Crime Stories from Pushmataha County, OK Newspapers

Crime Stories from Pushmataha County, OK Newspapers

Probably Killed by Indians
Tuskahoma, I.T., Oct 2 - Dr. Gray, the most prominent physician in town is believed to have been killed by Indians for the purpose of preventing his giving testimony in an important case which comes up in court today. [October 2, 1893, Middletown Daily Times, Middletown New York -- Submitted by S. Williams]

Four Choctaws Murdered
Tuskahoma, I.T., Oct. 11-Word has just been received here that about 30 miles west of here three Choctaws were murdered. Governor Jones says the murders are the result of the late political trouble. Near Kosoma the body of Jonas Lewis, a Choctaw, was found in the woods riddled with Winchester bullets. The murderer is unknown. It is supposed that politics was also the cause of Lewis’ murder, as a very bitter feeling exists between the two factions. [October 11, 1893, Hornellsville Weekly Tribune, Hornellsville New York - Submitted by S. Williams]

Choctaws Kill Two Pales Faces
Tuskahoma, I.T., October 17-A Caddo dispatch received last night says that three drunken Choctaws opened fire without provocation on two white men named Fisher and Burley, killing them instantly. Officers are after the assassins. [October 18, 1893, The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta Georgia - Submitted by S. Williams]