The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-18
ONE HARRAH BANDIT
DEAD; ONE CAPTURED
IN FIGHT AT B0lEY
(Csntinued from Pare Ons)

Ventinueu from PnEe One)
and questioned by armed manhunters
Illicit whisky haulets, innocent OF the
robbery. fell surprised victims of the
hunt and surrendered to crowds OF OF
iicers such as had never hunted liquor
transportcrs.
Afoot the bandits made their way
through the deep ravines and slipped
over the oak covered hills, seen now
and then at long range. They doubled
on their tracks a dozen times with a
seeming uncanny foreknowledge OF the
direction OF the hunt.
Old peace officers experienced in
habits Of bandits believed that the fu
gitives had friends and relatives with
III the narrow limits OF their wander
lngs Reports OF all nature wcSe traced
dawn, but the chase developed into
waiting game and minute questioning
IT the countryside after Sunday morn
ing
Amateurs Drop Out.
By Monday morning rumors~ had died
away and amateur manhunters left the
case. A few grim-faced deputy sheriffs
watched the roads and prowled through
rayines with no lessening OF purpose.
Frank Carter. an old-time peace OF
ticef, who IS sergeant.at-arms i'm the
house OF representatives, was talkinq
politics in the lobby of the Lee Huckin,
hotel Tuesday night. Through the
crowd OF legislators and politicians a
man slipped to his side and whispered.
Carter Calls Sheriff.
Carter hurried to phone booth and
called Sheriff G. +. Johnson. telling him
that he had been given "tip" tha, the
Harrah bank robbers were in the house
of relative near Harrah. Johnson wen,
to the hotel, picking up Joe Layton, dep
uty sheriff, and Jim Beatty, court clerk
on the way With Carter, Johnson
layton and Beatty left about midnigh,
in livery car.
From neighborhood sources the four
learned that two outlaws were hiding
in the home OF Joe Welcher. a tenan,
farmer, four miles out from Harrah
Just before daylight the posse caugh,
pearl Carpenter, brother in law of
Welcher, and forced him to 20 into the
latter's house and call upon the outlaws
to surrender.
Johnson and Beatty took places in n
wood back OF the house. Carter and
Layton stayed in front Carpen,er
went into the house. In a lew min
utes the door opened again and three
women and four children walked on,
into the growing light
Bandit Opens Fire.
Crowded close TO the women and
children were the two men wanted.
Both were armed with rifles. The larp.
er OF the two saw Carter and shouted
derisvely, shooting as he shouted. Car.
te returned the fire
Women and children scut,led back
to the house screaming as Carter and
Layton engaged in a rifle battle with
the two running men. Layton fell with
a bullet through his thigh Carter
tired until the men slipped into thick
brush A bullet hole through his ha,
sowed tat he had been near death.
Chauffeur Hides in Ditch.
Breaking through the brush the two
outlaws walked out INTO the road ami
~ .;dHa, 'ne M auto IN which he posse
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