The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-18
CHRISTIAN BOYS
ARE IN MEXICO
OkLAHOMA'S NOTORIOUS OUT
LAWS STILL AT lARGE-EN-
TRENCHED IN HILLS.

whereabouts OF the two Oklahoma
outlaws who have resisted capture
longer than any other outlaws in this
county, Bill and Bob Christian who
have been fugityes from justice for
fourteen years, and although their
capture has been reported many
times, they are still at large. Word
has been received in Oklahoma City
that during a raid on a stronghold
of revolutionists in the northwest
part of Mexico the two desperadoes
We're seen.
the tow Oklahoma men say they are
the leaders of band of MeXicans
and their capture without the aid
OF a small army is next to impossible.
They have entrenched themselves in
the Businesses of the hills of north
western Mexico, where government is
almost unheard of.
The Jail delivery that the Christian
brothers and Bill Casey effected from
the county Jail here, July 6. 1906, was
daring. and the subsequent killing of
Milton Jones. city marshal, one OF
the most atrocious and cold-blooded
crimes in the history of the early
days of Oklahoma. Bill Casey was
Killed in the fight between the citi-
mi
zens and police that followed. The
Christian escaped and have success
fully eluded all posses sent out for
their capture. Bill Casey was killed,
it is said, by Patrolman Jackson
while in the buggy with Bob Chris
ton that they had taken from G.
White, now a resident of this city
The Jail delivery occurred Sunday
afternoon, July G. 1906, at o'clock.
NJ. L. CARRIER was jailer at the county
Jail, which occupied the site where
the city jail now stands.
Jim and Bill Casey We're held in
| the jail, charged with the murder Of
City Marshal Farris of Yukon, Okla.
Bill and Bob Christian We're held for
the double charge of horse stealing
and murder. The alleged theft of the
horses occurred near Tecumseh, Okla.
Deputy Sheriff Taylor, when the
Christians sent word into Tecumseh
that they would kill anyone sent aft
er them. started out to arrest them.
AS he neared the place where the
| brothers were staying one of them
appeared at the door of the house and
shot Taylor with a Winchester. They
were afterwards captured and
brought here to prevent a lynching.
Jim Casey, arrested with his broth
er in the Chickasaw nation, charged
with the murder of Marshal Farris of
| Yukon Okla, died in the jail here
with pneumonia.
NJ. L. CARRIER was jailer at the time
of the escape of the Christians and
the attempted escape of Casey. Re
volvers had been smuggled to the
men. CARRIER opened the cells to give
the men their supper when he was
covered by their guns and forced to
turn over the keys to the cells. Bill
Casey, Bill Christian and Bob Chris
tan ran from the jail and south in
the alley to Grand avenue. Bob
Jumped upon the horse of Milton
Jones and rode in Broadway to Reno,
thence east to the river. Bill Chris
| tian and Bill Casey went to Broadway
and ran into the street and jumped
into the buggy driven by White. A
woman was in the buggy with White.
4 Both of them were knocked to the
ground. Milton Jones, brother of
Webb Jones. now on the local secret
service force seeing the fight in the
buggy ran from in front of the Turf
saloon, which occupied the building
now occupied by the Postal Tele-
graph company.
Jones did not recognize the two
Jail breakers, and ordered them TO
throw up their hands. Bill Casey an
swered with a shot from his revol-
yer, and Jones fell dead. Patrolman
Jackson stationed in Broadway open
ed fire on the two men, and Casey
was killed. 4 shot from the officers
gun hit him in the neck, which was
broken. Bill Christian then drove
south in Broadway after his brother
and Joined him near the Canadian
river. Posses searched for the men
for months but We're unable to find
any trace of them.
John w. Reeves. a prisoner in the
Jail at the time of the delivery that
resulted in the killing of Milton Jones
was convicted of conspiracy in the
delivery He was sentenced 70 the
penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan,