The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-26
JENNINGS
GETS BACK
OLD NIT TENS
w ERE TAKrk FkOMTRAtN
ROBaeR WHEN cap
TU <nD ny POSSE
TERRITORIAL 0JTLaW
NOW A GOOO CITIZEN
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Letter Expressing Peace
AID CootNIIl Toward
All Manklno
Special 10 Daily Leader.


Muskogec. Okla, Aug. &c nui Lid.
better former lief Of police and 70
many years deputy United states mar
shal in The times when the old IN,
lian Territory WIS iffest with out
laws of eycry description. today part.
sd with q mennonite Of 'l3 oliiciN
prowess which be has treasured tuf
thirteen years,
Parts With Old Memento
The mamento was an old pair Of
vco'en knit mittcns belonging to Al
Jennings, leader Of The Oh lonninga
Mallorey gang Of train robbtrs, bigh-
waymen, postoiilee and bank robbers
VITO flourishcd in What Is now Okle
homa a decade aud . half ago. Al
Jennings, the Leader Of tc gang =
nov located aiAawton. Okla, and =
,nr Of the leading criminal lawyers
n oklahoma. having an extensive
practice Recently Bud, In going
through his treasure box of trophies
ahea bv him from noted criminals II
whose capuro he took p lpadug paft
au across the miltens aud conceived
the idea that Mr Iepn'uga would ap.
Dfcclatc cir return 10 him. lle ~
ordiugly communicated viii jen-
iugs aud has received letter from
tbe latlar saying he would be glad ?
receive The mitiens. Con'iEung the
writer said
"Rud. often recall those days, an.
| cannot bolu from bringing 10 my
memory the remark Of an old Eng
ishman who bn3 lnsi hts team IN a
,lzard and was about frozen 10 death.
in said: What's the od ia. 80 yon're
appy.' 8ftt
Wculd Meet a, A Friend
i have met nearly al tbe men ~ao
pursued me except youTeli. aud while
{ coajurcd up some thlnga wtilc ~
prison, Yet DISMISSED thom Oh my
release and should ! ever lnr9l you-
1, sill be AZ thai Of friend, mob per
naps. In The fullest eaiont. AZ friend
hip ls often misplaced, but J mean
haze nothing agsinei yen IN I'd
world aud know OF no reason WHY
Iahnuld not meet you friendly Tllla
IlBisle art of youra would eiiace als
hitter ieeiinE. iad piIy. but i can
truly say thatgpo Due haf eyer h.lfa
abuge an oHieer ia &c hpncss 1's
harfs Of llis duts.
'rhaDking you again. opd hol11n
that mae meet yN come ddy,fI VI
ricse. with kiUdesl personal rcfards
Recalls Train Robbery
II was ia tSgf Tint the IcuulnS'
gaDg hold NJ an Iron MOu1iain TRAIN
OF Tcu-Mllc siding. ten miles from
= -iiirkaslIa. aud made q spectaailla
ciaway after roiIning lhn express s1ff
aud lootlng ie mail Ab1ni the gan
,imnI thrrr we're numer0uh poteillet
aHl bank robberies nearly all Ol Thiet
we're attributed to tie Ienrlngs gab1
'rha s0callcl gang HaB composed ol
81 !. Jennings the icadcr, Frank Jen
rings, hir brother. and PIT and No
Il Mallorcy After miiiis repeated at
tempts of posses headed by United
states marsiials 20 rnect iDeir rap
tire they were finally located ia af
lid cabin bv Marsha L9dbetieft and
This posse. The cabin vas -urronan
ed and at break of das an effort waa
made 10 eject their capture without
resort 40 violence The members ol
the gang were heavily armed. how
ever, and started IN With q fuslladt
sscf shots nt the oiiicer iDicmiing =
resist 10 the death
l. l.edhctter Broke Up Gang
As al the, 0ldtiners know Leu
letter was de8d shot and abEolutd'
ifearless and reckless of danger, II,
returned The fire With Ills Winchestei
With The reHul, that three Of the mem
bsfs of tlie gang- 4 and Prank jen
n'nxs and f'at Mali9rcy were badli
wounded and incapacIiaied aud rendei
cd incapable for furtaer Resistance q
arregt All four Of the member .
/ the gang were taken prisoner and ii
er. Al vac given life sentence =.
indge Springer OF the United state
ienuri at tho end Of his trial In Mus
koger. The other members of III
gang wore tried before Judge Town
Aend IN he Southern district Of V'I
lal1oma aud each got of With five yea
sentences The sentence Of Al wa
asle. 4 ADS L,,..Al.aatee u
IThin GUIDED all eriininaI operations .
The gang All ahofe stated. Al len
lfSingk Ii now respected citizen =
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