The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-09
MOVIE COWBOY
us WITH CANTU
NnS Vann Reported Seek
ing Adventure in
= Revolution.
OF TOM MIX
Wanted at Caney, Kan,
\ for Murder of Town
| Marshal.


PONCA CITY. bblo. Aug g.
That Napoleon B Nnnn, known cv.
erywhorc Rs Nip Nauu cowboy part
blood Cherokee, movie actor and for
seven years an outlaw, is not only
In northern McXiCo but in all pruba
bility H. with tantu's army In Low
or California, has become known
here recently following search
covering sovcn years Tor Vunn who
is wanted on charge OF Killing
John II Mrluroy. town marshal uf
C1noy Kan, IN November. 1913.
That Naun is In northern Mexico
and has been the creator portion of
the time since he cvadcd the law
after killing Mclnroy was told here
by Tom Mix the screen star. dur
Ing his last visit 60 his old haunts
In this locality
Nip Nann lived around Barilos-
Vile aud was married a typical
wildwcst cowboy ~ the partbloud In
dian type he was known throughout
all northern oklahoma and southern
Kansas and had worked on the 1O1,
Big V, Bradcn and other ranches In
TINS locality II was the old story
OF booze that got him into the
trouble that led to the killing of
w wy IflhbHhl lIltnus inc
town marshal was urging Vann, who
had become intoxicated In Can6y. to
return home and behave himsnlf
when Vann drew revolver and
Killed the officer, evidently without
cause.
At tho time that Tom Mix and
other cowboys we're drifting into the
movie game Vann also went aud
was soon participating In wildwost
pictures with Mix. Hart, Fairbanks
ana others. taking minor rolos aS "A
rule hut those where expert roping,
riding and picturesque cowboy types
were needed II was hard to find
man who so nearly approached
the ideal as Vann.
Home Dn n Visit
Nann had returned To Oklahoma
on a visit. during October, 1913, ac-
Uording TO Tom Mix, when he gpt
unto trouble. He and hls wife re-.
Hurned from Phoenix. AriZ. where
several pictures had been filmed.
Mix knew Vauns weakness for
liquor and admonished him, urging
him to remain with the company
while his wife returned 10 okla
homa, but Vann came with her. was
drinking at Caney with several COM
panious and then killed the town
marshal Vann has since been
scouting" cvadlng the law.
II IL understood that Vann has
been froquenting the border towns
along the line between California
and Lower California. ocraslonally
coming 10 san Diego, Los Angeles
and other points. Tho resorts that
,have opened just across the line In
Lower California. following the en-
forcement OF prohibition. have at
tracted many men OF tho Vann type
and provided the refuge that they
lind necessary. II is this fact that |
has led men who know Vann to as
sumo that he il undoubtedly with |
Cantu.
Has Been In Pictures.
Vann has mingled occaslonally |
with the movie colony In California |
and has even appeared in minor
way In pictures that have been
filmed during the time that he has
been scouting, 1t is understood. 1
particularly from Mix. that he has
appeared around the studios At
times when he would be financially /
embarrassed and has been given as |
sistance by the men who know him |
and with whom he has worked.
At the time that Nanu kIIcd NJ