The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

Identified by the shoulder That Vas
Manned by the Whehestsr of sheriff
Lot K.venserafs-Hs has Never Been
Seen Around Since the Night He
skipped From the Wiehifs Hospital
Now-Bls Orders Were TO Steal Cattle
From Everybody But Fred TAintsr Of
Whom He was Greatly Afraid.
The following from the Fort Worth
Telegram will be read with interest by
the great many people in southern
Kansas and Oklahoma who know
Charlie Parker or have heard OF his
escapades:
W. L. Lyon, live stock inspector for
the Texas Cattle Raisers' associa ton
at Canadian, was here today on hrs
way 20 FL Paso 70 identify a cattle
thief, Charlie Parker. and return with
him.
Mr.. Lyon has been an Inspector for
the association for several years. A
year ago last May he managed TO To-
cate Parker n Ashland, Clark county.
Kan, doing a wholesale business
stealing cattle and selling them or
rather ne had five men hired 10 do the
stealing and he would then sell the cat
tie 10 the catdemen OF Kansas. His
confederates mad been stealing large
quantities OF them n Texas. Kansas
and Oklahoma. driving them 60 Ash
land. where Parker would dispose OF
them As soon as Mr.. Lyon got on to
Parker's business he had him arrested.
Parker gave bond and was released.
After he had been released Mr.. Lyon
discovered that the adept cattle thief
had done a greater business than was
first supposed, when he ordered Parker
rearrested to give heavier bond.
Parker resisted arrest when the
Sheriff shot him in the left shoulder and
wounded him. The disabled man was
then taken to Wichita. Kan. and placed
IN hospital for treatment. but was
guarded. After getting better Parker
took French leave OF the hospital and
the guard also Since then Mr.. Lyon
has been trying 20 locate him. The last
few days ne has been corresponding
with one j. W. Ryder of FL Paso, who
said there was such looking man
there as Parker with a wound in his
left shoulder and that the stranger had
acknowledged he had escaped from a
hospital in Wichita, Kan. When Mr.
Lyon arrived here last evening he
found a message awaiting him stating
that they arrested the man and AWAIT
ed Mr.. Lyons arrival.
Mr.. Lyon was seen last night by a
Mail-Teiegran reporter 10 whom tire
live stock inspector said that when
Parker started his employed thieves in
70 business ne told them to steal cattle
anywhere and from any one except
from Fred Taintor. just so they got
them. He told them that II they stole
from Taintor and he should ever catch
them Taintor would send them all to
the penitentiary. Parker had an ever
lasting fear OF this man Taintor
The five men who stole for Parker
were also arrested by Mr.. Lyon soon
after Parker was caught. but they all
jumped their bond The willy inspector
has been watching for Parker ever
since he left Wichita and seemed eIated
last night to think all his former efforts
were not in vain. and that he would
soon be able 10 prosecute the notorious
cattle THIEF.
Lieutenant W. J. L. Sullivan of the
Texas rangers came in last evening
from Amarillo on mis- way to San
Saba He says that Ranger Ed Con-
nell and Sheriff Al Holland had just
two men. Johnson and Rey-
nolds. al Panhandle City on the charge
Of stealing four horses and thirty-eight
jennets. IL seems that johnson and
had stolen the animals from
a Mexican in New Mexico and had
started to Oklahoma territory to sell
them. The men are now in Jail at Am
arillo awaiting trial.