Show ACCUSED MAN ESCAPES MOB Cowboy Y OJ Did Actual Killing of of Wichita Wichita Wichita ita Couple CoupleS S By Bm Associated HUTCHINSON Kan Dec 11 11 Jack Wisdom year old cowboy was brought to the Ka Kansas state slate re re reformatory reformatory re- re forma tory too today a to save him from possible mob violence and was midby said mid by W. W O. O Lyle Wichita detective captain cap cap- tam tain to have made an oral statement that he participated In the and killing of Mr and Mrs Harry Pritchard of Wichita Lyle said the prisoner declared the actual killing was done by one Buck Smith and that Wisdom was present Officers expressed belief that Smith was a fictitious character but reached no definite conclusions pending further fur urther ur- ur ther questioning of Wisdom Wisdom Lyle said related that the couple was shot to death at a point about a mile and a hall half north of Wellington Wel Web lington Kin Kan and that the woman was slain first The bodies then were placed In the back of the Pritchards' Pritchards car covered with blankets and driven southward to a point near Bison Okla OkIa where Mr Mrs Mm Pritchards Pritchard's bod body was concealed led in a culvert Body Discovered The womans woman's body was found yesterday yesterday yes yes- CS y shortly after Wisdom was captured captured cap cap- at a hideout near Jay Okla Okia Wisdom was brought to the reformatory reformatory reforma reforma- tory here for safekeeping after Governor Governor Gov Gov- W. W H. H Murray of Oklahoma had called out national guardsmen at Enid and Kingfisher Okla OkIa upon hearing reports that a mob was forming in an attempt to lynch the cowboy After concealing Mrs Pritchard bod body Wisdom and Smith proceeded southward to El Reno Okla Okia thence westward to Depew Okla Okia Lyle said the prisoners prisoner's story ran ron It was near Depew that the couples couple's car bloodstained blood stained and bullet marked was found abandoned The officer quoted Wisdom as sayIng sayIng say say- Ing he and Smith robbed the bodies each taking 10 A mans man's body identified as Pritchards Pritchard's Pritchards Pritchards ards ard's was found today along a 0 highway highway high high- way northeast of ot El Reno Heavy Guard Placed PlacedA A heavy guard was placed about the reformatory and Governor Alf AU M. M London Landon announced at Topeka he would call out the thc national guard if there were any Rny attempt at mob vi via vio lence |