Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-27
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DYING RESULT OF DUEL
George Tilley and Eugene
Gooch Staged Revolver Bat
tie on North Main.

George Tilley, residing at clio North
Detroit. was instantly killed at $50
o'clock last night and Eugene Gooch.
residing at thc Central hotel, was
probably fatally injured as the result
Of wounds rccsived in the most spec
tacular revolver duel staged here in
years. Hundreds OF pedestrians were
RAISING along North Main in the vi
cinty of the Jitncy buffet, where the
duel was held. and witnesses state
that apparently without n word Tillcy
pulled a revolver, firing once, the bul-
let entering Gooch's groin.
GOoch, who has created something
of record as n marksman, whipped
out "A high -caliber revolver, firing five
times at TilleV all bullets taking eff
fect-four in the abdomen and one In
the head. Following this action Goocn
stumbled into the stairway leading
up to the El Reno rooms and fell to
the floor An ambulance was SUM
moned and Gooch was removed TO a
local hospital while the body of Tillcy
was taken to Il morgue.
Was no Argument.
According to employees at the .Iitney
buffet Tiley entered that establish
ment shortly after $40 o'clock. ac-
costing Gooch. who was talking TO 4
group of mon. lie spoke To Gooch in
undcrtoncs, asking him to step out
side as he had something he desired
to speak to him about
That, so far as could be learned
last night was the extent of the con-
Nersation and was not followed by any
argument on the outside A number
Of eye witnesses were questioned by
the police and none of thom. some of
whom were within a few feet of the
men at the time of the shooting. hearl
the men engaged in conversation.
1t is believed by the police that
Gooch's version is perhaps n true ac-
count of the affair from the time the
men left the buffet and stopped on the
sidewalk where the shooting occurred.
After having been placed upon an
operating table at local hospital
Gooch called for n member of The
World editorial department to whom
he made the subjolned statement:
Issues Statement
IT had some trouble few days ago
with Tillcys brother. who was drunk
at the time. 1t was nothing serious,
Just an argument. Tilley later told
me he was going to get me- for wha.
7 did to his brother. Tonight he came
up to me in the rear of the Jitney buff
fet while was talking to some frlonds
and invited me outside. 7 walked
outside with him. BEFORE | could get
squared around he had pulled his gun
and shot. I got my own revolver and
shot five times Then stepped back
into a stairway and fell against the
wall. The wound in my groin was
painipg me- / had hardly realized up
to then that was shot myself"
Gooch displayed great fortitudc
while the surgeons were probing the
wound. He turned to The World man
and asked.
"Is he dead?"
Yes" the newspaporman replied.
Gooch buried his face in his hands
and wept, but soon Strengthened him
self up.
Wife Refuses To Talk.
When communicated with last nlghI
Mrs. Tilley would not talk of the af-
fair. She asked to be left alone. and
altho an attempt was made to ascer-
tain whether she knew of any trouble
between her husband and Gooch she
would not answer. Besides the widow
Tilley Is survived by two young daugh-
ters All efforts to locate j. A. Tilley
the brother last night also failed. He
Is distributor for n near-beer.
Tilley's brother over whom the
shooting is believed to have been
caused. last summer conducted the
cCld drink stand at owen park.