Officers Chase Lasts All Night
Garden City Telegram Original Article - September 23, 1920
Sheriff Lee Richardson and Marshall Callison had an all-night case Monday night when they were trying to catch up with Joe Reece, colored of this city, and their efforts were awarded Tuesday morning when the Negro walked out of a restaurant in Scott City, almost into the arms of the officers. Reece and his wife have been having some misunderstandings of late, so the story goes and these differences had not been ironed out satisfactory to Reece.
Monday night while the Reece woman was listening to the medicine down north of the Windsor, the husband loaded his pockets with some good-sized rocks and strolled to within throwing distance of his wife, who was sitting in an auto with her parents. Reece took good aim and landed one of the big stones on the woman's head, while another went through the windshield of the car. These were supplemented by a few other throws that went wild. The woman was knocked unconscious and the man started to make his getaway. He took up the trail leading toward the north star, but it wasn't long before Sheriff Richardson, City Marshal Callison, and Night Marshal McClurkin were on his trail. They beat the roads as far as Friend, but to no avail returning empty-handed. Then they made an effort to phone to Scott City but the lines wouldn't give service, so the marshal and the sheriff Forded it to Scott, where they remained until daylight when they started back toward Garden City and near Tennis they [unrecognizable] struck a hot trail of the [unrecognizable] Negro which led them to Tennis, where they were advised that he had [unrecognizable] fifteen minutes before on a motor band car for Scott City. They beat it back to Scott City, and after covering a train which was ready to pull out they went uptown, where the negro came out of a restaurant, after having eaten his breakfast. He was placed under arrest and returned to the city. He is in jail awaiting trial on a charge of assault with intent to kill.
Sheriff Richardson and Marshal Callison were in their usual mood in regard to allowing a criminal to get away, and it is a safe bet to state they would have been following the guilty one yet if they hadn't landed him.
Young Man Shot By Marshal Richardson
Garden City Telegram Original Article - May 29, 1924
A young man by the name of Joe Pullen, 24 years of age, was shot Tuesday night by City Marshal Lee Richardson, who is also deputy sheriff under Oll Brown. The jacketed bullet passed through the young man's body, going through the lower part of his left lung. The young man is resting fairly well this morning and his chances of recovery are very good at this time.
Pullen came to the city Tuesday evening in company with two other men. They were riding in a Chevrolet car. The two men told the officers that Pullen admitted he had stolen the car, which was then parked near the Reed garage on Seventh Street. The officers located Pullen, who finally went to the car in, whereupon Sheriff Brown followed closely and commanded him to get out. Officer Richardson arrived shortly and Pullen was given over to his charge to take to jail. When nearing the jail Pullen started to run and was commanded to halt, but kept running. Two shots were fired, the [unrecognizable] talking effort in the young man's side.
Pullen made his way to the rear of the Gates residence, where he called for help and the officers were notified of his whereabouts. Pullen's home is in Memphis, Texas, He also claims relatives in Colorado. The car bore a license tag, which was stolen in Denver a short time ago, and other evidence shows that the car was probably stolen in California.