The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-21
Unknown Hires Chickasha Man and Team
on Indefinite Trip and Tries 10 Kill
Driver for Money
VERDEN POSSE IN
PURSUIT OF MAN
C. E. Allen, Farmer and Teamsier,
Repuied to Have Money, is Victim
Of Badly Executed Plan

A posse of officers and citizens is
securing the country about verden to-
day in search Of a man, name I'M
known who assaulted and attempted
to kill Chickasha man s,ear that
town yesterday afternoon.
The facts thus far available indicate
a deeply thought-out and diabolical
plot to murder G. II. Allen, bachelor,
who for several years has been farm.
ing near Chickasha and doing hauling
with his team. Allen is reputed to
have some money hidden away in a
spot known only to himself, and this
knowledge evidently came to the
knowledge of an unknown, smooth
shaven man Of medium build, clothed
in summer shirt and panama trousers
who had evidently spent several days
in and about Chickasha before con.
ceiving the plot All that is known OF
him was furnished by Allen while he
was having his wounds dressed at the
City hotel in verden yesterday after
noon. The unknown. claiming to be
peddler of a hair tonic Of some kind,
engaged the Chickasha man to drive
him over the country for an Indefinite
period.
No Baggage Or Stock.
Strangely, Allen did not inquire the
name Of the man for whom he was 10
render this service nor any details
concerning his former whereabouts,
but fell into the scheme unsuspecting.
ly and began the journey notwith,
standing the fact that on the outset
the stranger had only two partially
filled bottles as his stock In trade. He
had no other baggage Of any descrip-
tion.
Allen claims he was to be paid So
day. The couple started out We'd
nesday afternoon and struck camp be-
yond Norge, where they remained for
The night, sleeping during the heavy
rain in the covered wagon and prepar-
ing their meals with cooking utensils
which had been taken along.
Assaulted With Hammer.
Thursday morning they turned north
and passed through verden in the af.
ternoon taking the county line road
When four miles north Of verden the
stranger said he believed he would lie
down in the back end Of the wagon
and sleep until they got further from
town. In a few minutes, seizine
hammer he started for the driver
The first thing Allen knew OF II he
felt a blow on the head but thought
he had been struck by the wagon how
Three blows we're delivered in quick
succession but Of not sufficient forsa
to cause insensibility. The men then
clinched and Allen. being the more
powerful proved too much for his an.
tagonist, who fled. leaving his hat IN
the wagon
Possee Starts Out.
Allen returned to verden where ha
notified the people of the assault and
posse was Immediately formed and
started out in a man hunt which up
to this hour has been fruitIess.
Local Officers Notified.
The sheriff's office was notified ana
Under Sheriff r. c. Rucker and Den.
uty Sheriff castleman went out lust
before dark, but night overtakine them
they returned to the city. County Al.
torney VenabIe. believing from the
first reports that Alien would proha
bly, die. also left for the scene Of the
trouble but found the man in a condt.
ton that will permit of his return 10
Chickasha today.
Carried No Weapon.
n curious tact in connection with
the affair is that so far as can be
learned the unknown carried neither
a pistol nor a knife capable Of aiding
him IN carrying out his plan.
eess Old Jumper.
A telephone message received by the
county attorney this morning stated
that a bloody shirt found in the wagon