The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-25
CAPTURING
OF SUPPOSED
MURDERERS
Two Men Surrendered With
out Firing Shot.
HAD PLENTY BULLETS TOO
officers are Sure They are
Reed and Sims.

Guthrie. o. T., Jan 24-The officers in
this city are very certain that the men
saptured on the Kaw reservation yester-
day are the men wanted for the murder
of Frank Smith and his deputy. George
Beck, near Anadarl1o last week. The
capture OF the men was effected by Sher-
if Balm of Kay county and a posse OF
men selected by him. The men cap
tured tally with the description Of the
men wanted for the murder Of the OH
GERS in Caddo county.
1t is believed that the light complexion
ed man is Bob Sims. who has been want
ed for some time, and who it is known
has been in the new country near the
scene OF the murder. The other man is
supposed to be Robert Reed, q brother OF
Levi Reed. now confined in the federal
jail for the murder OF young Beanblos-
som in the new country last summer.
The men were first noticed and suspic-
ioned by a deputy sheriff at Kildare. he
notified Sheriff Balm, and two men were
secured from Ponca City. and. with 9TH
ers. went to where the men were stop
ping. The posse surrounded the house
where the men were stopping, and after
a parley of fifteen or twenty minutes,
the men decided 10 surrender The men
were both heavily armed and carried the
Krag Jorgensen rifles with the steel bull
lets. The men had about 200 rounds of
ammunition and We're well prepared for
giving someone a warm reception The
horses used by the outlaws We're worn out
and looked as though they had been used
severely. The prisoners had their camp
ing outfit with them and We're prepared
for outdoor life.
Deputy United States Marshal Fossett
is satisfied that the men captured are the
men wanted for the murder of the off,
GERS. He is satisfied, too that the men
are Reed and Sims.
Sheriff Thompson. recently appointed by
Governor Ferguson, has been telegraphed
to at Anadarko. to locate Deputy Briggs
and for him to so to NewIirk. in order
that he may identify the men. kilograms
have also been sent to Norman. in hopes
that Briggs may still be there and that nc
can appear at an early day To make
some announcement concerning the men
and whether they are wanted or not.
Sheriff Chas. Carpenter Of Logan coun-
" was telepraphed to regarding the men
and win make a trip to Newkirk In or
der to satisfy himself that they are the
men wanted for this crime.
When the men ware arrested they gave
the names of Cooper and Moht. Their
descriptions under these names are as
follows:
MofHt is about % or 25 years Of age.
weighs $50 pounds. has black hair very
straight and coarse, is dark and swarthy.
showing traces of Indian blood. wore a
white hat, light colored coat, high heeled
boots with long leather straps. rode a
roam mare.
Cooper IS light complexioned, with thin.
light hair, IS q or q years old. weighs 80
pounds. is feet 10 inches high. wore a
dark hat. corduroy pants. dark coat. and
high heeled boots with Ions straps, rode a
grey mare weighing from go to Leo0
pounds. with the brand ''1"' on the left
shoulder and "X' on the lower end Of tho
IT, ," lately done He said his home was
in the Creek nation. Both the saddles are
old. one having the pockets cut OF
The men are still confined in the Eav
county Jail. After they have been iden-
tilted they win be brought to this city and
placed in the federal jail for safe keeping.