The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-15
BOTH PARTIES WELL KNOWN
CHARACTERS OF GUTHRIE
Victim In Critical Condition al
Hospital and Assaliant
In County jail

Ben McCracken, one time deputy
sheriff of Caddo county but who has
leen going under the name OF George
Lyons In Guthrie lies seriously wound
I'd Tn the Methodist hospital
Frank Thurston, Nno did the shoot.
ing, Is In the county fall, pending the
outcome OF McCrackens injuries.
Mrs Julia Thurston and Roy
thodes we're placed under arrest IN
connection with the affair, but were
later released on ball Other ar
,ests may be made.
As far MS can be learned, AlcCrack.
~ or Lyons, as he Is better known
iere, has been working for Thurston
il the pelmonico cafe, corner of Sec
lnl stree and Cleveland avenue. II
5 said the two men had several
iuarrels, but when Thurston went 10
5alfornia several weeks ago he LETT
.yOns IN charge OF his business He
lad hardly left when Mrs. Julia Thurs
ON, his mother and Lyons began TO
AYE trouble ANA Mrs. Thursion says
ha. Lyons threatened to kill her on
several occa Ions, A few weeks ago
.yons got drunk, used q lot OF Thurs
on's money aud landed In the police
0urt on charge OF shooting up q
second street resort and was find
80 and costs whlcn he paid Upon
fhurston's return Lyons tried to com.
,romise with him, but was scnt word
stay away, that the money qucs-
ion was dropped but that he vas not
wanted around any more.
However, Lyons was drinking yes
erday and in the afternoon wen. 10
he cafe and again threatened Mrs
'hnrston she ordered MIN out and
/ is said, gave the porter. Robert
'reston. revolver with instructions
keep Lyons away from the place.
Last night, about six o'clock Lyons
md a friend, Roy Rhodes, went int
| he Thurslon place and Immediately
lyons and Thurston commenced IA
luarrel Thurston ran out the bacS
loor. snatching up u shot gun, and
shen Lyons and Rhodes came around
he corner. took two shots at Lyon
Implying both charges into nj.
boulder and head 'rhurston then
started 10 run and as Lyons fell,
Rhodes fired twice at Thur,on, bu'
missed him. The officers later found
fhurston In Renfro's drug store
where he gave himself up, stating tnal
e had shot In s2lfdefense, that Lyon
vas trying to kin him When Lyons
VAS picked up he still had a revolver
II his hand aud II IL stated that Ly
rs was preparing TO ire through q
window In the cafe wnen lie was shot
Lyons has an unenvlable record
lie has not only been before the 30
lice court here number OF times OF
charges OF di-charging weapons in tbs
.ity limits and being drunk and disor
lerly. but he was recently on trial u
oklahoma city on charge OF stamp
ng carpenter TO death there II,
as a wife and small child and his
ather Is one OF the leading citizens
i Anadarko, II IS said here tnat h
hanged his name because he wa
llaeklHted by the railroads under his
own name
Thurston is son OF Harry Thurs
on, wen known lawyer OF Huth
re In the early days who died In III,
insane asylum al Norman
His mother was also charged will
being insane. but was discharged
Mrs. ThurslOn was arrested late las
light and placed IN the city prison
but was releasad this morning
Rhodes was arrested but Is out oI
bail Preston was arrested but re
leased on bond today also