The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-30
Bennett and Christman Caught Near TultIe
by Deputy; Seemed in No Hurry
In Getaway
JAIL DELIVERY
PROVES MYSTERY
Two Doors Unlocked; Discovery in Time
TO SlOp Stampede; Negro Girl With
Shotgun Features

One Of two things Is a cinch. Joe
Bennett and Paul r. Christman did
not want to escape very badly, or
they We're mighty poor escapers,
This is proved by the fact that after
having said adieu to the Grady coun.
ty jail and the inmates in the early
hours Of yesterday morning, they
were strolling leisurely along a busy
public road near Tuttle yesterday af-
ternoon when picked up by Dan
Smell, deputy sheriff. According to
all tradition, as outlined in the "yel-
low backs" those escaped from pris-
on should sleep during the day and
travel by night, but these birds just
took it by daylight like there was
nothing wrong with their being at
large.
Il just figured that they were com,
ing my way when goJ neSs ot
their escape from the Grady county
JAIL" said Mr. Smell. 81 was waiting
for them and picked them up without
any trouble"
According to Mr.. Smell, Christman
would run Stutz speedster a close
race, his racing ability being demon
strated to some extent when the dep.
uty gave the command to halt. The
chase lasted to the extent of a cou-
pie hundred yards with the officer
plowing up the ground in the proxim.
ity of the fugitive with a big six gun.
Shortly Christman decided the BON.
bardment was getting too close for
comfort, hence he decided to be good.
Bennett gave no trouble. The men
were returned to the Jail yesterday
evening, having been out less than
IL hours.
Bennett is in Jail on charge OF
stealing an automobile at Rush
Springs while a big w. o. w. pow.
WOW was in session, while the
charge against Christman is passing
bad checks.
Their escape was effected early
Yesterday morning, and is a mystery
within itself. The fact is that they
walked out through the front en-
trance to the Jail and the only thing
that prevented a general Jail deliv.
cry, if the prisoners wanted to go,
was the fact that the attention of
Jailer Dryden was called to, the
movement in the corridor, just in
time
Mrs. Dryden, wife of the jailer
spied man in soldiers uniform
walking through the corridor, and
asked Mr.. Dryden if he had a soldier
in Jail. Upon being advised that
there was no fighter of Uncle Sam
confined therein Mrs. Dryden was
on the point of telling of the soldier
tAbI DIG hiN just hGCn WUGu Two
of the Jail inmates hove into sight
and scurried down the corridor. Mrs
Dryden gave the alarm and the Jail
er dashed into the corridor in time
tc stop a general stampede One
of the men who had just left the
cage room, was "cut back into the
sheriffs office.
AT this point, Lizzie. a negro girl
who is a trusty around the jail and
who at that time was engaged IL
preparing the morning meal, rushed
into the corridor, armed with a shot
gun, which she promptly delivered
into the hands of the jailer With
this weapon numbered Jailer Dry
den effectively checked the drive fol
liberty that was under way, rounded
ur the party who sought refuge il
the sheriff's office and locked hin
in the cage room again. BY tha
time the pair who had made theil
escape had passed ont of sight.
There is but one way that Sheriff