shadows of death hearing as andoish for who) stayed until 1 I been employed by Nir Combs to work brooks the Illall whose life wIll they have the noise caused by the con- 1 1 li'clot and then left for town Ntiller for him and-u th pon above entioned aswer for the above crime is 33 years litruction of the gallows Ti death The dea Charles Perkins halted by l'erk ins who said "Nvw I date 11r tombs left for Coffeyville olti aml wits born in Clarksn: to 'I ex as watch that was pu a week two fully stud I svould kill you tool I am' going to) Itilistis on business leaving his three and raised in l'atis of the RAMC state at demonstrated to them the weight of their do) it Miller an emptril to grasp l'er tlauglittkrls 1ulti aged if years Corti which point he littsreittityes llis father awful crone just as every other step 1 kills' arm who was reaching tor his Fun aged II years anti the baby lilt' aged 5 is living at that place and he also has a that has 1)een taken by the authortties ili but was too late l'erkitis shooting limb year'i at home hen night tame on daughter living there lie hits professed completing arrangements for their exc twice in the body killing him instintly the little folks all Weilt tO 'bell ill the religion and spends a good part of his cution and they say while they arc The First Execution-Under United States Law intnis In tn it ityr: room blowing out the light Iditer tone in prayer lie alsiestates that lie is ing kept on the right side' of the cur' wards captured by Nlarshal Lttlore of the ill the night brooks entered the ionise innoctlit ittill i1Allitit tli forgive all say- ritiorof the big jail timt it will not be in Indlan Territory--Two' Fiends in allot walked intoi the bedroom where the long until they will be released to fill a little bilks were asleep At first NliSs criminal 'a grave 17--- Lulu upptst 1 it 4 ite the folks 4- Piiittiokt-1-' hey are holding up bravely under HtitTlan Form Will Pay the Pen-n i 1 111 to Cora to light the lap the strain of the thought that they ate when brooks fell oil the bed where Ntiss soon to be hanged and have slep so loci Ou al ty for traged Lw a ulu la tlie push md him ity and began to and aftepteol to asa sult her awl ate heartily They have inaoleii ew ropiest to llet-Ille itermission foot tio Si ream when brooks struck her over the it wh i I tnk knot king tier Illi to th tfirtylids to witness their executno an I hea ti not expect to be surround i Atilt salmis lilt this ttagetly was being ryes liedontned with tears of vr II raitit 14ii thy ht11 hatiolattti 1t tilltions 111 the lootiov of the rioted ri etiat led ort took the little sister tool to hear woods of sympathy I hov Jail' rottitc tt tit it tin IiIIIi I iiiitti ill Indian l'Cllittity I lieSe I 111i init 14 tile iwilSeatol hid ill the dark- they will die bravely anof 14 le- 1k- ag petsns ill 10101111a )ie I I 111 ti(111 an Clint It in the 111S- ing Statelnent On the 1 Iit with lies IallitiI a lice brooks seeing his the 1e'llaill id tICIth I l' "I th'i 'IntrY '1I III tioue (tine till) ii ay um is( ol nous went out fi nd I all thi tserti tson it i -aol til at ro oks ili the 1'I' i iw Ow -h to 1 111C I'll't 1114 the felklal "1 1 (Oa An trili iila riy they woudol inform will make a stately- is tie told the I I i tholities are determined too see