Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-21

T.
tectiVcs began a systematic inVeStl-
cation of the action of the pal, for
tho past several weeks in an effort
to secure their Identification in con-
nectiOp with the series OF crimes
which have stirred the whole city and
have resulted N movement to or
ganiZe 4 citizens vigilance committee
as means OF protection.
To Identify Men.
Within few moments a dozen or
more citizens who had been the vic
Tins of the stick-ups, safe blowers and
burglars had been summoned to the
station t. make identification il pos
sblc.
one OF the first to arrive was A. B.
CSnake") Morris, who saw the two
men who killed Mr.. Lindsey leave the
shop at 1904 East First and gave
chase among the first Of the score
or more who followed the two muir
dcTers
To police officers Mr.. Morris said
the men answer in every detail the
description OF the two men he saw
leave the store Immediately after Mr..
Lindsey had been shot to death and
that he was positive that the men
in custody were the murderers Of Mr..
Lindsey
Probably the most damaging
Identification from the standpoint OF
the two prisoners was made by Agent
+. +. Coe of the Midland Valley rail-
way, who stated to Chief Lucas,
after seeing the men. that there was
no doubt in his mind but that they
were the two who on Sunday night
entered his office. bound him to a
chair and then proceeded to place
three charges Of nitrOglycerin at the
deer OF the office safe in an attempt
to break it from its hinges. This
charge alone. If proven. is sufficient
to send Colman and McManus to the
penitentiary for Is years.
Widow Called In.
Mrs. Lindsey, widow of the grocery
man who was shot to death Mon
day night, stated to Chief of Ponce
Lucas that, although she did not get
a good look at the men who murdered
her husband rs she was sitting on the
perch of the store where the killing
occurred, they appeared to be the
same men who passed he- on entering
the store and who a moment later
shot ter husband to death.
Another piece of Identification. and
one which indicated that at least an
other robbery was planned for the
night Lindsey was killed. was made
when Joe Rovitz who runs store
at the corner of Trenton and Admiral,
viewed the two men in custody and
stated to the police that they were
the same men who had entered his
store on Monday night and had asked
to purchase a sack of candy. Although
they acted suspicious on that night,
Mr. Rovitz said he did not pay much
attention to the men because num-
Der of other customers were in his
store at the time. Police believe this
alone kept the two men from at
tempting to rob Rovitz at the time.
Lindsey Was Killed.
within five minutes after the men
had left Rovitz's store Lindsey was
killed
Mrs. Thomas Il. Ebright called at
the police station soon after the ar
rest and told Chief Lucas that on the
night of the murder of Mr.. Lindsey
she had seen two men, fitting in every
particular the description of the two
men under arrest, and that they then
were on their way toward the Lindsey
store. A few moments later she heard
the shot which ended Mr.. Lndsey's
life. 1t is probable that Mrs. Ebright
will be used as a witness in the case
against the two men under arrest.
Further Identification ot the two
men was made by Bcrtilion Expert
Mcdonald, who Identified McManus
as the person who had been arrested
in MCAlester some mo1,hs ago in con-
nection with an automobile thett, in
oklahoma city in connection with a
iiamcnd robbery. in st. LOUIS and Chi
cago on charges of investigation and
once in this city on a charge of drunk
enness But little light was thrown
on the former activities cf Colman,
although IL is said he has VI previous
occas on served a term IN Il northern
penitentiary for robbery.
Colman Implicated.
Developments yesterday indicated
that Colman was implicated in the
recent robbery of q iewelry store ana
that he had been associated with Mrs.
Maud Smith. who was taken INTO Gus
tcdy at the Washington hotel in con-
nection with the fencing Of guam
tity of jewelry. including Watches
rings and other valuables.
although the police are being cen
graduated by Chief Lucas for their
work Of Yesterday especially Patrci
man Mclaughlin. VINO received the
first iniimation that something big
was on. there is no inclination to rest
and members Of the detective depart
merit last night wero searching the
city for third member of the band.
who is supposed to be in hiding in
Tulsi. This man, day cat, as he
Is known to the yegsS. is probably the
one responsible for the failure Of the
ATTEMPT to rob the Midland Valley
safe by three successive explosions CT
nitroslycerin.
Day-Cat Mt Large.
THE day-cat who worked on the
Midland Valley job with these boys
gave them the wrong tip" said w.
Duckett. special investigator. who as
a meuber VI tha TIiisA polic~ force