The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-11-07
VICTIMS
Of Law
ENFORCEMENT.
CRUSADE IN EASTERN PART
OF STATE AGAINST BOOT
Aa LEGGERS COSTLY

Rineling, okla, Nov THAT
costs life and money to enforce tn
liquor law in oklahoma is prove
by the following casualties:
The Dead.
Roy Derrick, of Walter.
Thomas Greenwood, of Ardmore.
The Wounded.
Joe Coulson of Wilson.
Deputy United States Marshal Dicl
Hignight, Of Ardmore.
Deputy United States Marshal Dow
Braziel of Ardmore.
Held for Colspiracy.
Bert Elliot, of Ardmore.
o G. Youngiblood, Of Ardmore.
George Riggs, of Ardmore.
Must Stand Trial.
Deputy United States Marshals
Braziel and A. j. Chapman of Ard
more.
The above is the list accumulate /
since July a of the present year in the
campaign to enforce federal prohibi-
tion in this immediate section of Ok
lahoma. Roy Derrick was shot and
Killed during a two days July pic
mic near Ringing, by A. J. Chapman,
a deputy United States marshal and
federal prohibition enforcement Of
ficer He holds a comission from
cato Sells, commissioner of Indian
Affairs. During the picnic an effort
was being made by Chapman and
several other officers to keep down
liquor traffic. They found sack
full of bottles of whisky in a grove
and waited to see who would come
after it. When Derrick showed NJ,
he was commanded to halt but at
tempted to escape and was shot, re-
ceiving wounds from which he died
soon afterward. Chapman surrend-
cred to the federal authorities but
has been held for trial also in the
district court at Waurika on a war
rant sworn out by Dorrick's aged
father
Thomas Greenwood was shot an3 !
killed in a pistol duel on the streets
of Ardmore on September 2S, 1914 |
by Deputy United States Marshal |
Dow BrazieL who was wounded dur |
ng the fight. The trouble grew out
If alleged grand jury investigation of
iduor matters, said to have resulted
n several indictments. Bad blood
ad existed between the two men for
ome time. Birzial is under bond.
waiting trial for the killing of
ireenwood, and Attorney Moman
'rueitt of Oklahoma City has been
by Greenwood's relatives 70
ssist in the prosecution.
Joe Coulson a resident of Ard
lore for 25 years, but now living
t Wilson. was shot and seriously in
lred last Sunday, in a duel with
lns between him and Officer Dick
ignight and Dow Braziel Hignight
as also shot, receiving a load of
nall shot in the back of his head
I'd shoulders. Coulson escaped, :
ade his way to Waurika, surrender .
to the county authorities and was =
aeed in a hospital The officers b
und five hundred halfpints of 3
nisky in searching the Coulson n
ace.
For some time. according to tes-
nony in the court of United states E
William Hutchinson, q
Ardmore, there has been a con-
Tracy afoot to do away" with 81
gnight who has been very efeee-
C in his work against booleggers.
rec men have been arrested On 8
lrges Of conspiracy to "do away"
u this officer and are now in the
eral Jail awaiting grand Jury ac-
q at Chickasha They are Pert
lott o. C. Youngblood and George
.gs.
{ was shown. it is understood dur
a preliminary hearing that five
dred dollars was the price agreed
"a to ga. rid of Hignight aai tha.
amount had been raised when
alleged conspirators approached
wrong party who tipped them off.
.ase one OF the alleged conspirat-
failed TO do the job. another was
axe il up while the third acted
collector and treasurer The law
lch cases is severe. the maximum
.lty being $500 fine. six years
isonment or both.