Show CONVICTED CHOCTAWS Tho Story That Governor Jones will Execute Exe-cute Them Is Not Believed WASHINGTON July 12 The report from Caddo L T to the effect that Governor Gov-ernor Jones stated that the Choctaws under un-der sentence of death would surely be shot is discredited at the Interior department depart-ment General Armstrong acting commissioner com-missioner of Indian affairs said today hat he did not believe Governor Jones made the statement ascribed to him and further did notbelieve the governor intended in-tended to ever shoot those under sentence except possibly one or two of the moro desperate ring leaders From an official source it is intimated that in case Governor Gover-nor Jones insists upon the judgment ol the Choctaw court being carried out the government might withdraw the rotec lion of troops when the Locke adherents would make short work ol releasing the prisoners However no trouble is anticipated aa it is not thought the governor will think it expedient to ignore the expressed wishes of the president in the matter It la very pointedly said that it is only the presence ol United States troops at Antlers that keeps Governor Jones in his seat and that he is in no condition to make threats against the United Stales for a rival faction would probably clean him out in short order il the protection ol the United States is withdrawn |