The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-21
To Owen-Opportunity to Become
Rich Quick was too Good
to Miss
He PUT AWAY s5,OOO.OO
Booze Turned his Head and He
Gave 1t Away.

National Bank was the central fig
ure in a sensational criminal case
that came to light Saturday after
noon According to his own ad-
mission Owen took $4,000 of The
banks money on October 6. Last
Saturday while in the possession
of comfortable jag, he gave
himself away. If he had not
not imbibed too freely from the
black bottle. he might have been
man of wealth today instead of
a prisoner behind the bars.
Owen came to Cashier Johns
Saturday afternoon in an intoxicat-
ing condition and told him he had
81 900 which he wanted Mr.. Johns
to invest for him. He claimed that
the money came from his own and
his wife's people. Some of his
statements were conflicting. Mr..
Johns offered to take charge of the
money and accompanied Owens
to his home to get it. The $4,000
had been missing from the bank
since October 6 and Mr.. Johns I'M
mediately tumbled to the fact that
he had made a great discovery. He
hoped to get the entire S., 900 when
he went to Owens S house, but on
reaching there concluded it was
best to take the $1,000 and allow
the officers to obtain the rest. Mr..
Johns brought the money to the
bank and then called in the officers
to take charge of Owen. The lat
ter protested, claiming entire inno-
cence. Mr.. Johns. S. w. Hays
and Deputy Madsen with a search
warrant then went to Owens house
Madsen stepped to the back door
and Mr.. Hays went ia at the front
door and coolly informed the wo-
man that Owen had sent for the
rest of that money which he wanted
to invest. With little hesitancy
the woman reached up to apicture
frame above the door and drew
forth two packages containing the
money-S2S55 in five and ten dol
lar notes. Madsen took charge of
the money and deposited it III the
bank.
At first Owen would make no
statement incriminating himself
but later made a full confession aud
the same facts were brought out
in his preliminary hearing before
Judge Payne this afternoon. He
claimed that Perry Daniels, the
colored janitor of the First National
Bank was an accomplice in the
crime and that he had 500 of the
A search warrant was
secured aud Perry's room in the
basement of the First National was
searched but no money was found.
Perry was arrested but later in the
evening was released OH $500 bond
furnished by H, B Johnson Perry
denied all completely in the matter
Mr.. Johnson believed him innocent
stating that he had found Perry
honest at all times, that the latter
had often returned to his employ
ers money found at various times.
Owen statement runs about as
follows: On Tuesday evening,
Oct. 6, he went into the bank to
clean up. On the counter he
found a package of currency. That
afternoon the bank had received al
Of currency from Fort
Worth. After the money was
it was again put up in
packages and for some reason was
overlooked when the other money
was put away. 1t was doubtless
up with waste paper or
otherwise. Owen goes on to say
that when he found the money.
he called up Perry Daniels at the
First National and according to
his story the following conversa.
ton ensued
Perry: Who is it2"
Owen: Its Owen, come over.
Perry; what is it-got some
thing TO drink?"