The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-25
Burger Brothers Targets Of Bullets;
One Dies in Hospital Here At
ter Being Brought on Train
Late Saturday
DISPUTE OVER LEASE
CAUSE OF TRAGEDY
Second Injured is Expected to Re
cover; Chickasha Woman Sister
Of Carnegie Men; Battle
Occurred in Store

0ht htiu anu phN otiiodSit "SohHNN
Is a sequence of a shooting affra,
which occurred shortly after noon Sat
urday in the little city OF Carnegie, ia
Caddo county
Two brothers, Clyde C. and Ollie
Burger we're shot while in their place
of business by party whose name the
Express has been unable TO ascertain
following a quarrel over lease in
which all parties were concerned.
Clyde Burger the most seriously
wounded OF the brothers. was brough.
10 chickasha Saturday evening on the
Rock Island. and died shortly after be-
ing removed TO the hospital following
his arrival here. The train, due here
at $40 O'clock, was about one hour
late and Burger was in dying condi-
tion when he was taken from the
coach and placed in the ambulance.
He died within half hour OF the time
of his arrival In the hospital Clay
comb & Anderson took charge of the
body and 1t was shipped to Carnegie
Sunday, Jim Henninger. a brother.in-
law OF the dead man, accompanying
them.
Mrs. J. |. TIenninger. sister Of the
Burger boys. left for Carnegie satur-
day afternoon as soon as she learned
OF the tragedy. The train upon which
Mrs Henninger was a passenger. met
the train bearing her mortally
wounded brother to the hospital in
Chickasha. at Anadarko, so that she
did not get to see him before he died,
The other Burger brother Is said to
be not seriously wounded. and 1t is
understood the attending physicians
state, that should complications not
set in his recovery may be hoped for.
The trouble arose. according to tele.
phonic information received in this
office, over a lease which the Burger
brothers had taken in connection with
the man who did the shooting. This
man, the claim is advanced, failed TO
I've up to and perform his part OF the
lease contract. and an opportunity pre-
senting itself, the Burgers disposed Of
the lease. selling 1t 10 disinterested
party. Saturday morning the man who
did the shooting, the partner In the
lease. is said to have come into the
place OF business Of the Burgers in
Carnegie and attempted to start a
rough house. He used bad language
and applied a vile name to one of the
brothers who promptly. 1t is stated,
Knocked him down, afterward assist
ing him to his feet. Following this the
man left the Burgers place of business
and they are supposed to have thought
the trouble all over This was shortly
before noon. A liitle while after the
dinner hour the man returned to the
Burger establishment, armed with a
.ss caliber Colts. He is said to have
begun shooting as he entered the door
way. He fired two shots at Clyde
Burger, hitting him each time. He
then. it is said, turned the gun upon
the brother and fired twice at him,
striking him each time also.
Clyde Burger, the brother who sue
cumbed to his injuries was shot once
in the throat, the ball lodging in the
back OF the neck, and once in the left
side, the ball entering to the rear OF
and below the heart. Either wound
physicians state. would have proved
fatal
According to the information re-
ceived by Mr.. Henninger following the
shooting the assailant is stated to
have thrown himself to the floor and
acted like a man either wounded or
in a bad way mentally. This infor-
nation. it is stated, said further that
the man was removed to tie office of
a local physician, who examined him
carefully finding no evidence OF
wour is upon his person. The infor'
nation further stated that the ply
sician found the mans temperature
normal, while his pulse failed TO show