The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-26

Frank Hs;oh.r. veU suoan farmer
and ,a.t.. man who resides abol;
seven miles south OF Ada. vas sho;
70 death by au unknown negro a5ol,
seven O'Clock last evening a. tay
eo.or-d picnic grounds on Jack
Fork abol, five miles south ot Ada
From reports gathered here and
there by News representative b;
appears thar Mr. Hatcher had gone
10 the picnic. lu company with Roam
SIgz 20 see some color.d people r--
gard.ns a land deal which be had IN
view Late iu the afternoon b. found
o. tho grounds Two negro women
sitting .u . buggy. one of whom vas
the party be- wished 20 talk 20 re-
gardins the deal He approached her
and started ;Ae conversation. and
by some means the other negro wo-
man took pa-t In the conversation.
unnecessarily became angry and De-.
gan curs.ng M- Hatcher. Mr Hatch.
or replied 20 her IN severe terms also
and 5; seems that her husband. sup.
ppscdly. was attracted 20 the scene.
whereupou Do drew knife and start.
cd for Hatcher Hatcher was com.
PEELED 20 draw his gun 20 stop the
man with the knife. and at this On.
stan' a negro. unknown 20 NJ. Hatch.
Or. approached from the opposite d.
rection with a revolver and demand
ed Of Hatcher that he drop his gun
Being between man with a knife
and one with revolver. he refused
70 obey the order. and while hest.
tating for an instant. TO determine
what 20 do. h. was shot. The ball
entered his right side. passed through
the live and stomach and out under
the lower ribs Of the left side. After
he was shot he returned the fire
with one shot but being partially
paralyzcd from the wound he was
unable 20 fire again. but started 70
run toward his horse which was
hi'ched several yards away. but Fell
before reaching him.
Zoo 'ho meantime Mr Sugg who was
only few yards away wnyn the
shotts We're fired started after the
negro, who was also fleeing. and
rmptiod his revolver az him. but f.
is not thought that any OF the shots
took effect. When Mr. Sugg gave
o. chase 20 the negro who had shot Mr..
Hatcher several other negroes opened
fire on Sugg and II is said that thir.
ty.fiyo or forty shots We're fired. but
fortunately all went Wild. Thinking
thar he would need Hatcher's gun
Sueg rushed 10 whore he was lying.
but hy this time the negroes had re-.
treated 70 tho woods and the fusilade
of bullets had ceased
Mr. Hatcher was taken 20 the home
OF lordou Abbott. a short distance
away whore Dc died az six O'Clock
this morning Drs Ruuyau and Lyon
We're summoned Immediately after the
shooting and soon ascertllned that
'he wound aas fatal Mr Hatcher
made a statement before b. died rel.
a'iye 20 the affair which ls In sub.
stance as related above He was an
intormarried 'citizen had extensive
property holdings south Of Ada and
was well fixed financia';y, rs are hts
brothers who reside in this county.
Up 20 date only one arrest has
been made, that OF Dock Black by
Constable Andy DIlard of Ahloso.
Officers IN pursuit are Tom Smith.
John Chapman, Oscar Collins, Bill
Adair, Bob Nesier Andy billiard. John
Kitchens Walter Goye Cal Bolen.
Dick .Nailor and other whose name
We failed 20 get. The negro who kill.
ed Mr. Hatcher is until yet unknown.
hut is thought 10 reside near Wynne.
wood lt is said thar the officers feel
confident that they will be able 10
capture the negro who fired the fatal
shot, as well as all those who pa-tic.
ipated iu the genera! riot which fol
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