The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-24
jHER|FF'S OFFICERS
ARREST SUSPECTS TO
Be HELD PENDING A
FULL |NVEST|G CA T|ON

Sheriff Garrett has three mysterious |
strangers as guests at the county jail !
whom he is holding for investigation, |
and alleges he has behind bars pref
~ swift gang of highjackers. or else
/, band of toughs who came to Ard
more TO bump some one off.
Saturday night he arrested three
men who are guests at the Jordan
rooming house, and with the men,
cook charge of big seven-passenger
Chalmers car which, it is alleged the
men were trying to dispose of.
When taken into custody the men
gave as many different names and
places OF residence as they could think
If. and their stories were so radically
iifferent in every detail that the sher-
If decided he had made a haul, and
is keeping them in separate confine-
ment until he finds out something
.urther about them.
The sheriff gave the men permis-
sion to communicate with friends II
hey cared to, but it seems that they
we're not at all anxious about their
relatives knowing of their present
whereabouts.
saturday night two of the three men
were picked up by the police, and
given Il sweating at police headquar'
lers without results. At the same
time Sheriff Garrett ana Bud Ballew
were looking for the trio. knowing
where they had registered they took
their stand and after the two men
held at the city Jail had been releas
ed. and had time to do a little tele
phoning the third party to the affair
emerged from the Jordan roominG
house. very hurriedly, pulling on his
coat as ne walked out the door. ant
ran into the arms Of the sheriff.
The other two were soon located
and were evidently making prepara
tons for getaway when the Off
GERS nabbad them.
When taken to the county jail the.
were al very anxious to meet Sher
III Garrett and Bud Bailew, they pre-
fessed to be deeply interested in IN
two men, and as they had neVe
been introduced had no idea that IN
two confronting them were the me
yhom they desired to meet.
Questioned as to their home. on
said at Fort Worth. another Dallas
and the third claimed Wichita Fan
as his place Of abode.
Asked what they were doing her
they had no very definite answer
mako. bu. were travelling. they sat
At the Jordan hotel was found
new automatic Remington shot gu
loaded with buckshot, huge
pi-to'. and another pistol of small'
cllibrc The men denied all know
edge of the artillery, and disclaimt
ownership. but that tale was rctut'
hv the sheriff who says he has II
goods un their movements for Il
past several days.
At police headquarters one Of II
men tried 70 sell a small diamor
ring to one Of the men, but the de
was not consummated.
sheriff Garrett says the presen
of so many fire arms, and the III
ther fact that they had told maj
different tales about themselves al
.hcir movements, led him to suspe
that they were either out on to
of the oil districts for the purpose
collecting from the unprotected I'M
vidual with bank roll. or else IN
had some other Interior motive. 1
latter theory is based upon th'
anxiety to become acquainted WI
himself and Deputy Sheriff Bud Il
lew.
The men were registered at |
ioil as S. IT. Smith +. II. Baker a
Edgar OMera. They will he NJ
until their identity is thoroughly
tablished.
Sheriff Garrett who has been
communication with authorities
Dallas. Fort Worth, ard wien
Falls relative to the three part
held in Jail here for investigate
was notified this morning mat
Chandler car was under mortgage
Dallas and an officer would be n
today to look the men over. Ofnc
from Fort Worth and Wichita RI
will also come to try and estapl
the identity of the men.
A deputy sheriff from Wichita ~