Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-16
Warrants Issued After Vie.
tim of Double Shooting
Dies of Wound.
NEW FACTS BROUGHT
TO LIGHT AT INQUEST
Slayer Progressing Nicely
From Self-lnflictcd
Wounds.

II J. Vollmer, president OF the Red
i . Ball Transfer company and
Tulsa hospital shortly after o'clock
Saturday morning, his death coming
as another chapter in the tragedy
which occurred in his office about
Traylor former secretary and treas
urer of the concern. fired bullet
into his back and then turned the
gun on himself A coroner's jury
death by gunshot wound inflicted
with the intent to murder. Traylor
was charged with murder.
Some new details which it is be-
lieved will have great bearing on the
shooting were brought out at the
inquest which was conducted in the
court of Justice Lee Daniel yesterday
afternoon when first hand stores by
eye witnesses were brought out. 1t
was presumably established that
money troubles led to tho shooting
Employees Testify.
Three employees of the company
testified that throughout the morn
ing of the day of the shooting Voll-
mer and Traylor had been closing
up the business of the firm and pre-
pairing to dispose of it to Il. Chas-
tain. All declared that there had
been no semblance of disagree
ment between the two men nor had
. 3 la.a
any matter.
Miss Hazel Kepner, collector for
the Red Ball company, was the only
eye witness to the tragedy and she
told an interesting story when called
to the stand.
81 was Just coming into the office
when | saw Mr.. Traylor step up be-
hind Mr.. Vollmer, who was sitting
at his desk, and fire a revolver at
his back" she said
"Quit your fooling, I told him.
thinking he could not be in earnest.
but he paid no attention and pointed
the gun at himself and fired again.
Then | ran out and called for help"
No Harsh Words
Questioned further, Miss Kepner
said she had never heard a harsh
word pass between the two men.
Fred Vincen. another employe OF
the company. said that he was lust
outside the office when he heard the
first shot and did not run in until
the second report was heard.
What did you shoot me for?" he
said Mr.. Vollmer asked Traylor. Ac-
cording to Vincent Traylor did not re-
ply TO the question. but said. "TelI
my wife and babies | hated to do
this"
Mrs. Ralph C. Smith, stenographer
for the firm. was questioned next.
She said that she did not witness
the affair having left the office about
l5 minutes before the shooting.
She said Vollmer, Traylor a.r
Chastain were in the office when she
LETT and were figuring up some ac-
counts and preparing to turn over the
business Asked If Traylor had
money invested in the company, she
said that she believed he had put
some in about the first of the
month.
"Was Robbing Me-"
Officer A. d. Nichols. who was on
the scene OF the shooting Just after
it happened, testified that Traylor
said. He was robbing me and I was
tired OF it." The story told by Off
Ger Iabinsky was along the same
line.
The coroner's jury was out Of the
courtroom only a few minutes when
they returned with the muider YER
dict
Assistant County Attorney Ed War
ren Immediately filed an information
charging Traylor with numbering
Vollmcr
The condition Of Mr.. Traylor. who
is now at the Tulsa hospital. was
said to be excellent and there Is now
little doubt Of his ultimate recovery
a report was current last night that
Trsylor had confessed to a'Wsitor
during the day that he did the shoot
ing. but could not be verified 50
far as could be learned the only state
ment made by the stricken man was
to Assistant County Attorney Ed War
rem. lie talked nationally on every
topic but the shooting. but professed
to know nothing about the tragedy
He asked the attorney II he was shot
during the conversation.
No effort has been made to probe
for the bullet yet and probably will
not unless II gives pain. The attend
ing nurse said at a late hour last
night that Mr. Traylor was doing
splendidly and that his ultimate re-
covery was practically assured
The body cf Mr.. Vollmcr lies In
state at the Stanley-M -McCune under
taking pa-rlors.