Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-01-20
MRS. STEEN PUTS
OFFICER ON RUN
CONSTABLE JONES VIEWS ARTIL-
LERY AND BEATS 1T.
afraid OF HIS COAT
Goes to Replevin Furniture But Fails
In Intcntions-Woman May
BE Arrested To-day.

When Mrs. Walt Steen made q break
for big gun into the Intervals of d
trunk at her home yesterday afternoon
Constable Jones of tho Justice court
OF Judge G.. NJ. iAtson thought II about
time for him so think about the faI
away regions Of the down town dis
trict. There was somewhat OF re-
flex action that thrilled his legs. I'm
der certain conditions the mind is O
wonderful thing; II shoves n fellow
along before he realizes he Is thinking
That is the way Il did the officer.
Constable Jones and a driver foi
the HIN Furniture company South
Main, drove out 10 the Steen home
yesterday afternoon TO seize some furnI
ture upon n replevin issued from thf
court Of Judge Litson. The Steer
homo is on North Lansing near the
Katy tracks Mrs, Steen Is an Indian
The delivery wagon was left stand.
ing IN front Of the house while tho
constable and the driver went after
the furniture, A knock on the door
admitted the two men into the steen
home. Then the constable began tc
tell Mrs. Steen all about what re-
pleyin means The woman speaks
English but brokenly. Apparently.
she understands it much better than
she speaks e.
lind we have come 10 take
tho furniture back 10 the store"
That is the way the constable fin
ished his talk about for what he had
come. The wind-up didn't please Mrs
Steen.
you will have to pay back the
money we have already paid on the
whole bill," the woman told the con-
stable.
Certainly not. the officer could lis
ten to nothing like that He pro.
tested with the woman that she was
dead wrong In her contention.
THE money or they don't CO." said
Mrs. Steen.
But the officer had been sent tc
seize the furniture, and after trying tC
explain to the woman. he began tC
seize. lie and the driver grabbed an
article Of woodenware apiece.
Mrs. Steen then said she would chas.
tise them; in fact, she would dig into
trunk and get one Of Walters old
rusty TRUSTEES and begin the carnage
Of Waterloo all over again. She step.
ped in the direction OF the trunk.
The constable thought II was n pret.
ty good bluff she was putting up and
with a broad grin and wink at the
driver, hugged all the tighter a heavy
bureau and fondled II In his arms OF
though II We're first born. Just aioou
that time he looked over his lef
shoulder and saw pieee OF artillery
Tho ext thing the constable knew
his face was being famed by the rapit
gait Of the horse. In some manner n,
had forgotten his mission, and hl'
mind was a blank from the time III
saw the gun, or imagined he saw II
until he was sitting beside the drivei
tearing down the street a block distant
/ The constable declares he isn't afraiC
OF any man on earth. It's different will
u woman.
This morning, according TO Con
stable Jones, Mrs. Steen will be ser
we'd with papers that win allege con
tempt 20 court and probable viola
! tion Of O city ordinance dealing viii
threats. unless she changes her minC
about tho furniture.
The entire amount OF the furniture
bin was over 500, OF which some
thing over SEQ is alleged 20 yet b'
| due.