The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-14
DEVELOPMENTS ONLY coRRoBo.
RATE DETAILS OF YESTERDAY.
F0SHEE RELEASED ON BOND
Greenburg. the Fruit Vendor. stu IN
a Critical Condition and His Re
eovery Doubtful-Funeral Of
lrb Foshee This Afternoon.

Additional details of the tragedy ct
yesterday which cost the life % Irh
Foshce and the seriOus womding ot
II. Grcenburg. an innocent bys'ardcr.
has developed practically thing
new. There is no appare1- yontadic-
tion ~, the testimony NJ those wnu
witnes ed the affair Each witness
corroborates the other in declaring
that Ballew accosted roshcS and that
after some words had passed between
them. he opened fire on the iccna ed.
Ho shot within close range and there
was no escape for Fl5hac, wao tel
with a bullet wound in he neck. Death
was instantaneous.
From the position thIt Fcshra was
in, Oscar Wilkerson, who was with
him when the fatal shot was fired by
l}allcw. declares that Foshce had
practically no opportunity TO defenc
himself with the gun he carried Fo-
shce's arm was locked with Wilker-
sons in friendly embrace and that
when Ballew came upon Foshoe and
said he was going to kin him. the
latter was unable TO free himself from
Wilkerson before the shot was fired.
Wilkerson said yesterday that the
dead man did not expect to be
and that he did not have an oven
break with the slayer.
when Foshee fell Wilkerson, It is
said. stopped to turn the body over
aud was cautioned by BallCw 10 let
1t alone or he would shoot him
Immediately following the killing 6
Foshee began a terrific battle be
tween the dead mans brother. who
ran out OF the Foshee joint and open
cd fire on Ballew, who escaped to
the basement Of the Dew Drop Inn,
and from the opening returned the
fire. Foshee concealed himself behind
a telephone pole and emptied the
'ohltHNs VI MS plHNoi ih'p 'i' pao'-
ment without effect.
II is alleged that one OF the flying
missiles from Foshee's gun struck VI.
Greenburg. who runs a fruit stand on
the corner OF Main and Caddo streets
Greenburg was shot in the jaw and
Two or three bystanders who stood on
Two three bystanders who stood on
the corner would not venture to aid
Greenburg for fear Of being struck.
In fact, everyone made hasty exnr
from the vicinity of the shooting and
several had narrow escapes. Fate
smiled on those who passed by when
the firing commenced. To-day they are
telling the story Of their escape an"
how thankful they are for being pre-
served from harm.
1t was related on the streets TODAY
and in fact the report is common that
trouble between Ballew and Foshee
was expected and that the surprise Is
all the greater that it did not occur
sooner The basis fr the trouble may
originate in the alleged statements
made by Ballew concerning the bust
In fact. everyone made hasty exit
LEWIS friends claim that he received
word early on the day OF the killing
from the deceased, Of threatening
nature. This report was put into circu-
lation. and therefore several Of those
who are engaged in business along
that street kept indoors. It is als'
stated that Greenburg was told TO
keep off the street, that trouble was
expected The unfortunate man had
just returned from a wholesale house
where he had gone to purchase fruit
when he was shot down. He was TAX
en- to the sanitarium whore an effort
was made to locate the bullet Green
burg's condition is sericus, and this