The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-14

RQa2El TWO
WEAR HEWITT!
A BIG GUN, AN EXCITING RUN,
AND TWO OIL MEN RELIEVED
OF 35c. THIRTEEN WAS UN-
LUCKY FOR BERT SIMPSON.

Saturday was the 18th day CT the
month and it came laden with bunch
If excitement and mishaps for B. a.
Simpson of this city. He spent the
greater portion of the day on the
iates lease in section 3 in the Head
.on field. Workmen were drilling IN
M II on the lease when the gas
caught fire and destroyed the rig and
all other property around near the
ire. On returning home he was held
up by a highwayman and relieved OF
mis- cash money and when he landed
at the barbershiop he received No. Is
card and had to pay for his shave from
money borrowed from his wife
That seems enough for one day.
While Mr.. Simpson and A. j. Walk
er. tile government inspector in the
field, we're coming into Ardmore, they
were held up about a mile and half
ihis side of Hewitt, about 4:3O O'Clock,
Thcy were in a roadster and Mr.. Simp-
son was doing the driving. They OBJ
served two men standing by the road
;ide and a team of mules near by. one
IF the men ran toward them saying
something, but they whirled by in
he car and went on. The man who
had dashed at them climbed into the
wagon and put the whip to the team OF
mules. Mr.. Walker heard the noise
behind and looked back. He called Mr..
simpsons attention to the actions OF
The man and he stopped the car. The
nan drove frantcally by them and
turned his wagon across the road. a
dig ugly looking gun was drawn from
lis pocket and the men We're rodered
TO get out of the car. They got. The
lhighwayman was asked what he want
ed. Money was demanded. Both men
replied that they were broke. Mr..
| simpson said he had only 80 cents in
his pocket and the men were ordered
that he must have as much as 30
cents or there woul be two dead men.
| Mr.. Walker said he had one nickel
to contribute to the pot. The money
was drawn from their pockets while
the man was urged to quit handling
the gun with so much carelessness. 1t
was pointed at one man and then at
fhe other. For length of time, which
was guessed at as five minutes, the
men stood there and parleyed, They
asked him to come for the money.
| He would not do it but ordered 1t
thrown in his wagon. The full sum of
80 cents was thrown over in the
wagon and not a penny of it went
astray. After the money was given up
| the wagon was driven from the road
and the men passed by. After they
passed the fellow shot at them. About
that time there was some real going
because going was good. When the
men reached Lone Grove they phoned
for an officer. A car loaded with of
ficers started and when they met Mr..
! Simpson and Mr.. Walker there was
room in the official car for one man
and Mr.. Walker went back with the
men.
The man who did the highway act
'ooked like a farmer, he looked like
he was drunk He did the act like he
was not a professional. He had prob
ably held up the owner of the team
and was drivins a team that did not
belong to him, but that was only a
theory as the team might have been
his own.
There are good prospects that he
will be caught before the officers re-
turn.
Mr.. Simpson did not need any money
for the days trip, and did not take
any. Mr.. Walker does his banking
business in Ardmore and did not need
any money to get to town on and he
! was without cash on his person.
Another holdup occurred near the
field Friday nigt Some women We're
among those robbed and one OF the
women was struck over the head.
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