The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-18
and Throughout Oklahoma.

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spectacle Life-stin Lion at Guthri
and Throughout Oklahoma.
Guthrie, o. T, Jan. 17.-(Special) }
Bill Doolin says he is glad he wa!
caught. He said this in talk with Z
reporter for the Guthrie Capital
At Perry Tflghman introduced tn,
State Capital reporter TO the noted
prisoner and he took a seat along sid;
Of Doolin.
well, BILL said the reporter, "yor
seem to be a distinguished man in these
parts. We have heard a good deal about
you"
Yes" he answered, 81 guess I an
better known than I ought 10 be. When
these papers get started on a fellow
they never let him rest
The reporter had not told Bill that he
was a newspaper man, and the gentle
eyed desperate talked quite freely, not
knowing that he was being taken down
for publication.
What We're you doing in Eureka -
asked the reporter.
Il was there doctoring for rheuma-
tism. 1 had been there about two
| months. l have not been a hundred
miles from Oklahoma and the Indian
I Territory in two years. I knew the
nlarshals were after me, but since l
lived so long on a farm in Kansas last
summer without being disturbed. got
Kind of careless. l had concluded tina;
robody would be looking for me in a
place like Eureka. Did know Thigh
{ man? l did not know him very well.
! When he came into THE barberhsop L
! thought l had seen him somewhere, but
he brushed past me so fast and called
! for "a bath in such an unconcerne.i
/ way, that l just went on reading nv
| paper and paid no attention to him. The
| next 1 knew (he was standing four feet
away from me and 1 was looking
straight into his gun. 1 did not get
my hands clear up at the first order. I
knew then that it was Bill Tilghman l
looked sqUarely in his eyes, and 1 saw
in a second that he had THE nerve Z.
it had been anybody else I would not
have hesitalted ito pull my gun. / saw
at once If l made a move he would kill
me, so 1 put up my hands. The bar
Der then disarmed me. Bill Shackled
me and We went to the hotel. 1 only
had about $25 in my pocket, but l had
about 500 in the bank. Bill went with
me and l went and drew the money.
Bill was very quiet about 1t, and no.
body seemed TO have got onto it.
Il told Tilghman when we were
about to get on the train that there
was no use in keeping the shackles on
me, that 1 would go right along with
out any trouble, that If he knew any
thing about me at all he knew my word
was good and that I would not try to
give him the slip. Tilghman did not
say a word to anybody, asked for no
assistant guards, unshackled me and
We got on the train. 1 appreciated his
treatment of me and would not have
made "a move to escape had been given
a chance. Bill has treated me mighty
we'll"
How old. are you, Doolin?" said the
reporter. II am 80. was born in Texas
l used to work on cattle ranches ten or
ffteen years ago over on the Kaw and
PaWnee reservations. / have been
tired of this rowing life ever since the
first three months took it up. 1 am
glad L am caught. have done moth
ing and am ready for trial. L have
never wronged any man and they cam
not prove thing on me. 1 was compell-
ed to stay in the brush because NV
name got connected with some train
robberies. 1 knew some of the boys
who did the business, but had no
hand in it. i have got a wife and
child to look after, VINO are now in the
Pawnee country with her father. I
want TO get out of this business and
live quiet, peaceful life. have never
been a bad man and want TO live like |
either people"
Doolin is about six feet two inches |
tall, very slim, weighing not over $50 !
pounds. He has blonde hair and a lit |
Tie sandy muStache. His eyes are blue |
and his complexion rather fair. There |
Is not single appearance of the des-
perado about him. He had on a slight |
~ worn black and hat and "a common |
suit of store clothes. When Tilghman |
first saw him he was CARRYING a big
bottle of Eureka mineral water to his /
hotel. Tilghman brought that mineral
waiter along and has it yet
Tflghman tells THE story of his cap
ture and chase as follows:
L nave been tracking DooHn for a |
year, off and on. Last summer I dis
covered that ne was living in southern
kansas somewhere. About two months
ago l found that he and his wife and |
child were living on a farm about three !
miles from Burden, Kan. 1 was told
that a man answering the exact de-
scrlptlon OF Doolin, drove in town every
Two weeks for provisions, driving an old !
lumber wagon hitched to a team man.
aged with rope lines. l found where
be lived and have been lying in wait
up there for the last six weeks. trvinc
10 catch him a home. About ten DAYS
Burden and bought ticket for Perry.
thought they We're going to her father.
L preacher and the postmaster at Law
;on, IN PaWnee county. O. T. I wired
W eSterVelt, at Perry. to have the wO-
nan Swallowed and post me as to where
me went. About this time however. I
got a strong scent Of DOOlin at Eureka |
Springs, Ark went there at once. AL
most the first man l saw there after
getting off the train was Bill Doolin. I
Knew Bill knew me, but he did not see
ne that time. l watched where he
vent He went to the Davy House.
went 10 another place and conclud-
q l would take a bath. and in the
meantime make sure that the man I
a was DOOhn. went into a harber-
hop and bath room. next TO the Dayv
iouSe. The first man / saw when I
pened the door was Bill Doolin. Sitting
n chair reading a paper. Bill looked
p gave me a sharpe glance and 7
rushed on past him and called for a
atm 1 was dressed IL an unusual
manner, with derby hat. and 1 felt
hat he had not recognized me. The
a IN room was open and l went in. pO-
itIoned myself 50 l could see when
'ooAn was again interested in the news
aper- As soon as he was 1 put my
un In an inccnSpicuous position. quiet
opened uhe door and walked TO where
'ooAn was He did not see me until 7
ad my gun down on him. I said Bill.
lrow up your hands he got his
andS half way up. raised 10 his feet.
'oked me square in the eye and seemed ! {
oe determining whether 10 put I'd ,
: hands or 20 90 for his gun. I said
siiI, You know who I am don't your
e sad yes. / do I said. Well then |