The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-29
Confesses TO Theft Of Horses and
Intimates is Ready to Reveal
Accomplices in the
Crime
STRING OF THIEVES
IN STATE is STATED
Officers Run Down Their Man AZ
ter a Merry Chase = Jailed at
Sulphur = Missing AMI
mails Recovered

That there is a line Of horse thieves
and co-workers from Texarkana
through Oklahoma and western Texas
to the New Mexico line, was the state
ment made yesterday by Scarce Haw
kins to John c. Lewis. sheriff of Grady
county, in the county Jail at Sulphur
following Hawkins arrest near Ash
down, Ark, charged with a long
string of thefts. Mr.. Lewis returned
last night from Sulphur.
q believe some of the gang turned
me in," said Hawkins. IF / knew
they did, would tell you things that
would surprise you. Right in your own
town there are men that we can turn
wet horses to and they will handle
them for us. If l knew they had dou-
BILE crossed me, would turn the whole
line in"
Since December the sheriff's force
Of this county have been on the trail
of Hawkins and John Smith who, on
that night stole two horses from Jim
Foster, near Alex. While the officers
OF the various counties through which
they passed have been hot on their
trail, it was not until they crossed the
line into Arkansas that their definite
whereabouts could be located This
was effected through the sale of two
mules that they had stolen near Rob
ertson, Garvin county, and which all
officers had been warned to watch for
The mules were sold in DeQuesne,
Ark The officers at that place pick
ed up the trail and by using the rural
telephone lines, located the men. A
posse was formed, the men surprised
and arrested without resistance
though they were armed with automo
matics.
When caught they were riding one
of the horses stolen from jim Foster
in Grady county and a black horse
which they had taken on the night oi
December u, in Murray county. They
were using the saddles and blankets
taken at Mill Greek, Johnston county
about week before they made the
raid on the barn of Jim Foster Or
their feet were the shop made boots
stolen at Lindsay on the same might
they took the horses from Grady coun
ty. Also on their persons was some
Of the jewelry taken at the same time
1t was through the jewelry that th'
Grady county officials first got a CLUE
as to the identity of the men. On thu
night they stole the horses they hire'
man to take them to a point in thu
south end of Grady county. They lef
the rig at a school house, saying to th'
man that they desired to surprise
friend in that neighborhood, and woul'
not therefore drive up to his house il
the buggy
The next night they called upon an
ether acquaintance in that vicinity
leaving several articles of jewelry a
christmas presents" The trail wa
struck there.
The men were in Chickasha at tn
last first Monday sale and were the
riding two sorrel horses. They dispo'
ed the animals but to whom is nc
known. Hawkins admitted that he di
posed of the horses at that time, bl
would tell the sheriff nothing more.
I is believed the animals were stolel
but the fact cannot as yet be prove
1--WE went into Arkansas with mir
head of stock" said Hawkins. "Whel
: is the other horse you took in GRAD
county," asked Sheriff Lewis.
g Il turned him over to pal of mil
l. in Murray county," replied Hawkin
), HE was good horse all right, b
/. he was lots of trouble. Every time
d got on him he pitched. The night
& got him near Alex, / led himrout al
d saddled him in the lane. When | g
r on him, he pitched all over the lane
a "Well, who has him now?" insist
n Mr.. Lewis.
K 81 won't tell you tnat now. I'll t
a. you Tuesday. for by that time my |