The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-05
NIGHT Of
DLGODSHED
At LAWT0N
RaIdlng Of Joint Followed By
prOmlscu0us Sh00tIngs With
Fatal Results
speciai TO Daily Leader.

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I.awton, Okla Aug. 5.-John Rogers
apparently driven insane by the grue-
some sight Of hts brothers. lfeless
body lying on a cot in an undertaking
establishment. drew b revolver and
without warning sound fired two
shots at Henry Lee. d negro, one Of
which took effect ia the negT5's arm
and the other in the right side Of his
chest. Pearl Rogers, brother Of John,
had been killed In furious pistol bat
tie early In the evening, during which
Deputy Sheriff W 3. Gentry received
wounds which may prove fatal.
Gentry and Pike Pierce, another de-
putty sheriff, raided the Rogers place
early FRIDAY evening. Gentry stayed
on the inside TO see that none OF the
confiscated liquor was taken OUT
while Pierce. who was unarmed, start
ed rolling the barrels out 10 wagon
When the door closed behind Pierce
and Gentry was left alone with Pearl
Rogers, the officer started To tele-
phone for another dray Rogers OBJ.
jected and both men drew their wea-
p0ns al the same time. Gentry start
ca backing out Of the room Rogers
following him step by step each hold
ing the Others finger back from press
ing the trigger, Rogers apparently
hvpnotized BY the situation followed
Gentry slowly outside Of the place
When Rogers was ten feet from the
door, the spell was broken Both men
fired almost simultaneously. Rogers
fired three times every bullet striF
ing Gentry IN the stomach The Off
Ger fired twice and Rogers Fell dead
one bullet wound in his right eye and
another through his heart.
Gentry's wounds are not deep, say
Oh. icians. He VII recover Both
Mrs Rogers and John. brother, say
Pearl did not have gun, declaring
Gentry mast have shot himself in tho
scuffle A revolver with five empty
chambers was found within the house
however. The coroners inquest, held
Friday night failed to attach blame
On the officer Rogers was known Ms
4 bad man" His place has been raidr
ed score Of times in the last two
years. and on several charges he has
been convicted Of bootlegging. Off
rers say Ne has killed two or three
men An hour before the killing, he
had telegraphed his mother, Mary Ro-
gers, in Kansas City. that he would be
with her Saturday She is III. He was
waiting for a cab to take him to the
train when the officers came.
When the news Of his brothers
ieath reached John Rogers he made |
40 sound the only sign that he made
being slight contraction Of the mus
les al the face He was in resort
1t the time, and is said to have been
slightly intoxicated
So far rs is known he has spoken |
10 word, since the news reached him.
4 short time after be was told OF the |
sffray he arose and left the room IN |
which he had been sitting No one re-
members seeing him again until he |
walked silently into George Williams |
shop where his brothers |
lody was being dressed for burial and |
at down in a back room TO watch.
After about ten minutes Of silence |
lie suddenly rose, calmly drew from
lis pocket a .45-calihre revolver and |
ired TWO shots at Henry Lee, an EN-
lioye of the place
Then ne walked out on the street
rawing from another pocket a second /
eyolver Standing there ne neld the
Weapons in his hands and merely
miled at three policemen who were
ent to arrest him.
George Williams proprietor of the
shop, finally succeeded Tn
citing one of the revolyers away
rom him and after a pause OF several
minutes he threw the other one into
he street and surrendered 10 the Of
ieers.
He walked to jail nstween two OF
hem. was searched and locked M.
nd SO far has uttered no word. either
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