Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-02
DEPUTY GRIFFIN DRIVES IS MILES
AMOUR TO CAPTURE DARE DEVIL
Pistol In One Hand
Steers With Other

Driving his ear with one hand, over
20 miles an hour, and using the other
to cover his man with n pistol, Deputy
Sheriff Sam Griffin riskcd his life
to ARREST c. M. Greenfield, wanted in
Boise, Idaho, for stealing the ear he
was driving.
Notice reached the sheriff S office
from San Diego yesterday afternoon
shortly after 3 o'clock, that c. NJ.
Greenfield, calling himself Brown, had
left that city in stolen Nash car, and
was headed for Imperial valley. Jailer
i. G. Weir telephoned to Jacumba ana
learned that Greenfield had passed
through there and was headed down
the Mountain Springs grade. Deputy
Sheriffs Griffin and Cummings left
Immediately TO intercept Greenfield,
and upon reaching Dixieland, noticed
ear approaching from the west at a
terrific speed. Griffin turned his ear
around so that it headed east and left
his engine running, while Cummings
parked his ear across the road to block
the oneoming ear.
Swings Around Trap
Greenfield saw the trap and Stacking
his speed, drove around Cummings car
paving no attention to the deputy s
command to halt. Once past the ears.
he "stepped on it, and Griffin i'm
mediately took up the chase. Both ears
tore along the highway, Griffin s speed
cmeter registering as high as IS miles
an hour at times.
Ahead OF him Greenfield pushed. his
Nash for all it would stand and Grif-
fin says the light ear sometimes bounc-
ed as high as 10 feet off the road, but
by skillful driving, Greenfield managed
to keep it upright.
After crossing the tracks east of See
ley, Griffin said he decided if he ever
was to get his man, he would have to
do it on the straight stretch between
that point and Eucalyptus school. No
ears were in sight coming from the east,
and he decided TO take chance.
Greenfield kept on the right side of the
road, and Griffin decided to pass him
TO the right.
lie pushed the throttle down as far
as it would 60, swung off into the dirt,
and thundered alongside of Greenfield Is
ear, with his gun clutched in one hand.
while he guided the ear through the
treacherous dirt with the other. Reach
ing point opposite Greenfield, he
ordered him to slow down his ear or he
would shoot. Seeing he was caught,
Greenfield slowed down and when both
ears had halted, Griffin stepped on the
running board of the stolen ear and
placed handcuffs on his prisoner. They
waited until Cummings caught up with
them and the officers took the prisoner
and the stolen ear to the county jail.
There, Greenfield broke down and
cried like baby, pleading with the
officers not to lock him up. He elaim-
ed he was on his way to see bis wife
in Yuma and begged to be allowed TO
90.
Bad Checks Reported
Later in the afternoon deputies from
San Diego arrived at the Jail and told
the officers Greenfield had scattered
bad checks for gasoline and auto sup
plies between San Diego and Imperial
valley. He is held at the Jail pending
the arrival of officers from Boise, the
sheriff's office having notified the au-
thorities there of Greenfield S arrest.
Discussing his experience this morn
ing in q matter of fact way, Griffin
discounted the chances he had taken
claiming that Greeafield in lighter ear
had taken bigger chances, but his bro
ther officers maintained that it was
only one Of several occasions where
Griffin has shown exceeding and daring
in handling car while in the perform.
ance of his duty