The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-03
NEVER ESCAPE
WHEN GARRETT
TAKES TRAIL
BIG THIEVES OR LITTLE THIEVES
- THEY ALWAYS LAND BEHIND
PRISON BARS WHEN SHERIFF
GETS AFTER THEM.

which has landed so many thieves
big and little-behind prison bars,
was again brought into evidence yes
terday when he returned from Ok
ahoma City with a valuable diamond
that had been stolen from the resi-
dence of DR.. Potter about two weeks
ago.
DR.. aud Mrs. Potter were out riding
in their car when the house was en-
tered and among other valuable jew
elry taken was a lavalliere set with
a diamond, valued at $3.50. Who the
! thief was, remained a mystery for
several days, although there were
some well-grounded suspicious afloat.
Shortly after this theft, Lewis King,
a boy about Is years of age, was
placed in Jail for the alleged robbery
of a house west of the city. He was
| given a preliminary hearing, and
held over by the county judge week
| ago. In the meantime, another youth
by the name of Criner, was placed
in Jail with the charge of robbery
against him, and in searching him a
small piece Of a bracelet of old gold
was found.
When this was brought to Sheriff
Garrett, he had hunch that it might
/ in some manner be connected with
| the Potter robbery, and he showed
the piece to Mrs. Potter, who iden
tilted it as a piece of the jewelry
missing from her home. Criner was
admitted to bail and the sheriff took
him to task in the hot sun for over
three hours without getting much
information out of him. He was fin
ally told that he was going back
to Jail on suspicion anyway, and when
once more within the walls he told
the sheriff that he was ready to make
a confession, and stated that young
King had given him the diamond to
dispose of, after taking it from its
setting, and that he sold it to one
Billy Edwards for $4,000. Criner and
King were to divide the spOils, but
Criner failed to live up to his part
of the agreement, and blowed in
the whole amount himself, in big
time" about town.
Edwards had left the city and the
sheriff took the train for Oklahoma
City. where he located him in a
resort with the diamond on his finger.
The sheriff took him to one side and
made his mission known. Edwards
was inclined to argue the case until
he found there was but one side to
the argument. The sheriff Informed
him at the start that he was going
to take the ring back to Ardmore
with him and that too, without his
person, if he saw fit to give it up
peacefully, He being an innocent
purchaser but if he thought best,
the ring and Edwards both would be
in Carter county on the first train.
Edwards stated that if the sheriff
was going to put the argument IN
that light he would surrender the
ring. and 90 back to Ardmore with
: him and try to recover the money
from Criner,
King, in the meantime, did not es'
cape the grilling that the sheriff had
already given Criner, and from three
o'clock in the afternoon until late
into the night, King was subjected
TO the searching interrogations of the
sheriff, who at last elected the de
sired information from King. He
confessed the whole thing, and told
the sheriff where the rest OF the
iewelry was hidden.
This morning Sheriff Garrett went
to the place designated by King and
secured all of the missing jewelry
consisting of a cross and chain,
Shriners' and class pin, and the
rest of the bracelet that gave the
clue to the capture. The only thing
missing at present is the pendant
from which the diamond was taken
and the chain, which it is stated
was thrown into a sewer manhole.
Sheriff Garrett stated this morning
that King would plead guilty to the
> robbery and ask the mercy of the
court. but as his record has beer
pretty bad in the past, the chances
t are that the court will not be very
+ lenient.
} Criner is also in Jail, but as hi
S has made bond for his appearance
r in the former case, the sheriff stated
that he would release him If he would
pay back the $4,000 secured from
Edwards for the sale of the ring.
. DR.. Potter stated this morning tha
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