The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-21
DEADLY RESULT OF
4 VICIOUS GUN FIGHT
State Metropolis Furnishes An
other Shooting EScap3te That
Battles Solution

Oklahoma CITY Feb, 2l~BelleVlns
le was attacked By robbers seeking
access 10 the office slle, Thomas
~ady, night watchman for the Cen-
.trtre2e Ice company az their ware
,ouse at Walker avenue and the FITS
co railroad tracks, shot down two
nen Sunday night
The iniu ed are James McAtee and
Daniel H. Cook, both employed as
Urakemen by the M. X. q T. raj
way. After receiving emergency
reatment from Or, j. w Riley at the
city dispensary they were rushed ~
st. Anthony shospital. Early this
morning McAfee was reported dying
md Cooks condition as being seri
nus.
About an hour after the shooting,
lady called up the police station ana
Informed Inspector Mike Conners
that he had fired on two highwaymen
81 the ice plant. He was arrested,
and ut police station, said that he
irst saw two men walking down tho
railroad tracks in company with u
woman. They were talking loudly,
and finally their companion ran
ahead of them. They approached the
offices Of the warehouse and when
trey came near Cady, who was stand
ing in the door they struck him un'
der the jaw, rendering him almost un
conscious. They we've beating nm
when he managed TO draw his revolv-
IF from his hip pocket. When they
aw the weapon his assailants took 70
heir heels. but he sat up aud firen
tx shots after them. He did not think
hat any took effect, as both men con
tinued on their way. After thinkins
the matter over, he decided to notlfl
the police He was arrested by IN
spector Mike COnnors, Office JOE
crown and Detective Roe Burnett and
John Cassidy, who wont 70 the Ice
plant IN Dr. J, W. Rilcy's automobile
Before Cadys arrest the injured
neil had made statements TO the 20
! ! &c. They said they were walknli
down the railroad tracks with a wo
man. whose name neither would I'll
ynlge, ana HE first hing they knew
cf any disturbance was when a mal
stepped from behind y freight car aill
enlptied his revolver poinblank lna
! de r. backs They said they supposcl
\ aim 10 be the womans husband.
Fifteen minutes after the shootinl
was reported, Detectives John CaSsl
I cy and Roe Burnett arrested limno
Birch in Il roomlng house al S02 Sou.i
I Hudson avenue on suspicion Of hay
/ inc been present at the scene OF tn
shooting. She was taken to polio
Headquarters, where she denied g.
knowledge OF the affair Jonn Bar
lett, who he Birch woman said wa
her husband, also was arrested by "
lecti0e F. N Biewer. He was release
after an examination.
Cook and another brakeman, VI
Ham Patterson were arrested IN con
pany with emma biTch ID a roomih
house on West California avenue, o
a statutory charge by Inspector MIX
Conners Saturday night They wei
released on bond.
Men Work Together
Both McAfee and Cook are men
bers Of the same train crew runnln
from Oklahoma City to Atoka, Okli
They have lived in Oklahoma Cii
for about a year, and for the pal
month have been rooming at 10 ]
West California avenue. McAfe
who Is n years old. has parents II
ing in Macon, Ga, and Cook, who
30 years of age, comes from Eni
Okla.
Cook was hit on the right should'
The bullet after shattering the shou
ef blade took an upward course, II
ally lodging In his neck.
. Both Thomas Cady and Emn
Birch were taken to the county ia
The man charged with shooting to ki
and the woman for Investigation.
W r. S. Hunt. treasurer OF the &c
terfreze Ice company, visited Ca
late Sunday night After a talk WI
bis employe he declared himself
sured of his innocence.
"Cady did bis duty" Hunt stats
There was $500 in the office Ba
besides many papers Of the create
value TO our company. When I
men make deliberate attack on
night Waterman II Is only fair for [
official TO presume that they la
dishonest purpose and TO defe
himself aud the property entrusted
bis charge. The company VIII ina
whatever bond IS necessary for
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