The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-27
Two Men Held in Jail at
Tahlequah Following
Daring Bank
Robbery.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla.-With Men
in Jail, the result of an alleged %, lits
wounded horse being traced - miles
10y a posse, sheriffs in half dozen
counties in eastern Oklahoma today
were engaged in assisting Sheriff
George Gourd Of Cherokee county in
an effort to round up the robbers
who raided the Farmers State Bank
at Park Hill on Wednesday and oh
tained $50 in the second daylight
bank holdup in this country in less
than a week.
With the officers in possession of
almost positive evidence OF the iden-
tity Of the robbers, strong hopes were
held out here today that the bandits
would be in custody in another "a
hours.
Two Now in Jail.
The men in jail are Jesse Blair, part
Indian and George Price. They are
being held pending developments. Blair
was taken into custody after the black
horse was abandoned by the bandits
in their flight Wednesday when
posse came upon them some miles
south of Park Hill, entered Blair's
front yard and lay down. Blair lives
seven or eight miles from Barber
which Is south of Park Hill.
Price was found with high pow
cred rifle and so rounds of ammuni-
ton some distance from Blairs home.
When asked what he was doing with
the gun he Is said to have replied
4 Z, % k.ttcf
ness. This remark caused the posse
to take him into custody. Possemen
say that Price admits ownership OF
the horse that was trailed to his
house. The morse was released Wed
nesday afternoon at Turner'S Ford
near the Frisco railway bridge span.
: ming Illinois river at Park Hill. IL
was the mate. OF 4. bald faced sorreI,
caught by the posse early In the day
when the bandits were overtaken while
eating lunch. The men escaped amid
hail of lead from the guns Of the
! officers. The baldheaded horse was
badly shot and a bullet grazed the
forehead Of tho black horse. In fleet.
ing, the bandits left their saddles,
overcoats and shoes.
Scouts Follow Trail.
Jerry Powell. Bill johnson and Bob
| Woodall, who know the hills OF the
old Cherokee nation like book, form
j ed the squad that followed the horse.
d The start was made at o'clock in
s the afternoon. The animal crossed
e the ford and took the road at n brisk
pace, followed by the men on horse
n back. A light sprinkle Of snow serv.
,. ed to light their Path. Keeping an
u average distance of quarter mile
o behind the black horse. the posse
" men stuck to their saddles until Il
20 o'clock yesterday morning, at which
10 hour they reached Blair's home.
10 The black horse brought himself tC
n slow walk AS he approached th'
q. house, the possemen say. Then, on
o. tering the front yard. he promptly
a dropped to his knees and went dowi
in a heap "a ii to rest. The posse
5. men halted. waited n while and thei
Powell went 10 Blair's front door an'
y knocked. He called Blair into tn
:" yard and asked him IL the horse wa
= his. Blair Is said 10 have admitte'
w ownership of the animal.
:, Powell, johnson and Woodall, wh
~ had previously augmented their force
20 with the addition OF Joe Lee Smit
and Roy Eastman at the little sci
~ tlcment called Barber, returned to tina
20 community and awaited arrival OF
posse headed by j. Fellows, chi'
re deputy sheriff. There the trail wa
ne taken up and was followed to hous
ne some distance beyond Blair's hous'
ne The officers had information that IN
IN bandits had taken refuge at IN
OF place. When they arrived there. III
by men had fled. II they had ever soug'
es safety there.
us About o'clock yesterday mornini
~ the posse got sight OF the two me
who are said TO have staged n
TO actual holdup. They were discoycre
As In n thick undcrbrush. some distant
,ss off the main road. Here the suspect
be were fired upon by their pursuer
,st ..iey did not return the fire. TT
an undorbrush was 80 thick that only ~
CONTINUED on Page Twol