The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-07

the two after they were inside and, at
the command of Constable Patton, laid
his revolver. which contained six
empty cartridges, upon the bar. Chief
Myers came up at this time and thrust
a revolver into Chamberlain's face
Both Chamberlain and Nance then
were taken to the police station by
Chief Myers and several patrolmen A
thousand men followed
Fear Mob Violence.
While the prisoners were being
questioned at headquarters the police
received word that Wright, who was
taken to st. Johns hospital after the
shooting, had died. Fearing the crowd
of men outside would mob Chamber
lain if this information reached them,
the police hurriedly planned to spirit
their prisoner out of town
Justice of the Peace S. f. Jones was
told of the plan and aided in placing
it into execution. He drew a COM
plant charging Chamberlain with first
degree murder and went to the police
station. The prisoner was hurriedly
arraigned and committed to Jail with
out bail. Then he was led from the
police station, placed in motor car
and whisked to East Joplin, where he,
accompanied by officers, boarded an
interurban car that conveyed them to
Carthage. Chamberlain was placed in
the county Jail there. His preliminary
hearing will be held before Justice
Jones next Wednesday afternoon.
After the Warren youth was hit by
one of the bullets from Chamberlain's
revolver he staggered several feet and
fell on the sidewalk. Pedestrians car
ried him into business house, where
he was taken to st. Johns hospital in
a motor ambulance from the Frank
Sievers Undertaking Company. He
was operated on late yesterday after
noon, but the bullet was not removed.
If complications arise his leg may have
to be amputated, it is said.
Attentive to Woman.
Wright placed his hands over the
wound in his breast and walked from
the saloon before Nance and Cham
berlain were taken into custody Some
time later he was taken to the hospital
in motor ambulance from the Gun
ningham Undertaking Company. At
tendants at the hospital said last night
he had a good chance to recover un-
less complications develop
Nance was released by the police
soon after being arrested. His par
ents live in Alba, but he has been stay
ing in Joplin for some time past. Last
summer he boarded at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chamberlain, who at that
time lived at No. 1913 North Gray ave
nue, and worked at the Mary G. mine.
This fall the Chamberlains moved to
mo. 4l2 Kentucky avenue and Nance
boarded with them there.
1t is alleged that Nance became at
tentive to Mrs. Chamberlain, who is
an attractive blonde, about 80 years
old. after he had been at the home of
the Chamberlains several weeks, and
this embittered Chamberlain against
him. ~
six weeks ago, according to w. II.
Finch, father of Mrs. Chamberlain,
who operates a peanut and popcorn
stand at the corner of Fourth and Main
streets, Chamberlain and his wife
separated on account of Nance. Three
weeks later Chamberlain instituted
suit in the court of Justice Jones to
collect board bill amounting to $3.50
from Nance. The latter declared he
had paid the bill to Mrs Chamberlain
and showed a receipt given to him by
her. The suit was to have been tried
at 9 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Says Threat Was Made.
Following the filing of the suit
Chamberlain and his wife made up
and went to living together at the
Crystal hotel on East Ninth street.
That was about two weeks ago, ac-
cording to the father of the waman.
From what ! have been able to
learn" he said yesterday, Nance has
made repeated efforts to get Lucy
Mrs. Chamberlain to leave home. He
has been staying in Joplin ever since
he quit boarding with the Chamber
Iains and has been the cause of much
of the trouble between them.
4 was told not long ago that Nance
threatened to kill Chamberlain. The