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que of Greatest Raids Ever Attempt ed on Arkansas-Oklahoma Line Re sults in 19 Prisoners in Jail, One a Woman. In one of the greatest raids against criminality on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border ever attempted by Polk county officials, nineteen prisoners, including one woman, were taken into custody, charged with being members of an or ganized band that has long preyed on property not their own. Activities of the band that are said to have cov ered many miles of territory in the ‘action on the border west of Hatfield, ‘and the losses of property will, it is believed, total thousands of dollars. The roundup of the band started on Wednesday night when Deputy Sher iffs Amos Musgrave of Hatfield and Doug Walker of Cove, joined forces with Chief of Police H te and Constable D. A. Hazel of Mena and set out for the arrest of the men want ed. The men were joined by Deputy Sheriff Hunt of Le Fice county and the little posse working day and night succeeded in rounding up nineteen of for whom warrants had been ill. While most of the arrests were made in the rural town, two pris oners were taken in Mena by Sheriff Thornton. These were C. L. Smith and Lewis Warren, who were captured 4m Smith's quarters on Pickering av eniue, opposite the Kansas City South ernir depot. All the prisoners were taken with out resistance and not a shot was fired by the officers in the performance of ir duties, covering a period of two nights and a day. According to evidence in the hands of the officials the prisoners were members of an organization whose Principles included the taking of any party desired without the formal i of consult the rightful owner, aa or 4 eee pele me prineipely in fat cat te a in expect that the inves tigation of the band’s activities will show what became of nearly 100 head of heroes that have mysteriously dis rupsuned a few months, ¢ is also expected that additional evidence will be forthcoming regard ing the threats of death made by the senders and members of the band aginst those suspected of divulging secrets of the organization. Other criminal features of the or ation will be probed to the loot. The foundation for the present roundup of prisoners was laid some months ago and the officials have been quietly working since. Sheriff Thorn don started the investigation and when he found that the activities of the border band were of such a character as to require additional help, he called his assistance pay Sheriff Amos fructave of Hatfiel in the days and night that have followed Deputy Musgrave is credited with doing yeoman service and when the full story of the Hatfield man's work is told, it will reveal many inter esting thit was Musgrave who Weated a “ ground” where the border band disposed of the tell-tale Rides of stolen LE Be ate grave r, as it uned more than one bit that will be used against one of the first men credited with being the hated of the organization. He ther of Lewis Warren, another woman, Mrs. Mark , ro. in the raid. She the wing men were prisoners in the Polk county dell; Bill Evans, Austin , Warren, Lewis War e, Joe Olds, Les Ids, Bud Nichols, Guss Roy, sacks, Jr Charles Nichols, Allen Priceness locked up at the Poteau, =» nil incl ant Nichols, Bie , Oscar Davis, and Homer Warren. There will be no preliminary hear of the men and one wom who were taken primera by Sher- Thornton's deputies in the round up of an alleged band on the Okla~ Bars. -Arkansas border last week. The accused have decided to waive a hear ing in the justice court and let the give jory investigate the alleged times charged to the individual mem bers Nearly all have been released on bond According to evidence the officials have secured it is said that the bar h and held social gatherings at event times and places and used cattle for the barbecue and Moonshine liquor added to the of these gatherings, it is said. Some of the prisoners taken deny it they have any criminal act assert they are victims of suspi and false words. When the time omes they assert they will be cleared at gah 13, Dead. : Reem. the 182 old son of Mr. and Mrs H. D. a the ‘family home Wednesday idee, Burial’ took ‘Thareda; Liverwoon at Owens Z
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Mena Weekly Star
Mena, Arkansas, US
Thu, Oct 20, 1921
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