The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-07-06
q. W. wILcoxS0N SHOT AND
1NSrERTLY KILLED ny
IN. CHASTAINs.
The Slayer SarrsAdsFs 60 the AH-
tAOritiss AAd Seeks an 1nvOs-
GieAGlon .. He Take.

Late "Wednesday afternoon p&rtlc-
ulars were received of killing which
took place Wednesday, six miles
northeast Of Oakland in which 6. w.
Wilcoxson me. his death at the hands
ofJ. d. .ChAst&in. ChAstain is in the
tity having su rendered at once to
deputy Nj. Mickle of the Ardmore
court at TishOmingo was brought
here and turucd over to deputy john
Lille of the Paris force. lie is on
his own recOguizxnce and will be
given hear ng tom PROV.
From the prisoner tho particulars
from his siand point of view were
obtained yesterday. IIe was seen at
tho Office of his attorneys Messrs
RauMie & Met lure snd when asked
for statement he unhcsitatingly gave
them as follows: There had been
ieud existing for more than year.
t'hast6in who is a native by marriage
had contracted with Wilcoxson 10
put in q place, i'll consideration for
which the latter was to have the Use
of it for a period of six years. The
dIffrronce arose over the hay land.
( h st4iu cOHtendcd that the hay
privilege did not go with the con-
tract. A few days since men were
pu. in the Fl Id to cut hay. They
were driven th eref ON by u ilcOx-
son n the p int of gun. ChaNtsin
came 10 to.' last Monday to have
u..Wilcox,on put under peace bond.
OA Tuesday WilcOxson came on a
Eimulnr mission a. TO Chastain
>Commiesioncr Scott not decming
rithcrs alleged cause a hring suffi-
cient to justify him in the premises
did not act.
w. dn s'lay morning some teams
start' d TO the field TO haul Uut some
hay. They were met y WilrOxson,
Winchester in h and and forbidden
TO move the hay. Chast in noticing
from the house the disturbance weut
t. them. Both Oh stain and Wilcox
son had their Wincheslers. After
talking awhile it was agreed that
b 'th lay down their guns aud arrange
for q cessation of hvstiities. IT ap-
pGared that all differences had been
I'd justed satisfactorily when Flem
Cobb, who ::was acting as mediator
remarked that thie gun business
should stop it they wanted him to
continue the work Us ha1 been
agreed upon. WhercpJn Wilcoxson
remarked that be would cease carry
ing his gun if Chaslain would but
that was one thing hc,. (ChaStAi")
would not do. Chastain replied now
there is no use for you 10 tell such a
lie as that" WilcoxsOu ssplied you
ALI me liar and will kill you" at
the same time making break 'Or his
gun, which was ten or Aftcen feet
away. Cobb attempted to stop hisu
but 10 no avail. Chastain ran to bis
gun and just as he had secured il q
ball from WiIcOxsOns gun famed his
head cutting q hole through his hat
A second shot from the same source
missed its MARK. Another rePorl
from both guns rang out simultsne.
ouely and WilcOxson received q fAta
wound in the left brest. He did not
fall but turned partially around and
was again shot in the left side. Al
he started to pitch forward n third
ball from ChastAin's uAerring Win
chester penetrated hfs vitals, and
WilcoxsOn sank to the earth dead
never speaking q Wsrd.
This is the story no told by ChastaiI
and It is said by others present to b,
substantially correct.