The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-17
BOYS
IN JAIL IN
MUSKOGEE
Last Of SO.CaIIed Davis GanQ
In Custody or Under
Bond
Special to DAILY Leader.

Maskogee OKLA, May H. Bob
Davis. alleged leader of the Davis
sang, accused ol the killing of Deputy
Sheriff lim Work at Pofum ten days
aGo' and his cousin Anon Davis. who
have been scouting since the day OF
the crime, are in the county Jail at
Muskogee awaiting trial on the
charge OF murder Davis and his
cousin, We're brought to Muskogee
by Deputy Sheriff Joe Depew and I'm.
der Sheriff W. l. Nicholson, and ar
rived here over the Katy at ten
o'clock. Davis and his cousin were
alrested at Denver Colo, last Mon.
Gay Night
Roll OF Money Caused Suspicion.
II was the roll OF money carried by
Fob Davis that brought about their
arrest On Sunday night following
the killing Of Deputy Sheriff Jim
Work, the Davis got on a Santa te
tain IN Kansas City without 4 ticket,
paying cash for their fare to Newton,
tas. When they reached Newton,
they wanted to pay their fare into
Denver without buying a ticket Bob
taVis produced roll OF money Fhe
conductor would NOT take cash and
The men were compelled TO get otr
at Newton and buy their tickets. The
large amount OF bills caused the con.
duetor to suspect the men OF having
robbed some bank or express com
pany and he conveyed the informa.
t'cn To a special officer OF the Santa
Fe The officer followed the men to
Denver and after searching the rocky
mountain metropolis shadowed them
and caused their arrest He then
wired the various express companies
10 ascertain whether or not they had
lost any money The manager OF
the American and Wells Fargo ex-
press companies OF Muskogee receiy-
ed a telegram from Kansas City
about the same time that Sheriff
Nisener did The sheriff made the
rounds OF the banks here and founa
tnat Bob Davis had drawn $4,000 in
bills from the Muskogee National
Eank, most of which was Muskogee
notes bearing the signature of Mr..
Patterson, president Of the bank. lie
then knew that the men were the
Davis boys.
They Waive Requisition.
1t was Thursday, however, whom
the men admitted their identity, then
Depew was sent after them, armed
with warrant from Muskogee
county
The arrest of the Davis boys in
lenyer last Monday was kept quiet
By the Sheriff's office for the reason
that he did not want them to make
fight for requisition, The men
readily consented to accompany De-
pew and they left Saturday night for
Muskogee, w. / Richardson. under
sheriff left here Sunday night and
met Depew and his prisoners IN
Western Kansas.
IN Good Spirits
On the way from Denver TO Mus
kogee the trip was uneyentfnl The
men ioshed the officers. and the OF
teers bantered In return. There was
uo feeling between the men, as. the
olicers were merely carrying out the
duties OF their office.
The men win tell how they es.
capped from near Porum on the night
that Jim Work was killed They
laugh al the manner In which they
t8oled the officers and the armed
pcsse of farmers, and declare thai
rot a single posse had been close or
their trail The men did not ride
through the country 60 Gushing
okla. as has been reported While
they viii mot give out their route i
IA believed hy the officers that they
rode from muskogee county int
ihe Cherokee country went through
portion OF Wagner county and then
through Rogers county 70 Claremore
DISCHARGED cowmen Clothes.
II il known they were Ia Glare
more for clothing worn BY Bob Davl'
When arrested bore the trademarF
of laremore merchant II was
here that Bob discharged his COW
rens gard and bought a snappy new
suit OF clothes lie threw away hi'
tf0ad brimmed hat and bought y
nifty felt such as is usually worn ,,
business man Anon did no
change clothes except to buy new
pair of shoes From Claremore th'
men are said TO have boarded q trail
end gone 10 kanaas City.
with the arrest OF Bob and Amor
LAWS. the last OF the so-called Dayii
gang is either in iall or unaer bond
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