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May 3, 1918
Graham Guardian
Safford, Graham County, Arizona
What is this article about?
Sheriff Stewart captures escaped bootlegger Arthur Bennett in Lordsburg, NM, after his jail break, but cannot extradite him as charges are misdemeanors.
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Sheriff Stewart Captures Jail Breaker
Word was received here yesterday that Sheriff Stewart had picked up at Lordsburg, N. M., Arthur Bennett, who was convicted here on a charge of bootlegging and was serving his sentence in the county jail, when he, and Bill Lee, another bootlegger, broke jail, Friday morning, April 19th, and left for parts unknown.
Sheriff Stewart was returning home in his auto, after delivering three deserters to the commanding officer at Camp Cody, when he run across Bennett in Lordsburg.
Sheriff Stewart returned this morning from Lordsburg without Bennett, the officers at Lordsburg refusing to give him up as he had only committed a misdemeanor when caught bootlegging, and breaking jail being only a misdemeanor, Bennett could not be extradited. So there you are.
See my line of Fine Mahogany Mantle Clocks. C. F. BYRSDORFER, Jeweler, Safford, Arizona.
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Word was received here yesterday that Sheriff Stewart had picked up at Lordsburg, N. M., Arthur Bennett, who was convicted here on a charge of bootlegging and was serving his sentence in the county jail, when he, and Bill Lee, another bootlegger, broke jail, Friday morning, April 19th, and left for parts unknown.
Sheriff Stewart was returning home in his auto, after delivering three deserters to the commanding officer at Camp Cody, when he run across Bennett in Lordsburg.
Sheriff Stewart returned this morning from Lordsburg without Bennett, the officers at Lordsburg refusing to give him up as he had only committed a misdemeanor when caught bootlegging, and breaking jail being only a misdemeanor, Bennett could not be extradited. So there you are.
See my line of Fine Mahogany Mantle Clocks. C. F. BYRSDORFER, Jeweler, Safford, Arizona.
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What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Jail Break
Bootlegging
Sheriff Capture
Extradition Refusal
What entities or persons were involved?
Sheriff Stewart
Arthur Bennett
Bill Lee
Where did it happen?
Lordsburg, N. M.
Story Details
Key Persons
Sheriff Stewart
Arthur Bennett
Bill Lee
Location
Lordsburg, N. M.
Event Date
April 19th
Story Details
Arthur Bennett and Bill Lee escape county jail after bootlegging conviction; Sheriff Stewart encounters and captures Bennett in Lordsburg while returning from Camp Cody, but extradition is refused due to misdemeanor charges.