Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-29
". T.. DNUGIuERTY. \ SUICIDE IN
\ BNNDN HOUSE
CAUSE. DRINK AND WOMEN
SlnNS Nomnn Before killing Self.
Third Person NOmdcd--Iiela
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Aupcrad hy the attentions which
! Pearl leycs, the proprIetress Of a
! house of Ill fame at 10 North Clncin-
natl is alleged 10 have been paying
to % boy named Thompson, the son
| of local Junk dealer William f.
/ nluph,rty onrly yesterday afternoon
.Hhot and instantly killed the woman.
Then hr turned the gun on himself,
lring bullet which ended his life all
lmost instantly. and passing ON through
| his body lodged i'm the shoulder OF
Grant pilkington also an oN-olllcer.
who wng acting In the role Of an inter-
mediator Pilkingtons' injury ls palm
Itul but not dangerous.
The double tragedy occurred shortly
before 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
laftcr q short quarrel between Daugh-
lerty and the woman The bodies were
removed 10 the stanley undertaking
rooms ou West Third street where
| they will hc viewed 10y coroners
jury
Jealousy s said 10 have been the
motive which prompted the tragedy,
/ as Dmghcrty, II rs said 10y hhs friends,
lhad not been drinking during the day,
Duugherty was the son Of Haso
DaughertN a wealthy mine owner OF
near Joplin lie was also nephew
lot James A Daugherty the Democrat
/ ic candidate for congress from the Flt-
,tccnth Missouri district. Daugherty
was about 90 yeani old and has a wife
land daughter from whom he has been
lscparatod for the past three years.
They are living near Prosperity Mo,
lin the mining district
Daugher,y was plannig 10 30 TO Kan
sos CITY IN few days 10 begin work
las "a travelling salesman Yesterday
lafternoon he went to the Hayes place
to leave some of his personal belong
ings with Pearl Hayes, Finding young
Thompson there he engaged In brief
Iquarro with The woman, which ended
In the tragedy.
Thompson escaped from the house
and at he beginning Of the trouble,
aud is said to have gone away on a
horse.
There was but one witness OF the
tragedy Grant Pilklngton, who to-
gether with Daugherty was a member
OF IN police force undor the Mitchell
administration.
Dnugher,y had made his home with
ihc pilkingtDus on coming u Tulsa.
Some Of his personal belongings were
stored at the Pilklngton home, Phoenix
land Archer and II was there that
DauRherty went to secure the property
which he took TO the Hayes place,
But thre shots were fired by Daugh-
crty. who curred a heavy 4J callber
p, revolver which he had used while Il
| policeman. The first shot was fired
through the lloor OF the room at the
| feet of the woman, and this bullet IL
said To- have been the cause Of Thomp-
| Dill pttahaH .lpl a
the room and grapplcd with Daugherty
y in an attempt TO keep him from killing
b the woman, whom he was threatening.
I During the struggle Daugherty fired a
second bullet at Pearl Hayes, striking
her In the heart and killing her in
stantly lie whIrled the revolver 10
| h'H breast and fred a third time. tho
heavy bullet crashing It's way through
his body and nenrlY through the right
shoulder Of Pilklngton, who was
stunned by the shock of the bullet
when seen 10y World reporter yes
! terday evening. Grant PilklngtOn talk
Ted freely of thc tragedy
He said that Daughcrty had acted
nervous and had told him that he had
lquarrelcd with Pearl and that ho
wanted him 10 speak a word for him"
u met Daughcrty down town about
! 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon said
| pilkinBton In telling of the tragedy.
| "Ile had roOmed with us for a time, M
iuntil about April /. and had not paid
Ian Of his Bill Some OF his property,
I pictures ana other things, were at my
! home. and he wanted TO know II |
would let him have them.
| 81 told him sure. that he was all
fright He went out 10 my house and
he packed mp his belongings, which no
| said hc would take to his room at the
Icornr of Boston and Cameron, where
| he was rooming with q Mrs, Mitchell.
"Thc bundle WIS pretty heavy too
much for one man 10 carry, and he
wanted me 10 help him carry II down
! to his room ON the way down TO his
room he told me he had quarrelod with
| Pearl and that he wanted me to FIX
Iit up for him lie appeared to be
very nervous and excited. but did not
discuss his quarrel with the woman
Iany farther
when about to his room he decd-
! ed that he would take the pictures
land other things over TO the Hayes
place, near the corner Of Cincinnati
land Archer We went over there and
/ went iu.
pearl Hayes wag curling her hair,
standing by a dresser boy named
Thompson was at the house waited
/ for Daughorty In the sitting room ana
| pretty soon he started OF. Then he
| must have seen Thompson for he went
! back into che room and / heard him
| talking with the woman There was
IonlN light door between the rooms
| but ! could not hear what was said
ON few minutes | heard "A shot
and girl rushed into the room, saying
| that Pearl was being shot broke
! through the door just as the boy was
Imakng his way out Daugherty was
lawfully excited and was waving his
gun about The woman was screan-
ing
"'l didn't mean to do il Grant tho
| gun went Oft accidentally said Daugh-
crty Hc pointed 10 the hole In the
floor which the bullet had made
II saw that he was trying TO shoot
the woman and grabbed him about
the arms and tried 10 wrest the gun
away from him. The woman tainted
while we were struggling After
few minutes Daughcrty apparently de-
sisted I'm his attempt to kill Pearl and
told me that ne would put the gun up.
She was setting ON the trunk and ho
went up to her and kissed her.
Pearl began screaming and crying.
pleading with Daugherty not to kill
her lie pointed the gun towards
his head and said that he was going