Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-05-26
LIKE Scene
IN A PLAY
A REALISTIC COMEDY IN AN
OKLAHOMA FLAT
WAS ALMOST A TRAGEDY
A Double Killing Narrowly Averted
at Millikens s Flats in the
City Of Guthrie,

N''As'' 49, .'''''''
killing Was narrowly averted at the
"Mihken's Flats" here, recently,
AS a result of +. q, Milhkau. owner
of the hotel and Professor Frederick |
Mills Ross, = music teacher and
hoarder AT the Flats, mlstaklns
each other for burglar. Mllllkan
is a 2O0-pouuder, while Ross is under
sized and both are men of high stand
ing in this city. For sometime Milli-
kan has believed that burglars have
been visiting his place aud he land a
scheme with Ross to catch the IN
uuders ii possible.
The time for the capture of the
hur-lar was fixed for last night, and
both Ross and Milhkan were ON the
outlook Along about 10 O clock,
both believed they heard the fellow
IN the kitchen, and not knowing that
Ross was following him, Mlllkan
,ueaked into the kitchen on uptoe.
/ He had but reached the kitchen, when
Ross. who WAS following. laid his
[ hand ou Mlhkan ; shoulder with the
intention of asking ii he had seen
the burglar. Believing Ross 10 be
/ tie long >ou.ht-tor burglar Mllllkan
reached out for weapon and grab
/ bed a quart bottle Of catSup. With
this he swung an awful blow that put
[ Ross 10 the floor.
Ross. believing that he had un-
| tarthed the burglar instead of Milli-
/ kan. ran for dear life into the dining
m,m with Millikan after him. A.
Ross went through the door, Mllllkan
/ threw the cat>up bottle again. Il
struck the Intel. broke and the fluid
covered Ross all over, the latter be
hevins that he was fearfuly wounded
snd bleeding 10 death. He ran into
the dining nom table, >kinning HI,
,hns. knees and arms, and as h,
reached ont in the darkness, his han'
struck the cut glass silver holdel
filled with silver spoons Of assorted
sizes. knives and forks. He seized thi
IS a gcdsend and hurled II at the ap
proaehing Milikan. The entire 10
struck Mlhkau squsrely below IN
hel, and tioored him, the silverwar
rat,hng everywhere.
Rv this time Ross was fully con
yinced that Milhkan had gun, an,
|ae crawled under the table to eyad
4 shot. If possible. In the meanim
Nilikau had gained his Zee, an
showing full well tha, be had til
: burglar trapped. he began a scare
for the butcher knife with which
iri,h his antagonist. He had ju,
land hold on the knife when tn
r women of the place, hearing the fal
u. ii knives and spoons, turned O
the hsats and rushed into the din'n
room. Seeing her husband, coyere
: with catsup, and believing It to
blood Ms. Ross screamed and the
tainted. while Mrs Mill.kan grabbe
a her husbands uplifted arm, his han
$ holding the msheathed butcher knit
5 ready to take ,hebuglar 'shfe. Ro
= presented a pitiful sight under =
s lining table. for until some TN
y after the lights were turned on
continued IN the belief that the ca
g. sup was his hearts best blood.
r. Ross Is well known throughout q
territory, having formerly been
is member Of the Oklahoma univerSi
e faculty At Norman. He must pun
:, chase new summer suit 10 repla
r. the one ruined by the eatSup, b
au otherwise he sustained no injuries
et aIii-i,u In the scratches recelV