The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-10-14
Chief Gates TEXAS TRIP
Lands His Prisoner, Adams,
at San Antonio, Thus Out
whiting the Wits.

Chief John Gates returned this morn.
ing from San Antonio. Texas. where he
went with w. c. Adams. wanted there
on charge Of forgery Adams had
been employed by c S. Fowler a
ranchman, for more than two years as
manager OF his panch On SATURDAYS
morning last, Fowler and his manager
had wordy argument and Adams re-
signed, going to the city that after
noon While In San Antonio he forged
the name OF his employer to a check
for Sl75 and cashed Il at the bank
Adams then purchased a ticket north
over the Indian Territory and gulf
road and came as far as oklahoma
City in a Pullman There. as has been
told before IN Tie Leader he cleverly
eluded a spotter and came TO Guthrie
where he w9s arrested in less than
ten minutes after landing in he city
Chief Gates is justly Indignant con
cerning the reports being published in
the oklahoma City papers o the Ell
feet that he received information from
the force there which led TO The an
res of Adams i'm this city
The facts of the matter are that the
Oklahoma city officials were just
| luule bit 100 slow to land their prison
Ter. and naturally feel mcensed and
chagrneI at having let the Guthrie
force carry OF the honors
Chief Gates says he had very en-
ioyable trip into the Lone star state,
we were a long time on the road
said Mr. Gates this lnorning. "On ~.
count Of the actions of the police force
lat Oklahoma City Who were detcrnm
ed to take the prisoner from me, il
was necessary 20 go to San Antonio by
la round about route We arrived az
our destination Thursday afternoon az
one o'clock and were INST az the sta
tion by Sheriff Tobin aud his deputy
Fraser | was pretty much worn out
when we reached San Antonio. as It
was impossible for me to get any sleep
during all the time We were on the
road. Adams $ a tricky fellow and it
was necessary to watch MIN closely
We also experienced considerable de
lay in making the proper railway con.
nections at Fort Worth. being Obliged
to wait there twelve hours.
San Antonio is a very pleasant city
10 live in ! should Judge They have
mary beautiful parks there, The cot
,on crop in that section of the state
will be very slim. Early in the season
the dry weather blasted the bolls. In
he southern part Of the territory ali
cotton hollis unopened were blackeened
t by the heavy frosts Il is hard mat
; ter to make the farmers believe that
: on account of the shortage the p-ice OF
cotton will advance sufficiently tu
cover the loss by frost
The San Antonio Gazette prints the
following story Of tie forgery sud an
3 interview With Chief Gates
City Marshal Gates Of Guthrie. O. T.
: arrived IN San Antonio this morning
bringing with him W. c. ADAMS, VIII,
e is wanted here on a charge Of forgery
; Adams is the man whose arrest Sheriff
Tobin secured by telegraph last Tues
day.
' In order TO get his man out of Okla
homa Marshal Gates was forced to r.
sort To strategy. as the authorizes O
Oklahoma city wanted him or suspi,
ion Of having committed number q
z. forgeries there They had a fcitiou
warrant for him, bat Gates gave thei
The slip ana got his man through,
C. Adams confessed TO Marshal Cate
in and also to Deputy sherin Fraser herr
ID that he had committed the iorger
p here. He was employed by the iarm'
y whose name he Is accused Of forginr
IN and another farmer cashed the chec
the amount being $l75
"A number Of lorgeries mad bee
% committed in Oklahoma CITY" sal
Marshal Gates. "and the officers thei
~ thought Adams was the culprlt, so the
laid all their rlans 10 take him ava
from me when we passed through th'
town But ! gn wind OF it and ga,
= fbar, thu slTn