The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-05-27
ARE IN HARD LUCK.


Perry, o. T., May l5,--overnor Leedy
honored requsition from Gov. Rem
frow for the delivery of w. NJ Wishard
and Edward Dash. who were indicted
in Pawnee county for stealing horses but
sxkipped out before the territorial Off
GERS could get clnch on them, and were
shortly after arrested by the federal au-
thorities for committing burglary in the
Cherokee Nation, tried on the charge a.
Fort Smith and sentenced to the Kansas
penltentlary for one year, Their terms
were up Wednesday, at which time SheI
iff Lake of Pawnee was on hand with
requisitlons, arrested them and arrived
here with them yesterday where they
were placed in Jail They were taken to
Pawnee' today wher thy win be tried and
perhaps returned to the Lansing penl-
tentiary.
YOUNG MAUPIN DROWNED.
Guthrie O. T.. May 15.-The Hennes-
sey Clipper says Last Friday after
noon while Fate Morris and Allie Mau-
pin were having a boat ride on @. II.
Holenbeck's uond two and sone-half
miles east of town the latter met death
from drowning. They were rowing In
and old molasses pan for boat when
the Maupin boy asked 10 be taken to
the shore saying he wanted TO take Off
his clothes and go into the water, After
taking him to the shore Morris went
back towards the center of the pond,
Young Maupln undressed and waded out
into the water and when seen by Morris
was up to his waist in the water Nor
ris was giving his attention to the boat
and on looking around again his COM
rade was not In sight but In moment
came up from under the water, having
stepped into an offset As Maupin could
not swim, Morris sprang out of the pan
and swan to him, but was caught round
the neck by the drowning boy and had
hard struggle to get loose and keep
from drowning. Morris swan to the
shore and was so exhausted he dare not
enter the water again, but went 90 Hol-
lenbeck's house Immediately and called
for help. A party OF men soon assem-
bled and the dam .as cut, allowing some
OF the water TO escape. None OF the
party would venture into the deep water
as they We're not swimmers. A. s.
Meeks came and went in and found the
body 1t had been In about eight feet
OF water. II was thirty or forty min
utes before the body was taken out,
THINKS HE'S JESUS.
Guthrie, o. T., May l5.-Followlng is
from the FL Reno Star: Abraham Lin
coin Rolfe, a l6-year-old mulatto boy.
living in the southeast part OF the coun-
ty. was brought before Judge Brown this
morning TO be tried for insanity. He
was adjudges insane and placed In the
younty Jail His malady is religious ma
MIA. III attended colored revival meet
ing al Oklahoma City a short time ago,
and since then imaglnes he is Jesus
Christ, and claims he can perform all
kind OF miracles. While Sheriff Cannon
was taking him to the jail. he broke
loose and ran down the street, but the
sheriff, who is considerable OF a sprlnter
In spite ef his age. caught him before
ne had gone two blocks. After he had
been placed behind the bars he said that
he would be satisfied to remain there
while, II II suited him, but when he de-
sired would use his power and COM
mand the walls TO fall down. He viii
De hustled OFF 10 Norman right away.
STEALING A WHOLE STORE.
The Tecumseh Republican has the fol-
lowing unusual story: 1t win be remem
5t-sd oy our readers that about the
first OF this year we published an ac-
count OF the failure Of the dry goods and
clothing establishment OF A. c. Pick
ems, In this city. At the time OF the fsil-
ure. several wholesale dry goods and
clothing establishments came In with un-