Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-10-21
OFFICERS HAVE A
WILD AUTO
RACE
(From Sundays Daily.)


After one of the most exciting and
strenuous experiences of all his Of
fetal life, including an automobile
race of more than one hundred
miles and a "scoot" over two rail
road lines, during a time that he
hourly expected to be caught and
lose his man, Sheriff c. c. Keller,
an officer who has the reputation OF
accomplishing things in his line
which would make the average sher-
if quail. arrived home from Los An
geles Friday night with Howard E.
Marsh, the man wanted here on a
charge OF embezzlement, and placed
his prisoner safely behind the bars
in the county jail
1t takes Sheriff Keller to tell the
story of his trying experience on the
coast during his eight-day stay af-
ter this man, if one would hear it
in its most interesting form.
When the sheriff arrived in Los
Angeles an attorney for Marsh at
once commenced to make him all
the trouble he could with the view
of finally foiling him in his attempt
to get Marsh out OF the state. A
habeas corpus proceeding was start
ed, and the hearing set for last Fri
day at ten m. A protest against
the extradition of Marsh was also
filed with the governor at Sacra-
mcnto. Sheriff Keller, however,
stayed there until he had gotten
around both, and out of the state
with the man he went after.
Extradition was granted after the
sheriff had waited two days at the
capital, over Columbus day and the
day previous. on account of the fail
ure of Marsh's attorney to appear.
Armed with the extradition war
rant Sheriff Keller went back to
Los Angeles, where he was informed
that the habeas corpus proceedings
had been dismissed. He arranged
with the sheriff there to get his
man ready for departure, but while
this was being done the habeas cor
pus was revived, by some means,
and it became a matter of getting
his man outside OF the state before
the papers could be served on the
Yavapai sheriff OF stay there in
definitely and fight the case, with
a chance to lose out altogether.
Keeler procured the best auto and
driver money could hire. He got
his man into it clandestinely keep
ing himself hid from view as best
he could. And the race commenced.
The auto fairly flew over the hills
and prairies OF California until it had
landed his prisoner at Banning,
where a s. p. train could be caught.
About half way on the trip the ma
chine ran out of gasoline Sheriff
Keeler would not stop for he knew
in all reason that they were after
him with habeas corpus papers. He
procured another machine and pro-
ceeded, the larger machine over
taking him later, when he re-trans-
ferred himself and Marsh into it.
OF course Mr. Keller does not
know, but he is thoroughly convinc-
cd that there are some officials at
Los Angeles who have a race story
to tell which would be as interesting
from their point OF view as his
story is from his standpoint
But | got my man." he says, al
though | would not go through that
experience again and ride that fast
over one hundred miles OF territory
in an automobile for the best two
hundred dollars in gold Uncle Sam
ever rolled out"
Sheriff Kecler deserves great cred
it for the manner in which he ham
died the Marsh case. And yet it is
the way he performs all his official
duties.