The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-04
Romantic Story Of Robbery by
Peg-Lsgged Fellow Traveller
Poured into Ears Of Vena-
bic by Wordy Stranger
RELIEVED OF COIN
and MULE TEAM
Hold-Up on Banks Of Turbid Cana
dian; Complainant Disappears
and Leaves Officers Merely
Guessing Mystery

4 few DAYS since a man called upon
County Attorney John H. VenaDle with
weird story OF guns and highway rob-
berry and woodcnlegged man and
stolen mule teams and mysterious dis
appearances. and asked the county's
official to aid in searching out an Of
fender and bringing him to the bar OF
justice.
The man stated to Mr. Venable that
he, together with his wife and two lit
tie children, was travelling overland
from some point in southern Kansas
to Walters. Okla. where the nsn said
his sister resided. He stated that
somewhere this side OF the Kansas lsns
his outfit was joined by another in
charge OF man with family, two
teams and wooden leg.
The owner of the wooden leg. in ad.
ditien to the wagon he was in. had a
buggy and horse which was led behind
the wagon
The two outfits logged along togeth-
er. the man with the wooden leg stat
Ing to the fellow bound for Walters
that he was shy on cash. but that upon
his arrival at Enid he would find.
awaiting him in the postoffice. letter
containing check for sum sufficient
10 defray his expenses In the mean
while would the party Of the first part
contribute to the everyday life pre-
seryatives for the peglegged traveller
and his family? The party OF the first
part Sculd-and did until Enid was
reached.
AT the postoffice in Enid no letter
with check enclosed awaited the weary
traveller. He left forwarding orders
and asked his friend how much change
still remained In the exchequer He
was told that funds sufficient to carry
them to FL Reno remained in the old
yarn sock
All right, 10 Ell Reno was where he
had ordered the letter. with the hand
some check inside ii, forwarded. They
would continue together
Arriving at FL REM Inc man with
the bank roll became afraid of the
'man-lookiais-fora and slipped
away from him--he and his family.
from him and his family
A few nights thereafter. number one
party told the county attorney, while
camped upon the banks Of the turbu
lent Canadian. the evening meal hay-
ing been eaten and the smoke peace
fully ascending from his pipe of peace1
as he watched the gamboIs OF his pro-
geny about the apron strings of the ma
ternal sharer OF his ioys-and trip from
Kansas TO Oklahoma-the peg-legged
companion OF the earlier stages of his
journey rode up. in company with
three other men whom he had never
before seen, to the best OF his knowl-
edge and belief. and, greatly against
his will and much to his mental an
guish, proceeded to relieve him, the
said party of the first part, of the re-
mainder of his cash in hand. amount
ing to total of s1.75 in legal coin OF
the realm. and also Of span of good
and intelligent mules OF the cotton
patch variety.
After telling this story to the coun-
~ attorney, with all the necessary EN-
bellishments, the party seeking solace
OF the law. stated TO the county attor-
ney that he would consult with the
wlle OF his bosom and ascertain the
name OF the gentleman with the cord
wood lower limb and then return to
the office OF justice and file a com
plant in due and ancient form.
This was some week or more ago
and the party complainant hath re-
turned not. even unto this day and
date.
And now. having taken counsel of
the county sheriff. the county attorney
thinketh there may be something de-
composed in the regions of Denmark
and he has asked the said sheriff to
put forth an effort to locate both the
supposed robber and the supposed
robbed.