Show THE CHOCTAWS their troubles los Cle clemenes Cl emeney mancy extended to convicted indians washington july 0 the indications are that only one or two if any of the members of pf the jorice jones faction recently recently convicted of murder in connection wit with 1 I the Choctaw trouble troubles will be executed some months ago when the jones and locke actions factions were on the tile point of bf meeting itigan in battle careful investigation was made to determine who constituted the authorities of the tribe tho the conclusion was reached that governor wilson jones was undoubtedly entitled to recognition and inspector 1 oison alson wag was bent sent to the scene of the threatened trouble with instructions to support governor jones as the representative senta tive of the national government but at the same time tim todo all in lit his howerto power to I 1 induce n a liberal conservative treatment t toward 0 w t d the insurrectionists provided the tile la latter t t e r returned to their homes quickly and respected the law at a re recent cent trial a number of men man were contic convicted t ed of murder and some of manslaughter and others were found not guilty and others were held for trial desiring to carry out the intention of the department that the law should be recognized but that the t the guilty could be treated with all reasonable leniency on an june soth secretary hoke smith seat ille the following followill letter to Inep inspector tor falson boni vou you will on call 1 I 1 upon governor wilson jones and slid advise ad vise him that the proposed ro oled execution of so 80 largo large a number 0 of ohp the 0 recently convicted prisoners in tho the choctaw courts does not meet with the tile approval of the authorities here executive clemency should be extended to a majority if not to all of those sentenced to death A bus sus sension pension of sentence for the recent cresent or a reduction reaction of the sentence to imprisonment should be applied to all 11 except possibly pon poti sibly one or two of the loaders leaders this letter i written with the tile knowledge and approval of the president of the united stater on july ath the secretary received the to follow blowing ti telegram from falson I 1 1 II 1 I 1 S the g governor and cabinet hare have fus sus p end e d aeeti ie execution etI 0 of athe the nine choctaws sentenced to be ell shot of until august ath ill athe it Is the purpose arp 0 of the interior ag r io r d department p a r 1 ent said secretary smith td today y t to en tain amol among Z the the hect a w whoever oever in nav 0 t on cupy p a er position us on of f anabo t w ity t ass a re result r t ox ot tb the debion a I 1 n O 0 of le their elections but at t the b e same time use t their i ir influence to induce the is c constituted 1 1 1 ut ed authorities I 1 to 0 treat with rl th 1 leniency I 1 c dnn 1 0 e who have it heretofore r to arvae or b awn ch chareen agel ivill with crime provi provided deit their future 11 c conduct A ne indicates 1 e th that they merit 11 lenie leniency cy still farther commutation to sep september ath will be he r requested quested e by the department and during the interim steps will be taken 1 to see how the locke faction conduct I 1 themselves hem selves pending this clemen clemency y |