The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-09
WILL OFFER
REWARD FOR
MURDERER
PUBLIC AROUSED OVER
LATEST OKLAHOMA
CITY CRIME
ONE ARREST IS MADE
AND OTHERS EXPECTED


Oklahoma city, Okla, Nov. g,-V J,
Rowiey was arrested by Detectives
station aud Dyer about 10 0'ciock last
night, charged with having forged
about $500 worth OF notes with the
name OF e. U. kedney, each note
said TO have been SO forged being
for $40 In he pocket of Roger Gan
uon WAS found one such note, Nhile
he Is said to have complained of the
oss Of valuable papers on the day be-
,cse being found dead.
Rowley was arrested on the street
and put through a grilling cross ex-
animation By station and Dyer, after
which he was locked in the city jail
Reward Offered
That a large reward will be Offered
Tor the arrest and conviction Of the
murderer Of Cannon was indicated
last night when il was announced al
,er a meeting of tue Knights Of Col
umbus that the state would be asked
TO help find the slayer The local
council viii give large sum for the
slayer's conviction and with tho assist
ance Of the state and county, Il y
hoped to raise at least $500 reward
money. Governor lIasKell will be call
sd into conference today at Guthrie.
The clues which are being worked
Il at present are those furnished by
!. b. Smith night cashier for the Del
nOnico restaurant and the manager
II the travellers hotel
Smith stated that ne had seen two
men come out OF the Campbell build
ne apparently in great hurry about
O'CLOCK Sunday, and jump in an auto
mobile, which dashed north on Broad
way
V. ]. Rowley, who was at the Travel
ers' hotel last week, is said to have
zen friendly with Cannon, and on
several occasions borrowed money
rom him. Several weeks ago he left
the city on money which he had Dor
rowed from Cannon and which he re
urned.
Later his financial condition seem
ed to become Tad again, and he made
an arrangement with the manager OF
the Travellers whereby be gave
check for the total amount OF his IN
lebtedness. dated ahead, This cheek
was given last Wednesday, and he
agreed to take up the check Saturday
night
sunday morning he walked into tht
aotel with large sum OF money
and paid his bill; then with his wife
md daughter moved.
4 81 fa, hot ha +,
said 10 have borrowed money from
Cannon several times. il is though
.robable that this sum may have beer
/ borrowed from him. If such Is The
ease he probably would have been one
OF the last to see Cannon before h'
vas found on the roof Of the Campbc.
building dead
Left Oklahoma City oct.'t
G. al. Kryder, who is said 70 hay'
ofi oklahoma City, Oct. II. togethe
with d woman named Maude Geek
was interested In a deal In Miami min
ing property with Cannon. Cannon
also had gone on the bond Of kryde'
who Is charged with having raised
check for s500 On account OF th'
act that kfyder had disappeared, Ca
non told Attorney Mont +. iighlel
hat he was worried, aud had draw
sa00 from his bank Friday To pfeVen
its attachment
Another fact which is being connect
ed with the mystery Is that Cannon
was the one juror out Of Twelve witt
failed 20 vote for aequitiaI of Judg
llargis Of Rfeathilt county Kentucky
When lIargis was being tried for mul
der
Cannon Is said 70 have been larg
property owner, and had of bis pei
son receipt from the Higgins an
Jones Realty company for $50 par
psyment on four lots in the tIggin
addition. 4 note for $io TO the Shoe
Really company endorsed to Ganno
bv J. b. Rowley, also was found O
his person.
His family In Kentucky is wealthy
Cannon was from Lexington, Ky
and had been IN Oklahoma about
year. He vas = knight pf Cnlumbui
The body will be sent TO Lexingto
this evening