Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-07
YECCMAN Jailed,
SUSPECT IS HELD
BLOWING OF BROKEN ARROW
BANk BAD FOR ONE.
LITTLE MONEY SECURED
Young Cowboy Effects Capture After
Chasc--N Least One of Three
Men at Large.

Until late yesterday evening dwind-
led posse was still securing the coun-
try south OF Tulsa IN the vicinity Of
Turkey Mountain In search Of the
missing bandit OF the trio that blowed
the safe Of the First state Bank at
Broken Arrow at 500 o'clock yesteY-
day morning. One of the men and a
suspect are confined In the county
jail, owing to the quick and daring
work OF the police and sheriffs pos
ses that left Tulsa early yesterday
morning on man hunt. -
After an exhaustng chase across
fields and gulleys, fording streams
and picking their way through the
underbrush, Sheriff Mccullough and
Henry Price, a deputy, alast saw two
OF the men fording the Arkansas
River beyond the Midland Valley rail-
road bridge southeast OF the city.
A short time later, and after OK
change OF shots, Jack Lane, volunteer
member Of the police posses, and re-
Gently employed as COW puncher at
the 1O1 Ranch, with the aid of Officer
PllNngton, captured Fred Walker
northwest Of jerks Walkers part
ner Is thought to have separated from
the two men, reached the south bank
Of the Arkansas, and to have sought
refuge IN the thickly wooded coun-
try southeast Of Tulsa. .
Chief Of Police Newblock learned Of
the robbery at an early hour yesterday
morning and hurried posse in an
automobile across the river. Here II
separated into three parts, headed by
Newblock, Pilkington, and Bob At
kinson with a group Of farmers OF Red
Fork.
Pickington's men sighted one Of the
bandits a half-hour after separating
from the main posse and gave chase
Young Lane took to the chase like n
young duck to the water and followed
the man on horseback in close pur-
suit Seeing he was being chased,
Walker whipped up his horse. Lane
took a short cut headed his man off
In a clump OF timber Here Walker
alighted and took to the underbrush.
Shots were exchanged by the two men,
while Lane, still persistent dived into
the covering and a few moments later
his man surrendered. Pilkington and
the remainder Of the posse caught up
and bound Walker in handouts de
signed of hay 'balng wire.
Walker was noticeably fatigued
from the long chase across the coun-
try and admitted to the officers that
he was one OF the trio On his person
when searched at police headquarters
n quantity Of soap and steel saws used
lily professional cracksmen was found
A sum OF $40 was the only money on
= HIM. 1t is thought that the missing
member was In possession OF some
eighty odd dollars taken from the
bank safe.
Before day break Sheriff McCul-
, Tough and his deputies were going to-
ward Broken Arrow In buggies yes
terday morning. by the telephone
communication sent by way Of Mus
kogee, because OF the wires between
Tulsa and the plighted hamlet hav-
Ing been cut Sheriff Mccullough was
Of the opinion that the men would
hover close to the Katy railroad to
reach Tulsa. His good Judgment
was rewarded when they came upon a
deserted handcar near the grade com
Ing into Tulsa from Alsuma. Near the
place was found the remnants of an
early morning meal on crackers and
cheese.
Following up the first clue, the Of
ficers followed their noses In the op-
poslte direction and came upon the
men In an open field rapidly making
their way westward Two of the men
armed. with winchesters kept close
together while the third member later
disappeared and headed northward.
The men showed fight and the Won
derful carrying power OF their rifles
placed the officers armed with six
shooters TO great disadvantage.
on the Crawford farm, east of Or
cutt Lake. the men conflscated a buggy
and horse from two boys at the point
of revolvers. They rode to the edge
OF the river bank, took off their shoes
and forded the stream. Here the Of
ficers caught up and saw the last of
the men as they broke into the thcket
on the opposite side Of the river.
Knowing that the sheriff's posse had
lost sight Of one of the men after the
trio left Alsuma. information was
given that man of his description
was seen walking the Katy tracks
bound for Tulsa. With strong sus-
picions Of the mans Identity, John
Bowman, an alleged former bad
man" from Hamilton Texas, was
placed under arrest at the home Of
his father on North Main street. Bow
man is said to have been fatlgued
when placed in custody and is also to
have borne signs of hard night.
Nothing was found IN his apartments
or on his person that could connect
him with the deal He Ia said to
have a notorious record, having been
released on bond for the alleged rob
berry of grocery store at Skiatook
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