The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-31
BEVIER IN THE TOLLS
Sheriff TiIghman of Payne County Lo-
Gates Him In Colorado.

Gates Him In Colorado.
/ Guthrie. O. T., August Se.-Concerning
the capture Of Charles F. Bevier, who
escaped from the Lincoln county jail
nearly six years ago. the Chandler Tri-
| bune gives this account Of Sheriff Thigh
mans legal escapade in Colorado before
securing his man:
/ This was the. second trip Mr.. Tfghman
had made for his man. On the first trip
+ Bevier learned in some manner that
/ Tilghman was coming after him. and
made good his escape. This time he was
! located at Cheyenne Wells, Colo, and
! the sheriff at that place put him under
arrest and he'd him until our criminal
catcher. could come for his man.
Mr. Tflghman did not get away with
1 his man without considerable trouble.
however. and Bevier seems to have had
plenty Of friends out there The sheriff S
final success was due 10 his foresight and
knowledge of the statute books of Colo
RADIO in which he is as well versed as he
Is in those OF Oklahoma.
As we have stated above. Bevier was
/ caught and placed under arrest by the
sheriff out there, but escaped and was
captured again with much difficulty, al
though handcuned. Immediately on his
arrival Sheriff Tifghman secured requisi-
ton papers and prepared TO bring his
prisoner home, but on the eve of his de-
parture was served with a writ of habeas
corpus Mr. Tilghman acted as his own
attorney in the hearing which followed
and beat the case on a technicality. Be
vier's attorney then obtained leave Of the
court TO amend his papers and the pris-
oner was renanded to jail until the af-
ternoon, the first case taking place at 10
o'clock in. the forenoon. In the afternoon
the papers being amended. the prisoner
was ordered set at liberty by the court.
His friends. anticipating this denouement,
had provided him with a swift horse.
with which he was TO make a hasty exit
from that immediate neighborhood. 1t
seems that Tiighman had also anticipated
some such an ending and made his plans
accordingly.
As soon as the court rendered its deci-
sion setting Bevier at liberty. he made
break for the door but was collared by
the sheriff from Lincoln county who
mildly informed him that he need not
be in such a hurry to part with good com
pany and that he had fugitive warrant
for him The prisoner said he would have
to be shown. which was promptly done,
and THghman hustled his man away be-
fore the defense had time TO make an
other move
The crime for which Bevier is wanted
Is substantially as follows and was COM
mitted nearly six years ago:
Bevier and a man named Robson were
EMPLOYED by John and E. G. Haver to
pick cotton. While they were employed
on the place John Haver sold team Of
horses, obtaining therefor $3.50 which he
placed in a large pocketbook he kept
about the place. Soon after this Bevier
and Robson were discharged. and some
few DAYS afterward returned at night
and covering the inmates Of the house
with revolvers. which they pointed
through an open window, they compelled
Mrs. John Hayer to bring otit the pocket
book. Luckily, Mr. Haver had removed
nearly all the money. and all the bandits
secured for their pains was $3.50.
They made their escape and were at
large some time, but were finally arrested
and placed in Jail here. but made their
escape and departed far. parts unknown
Robson is supposed TO be dead, and Be
vier is now in jail again awaiting punish
ment for his crime.