The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-06

against the bar while his hat went on
the floor behind the bar. Mattox flew into
Swinney. who was a iarge and powerful
man. like a cat. Witnesses say his fury
was terrible Somehow he pulled his
knife in the melee and slashed swnney
on the hand face and neck and as a
partnk stroke struck him in the back In
fiicting wound just above The hip bone.
cutting cash four inches long and about
as deep from which Swinney's entrails
protruded sugircal aid could do nothing
for the wounded man and he died few
hours after.
Swinney professed to be n bad man him
self and he was continually in trouble
when IN liquor. lie has had frequent
'oubles with the police officers and boast
ed sSat he could not be arrested. lie had
lived In the Usage nation a number Of
years and had a wife and six children.
His sister had married into the Usage
indian tribe His brother. Ed Swinney. is
now serving a sentence in the Lansing
penitentiary for killing Three Fingered
Jack some three years ago ia fracas
in the Usage country.
Since he has been out of prison he
has been working on an Usage ranch un-
an the past two weeks. During that time
he has been drinking heavily. About a
week ago he shot Off his revolver In n
saloon. and yesterday afternoon at the
rear OF another saloon he again fired his
/ revolver. He has carried a revolver and
a dirk knife constantly. Last night when
the trouble occurred he had no weapon
but the knife which he used with such
/ terrible effect.
! While Mattox left with the determine.
! tion to surrender 10 the officers, IL Is
now evident that he doing his utmost "a
get away. and is following his usual
bold policy.
/ An unauthenticated rumor comes here
! this afternoon that a man supposed to
be Mattox has been killed at the ford
Of the Arkansas River east Of Kildars
by Marshal Seng Of Newkirk.
Public sentiment is strongly against him
In this killing although sympathy for
Swinney is not generally entertained.
| Jim shockey, an ex-Rugh RIDER was
arrested last night and is held as an assoc
sorry and accompliee.
Mrs Hatch. the mother OF Clyde, was
interviewed by the Courier and gave this
statement:
Il sincerely regret the occUrace and
pray God 20 help me in my troubles.
know nothing OF the facts surrounding
this but believe from what ] can learr
from eye witnesses that my boy was justi
fed I'm what he did. don't ll,c to talh
10 reporters bocaue they never Irint any
thing like I say H. therefore have moth
ing more to say al present"
The coroner's jury, composed OF J. p
Barton. foreman, Peter Belveal, Dan Bar
Der, Richard Mettler. Milo II. Barber an'
Martin Tooman, found the following ver
dict:
"I.incoin SWEENEY came to his dealt
by a wound caused by knife I'm tn
hands of clyde Mattox with feloniou
intent"
The following witnesses were examin
ed before the coroner's jury.
n. j. Taylor. Chas Dean, Billy Pader
Chas. Hartshorn, Poe Ferguson, Wm
Foust Fred Cross. David Boyde. Or. A. 7
Robertson, DR. Levi Hornor, DR.. l.. +
, Mlcheal, Chas Resarge, Harry Fisinel
, H. Thomas. James shocKey. Chas. Peter
man.
) AT O'Clock nothing has been hear
, of Mattox at Newkrk or Kildare and th
% CHANCES are that he will have a goo
3 chance Of escape tonight under cover {
e darkness.