The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-23
MAK FREEMAN KILLED.
 BY 4 DEPUTY SHERIFF.

pr Randolph and a Sentne-R Record man he said that he had entered the room and told the girl that she did not have to go back, unless she want, ed to and if she did not want to go he wouldn't do so He said he then turned to leave the room. and was shot in the back
 The whole of the trouble grew out of the daughters coming to this city. There seems 10 be ao controversy over Che point that she said she was eoing to leave home, and that last Saturday she did leave home. and went t6 the home Of her grandmoth- CT. Swhere Sunday Freeman came and met her and brought her to this city.
 Miss Compton and Freeman had met last July and had eorresponded much since. It was probably through this correspondence that the meeting at the graadmothers was. arranged.
 Mrs EzeIl. who runs the Cincln. nati house. and the daughter, both agree that the girl was brought there Sunday night, employment was secur- ed for her, and that she stayed there since as an empioye of the place Mack Freeman roomed at the house Mrs. Ezeil and the girl both state they occupied separate apartments, and there was no intimacy between them.
 Wednesday George Compton came to the city, and reported the circum- stance of his daughter having left home, to the police They referred him to the prosecuting attorney, and as the prosecuting attorney is out oi the city. it is reported that Compton went to Scott Wood, deputy and sen of the prosecutor to report the case. Compton came back with the informa- ton that.'seott Taod was sick, and with instructions "a report the case back to the police or the constable or sheriff with instructions to them to help him locate his daughter
 Sheriff Hugh Hale yesterday morn ing enlisted himself in the cause He went to the. Cincinnati house with Compton, and they had warrant for Mack Freeman. charging him with en. ticing the girl from home: Freeman was later arrested and made bond for later appearance in court. < Sheriff Hale. in a statement, says he found Compton was armed with pistol and that he took the pistol away from him in the morning, in his office at the county court house
 However, it was the same pistoi that Compton brought to the city with which he shot and Killed Free man. Sheriff Hale does not account for how Compton came bsck in pos session Of the pistol. He says he lafd the Compton pistol on his desk when he took it from Compton. but Comp. ton must have gotten back in posses sion of it some way
 Freeman a.ad the Compton girl ar rived in the tity Sunday afternoon. There is story that they stopped by the Freeman Ouaehita avenue sd. loon and went in alone.
 l. ?. Heffnef. who operates a res. taurant in the rear of the Freeman saloon, states that Hale and two of his deputies came along tn the after noon and climbed up or Hale bolster ed up, and Hale looked over the tram som into the saloon where Freeman and the girl were.
 This naturally led to the sup1osi- ton that Hafe might have been in communication with his friend, the deputy and father of the girl, and was watching the situation al this end, but Hale last night denied ihat he knew anything of the situation until yesterday morning and that when he was boosted up and looked over the Freeman saloon transom sun day he never saw nobody n tue e a3t N4,..t. u,yaa,,ra,,
 The circumstances however, w'i' be all thoroughly thrtsfled out a ne coroner's inquest.
 Mayor Waters last night stated tha' he would await developments hesfe the coroner's investigation. 51. that he believed nothing could have done the city more harm at this tlme than this tragedy, and that any coINPe'ent officer would have prevented the tragedy through exert'ng care as to disarming a man and keeping hiir disarmed when situation gave pro'9- ise of trouble.
 There was a story yester'iay after noon in effect that inc old man bar