Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-10
GAME TO DEATH
Trying TO ROB
KENSTONE CORONER'S JURY
PASSES ON DEMISE or JORDAN.
BODY LITERALLY RIDDLED
Bullets From Rcvolvcrs and Shot.
guns mrlIct Eighteen Wounds
Tulsa EsCapadc.

The coroner's jury that listened to
the testimony at the inquest held
over the body Of Tom Jordea. ranch
man Of near Collinsvillc VINO was slain
while attempting to hold up the Key
stone bank Monday afternoon, return-
ed "A verdict late Monday night The
verdict was 0s follows.
we. the jury find that tho de-
colsed came to his death while at
NmptIng to rob "A bank"
No attempt was made to establish
the identity Of the persons at whose
hands Jordan had met his death In
fact, "A view Of the body showed that
there were six or seven wounds, any
Of which would have caused death,
fired from different angles, and be-
sides thoso wounds held necessarily
fatal the body was virtually rlddlcd
with bullets the contents Of revolver
cartridges and shotgun shells There
wcro eighteen wounds on the body
caused by bullets
During the night Of Monday the
body was claimed by a friend for coll
.ouc John Jordan, father Of the de-
ceased. Before Tuesday morning It
was taken to the fathers home at
.Clevennd, OKLA, Cor burial,
A. II Phenis, said to have been
from Ayant, who rode into Keystone
with Jordan on Monday afternoon os-
tcnsibly for the purpose Of partici-
pnting In .he robbery was not mo-
tested by the Pawnee County author
ities, as II Is said tnat they had no
case against him. II is the general
impression that there is fun under.
standing OF the case between Phens
and the county officials and that ne
will keep his liberty
Before the arrival OF Phenls and
Jordan In Keystone Monday afternoon.
It was common knowledge with
score or more Of people Of the VII
lage that the attempt would be made
to rob the Keystone bank. At the
time OF the attempted hold up. a dozen
or more residents Of keystone were
armed with reyolvers and shotguns
aud the result proved that they used
them well.
II Is reported that the horse which
Jordan was riding was one missed by
a nlrmer Of near Colinsviile several
days ago. Lee Maddox, who was I'm
keystone at the time of the killing.
was there, 1t Is said trailing the per,
son who Is thought to have taken
the animal
Yesterday the shcric office at Paw
nee was apprised Of the fact by tele-
phone that Jordan was under bond to
appear yesterday In court at Cleve-
land To answer TO charge Of forgery.
Jus9 prior to statehood for Oklaho-
ma, Jordan was arrested by Sheriff
Pomeroy OF Pawncss County on the
charge pf stealing goods. Jordan was
convicted on three counts and sem
tcnced TO serve eighteen months In the
penllcntlary On each charge. He
served his sentence on one count and
was then released from the peniten-
tiarN
At that time Jordan was wanted by
tho authorities for participating In
what was called the robhing Of the
Collnsvllle bank from which charge
he was later cleared in the courts Of
Rogers County Sheriff Pomeroy
brought Jordan through Tulsa In re-
turning him 10 Pawnee. While
awaiting for train connections on tho
a. V. q w. the sheriff was forced
to take his man 10 the brush TO keep
the Tulsa authorities from taking him
away froh him
Phcnis It Is said, Is somewhat Of
bld young fellow himself. and 1t Is
related that before he was finally
turned loose on Monday night fol-
lowing the staying OF Jordan, heat.
ed controversy between him and OF.
llcInls of Pawuee County resulted IN
Phenis drawing his gun ana taking
u shot at one of them. He was later
pacfied and It IS believed that he
viii cause no further trouble
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