The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-30
Clyde Maitox Bags Charley Crisp and
Dan Kelley in Pool Hall; Pilfering
Pair Escape from Police
al Station
CRISP RECAPTURED
BY SHERIFF BAILEY
Location is Learned from Brother Return
ing in Car; Kelly Reported to Have
Gone North but No Trace
ssSssAs Left Behind

Caught and held by the man whose
place Of business they had entered
with alleged felonious intent, turned
over by him 70 the police and taken to
the police station. Charley Crisp and
s Dan Kelley made a spectacular escape
from Officers Baird and Looney at
4:30 O'Clock this morning as they were
being conducted into the rotnnda at
the city Jail
Kelley and Crisp. each OF whom
have police records. the first named
being an ex-convict, we're overheard
by Clyde Mattox plotting the burglar
izing of the Mattox pool hall at 2l7
Chickasha avenue. While Mattox did
not hear much OF the conversation he
gathered enough to lead him to think
this morning would be the time for the
staging OF the event and prepared him
self to be on hand when the doors
opened for the big performance.
Officers Baird and Looney, who had
been watching Kelley and Crisp for the
past two nights, suspecting them OF
knowing something OF the several
small burgiaries which have been pull
ed off in Chickasha during the past
few weeks, were In Bill and Johns
restaurant between two and three
o'clock. While in the restaurant Off
Ger Baird noticed the two suspects
sitting in the police car which STOOD
on the street Immediately in front Of
the pool hall shortly before o'clock
the officers were given trouble call
TO 1920 South Shepherd, the nome OF
negro named Boyd Arriving at
Boyd's house and being assured that
they had been made yictims OF
phony trouble call they speeded their
auto and hurried back to the city,
arriving at Bill and Johns just as
CLYDE Mattox herded Kelley and Crisp
out of the alley into the street.
Mattox turned the prisoners over to
the officers telling them how he had
effected their capture He stated
that he had hidden in an clubhouse IN
the rear OF the pool hall and seen ."e
two men break rear window and en-.
ter; that he had called the cook in the
restaurant and stationed him to
guard the front door and returned to
the window; that when he again look
ed through the window Crisp was
squatting behind an ice box, peepine
out while Kelley was in the extreme
front Of the building trying 10 oper
the safe; that he fired at Crisp. th'
bullet passing Immediately in from
of him and burying i.self in the side
Of the ice box that Crisp ducked ant
ran bGhind pool table; that as Crisl
peeped up over the top of the poo
table he fired at him again. cuttini
the cushion Of the table and throwing
felt and spinters over Crisps face
that as Kelley ducked toward the rea
door he shot at him, the bullet borin
hole through kelley's cap and knock
ing 1t from his head; that one of tn
burglars unbarred the rear door; tina
they surrendered; that he got ther
in front of him and drove them ou
OF the alley into the street and turn
ed them over to the police officer
who were Fastening to the rear Of th
building. coming % his assistance.
officer Baird when seen by a r.
porter this morning stated that he an
Officer Looney had loaded the pril
oners into the police. car, Loone
getting into the rear seat with til
prisoners; that they arrived at the p
lice station without either prisoner 0
fering trouble; that they called Des
Sergeant Elston; that they started
the stairway leading into the "bu
pen" of the police station; that one
the prisoners said Hold on minu
boys, we want to arrange bond;" tn
Baird told them bond could not be q
ranged until the arrival Of the mayo
that Kelley ducked between Bal
and I.ooney. shouting "GOOd-bye the