The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-13
BRINGS DOWN TWO
BAILEY ISBELL WINOBEsTERs BEN
AND GEORGE FOX.

Mysterious Case Reported From Okiahom
City as Having Occurred In the Kicka
poo Country-Is beIl CooIiy Shoots Dow
the Foxes, for Cause Not Yet Deter
mined, as c. oily Submits to Arrest ant
Jail While Denying the Interviewer-Jai
Break at Cloud Chief Oklahoma News
Oklahoma City, o. T, April 1.-THE
Daily Oklahoman says in Sundays issue;
Yesterday morning, between s and
o'clock, Bailey Isbell shot and killed
Ben and George Fox near Sweeney's
place, in the Kickapoo country, this
county.
The origin Of the trouble leading up TO
the shooting is at present little known,
but 1t is believed to have arisen over
some horses which were the joint prop
.rty OF Isbell and the Foxes.
The Foxes and IsbeH were renters on
The Grimes farm, coming to this coun-
try originally from Kansas although Is
lion and came 10 the Grimes farm about
xix weeks ago. In the early days he had
a homestead near Norman. Isbell is AZ
years old and has a wife and seven chill
aren. Ben and George Fox are IS and
Is years Of age respectively, but appear
much younger. The Foxes lived with
.he Isbells on the Grimes farm.
Friday night the Fox boys went TO
Neal Ragland's, a neighbor, and stated
that they feared trouble with Isbell,
and wanted to borrow a gun. Ragland
.oaned them a revolver.
Yesterday morning ar the scene OF
The shooting there were present L. c.
and ". c. Grimes, Ben and George Fox.
Bailey Isbell and his nephew, Allen
Isbell Ben Fox and Isbell were TO
pne side sitting on a pile Of roots, talk !
Ing. The subject Of their conversation |
tailed 10 develop at the coroner's inquest. |
Suddenly Ben arose, and pulling the re- |
volver, loaned him by the Raglands, !
said: Cd d-n you, I'll shoot you
tsbeil turned and walked to the house,
a distance of a hundred yards. He re-
turned, carrying a 1886 Winchester. In
the meantime Ben had advanced a short
distance. When Ben and Isben were
about twenty feet apart, Isbell raised his
rife and fired. Ben staggered, with a
shot through the left breast Isbell fired
again and Ben fell dead with a shot
through the center of his breast. When
the spectators went to Ben's body, he
had the revolver in his hand.
r 80 To
the right Of mis- brother about twenty
'eet and the same distance from IsbeIl,
with an oath exclaimed: 'Ill go 10 the
house and get Tack's (meaning GrimesD
Jun and Kill you" George started, but
,efore he had taken his second step the
leadly Winchester was turned in his d.
ection, another bullet sang through the ,
morning air, and the second victim of
SHELLS cool aim f1inched as the lead tore
through his left shoulder. George con-
inued TO the house, and as he entered
minutes, the bullet having severed the !
arge artery in the arm
Isbell made no effort to escape, but /
Did Grimes to notify the sheriff, which !
-as done. /
Sheriff Barrows, County Attorney Tay- I
n and Coroner Satterfield, accompanied {
v DR.. Dewey and John Roller, went to I
le scene OF the killing.
The coroner's jury returned the usual
erdict of death by gunshot wounds. The I
Ulcers returned last night. Sheriff Bar
'ws, with the prisoner, coming in on the
hoctaw. Followed by a curious crowd, .
bell was taken to the jail and placed in
lie care of Captain Owens.
IsbeI, when seen by an Oklahoman re- 7
)rter. last night, was calmly smoking a I
70 pipe and between puffs making the .
,quaintance of his cell mate, McLaugh- -
I, the Pottawatomie county prisoner. r
When asked for his version Of the kill =,
g he answered after mature delibera- 4
on. that he had not employed an at Il
rney and would rather not say any, a
ing about the affair until he had con- .
Ilted with one. All other questions he a.
lswered pleasantly but was evidently =
red out from his day of excitement :,
bell is sandy complexioned, smooth
aven man of medium height ,
County Attorney Taylor has some in :,
rmation that did not appear at the -
quest, that assures him in saying ;,
III develop some very startling features :.
the case. The Isbells and Grineses =
ere old acquaintance in Kansas and it :.
possible that Grimes may be able to :.
row more light on the matter than has =
en shown. That Isbell is not over -
dowed with feeling may be seen from :,
e parting with his family. When the
eriff told IsbeH TO get ready 10 go. he -
epped 10 the door Of his house and -