Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-30
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Special to the World
Muskogec, Okla, May 29.-Stand-
ing in the doorway Of his house with
Tony Starr, with his friend Joe Davis,
killed one man and wounded five Of
posse composed Of thirty members
OF the Anti-Horse Thief Association
this morning at ten o'clock at Porum,
little town three miles south Of here.
The posse rode up to STAIRS house
thinking to take the two men prison
crs on account Of the general feeling
that they were horse thieves During
the battle which tasted almost half an
hour in which more than 200 shots
were fired, STAIRS little seven year
old daughter came running across an
open field from neghbors house
screaming at the top Of her voice that
they were killing her mother, In this
field were lying a posse keeping up a
hot fire on the house, but she escaped
uninjured.
George Maxwell, a well known
stockman was killed, shot through the
right eye, Clifford Hester, son Of a
rarchman, was shot twice through the
abdomen, and will die. G. II. Maxwell
another stockman, was shot through
the groin and will die, SO the doctors
say. i Maxwell was hit in the right
hip. Two other men were wounded
but not so seriously but that their
friends could place them on horses
and ride away Tony Starr was re-
ported to have been shot through the
shoulder.
Both he and Davis. after they had
driven OFF the posse, got on their
horses. flourished their revolvers and
rode through the town in the direc-
tlon Of the mountains. Their horses
were saddled and brldlcd for them
by Mrs Starr during the battle, and
when she was leading the horses from
the barn to the house, n distance OF
150 yards, member of the posse
fired his revolver at her four times.
Angered because he missed he finally
threw the revolver at her. She caught
the gun and fired the two remaining
shots at the owner who rode away as
fast as his horse could carry him.
A special train carrying the sher-
iff. twelve deputies two doctors and a
nurse went to Porum this noon To-
night the streets, Of Porum are pa
trollcd by deputies and search parties
from here and every adjoining county
are searching for the men.
All telephone ana telegraph wires
between Porum and the outside world
were cut this morning, with the eNcep-
ton of the Midland valleys private
wire which Is being closely guarded.
A special train bearing fifty armed
deputies headed by Sheriff Wisener
left Muskogee at 1890 this afternoon
for porum. Grave fears were enter
tanned here for the safety ~ the train
as Il is known that the Davis gang
have a quantity Of dynamite in their
possession.
Members Of both factions began
forming about nine o'clock this morn
ing Ind soon after the battle was on
I'm earnest. II Is said that the Davises
and ahcir followers soon sought refuge
I'm the Starr house which was immed-
lately attacked The wife Of one OF
the Davis notified brother Of Boh's
who resides In this city Of the killing.
The exact cause that led to the
hasty formation Of the opposing for
ces which resulted In tho murder, Is
not known Hester Is said to have
had some cattle IN his possession
which tho Davises claimed We're theirs.
Whan the Davlses attempted to SEQ
them Hester demonstrated. They then
pot but a search warrant which was
placed In the hands Of an officer The
cattb are supposed to have been taken
from Hcster's place This led to
words and a shot was fired. Who
opened the first fire is not known.
Bob and Anon Davis are now In
the county jail here charged with
tho murder OF Deputy Sheriff Jim
Work. over a month ago. They were
captured at Denver, Col. after es-
Gaping from the angry mobs that
secured the woods near Porum in a
vain attempt 10 run them down. Soon
after the death u Work one of the
members Of the Davis gang escaped
lynchng at the hands OF one of the
posses by tbs tlmely,arriyal OF armed
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