The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-21
Dutch Smith, Aged so, Weeps as He Tells
Of Seven Years Spent viii Tucker
With Dire Results
BEN TUCKER AND W. A.
SHEPHERD CAPTURED
Quick Work Of Sheriff Bailey and Deputy
CastIeman Lands Suspected Boot
leggers in Jail

Breaking down in a succession of
loud sobs and means, Dutch" II. A.
Smith, when arraigned on the charge
OF unlawful whiskey selling, pleaded
in Judge Davenport's court yesterday
afternoon to be given chance to
leave the city last night in lieu of go
ing to jail. Il have spent seven years
of my life working for John Fucker
and this is what it has brought ME
TO-" he said, adding, "at the age Of
sixty when | am not fit for any other
kind Of work. But the officers had
spent too much time investigating the
Tucker home, four miles from Chick
asha, and its operations to give heed
to the walls of the unfortunate man.
Dutch Smith was given fine of
800 and ninety days in Jail together
with all court costs. "Just give me
one more chance" he pleaded. Turn
me loose and / will leave the state to-
night and never come back"
But 1t was too late, 1t is alleged he
has made similar pwls and promises
before and at the time Of the arrest Of
John Tucker some time ago when the
latter agreed to and did leave the
state and went to Wichita Falls. Tex
as. where he now resides, Dutch
Smith accompanied hiri but since that
time has been fitting back and forth.
Il stayed in Wichita Falls for a
while,r he moaned ''but John Tucker
sent me back because he said he could
not afford to keep me down there"
Dutch Smith was returned to jail to
serve his ninety days. He was arrest
ed by Bob Castleman on the Tucker
farm as a result of the court Of inqui
-ry which had been instituted in the
county court at the intsance Of County
Attorney Venable and which is prom
Using and has already attained rich
results in the capture of Emanuel
Reed, the negro who runs place onI
Two street, and Smith.
Caught on the Wing.
An important capture due to a.
"hunchp which seized Sheriff Hodge
Bailey and Chief Field Deputy Castle
man yesterday afternoon resulted in
the capture and Imprisonment in the
county Jail Of two other men who were
more or less suspected Of having been
Identified with the Tucker farm oper
ations.
Bailey had been to Norge in search
Of watch which was recently stolen
there and Castleman was attending to
private business in that place. They
drove up in their car to meet the Fris
co train from the west slightly before
five o'clock and among the passengers
who alighted we're Ben Tucker, son
Of John Tucker. and w A. Shepherd
of Chickasha. They bore two valises,
and had started UP the railroad track
when overtaken by the two officers
and forced to surrender their hand
grips. In one of these grips was ten
pints Of whiskey and in tie other was
twelve pints and quart They were
brought to Chickasha and lodged in
jail. An old charge was revived
against Tucker
Later they we're taken before Judge
Davenport who placed Tucker under
heavy bonds OF $500 on the charge of
transporting and $1,000 for selling in
toxicating liquor. shepard's bond on
the charge Of transporting liquor was
fixed at $500. This morning the men
began to arrange to make these bonds.