The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-16
Investigators Still Busy Seek
ing to Learn Why Thieves
Operate in Tulsa.
RELIEF IS BEING SOUGHT


So
While there vpa no official state
meut forthcoming ON iho part or
iboae who are investigating tho
vIrIcaa1, thcf's NJ aufumonilca iu
Tulsa. ~ Was learned ma. inNt'.iR1
tors are bury Attempting 90 devise
tuue mrthu fpf the protection ~
90, car owners
I'm snro punrtcrg it was limited
fuu' Officials uf ihe Automobile club
He we'll ir iuaIranrc companies wcr"
fu' satisfied with the protection
afforded ny cl'y aud county author.
Ties Co. this connection tHt. G Ma
zee. attorney 'r,d OF the loss ot his
aufom ,Dllc s0yet,m" ago
20. five weeks after getting
warrant for the arrest Of man on
Il ru1rg, NJ stealing his automobile,
gtu NaRuc " Tulsa Nninly attempt
ci 90 have M, man arrested. but
WIS unable 10 get effective steps
taken by sheriff NOuilCy or his
deputies The mar was IN HlRhoart
aud lhtrc were sufficient proofs M
the cnsc To- convict him, Magee de
yHgrJ
Napee'H car wts stolen about two
months ago and Two youths arrested
They confessed to stealing The car,
eaid Mtgr". and declared that John
Grain Of BiEheart had hired them 10
etsai tho auto and has given them
$3.50 for a. The check wnB taken
from them In company with Grant
FnklnRton of tho police department
Magee went To lIlfheart and found
his car In posHSssion or Grain II"
not only had tHc car bui had Ma
gees driver's license
Grain took the position Of an In
noCeni purchaser declaring That hc
had bought tho car from tho two
boys Tor 500, paying tib0 not
knowing Il was stolen Magec said |
nothing about prosecution 10 Grain |
but upou reaching Tulsa went to
County Attorney Munrpe aud oh |
tHined warrant for CrninS arrest !
and took tho warrant to Sheriff |
Woplley
Thereafter the affair took The fol-
AR. Wooliey: II can't arrest him |
aA none of my men have authority /
10 make arrests In uRage county"
day rIhpses and MaRee returns |
20 the shhriffs office with nfOrma-
tion that a member OF thu police |
department has commission In ,
Usage county and Will accompany |
the sheriff to Blgheart to make the
arrest
Mr. Woolley; IL won't have any /
thing to do with the police depart
ment. They are bunch OF crooks. /
To he'll with the police"
Mr.. Magec, We'll, want this man
ar rested"
Mr.. woolleyi "wclll, got him al
right, Leave II 10 us"
tSeveral days elapse
Mr. MsEee, by telephone; "llaye |
you arrested Grain yetT"
Mr.. Woolley "No. we have been
too busy. Wen get him alright !
leave It to us"
Mr. Magae; what business have |
you that " more important than ar
resting AN automobile thief7"
Mr.. Woolley' wen get MIN al
right. Leave II 90 u.s.
tSome more days pnss.D
MIR. Magee: Have you arrested
Grain yst?"
Mr.. woolley: mo, but wol get
him alright Leave ~ to us. The
deputy sheriff from BiEheart ls In
Oklahoma Oity but y coming
through here and we will go up 20
Bikhoart with him and arrest Grain
Wen got him Just leave II to MS.
"a week elapses)
by this time Mir. Magpe is begin
Ming 10 suspect that Grain ~ not go
ing to bo arrested lie suggests this
thohRht to Mr. Wooliev In his con
versatiOn, after opening his remarks
with the stock question, Have you
arrested Grain yet2''
Sheriffs office "No. IN tell YOU I.
what happened The deputy sherlf .
from nlgheart came through In the II
night and We missed him hut We'll
get this hero Grain MI MaEce. Just
leave Il to MS Wen have the sheriff
al Righeart get him"
A few more dHya wend their way
into eternity and Mr, Magce calls
the sheriff again
"IiOvc you got Grain In iail yct9'
Sheritfs office; NO, Il looks bad
Mr.. MaEee. You soc tho iail al Hlg
heRE1,haA heeh condemned and the
shdrl1 there says he wouldn't have
no vssce TO put this here Grain n he.
arrested hin, I'm afraid there isn't
much We can do about tho matter
Mr.. Mnpee you might try ar
restlng him at Bigheatt and taking
him 10 pawhuska or bringing him to
Tulsa Is there anything In the
statutes that prevents the arrest ot
automobile thieves because the HiR
heart iaii is condemned H'
tAnuther week rlapSesl
MIR Mage" "H4vc yol arrested
Grain yet''
Sherifrs ofucc.o We nearly had
him but about two DAYS before We
started a. arrest him he went tu
Hanger. Texas and VEN ask them io
rct MIN down thCro
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