The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-08

ARREST BY
CO. SHERIFF
Man Arrested Suspected Rock Island Train
Robber; News Agent Trails Suspect;
Positive in His Identification;
LAHORE Co. Sheriff Coming

Sheriff Hodge Bailey effected
what may prove to be an important
capture yesterday afternoon when he
arrested a man giving his name as O..
E. Clark as he Clark disembarked
from Rock Island train No. %, at the
Chickasha station.
The prisoner is thought to be one
Of the two bandits who robbed the
passengers in the smoker Of the Rock
Island train, No Al, just out of Howe,
in La FloIe county, on the night Of
April 5th. securing S115 in money and
a number of valuable watches.
Clark's arrest was brought about
through II. A. Terrill, who was the
news agent on the train the night Of
the stick-up.
TerrilI stated to the officers that he
saw the man IN Oklahoma City yes
terday and recognized him as one Of
the robbers. He trailed him about the
city and to the Rock Island passenger
station and when Clark bought tick
ct for Chickasha, Terrill boarded the
train with him AT Ell Reno. Terrill
endeavored TO get into communication
with Rock Island officers. Failing in
this he again boarded the train with
the man whom he suspected and came
on with him to Chickasha. Rock Is
land special officers at El Reno,
learning the facts in the case, wired
Sheriff Bailey to meet the train and
arrest the suspect,
When the train arrived in Chiekasha
Sheriff Bailey and Deputy Castlemsn
were on the ground and Terrill, point
ing out the man suspected, Clark was
placed under arrest and taken to the
Grady county Jail
Sheriff Bailey wired Sheriff Carl
Wagner of La Flore county. at Po
teau, receiving a reply late yesterday
evening that he (Sheriff Wagoner)
and Conductor Buchanan of the train
whose passengers were robbed. would
be in Chickasha this afternoon for the
purpose Of identifying the suspect.
H. AZ Terrill. the news agent whose
sleuthing brought about the arrest, is
positive in his Identification of Clark
He says that he cannot be mistaken
that the mans general appearance, his
dark, wavy hair and keen black eyes
, are indelihly impressed upon his mem
ory. In addition to identifying Clark
from his general personal appearance
Terrill was positive in his assertion
that the overalls and jumper found in
Ciarks grip at the time of his arrest
are the same garments worn by one
of the robbers.
Clark is alleged to have made a
number Of contradictory statements
to the sheriff's officers as to where he
lives. He stated, however, tnat he
came here from Coalgate.
The suspect is a man of about q
years of age; about five feet, six OF
seven inches tall and weighs approx
mately 1870 pounds. He has keen blacl
eyes, black, wavy or curley hair anC
is dressed fairly we'll Search at The
Jail showed the prisoner to be unarm
ed Only few dollars in change wa,
found upon his person. He is reticen
and non-communicative but has made
the officers state. a number of con
Trajectory statements as to where HI
lives. where he came from to Chicka
saa and why he came ts4Chickasha.
When arrested the suspect had il
his possession new leacner suit cas-,
in which was pair of cotton work
ing pants. black sateen work shirt
a pair of mud-stained overalls. a iumr
err also mud-stained, and a white col
lar which had been laundried bu
which had upon it no laundry marks
No watches. jewelry or pawn ticket
were found in the prisoners belong
lings.