The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-01
PREPARE To
RUN DOWN
YEGGMEN
OKLAHOMA BANK OFF,
GALS ASK FOX MORE
STRING MI LAWS
Special TO Da,ls feoder

Special to DAILY loader.
Oklahoma CITY, Okla, Jan 3i-
That Oklahoma Is infested BIZ a gane
OF bank thieves Is admitted BY oiii
GERS OF tie. state. 70 them is attuD.
Inted the mum 'rous bank hurglaries
ana sac biowings that have occurred
in Oklahoma, Kansas and adjoining
states recently That the poor law
tor the punishment Of the crime and
the laS enforcement Of such law as
the stale has is responsible to large
extent for tho robberies making Ok.
iahoma their rendezvous is the con-
tention OF bank officials throughout
the state.
Aside from the importation Of de.
tectiyes from The East TO run down
the gang, the bank owners of th0
Estate arc taking steps to induce the
legislature to enact more stringent
laws governing the punishment OF
those convicted OF safe blowing and
crimes OF similar nature
Kansas is also lax in the enforce.
ment OF the laws and few instances
OF heavy penalties having been as
sessed against thu offerdar De on
record in the sunflower state. These
facts are borne out By a circular re-
Gently distributed in Oklahoma and
Kansas hy the National Surety com
Ipany showing comparative state
ment OF tir severity Of the penalty
latlaching the bank burglary in these
states as compared with Nebraska
and Iowa
The records shows that Harry
Joyce was sent to the panitentiary
February l2, 1909, in Iowa. William
Terant was sent mp for "A years in
Kansas May 1908; William Hall
was sent M for 10 years Ia Nebras-
ka, January 1909; II. r. Brown was
sentenced TO ten years in Nebraska,
October 1908; Thomas Morris was
eiYen five years in Kansas. May 1908;
!. Burns was sent up for five years
in Kansas, January 1909, this gentle.
man having ON his person more than
$500 OF the banks money at the time
of his capture. These records being
followed by the sentence Of j ].
! Starting OF Alton, 0lCla., on June 2,
! 1910 to three years in the Oklahoma
penitentlary. VIII Keister, sentenc.
ed to five years; Joseph Norris sem
fenced to five years and Ed Williams
sentenced to two years The last four
having been convicted Of robbing q
bank at Wapanucka, OKLA BY com
parison Of sentences given the bank
burglars In Oklahoma and Kansas
and those given In Nebraska il Is
easy TO see one reason why OklahO
ma and Kansas are al present enjoy
ing the unenyiable reputation along
these lines.
Organized Gang Working
A long string OF postofllae rObber
les safe blowings and bank burglarles
have startled Oklahoma and Kansas
the past few months indicating
that an organized gang is working
along the borders OF The two states
cnly one capture has been made. po
lice officials say they think the mem
bers OF the gang made their head
quarters in Oklahoma CITY, Arkansas
City and Anthony, Kansas, and Others
OF the larger towns along the border
The Oklahoma CITY police have re
eeyed information from an Indirect
source that tho gang working In this
state have an accompice or accom-
rices In the East They have even
been led 10 believe that the gang has
agents working in the factories ol
the big safe manufacturing concerns
and learn from them the combinations
to safes and safety deposit vaults
throughout the district in which
they are operating.
Governor Stubbs OF Kansas recent
ly appealed to the governors OF Ok
! lahoma and Nebraska TO aid him II
| running down these crooks. Govern
or Cruce says he will gladly lenC
his aid In apDrehendng The gana
and 70 that end IS preparing to offei
rewards for the arrest and conyic
tion of members OF the gang.