The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-18
BUCK GARRETT LANDS
EIGHT P|CKPOCKETS
YESTERDAY WAS THE CHIEFS
BUSY DAY AND HE LANDS EIGHT
SUSPECTED PlCKPOCKETS.

to Buck Garrett, the efficient chief
of police of the city and sheriff-elect
OF Carter county.
News had been tipped off that there
was a dangerous bunch of crooks fol
lowing the Barnum and Bailey show,
and it would be well for the officers
to be on the lookout for them, so yes
terday while the show was in the city
Chief Garrett was on the job early
and late and as a result of his efforts
the county Jail today holds eight men
who We're rounded up through his Wig
lance with a charge Of robbery from
the person. In other words. pocket
picking lodged against them. The
formal information will be fled
against all the parties this afternoon
and the preliminary will in all prob
ability be heard before Judge Winfrey
in the morning.
The first two that fell victims to his
untiring efforts were captured near
the Santa Fe right of way near Tyler
& Simpsons. Special Officer Co2gins
of the Santa Fe, informed Garrett
that the two men Were crooked and
having located them he went to where
they were and demanded to know
their business. They were not very
communicative, however, and wanted
to know by what right he asked the
question. 1t took about minute for
them to become enlightened, and ~
less than half that time they were
on the way to the city jail. .
The names given were Riley and
Walsh. When near the police station
Walsh concluded that he didn't care
to go further. In fact he was endeav-
oring to give the officer trouble all
along the route, and when at the fire
station made a dash for liberty F.
through the wash room Chief Garrett
called on him to halt but he disre- f.
garded the order and Garrett fired f.
intending to wound him in the legs. /.
He did quick tumble into an ash
heap and seeing that his way would .
be blocked in that direction. arose
and came at the officer fighting. A
blow on the head from the gun of the
officer soon convinced him that he
had better behave, which he consented
to do, and went to the station whore
he was locked up.
During the melee Garrett who was
leading his horse at the time had
dropped the bride rein and became so
interested in the one trying to escape
that he lost sight of the other party.
When he returned both horse and his
other prisoner had disappeared. He
got busy at once as there was little
time in which he could have gotten
far. Riley ignored the horse and took
to his heels down Washington street,
and when in the rear of the old City
National bank building turned into
the alley in hopes of eluding his pur-'
suers. Errett Dunlap who chanced to
be passing at the time suspected that
there was something wrong and that
the man was endeavoring to elude
some one, and being a stranger, he
grappled him and held him until Gar
rett and Officer Lee Mccoy, who had
mounted CARROTS horse, arrived and
placed him under arrest Then began
the search for the rest of the gang
who were believed to be still In the
city. They soon located Watson near
the Madden store on Main street and
placed him under arrest, and Myers
was arrested later by Officer Stroud
near the Wilmington hotel. The ac-
tivities of the police did not end there,
and last night on Caddo street three
men who gave their names as Jas. Il.
Campbell, George S. Neal and George
Calvin were placed under arrest by
Chief Garrett and placed in jail. In
this last bunch the chief suspects that
the one who gave his name as Camp
bell is a dangerous criminal and for
whom there is a reward Of $4oo, Of
fered by authorities Of another city.
He is in communication with them at
present and will receive information
this afternoon as to whether he Is the
man wanted or not. And yet there
was another. Late last night while
Garrett was at the corner OF Main
and A street he noticed well-dressed
stranger and got into a conversation
with him. He was soon convinced
that he was another of the men want
ed and invited him to the police sta
ton where he gave his name as Hol-
land and was locked up.
Every one Of these parties were well
supplied with money and were well
dressed. Report reached the chief OF
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