The Glenwood post., 1917-01-06
FRUGAL JAP BoRRows FORK;
PROVES NEMESIS OF BANDIT

more hazardous sort. Also, he has
earned the deep respect of the police
department To prove the officers
whole-hearted regard for his prowess,
an extra guard has been placed at his
cell. Allen arrived in Sheridan yester-
day morning from Montana ranch.
He tried to cash check for $45
signed by G. W. Abner, a prominent
stoekman. The cigar store clerk to
whom he proffered it was suspicious
and called Patrolman Williamson who
arrested Allen.
When they approached the police sta
tion, Allen jabbed Williamson with a
revolver which he had concealed in an
overcoat pocket and told him to keep
on walking.
Williamson felt that they really
ought to go to the police station, be-
cause Allen was under arrest, but his
dislike for automatics moved him to
obey Allen when he was told to walk
down the main street.
Chief of Police Robertson saw the two
marcing along. Williamson didn't look
happy to him and Robertson, wondering
what it was all about, walked over to
him. Allen jabbed his automatic into
the side of the chief this time and
made him captive. The trio kept on
walking, Allen pace in the rear.
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report to Robertson on case he had
been investigating, and was made
prisoner, too. Allen, believing that he
now had all the police officers he want
ed, headed his trio of captives for the
railroad yards.
| Allen forced the officers to enter an
empty boxcar and locked the door. But
he had neglected to disarm then and
the police opened fire, which he re-
turned. Outnumbered in artillery.
though far from being outgeneraled.
Allen made strategic retreat around
the ear. On the other side he found
Japanese, who was loading a wagon
with coal
| Now this japanese, like others of his
race, was frugal Instead of buying
coal fork to do the loading he bor-
rowed one from William Wallace, Sher-
idan agent for the Kool Coal company.
Allen didn't know that-it wouldn t
have interested him had anyone told
him about it; but it was that seeming
ly unimportant fact that was .responsi
BILE for his landing in jail
Allen saw the wagon and wanted It,
He thought he'd better take the Japa
nese along, too, so he placed the barrel
of his automatic under the Oriental 5
ear and made him get into the wagon,
coal fork and all.
Allen made the Japanese drive at a
headlong gait. Just as they dashed by
the offices of the Koo Coal company,
Wallace chanced to look out of the
window.
He saw the japanese and, what was
more important to him, he saw that
coal fork. He wanted it and he could
be driving off with it at such rapid
rate, unless the Japanese wanted IT.,
too. SO he cranked his motor car and
started in pursuit.
He was hailed by Officer Williamson,
who had made short cut from the
railroad yards and was waiting to
requisition an automobile in which 10
pursue Allen.
They soon overlook the fugitive and
Williamson fired, almost hitting the
Japanese. Allen replied sending bull
let through Wallace's hat. This made
the coal agent lose practically all his
interest in the chase and he refused to
90 further.
But this coal fork after all, was to
be Aliens Nemesis The Japanese, On
his return to town, returned the fork to
Wallace and told him of the direction
Allen had taken on his departure from
the wagon. Wallace notified the po-
lice and a posse started in pursuit.
After leaving the wagon, Allen went
to the ranch of H. II. Allen in Prairie
Dog creek, and compelled his namesake
to hide him in barn. The posse sur
rounded the barn last night, however,
and Allen surrendered He was taken
to the Sheridan Jail today.
Allen told the police he had just
completed an enlistment in the navy.
eff the rest of the sailors are like
him. Chief of Police Robertson said TO.
day, .'this talk of military training and
preparedness is all wrong. With few
like him in the navy ere prepared
for anything,
STIFF, SORE MUSCLES RELIEVED