The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-03-24

Sl71 90 TO Mrs G. II Coleman of Ft /
Smith. Ark. which closes a history of !
one of the most famous cases ever on /
record IN Oklahoma Mrs. Coleman IS
sister Of Sam sorrell who was
killed ia the despera fight to cap
ture Sam Morely the famous outlaw
whose deeds terrorized three states.
4 Several years ago the territory offered
reward of $500 for he capture OF
Morley VINO was accused of the muir
+ der of Jacob Hartman. of Cleveland
county. Two hundred and fifty dollars
was paid to Marshal Scarg,ff who was
I with Sorrells when the attempt to cap
ture Morely was made Sorrell was
killed and the object Of this payment
I is to divide the remainder Of the re-
ward. between Sorrelrs children and
his wife and sister. The children are
NOW IN the Gus ody OF Mrs Coleman at
IT. Smith, Ark There was an ex-
pense Of $71 90 incurred for bringing
witnesses TO identify the body Of More
ny, half Of which was paid by scargif
and the other half was taken out of
the amount due the heirs of sorrell
Morley was one of the most desper-
ate. daredevil. dea defying outlaws
that ever terrorlsed citizens of Okla.
lhoma, He was a very peculiar man,
with life time spent as al outlaw
Iit seems. strange a man would ever do
Anything else; at times, however, he
would pursue the vocation of farm
ling. He is said to have killed hree
men in Texas, one in Arkansas and
several in oklahoma
While in prison he was very vicious
and always very much elated when
lhe heard the news of the killing of an
Officer. A more bloodthirsty man has
never been recorded in the annals OF
western frontier history During his
Incarceration he once made out list
of officers that he intended SO KIN as
soon as he was free Chris. Madden.
depu United States marshal and
r + Wolf, county attorney of Cleye-
land county were named as future
objects of his vengeance He was
dead shot and at all times mantle
the utmost bravery He has been
known to look unhesitatingly ana un-
hnchingly into the mouth of a six
shooter held in the hands of some Of
the bravest officers Of the west and
merely smile. II seems that he bore
charmed life as many instances are
on record where he was in the hands
of officers who would XIII him a. the
slightest indication of any temp. tc
escape; but his bravery and dare devil
disposition have some how protected
him. He has always said thar IL was
the delight OF his life to kin a Texan
he had a mania for killing and bore
an intense hatred for Texan Once
he broke jail at Chickasha, l. T., and
went to Enid The officers were hot
on his trail and while stopping at a
small boarding house heiumpedfrom a
two story window and escaped while
the officers were in the lobby OF the
hotel. He once broke loose from his
captors by using his Herculean
strength and wrenching pair of hand
cuffs on that encircled his wrists. His
lit le girl that is living In Indian ter
rItoFy is now in possesson Of these
hand cuifs.
} About two years ago two outlaws
rode up 10 the house Of Jacob Hart
man, in Cleveland county, who was a
} wealthy Swede and was known to have
mcney on his premises. AS It Is a
characteristic Of the people Of Sweden
that they seldom place money In
bank but always hide it some place on
the premises. Morley knew that Hart
man had money derived from the sale
of some cattle The outlaws rode up
TO his place and attacked him. IN the
fight Hartman was shot and killed by
Morley. Morley was then attacked by
two women and two large dogs, bav-
ing emptied his revolyers trying 90
kin the dogs they could not attempt to
shoct the women but 1t is MOI believed
that Morley would have done 80 any
way. The women fought desperately
and when Morley was killed later by
sorrels and scargin there were scars
ls,iH on his head where he had been
beaten by club and on his face were
the imprin;s of women's finger nails
Officers were on the lookout all over
the coun ry for Morley and his pal and
one day scargift received a telegram
stating that they had been seen board
ling a train in Indian territory They
stopped the train al a small auon and
in one cs the box cars both Of the cut
laws were found. desperate fight