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tet . : oe Pa - m Aw DW & wt tr: a” Another notorious character «ho shared honors with WK. fe ak “he oriminal sleneut of Usage County vas Henry Grauor, a Wt ED whe a cor vite contre] of the Osage Limuor trn "Se, and nda rep ved tt kuep certain woods surrounding hic land lighted 1p, hy Lowers privately ‘ened power 2 ant, ynere he worked a sary OF er. mictls "lied Srom all o¥er tle United States duy and nignt in waking iliie! “rau, © died ia a. w@doa.obile zcci€unt prior te the investisafion of the | “.-- gurder cases, and at the time of hie death hed on his percon $15,020.00 Ani . | @ash, He is suppored to have Geen omurdsred by a notorious bandit whe pas 0 wth bis. at the tina a“ tne acei di nt? ‘but no investigation wus uver made Bye ost o.dweal autherities, ae wis death was Cons..dur 2 222 good viddones. There was . “e08g wound, under hie ‘Ist armpit. =” Y A ; A bandit whe was serving LF Aa ‘ pacalied whils ba jant. AEVE ti ty & oF .40f Investigation thet during bhe period of + gathering of thirty-two mation ly known pecter womaa us and t- a group of woods in the Osage Country, where choy wore in hiding as fugitives fron justice, and Suving tueir SOgOvrn they ofber engaged tn : pistol practige,{ skiil in iho use of pistols be ing ctsolatviy accosuary to ‘their profes ssion at this time. o - 4 cara eo Rear CR PS an dor to tne Ucage Indian tribes teconine iatnesly wealthy ovar- Hight through discovery of clon the roservvien, Willia: x Hale, icicwil ea. . *BLU" Hele and sometincs inbbed "King of tne Qsasea", drifted inte this — 5 .- territory frou Texoc, 2n “iedueated and more or Jesse ypnocouln cowpunenar | and cattle thief, but possessud of a derineering pursonality, He fir .lir succeeded in controlline 45,000 acres of selnet Ccags graning lend by sone of leases, and sequired 5 Reve acres uadtrizht, in edition to eoutrolling «: bank at Fairfax, Oklaion., and vembag s part in. ctore ere growl ag TY 1" ' fdmensely we calthy from "as dealings with the Usure Eventually hé |. becanc a millicnaire, vio dominived local ponstis lygiv exid ast. be punished Sor any of ine aanr crimes wn his door, Nis. . method of building ap powcr and orcsticc was to 5 out vurions individesta | under obligation to hin: by ranks of gl fte cr fav. re short £6 thon. Cone | sequently, hé had s trenecudons following in the vicinity composed net only’. of the riffrafl clement which hod drifted in, but of usny good and sub- . stantial citivcns. The verious cusreetirs concerned in tuls story were -S folloms: - ~ * SSoer eel nao wets Th. im, wo Be Wee WPac lS teal w 4 padur st: tine Ny blee he ary cure, Moet aren Ji, Midiy Conploaton, rho cted Peat whee “aw adr, with. should. spe back and cacub awit, + Tissot tdant ownar of sangine horses, having a howe in Palrtax, Obeid hohouse coor Grovhorecs, Okl noes, in the edade of his fauucnee ae aia . ? . 2 <A RE te NO We en feme ~ ~~. ‘Ae anita memati nA ae Semi eer ae « mia Tan ec” * —— “0 pra + _ vit SL Ie pera Bee tea Bal St apne meas [eS