The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-23
DEPUTY SHERIFF SHOT,
MAY LOSE HIS LEG
pal Smith, The Dead Man
TerrOrIzsd Family and
Resisted Arrest
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cklahoiiia C'ty July % 10 des
petate gun hght mile ana a han.
west 81 Choctaw city. al 6 o'clocF
lst evening, Dan smith farmer. q
esident Of thai town, whom ofFeers
were seeking 10 est. was shot ard
instantly killed and Deputy Sherin
Lucas of Oklahoma Citv wes
shot through the left knee Mr. Lu.
gas PROBABLY viii lose bis leg Smith
was wanted on q peace warrant, is
sueI because he nai threatened tc
BIN his wife
The body Of Smith lay by the side
% the railroad track ON which he was
killed an night guarded bg Van
Hook. his son, and man named
Rush. II remaioed there until tMs
mnrping when County Attogsay Rea--
don wont t1 the scene of the killing
ani conGNcted on luquest
The killing az smith culminates a
stormy domestic career Smith and
his wife having Quarrele1 intermit-
iently aimee they We're married. Is
years ego. Smith has he1n arrested
many times as a result
For Q dfya Smith had been drink.
ing heavily and on Tuesday evening
his wife went befo-e n. w Evans,
justice OF the peace in Choetaw and
auestei that warrant be sworn ont
against her husband. whom. She said
aad threatened 10 kin her VIZ Ev-
ens went to tae Smith howe He
found Smith sitting or a horse ir
front OF his farm house winchester
7c-oss bis saddle
= want you" sail Mr. Evans
"l've got big notion to KIN you
saia smith
@oh YOU don't want to DO that
Dan repl'ed Evans
Without further words, Smith ac
conpanied Evans to town and Mrs
smlth returned to her home, Mr. Ev
ans came to Oklahoma CITY yesisrdap
morning acccmpanied BY Mrg smith
snd went before County Attorney
Reardou. Tfa domestic tropblea We're
explained and tha county attorney IS
sued a warrant FOR tie arrest ol
smith Deputy Lucas expire sea de-
sire to make the arrest
When the deputy arrived ia Choc
Jaw he hired a livery team sni Went
10 tho Smith home Smith wss on q
horse. in q clump Of bushes near has
home He was armed With Z Winche
Ter and six-sho0'er ll5 calied to
Smith 10 surrender, but Smita de-
clined to 10 so. The deputy -eturn
ed 70 ChoctsR, aftsr having cnleev9r
ad in vain 20 induce smith TO conc
irOm shelta~ At Choctaw he swore
In Walter Chamberlain proprietor cl
q restaursat, ana Ollie Beatty. Jew
sler ard photographer. as deputies
The uio retnrned TO the Smith home
sn'ita was on his horse In ,he road
wnen he saw them 5omiug Tie eal
loped to some timber about ESQ yard.
away and refused 10 come out When
commended TO 10 So Chambori8h'
was sent back To- rHn and Lucas
and Beatty remained on guard
The oiQ7ers took up q position by
The slle q rairoai track and with
in q feW fect of 8 wagon road along
HtitNN tNiftNNtt must NNNN ~ HtN ~ Nff
home Smith started toward his
house and whom he saw the officers
be shot twice Deputy Lucas fell q
bullet from Smiths as Winchester
having passed throngh MS lsft knea
n falling. ihe deputy droppel l-a-
hind the railroad grade and BeGity
Joined him there.
The wounded officer pulloi him
self to kaeeiing posture aud AS
Smith assembled the track. shooting
repeatedly, both Lucas and Beatty
opened FIRE Smith fen from hts
horse dead ons bullet saving enter
ed his heart one his shoulder and
1na his arm
IAr body was taken ic0m lhe track
and ieid by The sile of the rlghi-oi-
way. where 10 remained an night
A farmer carried the news of the
irsgeiy to choctaw and Dr q II.
Nigit 1nd g ~ smith nfcsidont 81
ere state nank Of ChnciaN. went to
tae fc al i~ f'NlHH They lan.
gel 4 Bock Iaiand train and hrouehi
lhs wounded officer % Oklahoma Ciiy
Ha SOS taken 20 Rolattg's hospital
323 East Fourth street
Smith, the slain man. WAS s. years
ola aud the father Of nine chillren.
Giving Out No Advance Copies
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when he proposed TO yOu2
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