The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-26
TULSANS HELD AS
GIRL K!DNAPERS
Reese and McNutt, Say
Charge Trumped Up
by Enemies
HER LAND IS VERY RICH
Property Of Naharkey Woman
Is Worth 100000 at Least,
Youths Say
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JOPLIN, Mo-, Sept. 25.--A. B..
(Tad) Reese. widely-known Tulsa
oil man, and W. r. McNutt, a Tulsa
college student and employe OF an
oil company with which Reese is as
sociaied. were here Friday and sat
urday on thei: way from Kansas
CITY to Tulsa TO face charges OF
kidnapping In connection with the al
legged disappearance OF Mile Ma
harkey. three-quarters Creek Indian
girl.
The preliminary hearing Ia sched-
uled to come UP October 4, Reese
said.
Reese predicted that the case will
be dropped at the hearing, inasmuch
as the Indian girl Is In charge OF
Indian agents at Muskogee. He said
however, in the event that they are
held 10 distrf2l court, McNutt and
himself are prepared to return to
take dispositions In Joplin, Cassville
and Roaring River. to show that
when the girl was in the company Of
themselves and Mrs. Reese, she
went OF her own free will. when and
where she chose.
Page Holds Her land.
The charges against Reese and
McNutt are the outgrowth of an al
legged attempt on their part to keep
the indian girl out OF the state of
Oklahoma TO evads an alleged ef-
fort OF her former guardian to have
her declared incompetent. Reese de-
clares that the Gladys Belle oil
company, with which he is con-
nected. has contracted with the girl
TO purchase from her. her interest
in oil land near Tulsa, now held by
Charles Page. The land was sold I'm
partition while the girl was only
2 years old. according to Reese.
Reese declares that the girls share
now Is worth about 100000, pro-
vided It can be regained through the
courts and that II such action is
carried out, II probably will be ap-
praised by the court and that amount
awarded the girl.
Reese admitted that the girl has
been with his party all summer as a
guest OF his wife. and that he has
assisted her in avoiding Tulsa In
dian officials, but denied that he
has done that against her will. He
said that when he and McNutt were
arrested here several weeks ago, the
girl was In Joplin and was sent inn
mediately back TO Roaring River.
She and McNutt. Reese said. were
engaged to be married but could not
have the ceremony performed in
Missouri because she was under age.
After the release OF himself and
McNutt, according to Reese, the girl,
armed with marriage license, went
20 Eureka Springs where the cere-
mony was 10 have been performed.
She and McNutt failed TO find one
another. Reese said, and she re-
turned to Roaring River.
Deny KIDNAPPING Case.
Reese said the girl then went 20
Kansas City In company with a
friend of Reese. AFTER arriving
there. the man refused to deliver the
girl to me, but turned her over 20
the Indian officers" the Tulsa oil
man said.
Neither myself, McNutt nor the
OIL company have kidnapped the girl"
Reese continued. I'VE simply are at
tempting to make her some money,
and incidentally TO make ourselves
some money. We admit we are not
swapping dollars with her, but are
waging a fight, and a real fight. 10
regain for her something which she
mas lost. And she is perfectly willing
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