The Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, September 4, 1908 Page: 1 of 6
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The WELEETKA AMERICAN
Volume 7
WELEETKA, OKLAHOMA, SEPT. 4 1908.
McKellop Recaptured!
Pretty Maiden Betrays Okfuskee
County Forger to Officers
Number 25
PREMIUMS
For First Bale
William McKellop, better known
to our people as "Dink," was ar-
rested in Kansas City Monday,
charged with passing two forged
drafts, one for $100 on July 13
and one for $75 on July 17. on
Drs Thornton & Miner, of Kan-
sas City. McKellop was arraign-
ed and placed under a bond of
$1500 awaiting a preliminary
trial. McKellop is an Okfuskee
county product, being the adop-
ted son of Joseph McKellop, de-
ceased, an old and well known
citizen who lived southeast of
Weleetka. '"Dink" has been the
principal in many escapades and
is wanted at Tulsa, Oklahoma
City and other places for forgery
and for other crimes.
Last May he passed a forged
check for $90 at the Farmers &
Merchants bank at Okemah.
When arrested, P. M. Fink, an
Okemah liveryman, and Joe Nor-
throp,- were induced to go on his
bond for his apuearance at the
November term of court.
Afterwards McKellop's bonds
under some clothes in a closet.
Once more they started with him
to Okemah, Okla. Arriving at
Weleetka, the prisoner asked per-
mission of the officer to go up
town to see Joe Northrop. He
gave him permission and he took
'French leave' and skipped. This
was August 21. In a few days
Miss Jacobs got the following
letter, dated Kansas City, Aug-
ust 24:
My Dear Little Girl: I do not know
how long I will stay here. You write
me and put my letter inside of another
letter and address to J. F. Allison, 215
East 12th street. I woyld write more
if I could but you know how things are.
Good night darling, let me hear from
you.
Miss Jacobs wired last Thurs-
day: "Am coming on first train.
Meet me at the depot."
She also notified Mr. Finks who
notified the Kansas City police,
but when he and Miss Jacobs ar-
rived Saturday morning McKel-
lop was too wise to be at the
train.
"I then wept to see Mr. Allison
The business men of Weleetka have rais-
ed a fund of one hundred and one dollars
to be divided among those bringing the three
first bales of Cotton to this market. One half
of the amount wi|l be given for the first bale,
one third of the remainder to the second and
the balance to the third The persons and
firms who displayed their liberahty and enter-
prijg by contributing and the amounts donat-
men heard of his other forgeries|at the Eagle Grocery Co., 215 E.
and began to look for him. T ey
found him at Muskogee, Augnst
18, had him arrested and placed
in jail there. He broke jail the
same night end escaped
After the escape Mr. Finks
said he would attend to getting
the man himself. He asked the
sheriff of Okfuskee county to
deputize him and he started out
to protect hi# $10«0 bond by get/
ting his roan.. Knowing that
McKellop was enamored of Miss
Goldie Jacobs, of Hartford, Ark.,
he asked her aid- After his es-
cape from Muskogee, McKellop
had written Miss Jacobs to fol-
low him-to Fort Smith, Ark., go
to the LeFlore hotel, cail a certain
number and he would tell her
where to find him
Accompanied by an officer,
Miss Jacobs went to Ft. Smith
and, when McKellop said "take
a car and come to 1023 North K
street," the young woman, as per
' agreement, repeated the number
aloud. Then, as if she knew the
officers were following her, she
rode past the place but the offi-
cers did not. The house was
searched and the Indian found
12th street," said Miss Jacobs.
"He told me to be very careful
and I might be able to see Mc-
Kellop at 10:30. A meeting was
arranged for Eleventh and Oak
streets at that hour. Then I
agreed to meet him at 2 o'clock
in Holmes square, Eighteenth
and Holmes."
Miss Jacobs told Mr. Finks of
her success and he tftok her to
police headquarters where she
was introduced to Detectives
Jack Farrell and Ralph Trueman.
All three were at Holmes square
at the appointed hour, but Mc-
Kellop did not show up until 3:25
p. m Miss Jacobs started away
with McKellop, turned her head
slightly and nodded and in a few
seconds more the Indian was in
the hands of the two detectives.
Miss Jacob.) expressed surprise
and up to the present time Mc-
Kellop does not know how easily
he walked into a trap. The In-
dian has a wife in Okemah from
whom he told Miss Jacobs he was
going to get a divorce.
Not until McKellop was search-
ed at Central station was it
known that he had committed
$5.00
Ire as follows:
Weleetka National bank
$10.00
First National Bank
10.00
Douglas-Bell Mer. Co.
10.00
Weleetka Cotton Oil Co.
10.00
Weleetka Compress Co.
10.00
E. T. Smith
10.00
Fenster & Gray
2.50
Farmers Union Gin
10.00
City Meat Market
2.00
City Bakery
1.00
E. E. Foster
50
Clara Lawley
50
Corner Durg Store
2.i>0
Heard Gro. Co.
1.00
Henry Bros. & Co.
