The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-22

Leads to the lynching oG Pive
Men I'm AOuisans

Tanule la July 2i--For several weeks
a lot OF goats belonging 20 Frank Dofatta
have been running and sleeping on the
gallery Of Dr J. Ford Hodges Ofico and
residence. The doctor on numerous occa-
sious requested the owner 60 keep his
goats up. but he would not do 81. and on
The night Of the 18th Or. Hodges shot one
Of the goats. Early in the morning Of the
10Th Frank Defatta came to nr Hodges
office and protested
! The doctor promptly ordered him 10
leave and he left mumbling somethins tSo
doctor did not understand. Absut sun
1 down on the evening OF the 2Oth. as Dr.
| Hodges and Mr Kaufman we're passing
| Joe Defattas Charles Defatta came out
and said you shot my goat" and struck
The doctor Hodges attempted 20 repel
I the actsck by striking back with HIS hst
but finding the siCiisn too much tor him
| attempted Go set his pistol Joe Defatta
who was 40 the door pulled a double bar
rel shotgun and fred two shot At the doc-
tor striking him Ia The hands and d, ,aa|
abdomen. Immediately az the crack q,
he gun. Frank Detetts 81 and John
Cereuo who were in another store on
Front street. kent by Frank nofatta.
started IN q run TO Toes store with shot
guns and long knives in their hands
Court was iu session and a large crowd OF
country people were iu town with the
sheriff and hts deputies thoy Joined IN the
chase and succeeded In arrestlng ana dis
armlng T.snk Defatta 81 and John Cere-
no. after a hard struggle John Cereno
made lunge at one Of the crowd with one
Of his long knives and was promptly
knocked down by a hystander
The sheriff with his posse M once went
TO The house where Charles and Joe De
fatta were barrlcadCd. surrounded the
square and after batering down the
doors OF the house succeeded In taking
Charles Defatta Not finding Joe In
there the crowd began search Of the pre-
misses. going thence to has large dwelling
Immediately behind tho shop which was
owned by tho DefettaA There
they found Joe. lie was promptly takca
out aud the sheriff started to the Jail
with Charles and Joe. When he got TO
ihe court house square. a crowd OF about
$50 citizens overpowered the sheriff ana
after "a sever struggle took Joe ani
Charles Defatta down ia the field to the
daughter pen and hung them to the ga,
lows used for slaughtering beeves
joe denied the shooting and accused
Charles
Charles, In turn accused his bro her
but said Frand Doffatta and sv Debor-
rach were the cause or the trouble.
The crowd then returned to the jail
overpowered the iailer and DEPUTIES, tool,
the keys. went In and brought out Gy
Deberrach. Frank Detntta and John 90
reno and hung them 10 an oak tree in the
jail yard. Not shot was fred and fae
Lon. "a ttss Iaf lttrI Ngf
4 good many citizens pleaded for the
lives OF the sicilllna but without avail.
as the people were much wrought up thia
gang being charged with number uf
outrage which have occur eG ln The
uelghborhood recently. About three wears
lro Frank Defatta shot and Elled a ne
gro for picking up witetmoi3a Frank
had for sale, and about year ago, Joe
Defatta. shot and killed Pa MATHEW VS.,
| landing keeper at Anlken's Bend La. as
he was passing his store. IA coli blsod
and about a trivial quarrs they hai md
about some freight and Was cleared Nv
some technicallty Of the law They had
frequently boasted that they would DO as
Trey ple.sed and the.r money would
clear them,
The people believe the i've haI planned
20 KIN Or Hodges. aftar 'hc shlo- nE
Zoe Delatta's gun was found on the coun-
ter with "a box of shells by o.
DR. j Ford Hodges l8 ptomuont phE-
stefan and ia a parish corpur' hc n ttI
tc this place from CalhoIi ABOUT tD
years ago. He b. badly wouli ; 1ud Che
looctrrs SAY ne cannot recover
| The five SicIlians were b.r.el tHilv in
the p0ttors field
The grand jury is in aessipi aui WI
Investigate the afalr.