Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-16


Springfield, Mo- oct 1o,-1he dead
| fighter is said m have lusuted Mrs
Gcldie Smith This caused The trou.
Me-
An hour before he died Eelchef re-
gained consciousness II was then
! thought there might bc slight chance
/ for his recovery His condition soon
took decided change for the worse
however and he died quickly
The pugiligl died in the Springfield
| Hospital where he had been rushed
after arriving here from Conway on
a special train chartered 10y Dlcker-
SON Three physicians were on the
special An operation was performed
on ketchel at the ranch house In an
attempt TO locate the bullet, but II
wls not found by the surgeons,
A report from Conway has II that
a 22-calibre rifle bullet, the same
pattern as that which inflicted Ketch.
| els wound was found on the floor IN
| the room I'm which the shooting took
place II Is thought there is a pos
sibility of this being the bullet which
! killed Kotchcl
| An Investigation of the Hurtz he
| longings has led th% officers 10 be-
| lieve his real name tp be Walter Dip
ley and that he is from Webb city
No He has been at the Dickerson
ranch since last Wednesday and but
few knew anything about him. Let
ters addressed to Dipley and photo
graphs of him were found in ranch
hands grip. The police are invesii
eating this feature of the case.
While Ketche was eating breakfast
Hurtz entered the door back of the
fighter
Throw up your hands" he shout
ed
Ketchel. not realizing the serious
ness Of the situation, smiled and
started Ia rise and walk towards
Iurta Ere he turned completely
around, Hurtz fired The ball en-
tered Ketchels body below the right
shoulder. coursed upward aud entered
the lung. Ketchel fell to the floor
The nearest physician was AT Con
way. and It was forty-five minutes be-
fore he arrived It was several hours
before special train arrived here
By that time Ketchei was In a very
I bad condition.
It was not long after the shooting
Iuntil Ketchel lapsed into unconscious
ness, bat before he lost control Of his
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that Hurtz had shot him.
out In the wooded hills, east OF
! here, Hurtz, Ketchel's slayer is heaV'
| Iily armed fleeing before pack oi
: 'bloodhounds and a posse OF officers
land citizens DicKerson has placed
"a price of $4,000 on the dead body
of Hurta. Members of the posse arc
armed with repeating rifles as Hurt'
| is believed to be a desperate man and
! Inoue intends to take any chances on
Iasking him to surrender, He VIII be
fired upon on sight Hurt2 viii bat
ltle for his life II he shoots at an
il will he with the revolver of HE
| ldold victim
After shooting Ketchel, who was al
! the breakfast table, Hurt1 rushed IRON
the house into the yard He then fal'
tered a moment, turned and went bacb
! into the room where ketchol laN
prone upon the floor Reaching into
! Ketchels pocket Hurtz removed The
/ lpugilists 3S-calibre revolver 1nc
struck him over the head with II. III
then ran from the house.
Mrs Hurtz admitted that llurt2 had
promised to meet her at roomlnl
house here tonight Several police
men and county officers went TO the
appointed meeting place to await th'
arrival Of the slayer
Mrs. Smith says she is a daughter
Andrew Aight, a Christian County
| Missouri farmer She says she mei
| Hurtz rbout month ago. Receipts
/ in Mrs smiths purse show she re
Gently bought some merchandise ~
Coneyville, Kan, where she says she
conducted rooming house.
Ketohel has been here month re-
Cooperating He was 20 years old