The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-07-23
Frank l.. Mackay Killed.

flee in Kansas City by James II Chan,
dlcr, of the same city, who stabbed
him to the heart with dirk. Mr..
Mackay was engaged in the commits
sion business and he had an alterca-
tion with Chandler for some losses
which hc claimed Chandler response
BILE for.
Frank Mackny was we'll known in
Hooker and elsewhere in this county.
He located here several years ago and
did considerable work as civil engin-
Ger. In 1907 he was the republican
candidate for county surveyor of TeXns
county He was well thought Of 10y
everybody and was considered peace
aOlc man, and that he was the aggress-
or i'm the fight with Chandler is not
! believed by his friends He was mar
ried at Guymon Jan 10, 1908, to Miss
! Myrtle Bruce, then of Hooker, but
now of Clovis, New Mexico. The
deepest sympathy Of Hooker people
goes out to the young wife, who is SO
sadly bereft.
Mondays Star gave the following
account of the affair:
| "F. L. Mackay, the manager of the
Western Commission company, n bro
kerage firm at III West Ninth street,
was stabbed and killed this afternoon
by James IL Chandler, an abstraCter,
after quarrel in Mackay's office
Chandler was arrested 10y Edward
Boyle, city detective, and taken TO
police headquarters, where he made
statement to Walter Whitsett, captain
OF police, and Charley Ryan, inspector
ot detectives
"In his statement to the police
Chandler said that Mackay had struck
and also kicked him. The quarrel be-
gan, Chandler says, when he went to
Mackay's office to talk about the COM
mission company's financial affairs.
"'I had little money invested in
the business Chandler told the police,
and | heard that the finances of the
firm were not in good condition So
went To see Mackay about my money
After | had asked a few questions,
Mackay became angry. He struck me
in the face and fell to the floor As
lay there he walked up to me and
kicked me Then he allowed me to
get up. After was on my feet |
started to leave the ONCE, but Mackay
| f.,Il Az 1 tn an
Mackay was right after me again and
so pulled out my knife and stabbed
him
after the stabbng Chandler ran
from the store and east of Ninth street
To Delaware, where he threw the
knife into sewer. Then he started to
run north on Delaware. He had gone
but n short distance when he was
caught 10y the detective.
"The knife with which Chandler did
the stabbing was taken from the sewer
after the arrest. 1t was a dirk about
four inches long ana resemblcd paper
knife in appearance, However the
police say the knife is of regulation
sheffield dirk steel and that il has not
been used for paper cutting
80. Il Dunn, clerk in the Kansas
; City Southern railroad offices. was
standing in front of the Western Com
mission company when the killing oc-
Cured.
'Mackay was standing with his
back to the door when Chandler ran
up to him. Chandler grabbed Mackay
10y the right shoulder and jerkcd him
around As he did SO, he pulled long
knife from his pocket and stabbed
Mackay. Then Mackay fell
"rhc coroner ordered that the body
of Mackay bc taken to the Eylar
Prothers' undertaking rooms There
it was found that death had been
caused 10y three stab wounds, one of
which had penetrated the heart.
Mrs, Myrtle Mackay, wife OF F. L..
Mackay, said last night;
"'Mr Mackay had been business
partner of Mr. Chandler up to June !.
MIR Chandler owed him some money >
The Mackays were married in Ok
lahoma Just six months ago yesterday
Mackay was 2S years old,
william II Mackay, brother of
+, H. Mackay, was notified OF his
! brothers death yesterday and is on his
way here from Mexico
Wv, NJ Bruce, of Clovis, n Mex
the father of Mrs. Mackay, is on his
way to Kansas City to join his daugh-
ter,
| "NIr and Mrs Mackay had been