The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-10
Virgil Kittrell, Deserter Landed
Here from Jasper, Ala,
Grady Sheriff Makes
Trip Safely.
ACCUSED CLAIMS WAS
NEVER HERE BEFORE
Admits Leaving Fort Sill With
Woodall; Says Knows Moth
ing of Shooting of Sam
Scott.

Virgil Kittrell, twice a deserter
from Fort Sill and charged with the
murder of Sam Scott, former assist
ant chief Of police Of Chickasha, is
now in the county Jail here, having
been landed there by Matt sankey,
sheriff, who brought the prisoner
from Jasper, Ala, arriving here yes
terday.
1t is probable that Kittrell will be
arraigned on the charge of murder
today and that his preliminary hear
ing will be staged some time this
week, according to the county attor-
neys office.
To Sheriff Sankey, Kittrell admit
ted his name and that he, with Fred
Woodall, tied guard at Ft. Sill,
when they escaped, but he declared
that he was never In Chickasha, that
the only time he ever saw the town
was when passing through on the
train. He states that he knows moth
ing about the shooting Of Sam Scott,
and that after the escape from TT.
Sill he and Woodall separated near
the army post and that he did not
see Woodall again.
At the time Scott was shot here,
rigid search was made by officers in
every part of the state for Kittrell,
but he escaped, making his way to
Alabama. He claims to be a men,
ber Of a mining union in Jasper and
also member Of railway mems
union. In Jasper he was caught on
a charge of burglarizing house and
stealing certain articles of clothing,
it is alleged.
After his arrest there, the Alaba-
ma officers learned that he was want
cd here for murder After some de-
Jay reQuisiton papers were procured.
the governor Of Alabama signing the
papers with the understanding that
the man be returned to Alabama for
trial in the event he was not convict
ed here on the murder charge.
The Alebama officers told me to
watch him and predicted that would
not get home with my man." said
Matt Sankey this morning. 81 want
to say for Kittrell that he acted
white with me and had very easy
pleasant trip with him. He gave me
no trouble"
Members of Rock Island switch
crew are the important witnesses in
the case While Walter Jones and
Policeman Moody were with Scott
at the time Woodall and the man
supposed to have shot Scott, they
were engaged in a hot chase after
Woodall when the shooting occurred.
Only one member of the switch
crew, it is stated, saw tie shot fired.
According to information, he is Jess
LllAdEu, lIE6udu. ne pLueF Heu-
bers of the crew were looking in
other directions at the moment, ac-
cording to the information given out
at this time.
Mr. sankey stated this morning
that before he left for Alabama A.
P Hoidman, who was with the switch
crew at the scene of the shooting,
told him that if the Alabama author
tiles had caught the right man, he
would find the prisoner minus one
finger on his left hand "Kittrells
little finger on the left hand is miss
ing" the sheriff stated
At noon today, none of the Rock
Island men had been to the jail for
the purpose Of attempting to identify
the prisoner as the man Scott had
under arrest on the day of the shoot
ing. 1t was thought that they would
be summoned to the jail during the
day. however.