that the the till 0 I 1il lad th tly it11 111 tulle 11 NIX ollde (Iced but i l'0Iept- est ht lie a ma herit tt 1n11 I lii 1 0 1 pe-ple of this sct tem lite allotdvil tht: i have soometiono say Adiey both as he qitol not nod them he returned to i t1 0- hult 1 0 pr-teo non whit hi the law: euarantees to the house old boon tht the ler irl ado' hoin hold i i i i it a gainst anyone lot iii 11t taltiliS Nt 111 ikkil -lititt Iii st- illt i 111 I lo ti1 h'' i eK il ite loth 1 (itsi h(SS Mk It It ail aol lope I' by the 1)111111e It't "I 11i 1 '1-' 't- 11C ifist11' ma lit that the ht itititol III litil I iiillleS 01 Itch( AIlitii ie-est lit ii -t A 1 the house sti lie started ont in pursuit tttlier hail I 11hT1 Nr lilt It )0111V a lioit tone 7 i i 11 11 1i hd i hit '-t lot! ht aw 1 nel hht Ili it hi a iiillhinith i 1 he l'h 1iti ICell 01111)1e1Ctl Mil I tttk tic (jai allot ever hancli hi is I Ihu I'll'C "I a''I "I III''' I' lilt iiiiiittli It li hi Oil' Hai (i i' i iia" I I III I d' I II' 1 i' into litt 1 tt 1tt tHI rtth tt 1t it 011J1 the the t11111a )11111 ttl 0 pall ill thu I taw( I I I Isl- HI ''t 1 a few sank hi the house anol again 1 stilt hur 1k Ur the LitChCitil httithing 'i t' 1 the dill itt thice piccde almost killing i oci 1 tier tht tirl tell die lei til i'i em will stair' the extreme north end of the I It is about twenty feet I I liga I cle1 0 CI Willit the lower pail o'lo-eol i whit I' 1)1C lit)0 Sit( Cl- lt I tll 1'1 1 i 1 1 li 't Cl ill it i)l Will take Iola( to mot- I i'l -L- s---- I 1))0N till-) litille lssallItC)I het It1)'llig hI 1 1 ti ISk rising and tlic settittit 11 111 tt'litlint tt 1'1 a illJ It tim Ill a tht 1 Stale Mill est11c)1 Ile Went Ull the ht)itSe 111 Mitl)10 (lttlytti I the Silli awl only the officiak hytai Litt anti Imilin title newspaper men I 1 it I ist lictin oit ite lie tit ei ill lt tro1111q ii-ti Gill iiiil liatille Irl' is I 1 lit slot um 111 l) st iss iml I 1'1 lik tsl IIVU'il Il'It lW An l'S lay ti ') Ilianit havt w1 1 1 1 that 1 'IOW 111C-11))1 1l itt ail tlit'll- lite 'tt ill Ilth St( Ititellt it ltill))We1 a tiitlittet Anil ttelit tit the barn 110101 If! ttelAT 'till be allowett to witness' the execu- sist I o-he ilit -dumb( ts tool le ines We i hi re ik i tite "-1" to t-letti 111 the inta tally heti Ile 1 kt Io I tau 1- ht Oa 4 lah CI 1ass awaS 'h" "I'l 4 "'ILI' I'I'' III''' I'l ii ii I ii1 ihe te ei III 11iii I 1 i ihstri I at Nti LI and 1htht to Ile Net' to the 11I1 house toot ate 1 mr thAt hit i the i In teslitwing these unites it may be 'ill I'-' "1'r" II" lc- 1 0 1 I a k-ee hute lir tit El CH I Plitt' iiicaktt-t llI Is 1" tlitcrt1 the ditilin 1kted to wet I It AO vt ahout 111ittit yvell to ssy tt few words in regarol to the the 1 I HMI her 1 1 i I'Ll' ll11 NItil titIile 11111jr 1140111AN r11111t Ifittill saw tiliiiil i ti 10-mi tarot I111 wilwth II the tturts And 14 tilt li In L1-1! rthe ottioh I 11l' LIN11 1d tiol 'Chit hi t-1 he 1111t and at-ked hilit (am the Plant Ile this Iti cxe lition v-h tts the federal audio-Wits who have tooted the doilliala ilas re ttilistiS a 111114 t-r 1 I It' ft 1Ito hi i l'i-tiolo I ti notrw toll loin that he lia1 slappe1 imlii plat torrow wcd 1c A I- this eke( mum in protecting the rights of i all-h tool Ito lite thc V) ts the 'IS- 1 tt lcrl) is altit tll st-1r il Atil "ntla In Ow Lit itt tvlorl! 