The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-19
SQUIRREL
WH|SKEY !
CAUSED
Thief I

Special to the Daily Leader.
Garden CITY, Mar lo.--"Wc had
two or three drinks Of squirrel whis.
key IN us or we wouldn't have
thought Of doing such a ihIng,r said
Otto McCay. who with his brother
john, was brought back from Clayton.
Nov Mexico. BY Sheriff Reeves party
on The charge 81 horsesicaling.
"The next morning after we took
the horses ! said TO my brother, ia
give $500 IL we could take these
horses baek without gettinr pinehed.
ave had started west Is Trinidad
to LOOK for 0ork The train stopped
al Doerileld and we asked fellow on
tao platform II there was any work
there ti0 said there was plonty Of
work and We got OIL The work wac
shofcling and We had been handling
teams 20 after We found there was
no chance fr getting work OF this
Kind we decided TO 10 back ia the
meantime, we met d fellow vita a.
botile and when we got a few drinks
% buoget we were crazy enough to
do anything We Won't to IIolcomb
got t.c horses and started out
The story 4 the ride Of the Me-
Coys for iha past week is full oil
hGdshipa, which II printed n the
dime naveis would not induce many
boys TO lry tho desperate act. The
toys are completely worn out and
are only to- glad % plead guilty
and ihrpw themselves on the mercy
Of the court rather thal continue
TIE experiences OF tha last eight
dpys. ia iaeir rifle they encountered
a dust s'orm Of day or more and
cclt weather and sncw for the rest
OF The time When they arrived ~
Clayton one 70 toe boys had both
lips frozen ana both were suffering
from The long cold ride.
elool or Thel Tr4i
Raymond stous and james Trueti.
who started after the acCoys Mon
day morning IN on automobile with
Burney Martin as driver were Gloss
n their trail TOR the last two or
three lays Al Nenton. Oklahoma
one and hall miiea from the New
Maxico line. they learned that the
McCoys were only few mhes ahead
81 them Theg telephonet ine OH.
GERS al clayior % watch for them
A. one or two towns Whero they
would have TO go. pae Garden CITY
men also telephoned 70 some ranch.
houses between Nenton and Mount
Bore and The boys With tho stolen
herscs turned into Frank shaw
ranch IN this vicinity en- heur or SO
later Their horses as wen as them.
selves We're worn 0ui ana after get.
ting p meal they stopped 10 rest
In the meantime ahgw had telenh0n-
ed 10 kenson bat failed 10 get me
Garden City mon who were already
making The trjp go Clayton and two
officers came oul 10 lake the MoC0ys
Of ihe treatment of ihe New MeNl
cue both iae prisoners and officers
ten interesting stories. The prisna.
ers say that one American and one
Mexican came after chem and that
both The officers were nreltg well I'm.
der the inllnence of liquor. Both
carried Nlnehesiers ana kept The
guns trfined on thom all the lmo, in
sniie 81 The Fact taal neither was
armcd and both were So nearly play
cd oul that Fl would BE- impossible
ier tncm 10 try 70 escape.
Wanted Ali Reward.
\ seems that me officers N CLAY
t'n although g8eir pafi the capiure
WIS very small. wcrc buifnd 10 have
tire ouIlfe reward without dividing
with ssaW ihr Carbon city men or
auycne who Fad really done any oi
sae rcal work Of capture SO firm
Waro their Intentions that they told
Sheriff Reeve thHt lf lhay did nst gei
tbc reward lheg would turn lhc prls.
cners loose aud have them Indicted
By The grand jury for having stolen
property ~ their posscssion