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tot Hulbert would be attempted that night, because of the fact that within ffcceht months the store ,had been robbed several times and each t the midst of a heavy rain. He asked E. S. Watkins, deputy sheriff, to join him that night with the thought in mind that something would happen. After midnight ,a noise was heard in the rear of the store and the two of-ficslfis operied fire. Watkins received a wound in the arm, but the robbers hurried away without injuries, entered car waiting at the foot of the hill and started toward Muskogee. Watkins And Dooleh started in pursuit, and six miles west of Hulbert stopped at the home of Frank Redman of Ray and got him out of bed. HiS hurriedly donned his shirt and trousers and did noi• i •• •wait to put on hat or shoes and the chase continued. When nearing Muskogee, after passing through Okay on the north side of the river, the robber;: .turned east to_Fort Gibson and whei they reached that town were stopped at the railroad crossing by the Rainbow special fast train which had left Sallisaw at 2:37 a. m. Hie officers eame up even with the bandit car andstopped. Officers Redman and Watkins jumped out, the former carrying a high powered Winchester and the lat-
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Sequoyah County Democrat
Sallisaw, Oklahoma, US
Fri, Aug 14, 1925
Page 4
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Ellen R.
NA, 31 May 2019
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