The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-17
DUDE STACK DEAD
IN SHOOTING BEE
Buck Powell in County Jail, Charged
with Killing; Sheriff Bailey is
Fired On But Escapes

Dude Stack, with holes from five
bullets in his body, is dead, and Buck
Powell is in the county jail as the re
suit of what was apparently free
for-all shooting scrape that occurred
in Powell's restaurant, on South Sec
ond street this morning about 11:S0
o'clock.
SO tangled is the evidence obtain
! able at this time that the arrival at g
clear account of the tragedy is diff
cult. Incidents, as related by two wit
nesses to the shooting, seem to show
that Stack took the initiative in the
trouble. though his side OF the case
has not been related as vet .,
About IL o'clock someone called the
sheriff's office for an officer. Things
had been a-brewlng on South Second
street for some days, and as Hodge
Bailey. sheriff. stepped out of the door
Bud Gibbs. undersheriff. said to him.
'Be careful" Not anticipating any
trouble. Mr.. Bailey reached the South
Second street district by a circuitous
route and before his presence could be
wig-wagged ahead, was entering the
back door of Buck Powell's residence,
which is less than 100 feet from the
restaurant.
Without knowing that anything Of
a serious nature was about to happen,
Mr.. Bailey, through mere circum-
stance, was in the next few minutes
thrown into the midst of an affair of
rare possibilities Diagonally across
the street from Powell's place Is a
joint that had been operated by Stack
and other associates.
Stack, with two or three other men,
was seen to enter his place. and a few
minutes later Stack emerged, walked
down the street few steps, where he
met Fender Polk. The two. it is re-
| ported, held short consultation, after
which they crossed the street and en-
tered Powell's place Almost immedia.
ately the shooting started.
| Two young men who we're in ms
restaurant when Polk and Stack EN-
tered, say that Stack said There are
| two s. BIS in here that | am going
to kill" With the remark, they say
he pulled gun. but that Powell beai
him to II and with 3S Colts moved
him down before he could get his artll
lery unlimbered. Later. Powell stated
to the sheriff .i.at he did not think
Stack had time to fire shot, but the
young men say that the deceaser fired
once. Also, UndersherIff Gibbs latel
found bullet in the house, mashed
and battered. by contact with wal
and floor, but retaining its shape suf
ficiently to show that II did not cor
respond with bullet cut from Stacks
body.
4 A part of the affair that is as ye
unexplained is the fact that no gun
was found on Stacks person. nor nea
him. However, Fender Polk, who en-
/, tered the restaurant with STACK
! emerged almost Immediately after tn
} tragedy had ended, with gun in hi
, hand.
l Sheriff Bailey, hearing the shooting
rushed from Powell's residence an
, was running toward the restauran
along board fence. Someone, whs
2 Anderson, one of the boys who wi
0 messed the shooting. says was Poll
dashed from the restaurant and too
I few pot shots at the sheriff, who y
Q turned the fire until his automatl
d magazine was empty. Polk, it is. salt
!. hastily beat a retreat and escapes
Y Whether or not he was hit Is nc