The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-16
EXPLAINS HIS GETAWAY
Exclusive Statement Given to
World Shows Abductors
Merely Went Riding
TIED UP FOR THREE HOURS
Managed to Slip Off Bonds
and Bolted, but Was Not
Chased by 2 Unwary Guards

s. r. Hlllman, former justice of
the peace, who was kidnapped short
~ before o'clock Friday evening
by four men and spirited into the
heart OF the Oange hills, returned
to his home, 2lG West Cameron,
about o'clock yesterday morning
with one Of the strangest tales that
has been told, regarding the recent
activities Of abduction crews. Hall
man was uninjured except for a few
minor scratches and bruises which
he had received while struggling
with his abductors when they as
saulted him on the lawn OF the Carl
Southern home, 2l9 West Cameron.
Soon after his return home a large
| throng OF friends and officers gath
cred at the Hallman home and to
this group and a newspaper reporter
the former Justice told his story.
He had escaped his abductors after
a three hour wait in the Usage hills.
He said that he had net been mis-
treated after having been dumped
! into the kidnapers' car and spirited
from the city.
Eludcd His Guards.
Hallman said that after quite q
! long drive the car stopped and that
with his hands bound and his eyes
| DllnulOIQtu ne was ltu INTO SNUlt
woods by two OF the four men who
/ had seized him at the Southern
home. The other two men. he said,
drove off in the car. In the woods
| Hallman and the two guards waited
| for two or three hours, the former
| Justice said, The only wotds that
were said to him, he claimed, were
| at the approach OF a car on the
nearby road. Then, he told the off,
GERS. one OF the guards would tap
/ him on the head with a gun and
warn against any outcry.
The former Justice made his break
/ for liberty alter a naif-hUur period
OF quiet on the part OF his guards.
He had worked at the bonds that
/ held his hands and after freeing
them leaped 10 his feet, ierked the
blind from his eyes and fled until
/ he arrived at a farmhouse, some two
miles distant where he spent the
night. He was not pursued. Early
saturday morning he rode a bor-
rowed horse TO the home OF Toots
Harlow, Usage county deputy sheriff
who brought Hallman 10 Tulsa.
Mystery In KIDNAPPING.
Both Hallman, the sheriff and
other officers are at a loss 70 ex-
plain the kidnapping, The former
| Justice says that he did not recog-
| nize any OF his abductors. He does
not know what happened to the two
guards. when he made his break
| for liberty, he said yesterday, he did
| not stop to make any investigation.
/ The guards had either left him or
gone 10 sleep. He denies that he
| had a fight with them. He told Of
| ficers and reporters that the only
! fsv44 he ha a u hEFsVN
| home.
In the opinion OF Sheriff W. NJ.
Mccullough, who is already on the
| hunt for a man whom the sheriff
says drove the kidnapers' car. the
abductors failed 10 properly plan
Their deed and the other men did
mot find the rendezvous Whether
Hallman's guards left him or wheth-
er they went 70 sleep said the
sheriff, Il don't know and Hallman
says that he doesn't know. They
either went TO sleep or got tired Of
waiting for the remainder OF the
gang and abandoned their prisoner,
| In my opinion
when the report Of Hallman's
abduction reached me Immediately
started on the search. / went into
the Usage country and as a matter
OF fact passed along the road near
where Hallman and his guards were
waiting. But / had no idea that he
was near me and | did not know
what had happened 20 him until he
/ phoned my office upon his return
! home.
Driver May BE Known.
! After | returned TO town Ia 81
night I received information as TO
the Identity Of the driver of the car,
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