The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-13
TO CLEAN OUTLAW OUT
Marshal Thompson After Maurauders
of P0tt County

! Guthrie, o. T. May Hunted States
| Marshal Thompson has decided - take
| thorough methods 10 check a wave Of
| out!awry which has been bothering the
| people Of Pottawatomie county. In let-
| ter 10 J. p. Jones of Tecumseh on the
subject this week, Marshal Thompson
says:
! ''Str:-The condition OF things in Pot
ta"atomie county has given me Il grea,
deal Of concern. and l wish to use
every effort 10 break up the stealing Of
cattle and horses and other property. so
far as this office can do il. and suppress
the selling Of whisky 10 Indians along
the border.
In regard 10 the matter OF stealing
property. ] wish to say that 1 want infor-
nation sent TO this office as soon a. IL is
known that any property Of any kind has
been stolen, sending the information 10
this office as quickly as possible. and the
information also 70 yourself as soon As
possible, giving in the information a care
tuI description, Il possible, Of the per
son who stole the property. when the
property was stolen, when and where
the property was last seen. and when
and where the thieves were seen. and
by whom they were seen. and in what di.
recuon the thieves took after 1t was
stolen.
1 want you to convey 20 the people you
meet the fact that this Information viii
be acted upon 50 far as it IS possible for
the marshai's Office to act upon IL.
If property was stolen in the Indian
country and brought into Oklahorla. The
United States can handle the ease II
the property was stolen in Oklahoma and
carried into the Indian Territory. the
United States can handle the ease. II II
was property stolen. and no trace OF the
direction in which it was sent is known
this office Will at once communicate with
the marshaIs Office Of the different dis
tricts Of the Indian Territory and with
the sheriffs who might be interested.
Such Information could be telepboned
to You from most parts Of PottawatornIe
county, and by you reported 20 this Of
nee, and You could take John Doe war
rant and go after the thieves. II il was
United States case. or If the thieves
were going in the direction Of the Indian
country you could get the information
20 this office. and then this office could
at once communicate by wire with the
proper Indian Territory Offices.
By this mail 1 viii write % a number
Of leading men in the different parts Of
Pottawatomie county. and will also ask
the postmasters 10 convey such tnfarua-
ton as they may have
I VIII make arrangements with the
United States marshals In the d!nere,.
districts II the Indian Territory and
Texas with reference 70 cases OF this
character.
ANY Information that you may get %
this character, whether Il ls properly
United States matter or not. should be
communicated 20 the sheriff ~ your
county or one Of hIs deputies. and u the
property IS moved 20 any other county
& should be communicated By you 70 the
proper sheriff in that county
By a careful attention 20 the gather
ing q this Information a network
think. can be thrown around the Thieves
which viii result In catching them in the
course # a few months.
4 also desire % get information from
yourself and from good citizens % ;hat
county. q the names o. men WHO are
harboring such outlaws win q view 20
their prosecution as accomDlices In che
crimes.
II have had a fuH talk with NJ. Sped
United States attorney. upon his rns,-
ter and we are agreed aD1n the course
10 be pursued"