Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-22

SEEKING CHAUFFEUR
Joplin Machine, Found at
Loomis Home, Caused
the Trouble.

IL. T.. Loomis owner Of the Mistie-
toe cafe on South Main street. and
one of the most prominent young
business men in the city was being
held at police headquarters last night
His brother Raymond q. Loomls,
was occupying "a cell i'm the city jail
ana every officer i'm the city was
searching for "a young man who has
been chauffeur for some of Tulsa's
WealthiCst citizens, and has lived here
several years. They entertained hopes
Of locating him bfore morning,
The arrest Of the LOOmis brothers
followed the finding of a Cadillac
touring car at the LOomis residence,
500 South Galveston. 1t was stolen
last week at Joplin, Mo, and Hugh
MClndoe jr., son of the mayor of
Joplin, has been here since Monday
in search of the automobile.
The car was covered with mud
when found. Several prospective pur-
chasers had looked at the machine
during the day, and this gave the Off
GERS a clue as to its whereabouts. 1t
was found by Detectives Bcwley
| Northart and Patton.
Protest Innocence.
| The LOOMS brothers, whose repu-
/ tation in Tulsa has been above re-
proach for many years, vigorously
protested their innocence, and claimed
| they got the stolen automobile from
a well-known local chauffeur, who
/ was seen on Main street as late as 10
/ o'clock last night. At midnight no
trace of him could be found, and II
was thought he had hurriedly left the
city.
Raymond LOOMS told Chief OF
. Police Burns and Detective James
Patton that he went to Baxter Springs
Mo-, last Saturday, i'm company with
the chauffeur to get the car. The
latter had told him, he said that a
| friend Of his in Joplin, had made
him a present Of the machine.
. Loomis agreed to finance the trip to
/ Baxter Springs and help bring the car
to Tulsa. They were to split the
money if they succeeded in selling it.
Loomis had known the chauffeur for
some time and had confidence in his
story, he said.
Tried to Sell II.
They drove the machine to Tulsa
| Saturday night. After 2 o'clock the
car became mred i'm the mud near
| Chelsea, Okla, and they slept in the
| tonneau until morning, when they
!
| Then they drove on into Tulsa. The
car was interned at the LoOmis home.
| Raymond Loomis and the chauffeur
made several attempts TO dispose of
| the machine, first for 5000 and then
| for $500 but were unsuccessful.
Hugh McIndoe jr., who left Joplin
| Sunday i'm search Of the stolen auto,
came straight to Tulsa. on his way
down he looked out Of the car win
dow, and saw standing in the road a
car that answered the description of
a machine stolen in Tulsa Saturday
night from S. S. Owen. A description
Of the car had been furnished
| McIndoe before he left Joplin. After
arriving here he notified the police OF
! his discovery He later returned to
/ the deserted car with S. s. owen and
| found that his suspicious were right.
The machine was brought back to
/ Tulsa yesterday
! Raymond Loomis said last night
| that he had furnished the chauffeur
with a meal ticket and room since
they got back to Tulsa with the
| Cadillac car.
The police were inclined to believe
! that T.. T. DOomis had nothing to do
with the transactions, but were deter
mined to hold him until such time
as all the facts in the case were OBJ
| tanned.