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He was running for "democratic candidate for Sheriff of Oklahoma County" in 1912 and this bio appeared.
He came to OKC in the run of April 22, 1889.
He was elected the first constable of OK County shortly after the run.
Almost the entire time he served in law enforcement, except for a short stint as a justice of the peace in OK and jailor of the County. "Many notable arrests of well known criminals have been accomplished by Mr. Bartell."

He established the Oklahoma Detective Agency that was involved in several notable cases.

The article mentions his involvement in several high profile cases: the Fannie Norton murder of Mrs. Kate James ;
the McCullough and Franks bank robbery at Asher, Ok;
the W.P. Dillsworth murder in 1906 by Claude Ray Kohl;
the murder of the Harrah, OK Fox brothers by Bailey Isabell.