The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-24

his attempts at reform" and finally,
the change in the tide--the turn OF
the card-that ended his meteoric
career. Il is a story that is none the
less frank than thrilling, yet one that
almost curdles the blood and leaves
the impression that, after all, Robert
Louis Stevenson was, perhaps. milder
IN his treatment OF DR.. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde than human nature Itself.
We're Jesse James and the score Of
other outlaws Of his iIk, who robbed
pillaged and murdered in the early
days. alive, they might marvel at the
story Of Carl ID. Sutherland, a modern
Dick Turpln, written before he en-
countered Capt. Auble, laid the fear
less officer low with six shots fired In
rapid succession, then ran away to die
few hours later by his own hand.
Il was addressed TO Jack Henderson,
private detective and guardian OF
Westchester place. fashionable resi-
dental section Of Los Angeles, and
began:
Dear Sir-You viii, no doubt. be
very much surprised TO receive this
letter. In fact, you won't receive il at
all unless /, Carl d. Sutherland, alias
Joseph Palmer. alias Jack Ames, alias
Carl Sherwood. etc. am dead.
The reason that write this letter
TO you Is because was impressed
with your personality, and decided
that you were a brave and an honest
man. In fact you looked great deal
like my father. and II there ever was
man that was the soul of honor, he
was.
Since I have been 10 years of age
l have never yet seen the man was
in the least afraid Of. and yet | have
met a few whom recognized as more
than my match. When ! saw you
knew in a second man that would
rather take a man alive If possible
but that would take him If YOU wer'
after him unless he was quicker thar
you with his gun and killed you.
Asks Aid for His Wife.
Liberty is far more dear to M
than life, and II I am ever taken
win be taken dead. and leave yol
this and beg you to do the best yol
can with It and If you can make an.
money out of it beg you to see tina
my poor little sick wife gets a thirl
OF fourth of it. ] know can trus
you to do this. for l believe you to b
honorable and il is not more thai
right. for my wife is a good. true, hon
est and hard-working little woman;
lady by birth and nature and from
good old southern and Kentucky fan
ny. She deserved a far better ma
than ].
When 1t is known that am a
outlaw, and have been most of my life
most every one viii say: He's a ba
one, and that's all wish the worl
to know the truth. for there are a cei
tain few whom ! want to know that
was not as bad as they are sure I
paint me. If / am killed / am sure I
become notorious, as much of my pas
is sure TO crop out and my name
disgraced, and as that is the case
may as well have the truth told q
Just part, and maybe a whole jugful {
lies added to Il"
After giving the place Of his birt
as Lamar, Barton county, Mo, and tn
date September 29. 1882. this remarI
able autobiography of Sutherland deal
with his family 1t speaks of his fl
ther being fire marshal Of PittsburI
Kan. then deputy sheriff, and of hi
relatives having fought in every wa
this country has been engaged |
from 1775 to the present time, exceI
the Spanish.American war
Black sheep Of Family.
"AIl have been honest--too homes
in fact, but l." wrote the young bandi
II am the last Of my race and the on
black sheep. From a delicate. timi
and refined hoy | grew into despe
ate young rascal, ready TO shoot an
man"
Next is the account of his meetin
with Joe Palmer. alias Jack Wells, ii
notorious train robber 1t was Ii
turning point in sutherland's youn
J life; he chose the blacker side. b
cause Palmer had taken his pa
against "a big bully On farm in Ka
sas" sutherland believed he owI