The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-14
YOUNG MAN
IS ACCUSED
OF CRIME
MeeCOm Makes Record as
a SIeutb; Arrest Was
Made Sunday

How you'd you feel, young lady, Il
a policeman should walk up to you
and demand possession Of the dia'
mond ring you have been wearing
for the past few months?
That is what happened in several
instances In this city Mondap and
last night Policeman Meecom who
has been working on q clue 70 capture
the man who stole $3.50 worth Of dla-
monds frons the United States OK
press office at Lindsay, Okla, May
%. 1911. not only succeeded in get
ting a man. alleged to have been i'm
pllcated in the crime; but also gather
ed all OF the diaminds together and
they are now in the vaults Of the
First National Bank Of Chlckasha.
Rings which It is claimed had been
given to women by the man who Is
accused Of the robbery were taken
from the hands OF the girls BY Po-
llceman Meecom in chlckasha. One
valuable ring was found in Enid and
several small diamonds were found
IN Waurika, Okla.
Henry Morris. 4 driver for the Unit
ed States Express company. was ar
rested on the charge Of being impli-
Gated IN the theft and will be taken
this afternoon 10 Pauls Valley where
he viii answer TO the charge Of grand
larceny in Garvln county w. g..
White, United States Express agent
at Lindsay. was here today and filed
complaint against Morris in the
court OF Justice j. D. Vance
On May gard a package ciniaining
$3.50 worth OF diamonds were stolen
from the desk Of Mr. White in the
Lindsay United States Express office.
The package was consigned by the
First National Bank OF Lindsay to
Mrs. Eta Eyeretts, Elllston. Ky. Mr.
White has been forced to pay for the
goods. Policeman Meecom will re-
celve 5000 reward for the recovery
OF the diamonds.
lIenry Morris i, the time II the
theft was messenger out Of Lind
say and was in and out Of the Lind
say express office frequently. Soon
after the diamonds were stolen he
left and took a run between Enid and
waurika. Okla, and lately has also
been working in Chickasha as driv-
er for the Il. S. Express co.
He Is % years Of age. Policeman
Meecom says that he has confessed
that a friend OF his brought the pack
age into the express car and left f
IN the little iron box which IS used
by express messengers, that y 20
mained there TIL months after the
friends death and that then he. Nor
ris, took charge OF the contents Of
the package Morris denies that he
had anything to do with the theft
The diamonds were set in rings. pins
etc.
Lon Ballew returned from Enig
this afternoon bringing the last o
the missing gems from that city.
The suspicious Of Policeman Nice
elm were aroused last Saturday whei
diamonds Of great value we're pawn
ed to Herman Kohn. merchant il
Chlckasha. and he began working ol
A clue. The diamonds were taken .
". G. White at Lindsay and Identifies
as one contained in the stolen pack
age. Soon all OF tho diamonds OF th
package we're located. The large
part II the diamonds we're found 4
Mhickasha. A number we're take
from the hands OF girls who wer
wearing rings said TO have been gi'
en- them by Henry Morris.
Morris viii be tried in Garvin coul
ty at Pauls Valley He was kept
the Grady county Jail short tim
after being arrested at Waurika, SUI
day morning by Mr.. Meecom.