The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-28

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His Career st "Hllie'."
lis career aE Z killer Was foreign
.o MS nature. paradoLical as that
my appea- He waE the acme d
courtesy. hospi-able 10 fault and
Il beloved py his nelghDor.
The first case II which he was
charged win killing was q the
Old .owu of Cincinnati across the
r.yer from Tsnlequah. 4 man had
sent hin word that he would XII
MIN Oh sight. Proctor had al Old
fashioned derringer, but was with
out ammunition He borrowed 70
cents from white man q Cincin-
natl purchased powder and lead,
moulded q bullet, met the man who
had threatened him. and killed hin
II the tribe where Proctor held
Office there was feud between two
factions III politics. one headed BY
Proctor and the other by Z family
named Beck. and the fight between
them grew bitter. i Was during ba--
ties between these factions that
Proctor DID most Of bis killing.
Clashes were frequent and there
was never q battle passed without a
number Of men being killed. Proc
,or was noted as a marksman and
always brought down his man.
Shot al Nan, Also Killed Woman.
Al one time he shot az man,
killed him, and the bullet, passing
through his body, killed a woman.
He was Oh trial in the tribal court
for killing the woman. The two fac
tons Of the vicinity were present
In full force During the course Q,
the trial the sheriff had occasion
70 take Proctor from the court
room. As the latter passed out Of
the door and on to the steps, the
.Becks and their followers made a
dash, hoping 10 kill him. Proctor
as soon as the firing began grabbed
gun from the man nearest him,
and as fast as he could pump the
gun, killed four men, two Of the
Becks and Two deputy United States
marshals.
He was never convicted in any Of
his many trials, but after the last
one there were many cases pending
against him in the federal courts.
The Becks claimed the attack was
made on him for the purpose Of
turning him over TO the federal au-
thorities as he could not be convict
ed in the tribal courts.
Following the trial for the killing
Of the woman he went scouting,
which is Indian Territory vernacular
for hiding out" It was impossI-
BILE for the federal officers to catch
him, as every inhabtant among
whom he went was his friend and
helped him in his hiding.
Shortly after leaving his home
word reached him that his wife had
given birth TO triplets, boys, and he
daringly wrote Hon. James Brizzala-
70. then United States district attor~
.ney At Fort Smith, Ark, telling him
Of the event at his home and asking
don't you think this does pretty well
for man out scOuting""
Judge Slain in Court House Fight.
During the fight at the court house
while he was on trial for the kill
ing of the woman, Judge Alberta,
who wag on the bench, was killed
This, with The departure Of Proctor,
brought about the end Of the feud,
the breaking up Of the factions fol-
lowing the death Of two OF the Becks
and the affairs Of that part OF the
nation soon became settled. Finally
all the cases against Proctor We're
NlhWlsntu anu Nv ItAulI'u ~ NO
home.
lie had a large farm and on this
ne built fine house one of the
most prctcntious in the nation.
There he spent the last years Of his
life in peace, plenty and happiness.
The latch string was always on the
outside at his house and the place
was always filled with visitors. He
took the greatest enjoyment in en-
tertaining his friends.
Proctor had an eagle eye and
while appearing to stand perfectly
still could always see what was 60
ing on and was said to be able to
recognize man farther than any
other person known in that country.
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