The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-23
Hugh Pope in Jail Charged with
Killing Marvin Chitwood; Re-
manded Without Bail for
Hearing Monday
GUN DISCHARGED
DURING S[UFFLE
Bullet Strikes Victim Just Above
Heart; Quarrel in Barber Shop
Preceded Fatal Shot;
Both Well Known

Hugh Pope of Minco is in the county
Jail on the charge of murder following
the killing of Marvin Chitwood, a
Minco youth of Is years of age, in a
Minco barber shop at ] o'clock this
morning. The tragedy is said to be
one of the most lamentable ones in
the history of Grady county. 1t is de
clared by County Attorney Venable
to have followed a series of quarrels
and fight between the two men, both
OF whom, Mr.. Venable says, seem to
have been drinking.
Pope, himself only about twenty
three years old and married, was ar
raigned before Justice T. p. Moore at
IL O'Clock this morning and remanded
back to Jail without bond to await a
preliminary hearing at $3.50 Monday
morning.
He was brought to Chickasha early
this morning by Sheriff Hodge Bailey
and Deputy Castleman, who were call
ed to the scene of the tragedy at
O'Clock, two hours after Chitwood is
said to have fallen to the floor of his
fathers barber shop with bullet hole
just above his heart.
Sheriff Bailey stated that he had
little information concerning the
trouble. He found the Pope boy, who
is the son of Attorney ]. B. Pope of
Minco, and son-in-law OF Charley Rey-
nolds. in the hands of the marshal at
iMinco. to whom he gave up immedi-
ately after the shooting.
According to County Attorney Ven
able. trouble arose between Pope and
Chitwood shortly after midnight,
when Chitwood desired to close his
fathers barber shop and Pope object
ed. Some words followed, and possi-
bly, a scuffle. Then young Chitwood
walked down to the street to where
his older brother Meirl, was, bringing
MIN Dack 10 the SnOp.
Here trouble followed between
Pope, who was thought to be consid-
erably under the influence of liquor,
and the elder Chitwood, in which the
latter received serious cash n the
leg from knife in the hands of Pope.
Realizing what he had done, Pope
then walked to the home of the Chit
woods, told the father what he had
done and told him to go down and
help dress the wound During the
same time. Pope, officers say, secured
a gun and returned to the barber shop.
Again trouble came up between Mar
win Chitwood and Pope, the gun was
drawn and scuffle ensued in which
the father attempted to disarm Pope.
During the scuffle, shot was fired,
striking the Chitwood youth just
above the heart. He fell to the floor
gasping and died almost Immediately
The city marshal Immediately took
charge of Pope, telephoning the coun'
ty officers to come after him.
No intimation was given this morn
ing by F. E. Riddle, who has been re
tanned to aid in the defense of Pope
as to what the plea would be when
the young man is arraigned Monday
morning.
Both Chitwood and Pope were wei
known in Minco and surrounding
county. The Chitwoods had lived il
Minco for years. the dead youth hav
ing practically grown up in the town
Pope has also been known in that sec
tion for several years, his father be
| Ing an attorney who was recently ad
mitted to the bar.
A large number of Minco citizen
are expected down at the hearing
Monday The following have beel
subpoenaed as witnesses by the prose
cution; Lem Chitwood. James Dur
away, DR.. r. r. Hume, George Coo
and John S. Proctor