Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-09
THE BULLETS FLY fast
CROWDED STREET QUICKLY DE-
SERTED WHEN TWO MEN
OPEN FIRE.
scott Will PROBABLY live
Bullet Takes Effect i'm Left Thigh.
Excitement Runs High as the
News Spread Over City.

After quietly talking over the de-
tails Of a family fued that had been
brewing for several months. Fred
Scott and Hugh Hall, brothers-in-law
and residents of Tulsa for many years.
pulled out their revolvers early last
night at the corner of Third and Main
streets, and while scores of pedes-
trians scrambled to get out of the
range of flying bullets, engaged in a
pistol duel which ended in Hall shoot
ing his opponent in the left leg with
a 45-calibre gun that was once the
property of Emmett Dalton, the ia
nous ex-bandit.
Scott was rushed to hospital and
Hall was taken to the sheriff's office
by Lora Hall, his cousin. and de-
putty sheriff Scott is not fatally
wounded, the bullet having gone
through the fleshy part of the left
leg a few inches below the thigh.
Hall was allowed to go to the home
of his father, ]. M. Hall, capitalist.
and prominent Sunday School worker,
at 10 o'clock last night. in company
with deputy sheriff.
Five Bullets Were Fired.
Five bullets were fired altogether
in the melee. Scott fired but one Of
these, the bullet grazing Halls left
ankle and inflicting only a slight
scratch.
Scott is married and lives on South
Boston avenue with his wife and three
children, who are 8, and 10 years
of age. Hall is 20 years years of age
and until two years ago had charge
of the ticket office at the Frisco
passenger station here. Since then ne
has been in the employ of the Pull
man Car company at Vancouver. B.
C. He arrived in Tulsa Tuesday
morning when he first learned of the
threats that had been made by Scott
against j. NJ. Hall.
Cause of the Feud.
Scott built the Bank of Commerce
building, q three story structure at
the corner of Second and Main streets.
About a year ago this property was
transferred from SCOTS name to that
of his wife, j. M. Halls daughter.
Scott was out of town at the time this
transaction took place and when he
returned he demanded that Hall have
the property transferred back to
Scott. Hall refused to do this. Scott
then made q trip to Halls home at
Eighth and Boston avenue one night,
and told him, it is alleged by Hall,
10 Il a do ha
he would shoot him.
Police Called On.
The police were then called upon
to protect Halls home and one night
Scott was arrested by the officers just
as he was entering his fatheri inlaw's
front yard. When searched it was
found he had no weapons with him
Since that time Scott is alleged to have
written several threatening letters to
Hail. who is an old man and of
nervous temperament. For weeks
past he has not dared to appear In
public and Just recently he has been
staying on his farm near Tulsa,
through fear of SCOTS threats. At
the time of his arrest by the city auth
critics Scott admitted to reporter
for The World that he had threatened
to kill the elder Hall.
Hall Gets a Gun.
Hugh Hall arrived In Tulsa Tues.
day and 1t was then that he received
his first intimation of the trouble.
Aiming himself, he went to his faith
er's farm Tuesday afternoon and
brought him back to town. The two
were on the streets together yester-
day, but ]. NJ. Hall was at his home
last night when the shooting oc-
Cured
About o'clock yesterday after
noon Scott is said to have met Lora
Hall. the deputy sheriff. on the
street.
Threatened to XIII.
"I understand you have been guard
ing old man Hail." he is alleged to
have told the officer, "and II this is
so you had better stay away from
him. You are coed friend Of mine
and ! do not want to hurt you. but ]
am going to kill ]. NJ. on sight. no
matter who is with him or where-it
Is at"
Fcudists Talked II Over.
According to Dewey Beach, an oil
worker. who was an eyewitness to the
shooting. Hugh Hall and Scott met
in front Of the Bliss building on Main
street about s:30 o'clock last even
ing and shook hands with each other.
They then walked back to the rear
Of the building on the Third street
side. near the Owl drug store en-
trance. and next door tc the World