Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-28
JUSTIFIED
IN KILLING BATES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
AIKEN the only course in firing the
Fuss Over Body,


Fuss Over Body.
The widow asked that the body be
sent to her home at Catoosa immodi-
ately after the inquest, but Thornton
communicated with the mother of the
dead man and was instructed to sec
that the remains were sent TO Grove,
Okla, FOR burial
Thornton declared that Bates and
his wife had separated few uay-
ago after dividing their property and
that Mrs. Bates WIS not entitled ~
the body. He declared that Il any
effort was made to send the bouy l,
Catoosa he would 20 into court and
ask an Injunction to restrain the uu-
dertaker from forwarding H.
Sheriff Woollcy cndeaVOred to do
what he could in the matter and late
last evening in telephone convcrsa>
ton with the widow secured prom
Use from her that she would make
a decision later.
Tho inquest was conducted by
County Attorney J. p Evers and As
in the court Of Justice Lee Daniel.
No Variance IN Stories.
There was no variance in the
stories told by the witnesses as lG.
details. but the most interesting ac-
were best described by Thornton. wuu
was with Bates when ne grew insane
and was present when he was killed.
His testimony follows i'm fun:
Yesterday about / o'clock q am
tho boys unclcl / Was with him. lie
put his money in the bank here about
II O'Clock yesterday. and we knocked
around until about / o'clock. He said
he intended to 20 10 Eagle Pass,
h.rfV -.
see his mother first tried to get
him out Of that notion. We went
down to the depot and / h1ught twy
tickets and We sat there on ,he plll.
form a little hit until he mail bags
came in. the man came up with tuc
mail lie was sitting on the mail
truck; and SO We sat there a little
bit. and pretty soon he jumped W
and says Come on, uncle. and he
went into the negro room there ana
says, An Won niggcrs get out and go
into the white peoples room. and all
you white people come in the niger
room.
Was Ra,inE Then.
Rv this time he came out Of the
depot and went tearing down the
platform cussirg and got his team. /
saw thep he was off bad and drove
out and got up in the wagon with
Nill lie drove UP Nam street way
ing his arms and yelling and telIint
people to take their money out of tho
bank. The horses were under fun
sail and he went down the street
waving his hands We went out here
TO Seventh street. taking 1t on the
run and we went across that bridge
just Ike bat We struck the
wheels on somebody's WAGON
STAYED with him as long as | could.
thinking maybe ] could stop him but
| 5umDcI out Of the wagon at West
Tulsa and w"nt and called for Sheriff
WoollCv to come help me catch Biin.
Sheriff Woolley came and We fol-
owed him towardf Rcd Fork. and
we missed him. He had run in az the
Cosden refinery: mat is why -
m mssed him. Sheriff Woolley SAYS.
We are ahead Of him; we better turn
back, and We come on back 70
town. looking for the team. but be-
fore we got To him we saw a team
and thought mayoe II was him. and
/ Gays. 4 believe that's him yCnder'
but when we got there | saw il
wasn't him. And then We seen him;
hc was on that load Of hay. chuppins
the fellows hay up. and l SAYS,
That's him. We don't want to hun
him If we can get him without any
trouble. Sheriff Woolley SAYS. III
don't intend TO hurt him. And then
we drove up and he was yelling. IT'S
war times in TeNasl' So he jumped
off that hay and drove on toward
Red Fork. We went on, following