The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-14

OFFICIAL OUTRAGE
The afternoon news wires told MS
last Saturday story 80 strange and
50 unbelievable as to ssagger even
those men who are schooled by daily
contact with the worlds happenings
70 be not surprised.
The diNputoh contained the follow.
ing
oklahoma City. Ok, June i2--
Bob Kerr, proprietor OF 4 gamh-
ling house here who killed George
Turner, d gambler, last night fol-
lowing gheriff's raid on Kerr'a
place. IN al probability will be
eHonnraled n the coruner's In
cues next Monday. Meanwhile
Kerr occupies a room IN the iall
er's apartments. not IN cell,
aud prominent citizens and pub
lic offlclalU are rallying TO his sup
port. u Is cOntended that Turn.
ef was responsible for the raid
ani thai Kerr shot Turner In self.
defense
Thst certainly was kind OF the Of
ficera. also II showed proper splr.
no doubt 70 call and show they
-were rhllylng 10 his support"
But just why rally to support IN a
mater Of ihln kinds When did a man
gain the right 10 commit murder be-
cause citizen exercised constitu.
4istfiss 4stfissi fiit.ffif,ss;;tt!!se fit.ff eAd Informed ON
lnwicss man and had bis lawlessness
siopnelg
Tho dispatches OF the night whom
the killing occurred stated the man
killed Was nj the bottom Of the stairs,
being shot some four times by some
one ~ The top OF the stairs; also the
man killed. was unarmed.
Perhaps the dead man had been
drinking Oklahoma City bootleg whls-
hey and lntcnded blowing bis breath
ii the faces OF the gamblers.
There Maa a case In this state not
long ago whore a man was shot
through TIT hack. aud bis assallant
proved SER deienae and was discharg.
ed Tha' was declared the "imit"
n the way of making farce Of fur.
llce. but now we have even surpassed
t1at
When buhllc officials eall and ex.
press their appreciation Of killing
men and refuse 20 put the killer hi
dall. lest they N some manner might
Jar his sensitive soul All other csaas
nf record for mnnMnen al asslnlnity
IRE relocated 10 tha scrap pile
II II really any wonder & murder
each day Is registered up IN sections
ef this R'aie2 why hesitate to take
life Whrn he iailPr Is going 70 Biand
up thai yon may be housed IN accord
anee with your accustomed luxnry2
No official high o. low, has the
right 10 be in custody OF self IL he
forgets the duty owed 10 tha' society
fn IL paid to protect In no clrcum
stance has an official the right to
rally to the support Of one charged
With taking thc life Of an0lher-no
master how worthless the one killed
mighl hgye been to organized society
The Leader has no knowledge that
he one charged was not acting IN
self defense II trusts such wes true
because all men endeaRor 10 be char.
table toward one In great trouble
in the great crucial hour Of 4 life
nnl Il does know that ono who has
taken human life should not he al
lowed the liberties OF the man not
thus starred with q hrother'a blood
There can be- no gainsaYinR man
shot 10 death IN stairway being
filled SO mll OF lead as TO lpe Hike
sieve and that dead man discovered
unarmed and. 80 far rs lies within
reason therefore innocent Of any IN
tent 10 destroy feliowman. would,
In + civilized community. be consider
I'd case where the one admitting the
killing might be locked IN until such
time az bis innocence might be proved
to the void
Only recently a wife-murderer. self
confessed wag allowed to escape the
officials of Oklahoma CRY an1 IL aill
4 large. though his crime was 80
black tho blackest mldnlgh, seems
white by comparison
And sllil more recent was the os-
cape Of KlllAby, the f.end who makes
Il point 20 marry some trusting girl
shout TWICE each year. He. too. gave
s0gEie soFi oi bond and WAS gone be-
fgfe much was said OF the peculiar
manner ~ securing bond.
Now the wife mu-deref's houd
leash phi up By devo' ed and hon
nrahie hFoiherl may not be used le
Ral leehniuplllles being reserlei to 70
prove the bond was Improper and
therefore aot TO be paid the author
files
A wlfe.klller gone cash bond no.
available.
4 blEamist with wife IN almost
every Western state. gone and his
negro bondsmen are stating they dld
not knew what they were ienlng and
eIalEnluK they must have back their
eash f
4 mas who surrendered 0 the ca.
thnfIlles with the announcement he
had Killed man. Is allowea 70 visit
with The officials. seemingly seeking
70 prevent ihe arlatnoratlc accused be
sHh hnmlllated by coming Ii contact
with common criminals
Sneh may be the proper method OF
eonductng city such may be &C.