Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-29
AN EARLY MORNING BRAWL
QUARREL REsVhS MllIN \
WOMAN IL STRUCK on TIlE
HEAD ~ DRUG STOliE.
SAPULPAN MAY NOT LIVE
Guchcl Makes Statement nj Hospital
Sweeney and Emma Phillips Oc-
Cupy Cells In County jail.

Following an all night round of
drinklng and ioN riding, a party OF
women Of the underworld ana men Of
shady character entered the Peerless
drug store, at North Main aud Archer.
lust before dawn Yesterday ana en-
gagged IN "a pistol battle with C}de
Gochel. OF Sapulpa, clerk In the place.
Goehel ia at the Tulsa hospital with
three bullet wounds in his legs and
another in his abdomen. The chances
for his recovery are remote, according
TO the attending physicians, who AT y
O'Clock last night prohod the wound
in the abdomen and located the bullet
In an effort to prevent Guehrl from
bleeding 10 death.
Gocbcl's wife arrived In Tulsa last
night aud rs with her husband at the
hospital Gocbcl is said to be the
owner of property In Sarulpa valued
at $4,000. lie is a comparatively
Young man. Tie has worked for Chas,
Epperson, proprietor Of the Peerless
drug store for the past two years lie
has been employed at the drug store
here for the past three weeks, and 10
his friends was known rs man OF
quiet dcmeanor but with plenty Of
courage when the occasion demanded.
Two Are In jail.
Red" Sweeney, who IL charged
with shooting Goebcl has hole
through one OF his arms where Goebel
sent bullet after he got his own gun,
a 45-calihre six shooter Sweeney Is In
the county jail, together with Emma
Phillips, one OF the women pres mt at
the time of the shooting, and said 10
be Sweeney's woman Sweeney ls
known here as an all around sport
and under the law "a 'Vagranl' Iie
was known to the gambling fraternity
as a "bad man."
While most all Of the witnesses OF
the affair SO far have refused to talk
about it,, Goobel last night gave u
complete statement Of how the shoot
ing took place. lie made the state
mcnt at the hospital. just prior to
having been operated ON.
Had Been to Tancha. =
Two girls from a nearby house"
said Goebel, came into the drug store
shortly before 4 o'clock this morning
They were seated back of the pres
cription counter and ! was In the front
end, when the automobile, containing
a party OF men and women drove up.
They had been to Tancha and were all
intoxicated. They came to the back
door and by the noise they made !
thought IT was some officers. ! open
ed the door and let them in. As soon
as they got inside Sweeney told the
two girls who were sitting there TO
get out Of the place. They replied
that they did not care to stay there,
with such "A person as sweeney Then
Sweeney pulled out a gun and hit ono
of the girls over the head with It.
Il told him that he had no right TO
do that. and that he could not raise
u row in the place. lie then showed
his gun against my stomach and told
me that If | didn't shut up he would
blow my head off. | told him that he
had a chance to do it, but that didn't
think he had better shoot.
shooting Then Began.
1--WE had some words and he began
shooting. ! had been hit couple Of
times ] think before | got my gun,
which was in a drawer In the pres
cription case. ! fired twice, The
first shot went wild, but the second
one hit Sweeney in the arm and he
turned and ran out OF the place. !
fell over to the floor
After he fell Goebel had presence
Of mind enough to crawl across the
room and hide his revolver, for what
reason is not known. The gun was
located last night By following his
directions
A charge will probably be filed by
the county authorities today against
Sweeney and the woman arrested with
him.