Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-14


mcnt was not that of his brother.
lie said, however, that the dead man
bore IL marked resemblance TO his
brother. He asserted his brother was
'oJt of the city.
In a running gun fight with Officer
j.. A. Francis, patrolman on the Tulsa
police force, man at first declared
by officers to be Harry COulson,
known To the police here. was shot to
death last night at about / o'clock at
the corner of Nogales and Archer
streets. A bullet from a gun in the
hands of Francis entered the back OF
his head and killed him instantly.
Two men We're seen proving in
the vicinity of the shooting, and had
Just slipped out from between the
houses OF Officers Dugan and Francis.
when Francis, who was just returning
home from 12hour beat, accosted
them, ordering them to halt They
disregarded the command and started
10 run.
Francis started in pursuit and the
men turned, one opened fire, ac-
cording to the officer Francis hred
twice, the last shot taking effect near
the base of the brain. one man
dropped while the other man fled.
An army .45-.95..720 revolver one
of the pistols issued to the state MI
litia in the latest issue, was found AT
the tips of the mans ringers wheh
Investigation was made. A cut across
the upper part of the trigger finger
accustomed by the contact of the gun
and hand with the sidewalk as the
man fell. was also found. Two cham
hers of the pistol were empty ana
strong smell of powder, fresnly uis
charged, fingered on the barrel Oh the
gun. ,.,,.
Identity Established.
call to the police station sum-
moned Officers Zabinski ana Waihei.
However, they failed to identlly the
man and returned to the s'atioI''
where they secured Capt. Dan her-
ring and Officer w. Nj. Shue' Ihey
asserted the dead man was either
Emmett Latimer or Coulsoh anu VI
dered the body taken to the MowDray
undertaking parlors, where a snort
time later. Officer "Bilr' WILKINSON,
who had arrested Coulson on severai
occasions. declared it was Coulson.
Officer Shue, after a closer look d.
the mans face, also said he thot II
was Coulson. He was not positiNe'
shortly after 10 o'clock last night
call was received at the station
saving that two men were Pio"'
ing about at the west END Oh
Archer and threatening to hoid up
every street car that came along Dut
evidently losing their nerve. VI
ficers Townsend and Jones were dls,
PATCHED to the scene but had
scarcely left headquarters when
call came saying that man had peeh
shot by Officer Francis.
Witnesses CorrobOrate Officer.
Francis stated that he had lust lei-
his beat and was about to enter ms
home when he noticed an automopile
stop in a shadowy portion OF the street
and proceeded to investigate. The
persons in the car gave good ac-
- count of their actions and Francis
started back to his house when ne
noticed the two men emerge from
between his and Officer Duggan
houses. The first shot attracted tne
attention of j. n. Nells, who was pass
ing short distance away, Arthur
Tdan of III North Nogales and Cec,,
Gardner of 104 South Phoenix, Al
three state that Coulson bad fired tn"
first shot and had fired another wheh
Francis shot took effect. Frahcls
was released on his own recogniZancs
ncnding the coroner's Inquest, whlch
will be held this morning.