Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-24

Spectacular Chase
Ends as Oklahoma
bad Man. Gives no

FLAGSTAFF, ArlZ., June 24.-,HD
The flight Of Matthew Kimes, "a
year old bad man" of Oklahoma,
who is wanted for murder and bank
robbery in several places was stop
ped here yesterday when he fell into
the hands of a posse after gun bat
tie in which there were no casualties.
The "a year old desperado, who
for seven months since his escape
from the jail at Sallaisaw, Oklahoma,
where he was awaiting a new trial
after getting a 80 year sentence for
murder was caught under rim" of
the grand canyon of Arizona. He
was brought by train and automobile
here and today was lodged in the
Coconino county Jail, pending the
arrival of Oklahoma authorities TO
return him to the scene of his GRIM
inal activities.
He is wanted in Oklahoma for
bank robbery, murder, Jail breaking
and a number Of felonies.
Two With Kimes
Held with Kimes in Jail here are
Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Kady of Tulsa.
Oklahoma, with whom Kimes enter
ed Grand Canyon National Park yes
terday morning. They declared they
had picked him up on a street near
Dodge City, Kansas. They were ar
rested a short time before Kimes'
capture was effected and were
brought with the bandit here.
Kimes' arrest was effected after
the Kady automobile in the rear seat
Of which he rode had been shadowed
from the checking station at the en-
trance of the park where all visiting
vehicles must be registered, to the
canyon proper, five miles distant. A
park foreman and forest ranger on
duty at the checking station recog-
nized Kimes mad telephoned ahead
to Chief Forest Ranger j. r. Brooks
of the park.
Eludes Officer
Upon arrival at Bright Angel. it
was learned, Kimes and the Kadys
registered az MIR. and Mrs. q. III.
kadyC" and Harry Watkins Of Ok
lahoma. Watkins" left the couple
and walked towards Yavapai point.
He was met by J. o. Parsons, sheriff
of Coconino county, who was at the
Grand Canyon on business, but who,
it was said. had been warned several
days ago by Oklahoma authorities
that Kimes was headed that way.
Parsons asked Kimes to accompany
him to the office of the National
Park Service, which stands near the
rim of the canyon. Kinres, however.
took the sheriff past the building
and escaped over the edge of the
canyon. He was lost to view in the
scrub oak and pine trees that thick
ly covered a steep slope extending
down some 200 feet from the edge
before Yavapai point drops away in
a 1900 foot precipice.
The posse, Immediately organized.
formed circle about the section and
advanced. Several shots were fired
between Kimes and the posse. Then
the outlaw gave himself up. saying:
Il quit fellows, | know when I'm
stuck"
Admits Identity
He admitted his identity. Brought
to the jail here early today the trio
was taken to the sheriff's office and
questioned.
Kimes was searched and six $50
bills were found on his person. He
said that he had lost $l10O gam
bling just before he started from
Bristol, Oklahoma.
He was quizzed about the bank rob-
berries attributed to him, but be-
/ yond stating that he knew of them
he did not admit active participation
in them, saying that he had read of
them in newspapers. The officers,
/ however, said that he mentioned a
bank robbery in Sapulpa, Oklahoma,
that netted the robbers SAL 900; one
in Pampa, Texas, in which $35, 900
loot was obtained, and another in
Beggs, Oklahoma, in which $4,000
was obtained. He explained his
knowledge Of them was CLEANED from
the newspapers and said that he was
not in those cities at the time the
robberies were committed.
kady, questioned about his con
nection with the desperate, declar-
/ ed that he had known Kimes while
working in the Oklahoma oil fields
He asserted he knew Of Kimes' es-
| cape.
kimes was questioned about serv-
| ing a term in the Oklahoma state
penitentiary for bank robbery. He
admitted that he did but said that he
was released. He declared that his
brother was still there, however, anC
y has been there since last AupuSt