11tv and Jr oi ciwelis in carrying nut the I14 ft ilittt I li illi I tilt ii 1 i i IIAt i i I 11 I I lc -1 IA II II I 1'''' Ile 1 to Iii the incinjillie the 1it'a ii: IA hia 1uo- too 1 )CII fit'-' 1I I ItE Unt'll I it ion ot Ille 1IA '11ti In11ille1 ht11llitt Nth )1 )l I 11 Vittt I Ilit 11tlit- hctt tcitit- hi I chlitt-e ah1 Ltd i atilc1 her small I lit irli ii "hi away lode these ers 1 or many years the people it Inditof 1 du111 hi tht I I ts: 01 Ill 1(Itt stain lt-a It di-allt lolt 111c 1i'11alse ahtit a Ati)l A hall dll 1111e ottilllit1 duels id the 1 011( 'runway were afforded lit It or no pi I oo-1it th-t 1 cd- tl li 1) 101 I it'i'i tdi -11 tti-lii' i a I-o loo hot 1ides-1 to I oli I int 11ri11 the dark I 1111 iii la I 11 he 1 II 1 wer I tit to tut hot the 01 desperadoes ti i ordin 1 1 haant I re ar timt 't- 1: I 1 i I hlthlat the honse Vet that hi' has wade his iq-ata wth I toI 1 on the troicil 'trowel anti woke 1 lau1111t eke( ilt i Will hi) Wade iI 1)1)SilieS to thChil All I 'CH tit SIttt 1)IL rh)lsSt id the words o1 kit I 1 hil 1elso-hs II- the I' II I IC still lie 1111 1)t I ate I) 11 IS Mr iiii 1 trol family anol tool them I show that niewho oimmit els thtor to cumulations hut SOt11 at ter the wartoug he hetehd 1 the I tlit t11 11 111111 tt ll'e los it 1k hal de-suite' loom an I he l'tiiiiitt hiht haii1J'ileiL I 'icy retutoe1 i and tall lill 11c luthts I 11 (-I" war Ihc l'ilite I 'Ica LIWIL for the 11'' t1-11 II''' 1'" l'' -0 'I oh the that lie bc as 'I it Iv I'clulis 1iie and lotinol Lulu baek ha- to sillier Ils 1 I t'tth I tkaortas was given I I 11 pay hit 14 Ide tu'l 'L(' I t' I I IrtAL a drail itit Nii ihe' iitiiiihe in the 'mkt! ItirtiV fillthe (Wit in a iotr S14 1 a 4 nlition brooks and l'ets --) it billart Territory JIst as we iI di le 1 o'A oi--! who it didtel abit(' i11c-1 L- att-inev II I noo -1'it onlition A pliv sit 1in SIS I al)t1 t'I'ile tlilt All IICy SCC the sunlight and i NIA mi I to!) wt4 Oil: itiini the cl 11 -l1! ll- Oa' -llv I't 'Hulliv L' tlott hal 14l- le 111110 a 1htl'ollt L11 atol Loly Its' (-itibs an't tlicy aiiiit ewoy an hour of its bright alarnillig hlotioin goit til'utc 4 iltStrlit lil1: IA Illst tht III- 1uV 1t had Itc! Ajle1 11t (' IIIIItt'tr'l 1111'1111k t's 11) llN I Ase 1)))thtl 1Cr tri a me atittIN tiolthtlt11Ille ne'ss ll here a 11asal (ell tlicy litatt thal to toittIted ii to attend Oniti i terest a i i -t i i a a i I i was i 1 1 1 1 i I II -10c -truk Lit 1 i IAl'Ill "36) li ell lll1)t licigh- lispenol the tittle in nielitatoog ot er the 1101cr silo adverse tr onista4c- there fense ii11111 llo' l'i'llt" I 1'11- 42)-11 1110'-Aktt i tt ith NlissNtito hill iti it llittl Ire tliitilth ht'S it 'ICS) 1 1)tht))1 Stattld 0)111) Ittlill'Iltts401 Mitt past atiol await the JfLak of 11I01 tt ctr it a few i riiihios who cfa Aptst tto I i I A 1 I I 1 1 i i I ke an a I it i tad i I i 10 Llk11)t ha I hiatt a ti the vtI- 1'1 tat thita Lttlire is iocernel it 1 it11 aitht he ali th ia the itiall'illyds i i tw a ltilc I tht'1'11i1' LH --1 tics 1 011 t'I I'i ll 11 i- I II 1 al1 teI a 11 a i II he hti-t 1iI II tiestI 1i kt if I hie LIN 1 it Ow I ti( Iirq I 1 1 I XI 1:) P14 II it si- i SIS 1" 1 1 It 't)- 1 utl 11) tht 1'-111' I 1 I )Ittltt I i 1Ita tt tht-n otitinutol ic1 l'ae Lour) 1 I 1 I 1 4 4 I 6 1 4 I 1 I.