The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-26
"Hoodo0 Gun and Knife Were
Stolen from Hardware Store
Saturday Night and the
Arress Soon Followed
STOLEN PROPERTY
WAS RECOVERED
Goods Found ia Possession Of
Herbert Quincy Salesman
Rememberad Description
Of Man Who Stole Knife


Z am going to have that knife some
day. that q what Herbert Quincy.
the negro who is charged with burg.
lary at the 0ilkey.Jarboe Hardware
store Saturday night Is alleged to
have said when he examined several
pocket knives IL the store at 5 o'clock
that evening and these words led 70
bis arrest
Burglars entered The rear door OF
the store between ten and eleven O..
clock and stole six shooter and
pocket knife Three hours, after the
theft the men were arrested. the goods
recovered and the men lying In the
city and counig iall Prompiness Oh
the part OF Night Captain Phillips. al.
tentIon to detail on the part Of A. n.
chalIant and ! determination on the
part Of W Il. gIlkey to find the men
are The direct causes oi this quick
work
officer Phillips on bis second round
o. trying the doors of the business
houses Of TIE town, found the rear
door oi the Gllkey IarhOe store Nd.
locked. This ess after one o'clock.
He entered lhe store ard telephoned
Mr 0Hkny After an inycslleatlon it
was found that lfe doors had been &C.
ourely locked al closing time. The
theieges had entered tie building from
the rear door IL the office, by break
ing the iron rod and the glass across
the door.
As soon As these facts we're dlscoy-
cred Mr.. Cllkoy went to the store and
his negro man came with him A. V,
'fhalfant, who locked ap the store was
called to the scene and Sheriff Lewis
with bis hounds vas also summoned.
The rain MAIDS & impossible for The
dogs to track The burglars As soon
a. Mr. Chaliant arrived he declared
that Il a certain pocket knife was
gone be could give a description Of
The thief He looked In the knife
case ara ne Identical knirs that Her
bert onincy lad declared 9ould be
his. was gone
nr chsllant detailed d description
ef The uesroes who Here in me store
early in lAe a4enlne Saturday and
aho had looked a. pocket knives.
"Aboe the man Of 81 work around
the CnkeyJaFhoa place identified the
men By the deserlplIoG and officer
phillips went 81 once 70 ne homes &
the men described Herbert Quincy
was found IN bed. Under his pillow
was found lhe Six shooter and IN his
pocket the knife Happy the other
negro had already been arrested by
lon Bailew on she charge Of stealing
coal IN. the Rock island yards aud
was in the county jail
The six shooter that was stolen Is
the gun ihas vas used BY the man
/. who committed suicide ID the 0ilkey
Jarboe hardware store last year
THAT gun has been a hoodoo to oul
: store since that tragedy" " declared
Howard 1llkey and he presented i
10 policeman Phillips
air. Chalisni says thar ne had n'
reason to be suspicious Of the nc
NEGROES actions while they we're i
the store Saturday evening but that !
flashed inio his mind that they wef'
the men the minute he was notifies
Of Yhe burglary
officer 4 A. Meeoom found anothe
gun this morning that had been stol
en- from the GllsegIarboe hardwar
store two weeks ago The gun ha'
been missed grom the stock but noti
lng had been aald about IT, Tn
clerks and mahassrs have been worl
Ing silently 70 iad the thief. tn
a gun was a as.colfa revolver hos
Wilson traded pair Of shoes
Y Quincy for the gun.
The preliminary hearing Of oulne
was held before Judge II. = Grighh
this afternoon.