Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-20
NEGROES FORMED
Criminal PACT
CITY rOLlCE DECL'RE SEltN-
ANTS ORGANIZED TOR the
PURPOSE or ROlIBING,
WHOLESALE ARRESTS MADE
Fifteen nngcs Taken on Charges Of
investigation la scNcnly-two
Hours,

That negro servants In TuA have
/ formed clique tho uHu purpose 1f
| which l8 to pllfrr on. Uumrs ul tner
wealthy employers, .uu Ihg s'Iul,r
nulo petty Iubberira thai hl.u cur
red u thr fashionable residence dH-
rIcta ul lhD rty TcDpntlt can D.. ul
uunutrd directly tu the negro uu
/ p'uyrrB of victims. is the brlrt Of
the cliy police, who yeatrrday arrest
ed i've ucgroca tWo men aud three
women, iu tat belief that they Woro
implicated boa the criminal orgaulzu-
ton. A valuable pearl pin, belong
lnE ~ Mrs. Usher Carson, was found
iu thr possession of one of the arrest
ed parties IL was stolen q few d., 3
ago from the carson Residence. unr
of the arrested n,s 80 women had
been working at odd times for th s
family
"Wll known Tulsaust e-,d ~
shtunt chief uf Police Hanson yrs-
trrdu, are harboring criminals in
the shadow of their homes, without
being aware Of the fact, In the
south part OF the city many rohbU-
lees have occuItcd tcceutlN and m
practically every Instance they have
resulted from tho fact that negro scr
wants uf the household affected have
been given unusual liberties about
the place, ana permitted to entertain
their colorrd friends there. As long
as this practice is continued the pO-
lice win be almost powcrless to cope
with the situation
Yesterday the police arrested
Nancy, Nettle ana Nora Thompson.
three negro domestcs who have been
working for wealthy families in the
south part of the city for some time
They have been residing In ser
wants house. sivatcd between the
homes Of G. j. Wrighlsman and Ush-
cr Carson
one of the trio went to the home
Of Dr u. r. Wadsworth. city super
intendcnt Of health. to do sou;- house
work Mrs. Wadsworth noticed PIN
the woman was wearing ~ recog-
ni2cd II as one that belonged 10 Mrs
Usher Carson. She held the woman
until the police arrived. Tho pin was
later identified by Mrs. Carson.
The Thompson sisters are booked
for investigation at police headquar-
ters but may be turned over to tho
county for prosecution today or to-
morrow.
over fifteen negroes have been ar
rested within the last seVcnty-two
loiterlng around fashionable south
side residences In and near the ser
wants quarters OF these homes.
amount TO; what was the coronation
of King George or the result OF the
Mexican IeNolutIon compared with
this coming eNcut-his hen was com
ing of with baby chickens That
night Tom could not sleep and along
about midnight he dressed and began
the watch with the hen.
All day the twenty-first day and no
chickens-he could not even hear one
in the shell. Tom began to grow un-
easy and when the 22nd and 23d day
had passed Tom grew blue and took
Bill in his confidence.
Maybe the eggs are not fortified" >"
said Bin wondering If ne had used
the right word.
Il don't care a rap whether they
are fertilized or not just so they
hatch; / don't care for fancy chick
ems, Tom said. "and believe me,
Imagine ] can hear little chickens
peep every once in while and in the
night l hear them, but Bin the eggs
seem dead; they actually seem cold
to me-, and Tom looked at BIZ, bust
ed, blear-eycd and blue.
Lots take n peep at those eggs, :"
said Bill turning loose stream of
/ tobacco juice about the size of gar
den hose
AN right, ! guess the hen won't
care" replied To mtenderly.
They looked at the eggs; Bill
picked one up in his hand and to
Toms amazemcnt slammed ii down
ON the floor and II rolled in an un-
concerned manner over the freight
room floor. Then BIN threw another
against the wall and it bounced all
over the room. Tom only looked on
with -mouthed astonishment at
Bilrs actions.
Say YOU should be tapped for the
simples l was short fifteen of those
darn china nest eggs, when you re-
turned me the thirty dozen, and here
they are under this hen expecting
them to hatch and further more go
ing into rhapsodies over hearing the
gentle peep Of young chickens. Oh
Kid! The lonely desert is working on
your fertile Imagination" said Bill
looking nj Tom pityingly.
II hear them peep now" cried Tom
eNctedly rushing out TO the middle
Of the room. Bill started to get away
from Tom as II alarmed, but Bill sud
denly stopped and listened The ter
rihle silence Of the desert was begin
ming to work on Bill.
Darn my skim II I don't hear
chicks YOU can scuttlc my cahoose
and we will both go down together"
and Bin walked cautiously In the d.
rection of the sound as If he expected
the gentle peep to he the form Of
some Wild beast reincarnated
Bill put his head under some old
fashioned household goods and lis
tened then he deliberately waded into
the jungle " washstands and bet
stcads and etc, and hauled out an
egg case. Eggs? II was once, Tho
case had been on the warm sunny
side Of the freight room and had
hatched. In each filler was three
dozen chicks; soft, fluffy and alive
making thirty dozen.
Tom gazed as II stricken with par
alysls. This case of eggs was the case
that was short
Tom gave the pet hen fifteen Of
the little chicks and she clucked and
fused as proudly as II she had
hatched the brood herself. The old
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