Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-06
POLICE COURT NEWS
NEGRO THIEF LEADS
POLICE HOT CHASE
Snatchcs Pair of Trousers
and Attempts Quick
Getaway.

Henry Williams, a negro, caused n
great deal of excitement to prevail on
Main street at l2:45 o'clock yesterday
noon, while trying to make his escape
from two officers after ne had been
caught in the act of stealing two pairs
Of trousers from the Model Clothing
company on Main street between First
and Second streets. Several hundred
pedestrians took up the chase with
the officers and the thief was
"nabbed' on South Detroit avenue
between Third and Fourth streets as
he was emerging from between two
dwellings,
Williams entered the Model during
the noon hour, while several of the
clerks were out TO lunch, knowing that
those left in charge would no doubt
be busy Upon finding the clerks
busy, he proceeded To the rear OF the
store, telling one of the clerks as he
passed that he would Just wait until
he had finished waiting upon the Gus
toner he was then dealing with.
Nothing was thought of the incident
until the negro was seen marching to-
ward the door from the other side Of
the store, His manner of walk caused
one Of the clerks to believe he had
taken something so he excused himself
and caught the negro at the door 1t
could be seen that his coat contained
something bulky. He was asked TO
not hurry out, but he insisted that he
was in a big hurry, but would call
again later. The clerk then yanked
the trousers from under his coat and
called TO another clerk to phone the
police headquarters.
williams tried TO explain that he
was only joking and didn't mean it
at all He took advantage Of an op-
portunity, broke and ran out the front
door and south on Main street to
Third thence TO the alley between
Main and Boston, where his pursuers
lost the trail 1t was then decided TO
surround him, knowing that he was
somewhere within two blocks. He had
travelled faster, however, than his pur-
suers thought for and reached Detroit
avenue. The police patrol soon ar
rived on the scene and he was taken
to the station where he was searched
and found TO have several pawn
tickets showing where he had disposed
of clothing Of different descriptions.
Joseph Williams, a clever forger
and impersOnItov Of a federal officer,
is still being held by the city 2uthori-
ycstigation by tho authorities of the
government relative to his impcrso-
nations in Tulsa and elsewhere. 1t Is
said that he has forged at least a
dozen checks on different Tulsan's
within the past month or more. Some
uf the checks We're upward of $50,
while the majority of them We're for
S5 and SO. He claimed himself to
by a special detective in the employ
Of the government and sent kilograms
to unknown persons at LeaVcuWOrth
asking them 20 place large amounts
of money to his credit in a certain
bank. This would always be done in
the presence Of the person from whom
he was about to obtain the money.
Another bicycle accident occurred
at Second and Main streets at noon
yesterday when IN automobile driven
by Orville Thomas, 1G-year old boy
crashed into a bike ridden bv a West
crn Union messenger boy. The mes
senger laddie was not injured but his
car was greatly damaged Young
Thomas agreed to repair the wheel
NJ Beeman Of West Tulsa, was
fined $25 in municipal court yester-
day morning fer carrying a con-
cealed weapon. He was arrested at
late hour Friday night by Patrolman
Sullivan at West Tulsa, after the lat
ter had received reliable information
that Williams hip pocket contained a
revolver
Mamie Jackson negrcss, was
caught in the act of selling Choctaw
beer Friday night and made to place
S95 with the night sergeant at police
headquarters for her appearance Sat
urday morning She forfeited the
bend by her failure to appear.
The case Of O. e. Reedy, charged
with assault and battery, failed to
make their appearance. Reedy Is al
legged to have assaulted +. 3. Payne.