1.00
J. M. Thomas
50
W. H. Burke
50
W. C. Slocumb
50
Lake Moore
1.00
B. O. Sims
1.0*
L. A. Harper
1.C0
G. A. Blackmam
50
C. W. Monlux
LOO
Greer & Greer
1.00
M. H. Castteberry
1.00
T. E. Hil^meyer
50
Minnetonka Lumber Co.
1.00
American -
1.00
J. N. Jones
1.00
J. M. Northrop
1.00
H. H. Kelley, first bale
ginned free
Around About Us
The Come and go Among Those you
Know
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Clark
went to Paden last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pincham
returned from Texas last Sun-
day.
G. W. Hilderbrandt was in
Okemah Tuesday.
Drury Knox returned from
Missouri Wednesday.
Frank Lawrence was up from
Holdenville last Sunday.'
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wortman
have departed for Beaumont
Texas, this week. Mrs. Wort-
man will spend the winter there.
C. W. Miller attended the dem
ocratic state convention, this
week, and was honored with a
place on the committee on cre-
dentials.
Dr. J. M. Pembsrton is visit-
ing in Missouri.
Miss Florence Bcyce returned
from a visit to Illinois and Miss-
ouri Tuesday.
Mrs. Newlin, mother of
Mrs. H. B. Catlett, returned to
her home in Danville 111. Tues-
day, Stanley Catlett accompany-
ing her.
Mrs. W. T. Wortmai. went to
Greensburg Ind., Tuesday for a
few weeks visit.
any forgeries here. A letter
from J. F. Allison to him, which
the police now have, says: "Stay
here and see to that land. I will
try to keep Thornton & Minor
quiet by paying them a little at a
time." When the firm was noti-
fied of the arrest two forgeries
here came to light and it was de-
cided to prosecute McKellop here.
He admits all his crimes, also
says that he served five years for
horse stealing when but 18 years
old.
Miss Jacobs, without whose aid
the police could have doiie little,
is a pretty dark-eyed Kentucky
girl just 18 years of age. Her
father,' James Jacobs, is a rail-
road condractor. The family re-
csKt'.y moved from Hartford.
Ark., to Arkansas City, Kas,
With Mr. Finks, Miss Jacobs
left for home last night. She
said she did not regret what she
had done.
Warning Order
(First published September 4, 1908)
In the District Court in and
for Okfuskee Couuty, Oklahoma
Robert W. Griffin, Plaintiff,
Vs. Hester Griffin Defendant.
No. 177.
Said defendant, Hester Griffin,
will take notice that she has
been sued in the above named
Court for a divorce, and must
answer the petition filed therein
by said plaintiff on or before the
20th day of October, A. D., 1908
or said petition will be taken as
true and a judgement for said
plaintiff in said action for di-
vorce will be rendered •accord-
ingly.
Given under my hand and seal
of said Court this 31st day of
August, 1908,
C. E. Guthrie,
Clerk of the District Court.
Miss Beatrice Harrison re
turned to her home in Kansas
City, Tuesday.
Mrs. V. H. Ryland is visiting
in Vinita this week. •
Miss Youngblood of Chicago
is visiting the family of Wm,
Bell.
Rolland Catlelt returned to
Danville, 111., Tuesday, to enter
school.
Miss Jeanette Holcomb visited
ir. Henryetta this week.
Elliot Patterson entertained a
few of his little friends Tuesday
evening.
W. R. Blake, "J. B. Patterson
and G. A. Blackman were in
Muskogee Monday.
We arise to indignantly deny
the report that Judge W. D.
Shallenberger recently married
a couple on the authority of a
chattel mortgage handed him by
the groom instead of the usual
license.
W. W. Williams, Wetumpkas
leading merchant was in the city
on business and paid the Ameri-
can a pleasant call Friday.
The first three farmers who
land bales of cotton in Weleetka
will find it profitable. More
than a hundred dollars has been
p'edged as premiums.
Mines Close.
Nine extensive Coal mines
shut down, Tuesday in the
McAlester district and over 2000
men are idle in consequence.
The closing was the result of the
operators refusing to do the
timbering as required by the law
enacted by the legislature last
Winter. They claim that their
contract with the union provides
that the timbering shall be done
by the men. The miners insist
that if they they do the work
they lay themselves liable to the
penalty of the !aw. President
Lewis of the United Mine Work-
ers will consider the matter and
until an understanding is arrived
at no work will te done at the
mines.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
urp' Cold . Croup and WhSopiut Couch.
FREE
Prizes to be Given Away to Our Customers
FREE
WITH EVERY DOLLAR'S WOR1H OF GOODS bought of us we will give one ticket which will entitlp vm
to a chance on a $65.00 BANQUET RANGE and a $45.00 SEWING MACHINE
' To be Given away FREE January 1st.
These two valuable prizes will be given away in the same kind of
a contest that this company gave the piano on January 1, 1908.
Come in and let us explain this to you. We will also insure you
value received for the goods bought of us. Remember these
two prizes are absolutely FREE and this will not cause us to
charge you one cent more for the goods you buy of us.
Farmers Trading Company
Weleetka
Okla.
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Bryce, J. Y. The Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, September 4, 1908, newspaper, September 4, 1908; Weleetka, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc155148/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.