1899 - 1954
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Anthony Times Excitement
at Anthony Races
Although the automobile races at the Anthony fairgrounds yesterday
afternoon were not patronized as they possibly should have been, only between
300 and 400 spectators being present, those fans who were present witnessed
what is comparatively unknown to the average citizen – the apprehension of an
alleged criminal. After the crack-up
of four of his cars last Saturday afternoon at Winfield, Joseph Ziobro,
Three of the racing cars went through the fence here Sunday but none
of the drivers were seriously hurt.
However, the real thrill of the afternoon came when the apprehension
of Murray Earl, former race driver and now a racing car owner, was attempted
by Hutchinson officers who accused the defendant of driving a “got” car and
having issued several worthless checks.
Earl, alias Earl Murray and a score of other non de plumes, put up a
fight and the visiting officers were unable to cope with the situation. However, with the help of City Marshal Carl
Brand and Sheriff C. H. Foster, the defendant was quieted down and taken to
the county jail from where he will be taken to
Another incident of interest occurred when the wife of the accused man
attempted to get away with the automobile which officers were anxious to
recover. Mrs. Earl was accompanied in
the car by here two small children and attempted to make a “run for it”. Kenneth Foster, deputy sheriff, succeeded
in stopping the woman by jumping on the side of the car and snatching the
ignition key. The car was traveling at
a speed of approximately 30 M.P.H. at the time. Mrs. Earl was released, since it was known
that she was acting under the instructions of her husband who had shouted the
orders to her just as the officers took him away.
Murray T. Earl is buried in the
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