Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-07
KINCANNON IN JAIL
ON MURDER CHARGE
Is Captured After He Is Al
legged to Have Killed Boy
and Shot Wife.
OCCURRED IN A TENT
Mrs. Kincannon Testifies
Against Him in Cor
- oner's Hearing.

Ike Kincannon, the instlgator of the
tragedy which occurred At the tent
owned by Mrs. Anna RodLie at Lat
inner and Detroit on the night of
July 4. and which resulted in the
death of year-old Clarence Rod
die, the wounding of his estranseo
wife and himself was Wednesday
charged with murder by Assistant
County Attorney Ed Warren after
scoroner's jury returned a verdict IN
which they found the Roddie boy had
been shot with the felonious intent 10
kill.
Kincannon was arrested early yes
terday morning by Sheriff Woolley'
Undersheriff Carl Lewis and Deputy
Sheriff r. R. Reynolds at his home
one mile from Bixby and brought ~
Tulsa where he was lodged in the
county Jail. He was fount 10 he sur
fering from a shot in his light shout,
der which he told the officers had
been inflicgcd by his wife ON his
arm were several scratches and pow
der burns.
Tells Dramatic Story.
dramatic story of the tragedy was
told by Mrs. Kincannon when she
took the stand and described the de-
tails to the Coroner's jury.
"It must have been about IL O'Clock
when | was awakened and heard Ike
at the back of the tent He came
around to the front then and pulled
back the fly and said, 'G-d- you
come out If there
81 don't believe anyone said any
thing and he came on in and grabbed
me and began to pound me over the
head with his revolver. He struck me
three times and then the weapon fell
out of his hands and he started to
grope in the dark for it / grabbed
him about he neck and tried to choke
him and called to Clarence Roddle
to help me.
clarence grabbed him then but
Ike shot him twice and he said. h.
got me that time We fought all
around the tent for the revolver. l
was behind Ike and he managed to
push the gun up to his shoulder and
fire backwards and the bullet struck
me in the arm and then he ran away
Pierced Boys Heart
The bullet that snuffed out the life
of Clarence Roddie struck him in the
side and pierced the heart. Another
pierced his leg. He died instantly
In the tent at the time Of the shoot
ing were Mrs. Kincannon, Mrs. Rod
die, Clarence Roddie, Frank Roddie
and three other sons aged s, and 3.
When seen in the jail yesterday by
reporter for The World Kincannon
said, Il have nothing to say to the
papers but those people who think |
am guilty of murder will learn some
thing if they attend my trial oh, yes,
III say one thing. 1t wasn't jealousy
but my wife will have all TIE time she
wants to qpend with the Roddie boys
nights now"
Kincannon showed the mark of the
bullet in his shoulder blade, the pow
der burns on his arms and marks
which he claimed were made by teeth.
Mrs Kincannon was questioned on
the stand as to whether she bit her
husband and emphatically denied that
she had
BIamcs His Wife.
Sheriff Woolley declared that Kin
cannon told the officers that his wife
had shot him and blamed the whole
affair on her
1t is said that Kincannon shot anC
killed his father-in-law several year!
ago at Quannah, Texas, but wa!
cleared of the charge of murder wheI
he pleaded self-defenSe. The shoot
ing, however, caused trouble between
Kincannon and his wife which lee
to an estrangement and ultimately
separation about five weeks ago wheI
Mrs. Kincannon filed suit for divorc,
and had her husband placed under {
peace bond for her protection.
A reconciliation was effected
shortly after, however, and the peac
- bond was withdrawn. Another quar-
~rel resulted which led the wife t,
leave her home near Bixby and COM
to Tulsa where she stayed with tn
Roddies.
Mrs. Kncannon bore up bravel
while in court yesterday and did no
shed a tear as she described the af
fair of the night before. Mrs. Roddi
refused to be consoled and wept bit
terly before the examination Of wit
nesses' began. When she took tn
stand she did not falter and cease
weeping while she told the same stor
of the tragedy that had taken he
boys life.
Humane Agent A. NJ. Welch will as
sist the families until some other relic
is at hand. Funeral arrangements 70
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