The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-06
is CAUGHT
HIDING IN
The BRUSH
Trusty in County Jail Makes Get
away on Borrowed" Horse
and Everybody Joins in
an Exciting Pursuit

Starting yesterday afternon AZ z
o'clock from the rear Of the court
house a race after a horse thief was
as brief as It was exciting. finally
terminating in the arrest of the thief
fifteen miles southwest OF Chiekasha.
Jess selby, formerly a trusty in the
Grady county Jail. was the pursued and
the uherifl's force with additional re.
cruis we're the pursners.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
seiby Who has been allowed the free
dom Of the jail corridors as a trusty
for some 30 days, walked out Of the
iail. mounted horse beionging TO
James stone and rode out OF the al
ley, west. continuing some five blocks.
Stone saw the man riding away on his
horse ana called ID HIM The horse.
man did not stop, but rather quick
ened hia pace Stone ran to the
street. where he found his son and
asked whether or not he had loaned
the horse 40 anyone He had not and
the aherifi's force was notified.
Sir. stone mounted a horse tied IN
front Of the court house and started
in pursuit 81 his horse, while Mr.
Lewis hurried home anl procured hts
automobile. Rearing III mind that s1e
man was last seen riding west he
hurried IN that direction for several
miles. turned north 10 the Pocasset
road. asceftained that his man had
not Travelled in that direction and re.
turnea to The office
MEANWHILE things we're happening
south y town. Stone on his borrowed
horse. had sighted his man south Of
the bali park and was making al
speed IN that direction. Il z code into
the yard at the Bledsoe residence
south OF town, and through his soliei
tation. word was phoned from there
to the sherllfs force that Stone was
on track oi the man. Deputy Thomp
son answered the phone and immedi
ately proceeded 10 get an automobile
ana start Ia hot pursuit. deputy John
Phillips lad heard which way the man
went and was some two miles in ad.
vance oI Thompson in another auto
As soon as Thompson learned that
Phillips was on the Job. some two
miles 10 the good he came back tC
the office "a De ia touch with the pur
suers by phone, BY the time he reach
ed the office. sheriff Lewis was there
aud had the wires literally on fire
informing the authorities in the sur
rounding towns.
IN the sheriiis auto. Thompson thei
hit the road again. phoning back iron
time 10 time and keeping III touch viii
fhe general way the chase was lead
ing. stone was pushing his man clos
and before the arrest was finally mad
had exhausted three horses.
selby went TO his fathers farm a
the head oil Biua creek. left the hors
and took TO tAe brush. His sister eT
deayored to hide the animal and sh
aud stone had quite an exciting gam
Of hide.and.seek among the brus
along the creek Mr. Stone FINAL
caught her with the horse. which am
nal he mad 70 take from hei-by force
Later selby came ont Of The brush an
gave himself up.
Phillips had gotten off the track
little and brought up at Cement
which point he was informed That the
man was captured
selby was brought back to town }
Deputy Thompson and placed in jal
rhis morning information was file
against him charging theft Of a hors
Tt said that selby told a LOCAL. bc
some time ago that the first time
saw a good horse in the alley he WI
going 10 make his getaway He w
in tail for resisting an officer who d
tempted to arrest him for carrying
enn. He had served about 30 days {
a so days sentence