Was elected to the tribes House of Kings. A Creek legend. He was on both sides of the law. Following an arrest for liquor trading Bruner accidentally killed a US marshal. While in prison he met then Ohio Governor who soon became president and pardoned the young Indian. After his release he did not retire his Winchester but joined a Tulsa voluntary posse that tracked down outlaws. He who was said to have had at least 6 wives and lived well past 100. He gave land to the railroad to build the tracks. The railroad named his stop after him the Bruner Station.
Was elected to the tribes House of Kings. A Creek legend. He was on both sides of the law. Following an arrest for liquor trading Bruner accidentally killed a US marshal. While in prison he met then Ohio Governor who soon became president and pardoned the young Indian. After his release he did not retire his Winchester but joined a Tulsa voluntary posse that tracked down outlaws. He who was said to have had at least 6 wives and lived well past 100. He gave land to the railroad to build the tracks. The railroad named his stop after him the Bruner Station.
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