The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-22
.CRAZED ADDICTS
BREAK CELL BAR
Dope Fiends Had Escaped
From Cell When They
Were Caught.
WERE REFUSED SHOT
Futile Attempt Follows Re-
fusal of Guardian to
Give Them Dope.

sAPULPA, Aug. 21--An un-
satiated craving for dope" resulted
in n daring attempt on the part OF
II drug addicts confined In the
county Jail to escape by bend. ng
window bars In one of the cells,
Bryan Britain, wig admitted be
was in the Jail before, knew where
one OF the bars had been mcnded
with lead pipe, taking advantase OF
the flaw.
Ono, man, Curly Hull, had dropped
To the tin roof below, another max
ing his escape through the window,
ara the others were awaiting their
turn TO get freedom when W. j.
Hayter, who had assumed the duties
OF jailer only this morning, discov-
cred the ruse. The location OF the
Jail on the fourth floor OF the court
house frustrated the attempts OF
the crazed convicts to complete Their
getaway.
4 After refusing repeated requests
for do e." Hayter finally allowed
eight OF the white men TO go In
tho runway to take n bath, leaving
them there for while after they
had quieted down. Itswas through
the efforts OF these men that the
bars had been bent and tn" escape
attmpted
Britain. who forwarded the plan,
had recently made his escape from
two other prisons according to Of
Tcers here. He broke loose from
jail in Lansing, Kan, and was
picked up I'm Abilene; Texas. Last
w9sk he sawed through the bars
of his cell there, being caught here
three days later.
y
brought to the county fail this morn
ing by Deputy Bill Chambers. Fos-
ter is accused Of having Jake" In
his possession when arrested.
A special meeting OF the Sapulpa
chamber OF commerce has been
called for Tuesday night to discuss
the matter Of keeping the alleys,
sidewalks and streets OF this city
clean. There are 500 business and
professional men members Of this
y organization ana 1t is thought the
great majority will enter heartily
into this work and that there will
be cooperation in getting the un-
slightly boxes, barrels and other
things off the sidewalk so that the
general appearance OF the city will
be one that will he neat and clean,
30 that it will show that the people
living here have pride in their
city. Secretary OF the chamber Of
commerce has asked that all people
in Sapulpa taking an interest in this
matter attcpd the meeting Tuesday
night. The second matter to be
taken up will be that OF securing
the All-American baseball team from
New York. city to play a game here
In October with picked team made
up OF Sapulpa ball players The
m n nj Af 1yn ~.
or the Sapulpa baseball team OF the
high school viii also be discussed
and plans to keep some Of the boys
In school Will be formulated.
w. X. Cantrell, secretary OF the
Business Mems association, arrived
home last night from Fort Sill where
he has been for the past 10 days
with the national guard.
Eleven victory medals were re-
ceived this morning by the acting
secretary OF the Red Cross. Miss
Naomi Trotter, for Ward o. Moore,
Carl Herman, Russell Poage, Walter
DeMar, Earl Young Virgil Ferguson.
Charles Dowd, Stephen Terry,
Charles March, A A. Hawkins,
kcifer and Frank Brown. These
medals are given to any enlisted man
or the world war and those that were
IN battles have battle clasps on their
medals with the names OF the bat
Ties on them.
Deputy Mel Burgess left yesterday
f2r Muskogee to get Roy Lee Oliver.
farged with wife desertion.
Mrs. Mabel Bassett, humane Of
oIticer, and daughter. Miss Claire,
ana son, Herbert, have returned
from Strand, where they have baen
on camping trip for the past 10
Sheriff Abner Bruce brought O
II Goss here from Bristow last
hight' Gross had a Buick roadster in
ms possession and could NOT explain
now ne got II, He is being held
ior lnVestlEation after being arrested
ny Deputy Jake Klingaman.
q NJ Fields. accused OF the rorg-
..Ig OF q check. was TO be arraignod
IIouay. witnesses did not appear ana
1ustlce a. E. Piltz continued tho ca so
until the 27th. A number OF Other
cases VIII be trieu on this date.
Governor J. r. A. Robertaon bas
YIered reward OF $500 for tbe
rapture OF ], r. williams, oil man
VINO killed his wife at Oilton several
weeks ago. Search has been made
tor Williams and not a clew Of anv
KIND has been found by officials II
was thouRht the man Rad COM
mitted suicide. but IT has been re-
ported that he has been seen IN
up. bNeh
H. j. Burt, president OF the school
Uoard, has requested the peopIe os
tne city 10 list all available rooms
dor teachers with him as so OF the
80 teachers employed here for The
aaIl term have not yet secured ac-