This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maryachtrh Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/17128/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Appears in "The Wapanucka Press" 13 October 1904, Wapanucka, Johnston County, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma CRIME OF FOUR YEARS AGO A Resident of Comanche County Arrested for Robbery in 1900 Lawton: Deputy United States Marshal Henry Frey arrested Jack Thompson of near Sterling on the charges of assault and robbery, brought by grand jury indictment made by the Unites States grand jury of the southern district of the Indian Territory on May 22, 1900. He was arrested by authority of a fugitive warrant issued in the Indian Territory. He was brought before United States Commissioner Blanding and gave bond for appearance before the next term of the Unites States court in the Indian Territory. The indictment against Thompson charges that he and another party at a point in the southern part of the Indian Territory assaulted a man names Hiram Thompson, brutally misused him and relived him of $40 in money. The men made their escape and have been at large ever since. Jack Thompson was recently located near Sterling, where he has been residing for several months. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.