Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15
AGAIN MAKES
ESCAPE into
OSACE Hills
Officers and Posses
Join i'm Most Exten-
sive Manhunt in His
tory of State

TULSA, Okla, June 15.-tPl-Af-
ter tying the marshal Of Jennings.
Okla, and stealing a motor car IN
which two year old child was
sleeping. Matthew kimes, notorious
young bank bandit. today was the
object Of one Of the most extensive
manhunts in the history of the state.
kimes apparently had eluded the.
officers this moraing, having beer(
chased TO Hominy. Usage county, bvl
Pawnee county possemen- lie heade
for the Usage hills late last nigh
after stealing the automobile a-
Drumright, Creek county, late lat
night
George McAninch. marshal az Jen-
ninRs, was captured by kimes late
last night when he attempted 10 STOP
the OUTLAW, speeding through the
little town. kimes tied McARinch tp
a tree and continued on his way. it
was McAninch who identified b.
captor as Kimes
The bandit stole an automobile b.
longing to Orvillc F- Noble at Drur
right shortly after Noble and hr
wife drove up 10 the home Of friend
for visit. Kimes apparently did no.
notice the two year old son Of tn
Mobiles lying asleep on the back seat
The child was found soon afterward
on vacant TOT two blocks from
where the car was stolen, still sound
asleep.
All officers IN northeastern Okla
hOma were notified Of the theft OF
the car. They then did not realize
it was Matthew Kimes who was their
prey. II was Marshall MeAninch who
made the discovery.
McAninch received word that the
bandit was headed toward jennings.
He got into his small car. drove out
on the stone roads toward Mannford
With him in another car went N
man named Morris. Both blodked
their cars across the road and wait
ed the approach Of the bandits larg
car.
When the car came along IL
stopped and McAninch walked up.
Morris watching from his car thought
McAninch had arrested his man
when the officer got into the car
with the bandit. Morris drove back
to Jennings.
A few minutes later, NJ and others
saw the car speeding through Jen-
nings, McAninch apparently a pris-
oner
The bandit drove to a point mid
way between MannfOrd and Terlton,
then stopped and ordered the mar
shall out.
kimes tied McAninch ~ N tree lie
| fastercd the officers feet with Me-
Aninch's revolver belt and removed
the marshal's trouser belt and tied
1 IL around his arms. Then Kimes
/ Ia MwAns,-Lfa kn
ground in front of the imprisoned
man. and continued on his way
I toward the Usage hills.
! McAnlnch worked himself free be-
I tween and 3 o'clock this morning
and went % the home of farmer
and called Jennings to let his wife
and friends know Ne was safe Then
4 the officers resumed the pursuit,
/! joining Pawnee county posse.
The chase was coatinued with re-
newed vigor this morning when
kimes was reported as having been
seen al Cleveland. Pawnee county.
just across the river from Usage
county. later I'D the morning. the
posse lost hi train there
few days ago a bandit declared
INV Officers ~ wv kimcs. stole a
large motor car from the streets Of
! Pawhuska. forcing It's owner 20 ac-
company him. lie escaped sato thc
wooded Usage hills after being forced
10 abandon the car when pursuit be-
came too hot.
Kimes IN wanted for about half
dozen bank rObbcrieS and two mur-
der charges TIE escaped from the
Scquoyah county Jail while awaiting,
Y new trial On a charge Of killing
Perry Chuculate. Indian deputy sher
iff. and has been at large since las
fall Several weeks ago he led bar .
Of men into his home town, Begg
and robbed two banks of about SIS
600.
w. j. Nalley. Beggs chief OF rn-
lice. was killed In an encounter W Nm
4 the outlaws