The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-08

= safety must have wandered
around zoo a circle %
Almost shot for Burglar.
FINALLY reaching the car tracks,
clancy started toward the city. lie
,rcnt TO the first house he could
tl,d but was unable TO arouse any
hody Going to another house at
,be extreme south end OF Olympia
avenue he rang the bell and backed
rut into the yard to hide his nude
body
"They came to the door. but evi-
IDENTIFY we're suspicious and would
moi oN,n the door" CLANCY said.
II was chilled to the bone from the
npr exposure and could not even
~curc a blanket to cover my body
~ After repeated attempts CLANCY
was able 10 secure assistance and
the policc were notified An accu-
rate description OF the two men was
given to captain George Blaine. Dc
tectve Lott Langley and Motorcycle
Policeman Wade Foor, who began
an Immediate investigation.
Police Trail Buggy Tracks.
Alter an all-night search begin
blaine and his assistants trailcd the
buggy tracks to an isolated shack
near p kview station, an interur-
ban st'ucment a few miles out of
Tulsa on the Sand Springs line.
I'VE found "A buggy covered with
blood in the yard" Captain Blaine
said. There were several stacks
Of corn fodder in the yard. A eau
iious search was made OF each corn
shock before we approached tho
house"
Inquiry at the house failed to
yield results, an old man said to
be named King flatly denying any
knowledge Of the men answering
the description given by Chaney.
MORE
Not satisfied with the old mans
story Captain Blaine ordered that
further search be made Of the
premises.
Officers Arrest Suspect.
We found canvas covered
wagon top such as used on "praris
schOoners,' the captain said. eau
tiously opening the flap, two beds
were seen The officers quickly
covered both occupants and or.
dered them out. one bed contained
a boy about IL years old, while the
other was occupied by a man said
to be Earl King an oil field worker
and tea. ster
'"Klnk clothes were covered with
blood, ana he was sleeping with
rifle in his arms" Blaine said.
Fearing trouble from the direction
Of the house Captain Blaine ordered
Langley and Foor to watch the house
closely, adding that III the old man
man appears with a gun in his hands
drop him at sight"
The young boy was a wise little
duffer,' Blaine said. " and he crept
up beside the house and whispered:
Daddy, don't you come out here
with no gun"
An Alleged "Bad Man."
King was placed under arrest, but
Houtly denied any connection with
the robbery and attempted murder
OF Chaney. King declared he had
been In aNfight," but refused to
give details. z Captain Blaine said
that during an examination at police
headquarters, numerous gunshot
wounds and gashes were found on
Kings body. indicating that he was
officer.
While lying on cot in the
hospital, CLANCY was able to talk
with other occupants of the ward
and gave them an accurate dcscrip-
tion OF the would-be murderers.
Ihere's your man." whispered
the man on the cot next to Chaney,
as the police brought King into the
room, shortly after capturing him
al daybreak.
King Locked Up.
Chaney positively identified King
as one Of his assailants. King was
locked In jail and viii be turned
oyer oyer TO county authorities today.
toiice were still searching at a late
companion.
Whom the two men first invited
Le TO ride, declined" CLANCY
sAid I was a little afraid of their
actions, but they persisted in a good
in iha,urra . mannef, and I finally got
we had gone scarcely a block
suer turning north on Lawton av-
e"ue' when one of the men hit mo>
Nunnig blow on the head. was
9'upeted for few seconds. When
opehed my eyes one of the men
was riflinG my pockets.
why dont you carry more money
tO or $500" Chaney said tho
s0ppor demanded, after finding only
small amount of money.
was thinking fast not to of
,ent him,' CLANCY said, but before
could reply he hit me another
TO you. 'e'''"
a. WHAT'S this watch worth ?"
s -. other man demanded, Chaney
su ana when he replied "only a
tsm uolars,' he was dealt another
h.. L.