Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-07-24
]. S. NARSHALS
KILLED By BABER
WERE SHOT AND KILLED,
SEEKING TO FORCE WAY
IN BABER HOME,
BABGR IS IN COUNTY JAIL
Is CHARGED IN TWO COM
PLANTS WITH FIRST
DEGREE MURDER.
shot TO DEFEND HIS Home
Baher Fired Two Charges Into
Each of Dead Men With
Shot Gun.
SHOT TO DEFEND HIS Home

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killed Deputy United States MarShals
Ed Plank and Holmes Davidson at
-, -. .., ,v.st r,irtb street
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pahy pa'i'S' Dupe' H"'' ''
and is now I'm the county Jail AN
inuucst will be held over the bodies
this ,f,,rroor ot l.9o o'clock at the
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M"WorpS i"oISur' 0uS'''o i''e
will preside,
Icputy County Attorney va Cross
.l,,.,,.t,. ,,,,,,, bo,riro of tho
lana lhI'eu'u'''N upOi "'"'' '''h
tragedy lald aside ms campaign Ior
county attorney until dlter lhe pre-
lmlnary trlaI, ana went To work upon
the case, and taking statements ana
issued two iniormauonS, charging ia
Der with murder The preliminary
trial viii take place saturday morn
ing at . o'clock, before justice Lee
Daniel
The TWO Officers, IN company WIN
Ike Wilkinson, aeother federal agent
well known here, went to the Baper
residence shortly after the noon hour
yesterday MIR Babcr had Just eaten
lunch and was lying on a couch. HIS
wife went TO the door
1--WE have come TO search the
house" Daridso1 stated.
I'VE haven't any llquor mere ana
YOU must not come IN, the woman
replied.
Babcr on the Scene,
n,ri,..,, ,hor .oId bor tbat he
,,.a,,Id ontcr Tho bnrsc REGARDLESS Of
Ho",u I,,', hns n, I,, ,hig lima RlI,rr had
n,.o' iir' '''' uc y.ol,I ' ,' to Tho Jn,f and
J.rna5dad maj In, officers ,eayo.
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"a "a Ia MIA "a,,d ,.,,, b,,'a ra,'ar
"tsn5 ,t'.,,,,r ir 1,ig bnI,eo Yor can't
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m,,iasnn T.. ,,id IN b,vo tbcn
.t.'rtod rnr his oin Hnbar nullcd n
dnublr-barrcled shotgun from a shelf
He pointed the weapon square at
Davidson and fired. The bullets went
through a screel door striking the
deputy marshal about the neck ana
shoulders. lie turned ana started Tor
the sidewalk. Eahcr then iired the
other barrel at plank, who was stand
ing just ousidc 2 window on the other
side of the house. He was struck
over the heart and fell after walkinb
few PAGES. Bt3er reloaded the gun
and took another shot at each of the
two men. Neither Of them had an
opportunity to fire back although
payidsOn's gun %ts cooked and in his
hand when his body was picked up.
Ike Wilkinsol, who had been sent
around to the rcu of the house when
the officers first arrived, ran to a
neighboring house the moment the
enootinE started. Baber never saw
him.
Babcr telephon'd to the courthouse.
but failing TO lCCate Sheriff McCul-
Tough, he calleu police headquarters.
Chicf Burns answered the phone.
This IS Bin Eahcr.' he told the
chief, "and ] have just killed David
son and Plank ,ut here at my home.
Their bodies are on my yard Come
and get me"
Went with Burns.
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