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Show TO RUN DOWN CRIME. U. S. Officials in Indian Nation Ordered Or-dered to Find Murder. GUTHRIE, Okla., Oct. 21. As the result re-sult of the murderous assault, about thirty thir-ty days ago", committed upon Col Shep-hard, Shep-hard, a member of tho Choctaw townslto commission of tho Indian Territory', accidentally ac-cidentally coming to tho knowlodgo of President Roosovolt, Instructions havo been received by Indian Territory officials offi-cials dirootlng them to Immediately search out and punish tho perpetrators of the crime. Tho assault was committed at Hartshorno, I. T., whero Col. Shophard was attending a meeting of tho commission commis-sion preparatory to placing tho lots on sale. The Incident was not officially reported at tho time, and was Incidentally mentioned men-tioned by an Indian Territory man, being be-ing received this week by tho President Orders were at onco lssuod from the White Houso Instructing the Doportment of Justice and of Indian Affairs to begin an exhaustlvo investigation. |