News article: John A. Hunt, Deputy U.S. Marshal - Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Submitted by: William A. Hunt 19 Nov 2006 Return to Pittsburg County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pittsburg/pittsburg.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== South McAlester Weekly Capital, Thursday, March 17, 1904. "To Investigate Deputy Hunt. "Marshal George K. Pritchard will go to Hartshorne tomorrow to investigate the charges preferred against Deputy Marshal John Hunt by Inspector Oschenreiter. Hunt was included in the list of those deputies who should not be retained by Marshal Pritchard. He was accused of drunkenness. "Hunt immediately denied the charge and succeeded in interesting the [U. S.] Attorney General who today ordered Marshal Pritchard to investigate. "None of the deputies have ever presented such a strong endorsement for reappointment as has Deputy Hunt. The Hartshorne city council, the Hartshorne Commercial Club, every business man in town and the United Mine Workers have joined in a plea for his re-appointment. At Haileyville the business men also signed a monster petition." ========= South McAlester Weekly Capital, Thursday, April 7, 1904. "John Hunt, of Hartshorne, is here today to take the oath of office having been re-instated by Marshal Pritchard as deputy at Hartshorne and Haileyville." ========= South McAlester Weekly Capital, Thursday, May 26, 1904. From Saturday's Daily: "Gambling Joint Raided. "Deputy United States Marshal Hunt Gets In His Work. "Last night Deputy U. S. Marshal Hunt made a raid on a gambling house at Haileyville, captured the gambling paraphernalia, burned it in the streets and made three arrests." -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Pittsburg County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pittsburg/pittsburg.htm