The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-06
NEGRO MURDERER
SHOT TO DEATH
CONTINUED FROM PACE ONE.

and asked for something TO cat. I'm
nil, provided Potts with food and va
ter and invited him into his home
Polts refused to enter the house, but
stood on the step several minutes
asking questions concerning the Red
river. the names of the nearby rail-
roads, etc.
The suspicious of Tinnin were arous'
ed. and as soon as Potts departed he
hurried to the nearest telephone and
notified several white people living
nearby.
Tells OF Search.
AT s o'clock asearchng party was
organized',' says S l.. Smith, who was
present at the killing.
We organized at Woodland and
went Immediately to Bud Tinnin 5
home, where we struck "A trail which
We were able to follow for some dis
tance before we lost it and wandered
along carefully looking through the
thlckets, which are numerous and
dense along the creek in that vicinity.
We passed near where Potts was sta
toned and went on for distance o.
two miles, before We gave up the
search we were on, and turned and be-
gan winding our way back in the man
ner in which we had started out. When
within quarter of n mile OF the home
Of Bud Tinnin, where Potts was last
seen, our man was spied in dense
thirnet down in a ravine, Crouched
and ready 10 shoot.
"Mr. Phillips and Bud Tinnin, the
negro, were the first to see Potts and
before they had hardly discovered the
presence of the negro, he opened IRE,
using. we afterward found .3S-caI;
Der revolver of a cheap make.
Both Mr.. Phillips and Bud Tinnin
began shooting and as others in the
party heard the shooting, they rushed
to the scene, and do not think there
was a man in the crowd who failed 10
get at least one shot at Potts although
there may have been one.
The most of us were armed With
shotguns. Mr.. Phillips had "A pnmp
gun and we were nearly all provided
with buckshot.
If can not say how many shots were
fired, but | think Potts shot twelve OF
fourteen shots, without hitting any
one of us.
\ fired twice, but cannot say who
killed the negro Too many of us
shot and there are too many wounds
in his body for us to settle this ques
ton.
we are satisfied that our crowd
got the negro and the right negro rs
soon as we were sure the negro was
dead. We loaded the body in a wagon
and started to Detroit, reaching there
between 2:3O and o'clock"
After reaching the public square
with the body of Potts tonight, OIL
cials who came in from Detroit with
the body opened the box and stood il
on the ground, leaning against the
express truck, in order that the crowd
Of men might pass and view the ne
gro. The body was kept in this posi-
ton for nearly an hour, after whic.
It was removed from the square.
Money for Negro Farmer.
AS the crowd stood congregatet
arlound the truck, several hats were
passed around for funds to be giyer
But Tinnin, the Woodland negro who
gave the clew and assisted in the
killing of the negro.
No demonstration was made an,
the crowd began within short time
to disband as quietly as it assembled
at the station before the arrival of the
train bearing the body.
Ioca, officers will hold the body ot
Potts until the arrival of the Dalla,
party, in order that they may identify
the negro.
Woodland, where Potts was killed
is IN this county, about sixteen miles
from Clarksville, and it is now gen
orally believed that Potts was en-
dea} oring to leave the country slow
ly.