The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-27

UtdhN ltI IooI0. utN were tll N'
had at the time To wear. but when
hc found the hut surrounded and es-
cape impossible. he pulled ON era
vons wedding shoes and appeared
before the officers wearing them. lie
was taken Immediately to Perry.
and later 10 Guthrie for trial, and
within short time aud received a
lie sentence for the murder oil
Batcman. and hc went to the pcni.
toutiary wearing Cravons shoes
And Cuyous sweetheart was used
by the federal government as al
witness against Wolty He was
tried In federal court because the
crime was committed on an Indian
reservation.
TOR cclls following the Rcd Rock
robbery the home of Crayous sweet
heart was watched closely by ON
GERS and detectives, knowing that
soon as possible This lead to al
plan for Cravcns' arrest by local Of
iccrs at Catoosa. soon after his es.
cape from the Indian country. This
was his first stop and he had ridden
stolen horse all the way through
fully one hundred miles. without
stopping. From Catoosa he had
written back To his sweetheart u1.
der an assumed name. and had told
her he would remain there until he
received an answer She was to out
line to him all the plans that she
knew Of his capture. The letter fell
into the hands of the officers. who
were watching her homo. and after.
ward II was permitted to reach her.
Officers. together with several
men who knew Cravens. were sta.
| toned In the postotiice at Catoosa to
arrest Craycns when he asked for
| his mail. When the outlaw appear
ed, one OF Crayens acquaintances
| stepped up with the purpose of
/ shaking hands and then gripping the
/ outlaws hands until the officers
could oyerpower him Crayens' in
stinct was quick, however, and when
his former friends hand sought to
grip his. he jcrcked away and dartcd
through the rear door of the post
office before the officers could re-
cover from their alarm. In his rush
TO get away he dropped the letter
1 from his sweetheart and this fell
into the hands of the officers
Cravcns was reared in Chautau.
qua county Kansas, adjoining the
Indian country in Oklahoma. which
was then the rendezvous of outlaws
ana desperaloes. Life ON u farm
was too tame for him and he soon
crossed the border and joined the
bandits. His first outlaw work was
such small jobs as horsestcaliug.
and for one Of these he was cap
tured and sentenced TO serve term
In the penitcntiary at Lansing. kan.
where Oklahoma conyicts are kept
under contract
While In the pcnItcutiary Craycus
made the acquaintance ot T.. + Is
tolle, a Kansas life prisoner. and to-
gcthcr they conceived daring but
successful escape from the prison
with guns, Whitfield from wood
and covered with tinfon to give
them u metallic appearance. they
held mp the prison guards. secured
better weapons and made good their
escape. Other guards were immodi
atcly called and although numerous
shots were fired toward the flying
conyicts, none OF them were with
effect.
Estcllc went toward Kansas CITY.
while Craycus worhc back into OK.
lahoma Whom arrested for the
crime, Tor which Dee was serving
term boz thc peutyuuarv Craycus
owned horse and several head of
cattle. and these ho left with
farmer iu the Pouca Indian couutr,
to dispose of for him. I, was with
OBJ" idea of getting the money that
Cuycns returned t1 ,hr territory
fUlIowng bis escape
During his ryu from tho prison
guards Cuvous WAS struck on the
head with rifle bullet ttut plough