Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-30
VERD|GR|S CLAIMS
ti|NGEY BROTHERS
Claud Goes to Rescue of jim
and Both Drown in River
Near Catoosa.
UNCLE NARROWLY ESCAPES
Stream May Be Dynamited if
Bodies Fail to Come to
Surface Today.

Claud r. Hngey, 81, former mem
Der Of the local police department in
the capacity of motorcycle officer.
who sprung into notoriety last sum
mer when he killed Broken Nose
Bob Mckee, and his brother Jim Hin
gey. 20, well-known in sporting cir
cles by virtue OF his activities as a
boxer, having appeared in bouts under
the. auspices Of local athletic clubs
and those of Oklahoma City, We're
drowned in the Verdigris river two
miles south of Catoosa at IL o'clock
yesterday morning and an uncle of the
victims narrowly escaped death by
drowning when he attempted to res
cue the victims OF the treacherous
stream.
Bodies Not Recovered.
Only meager details of the drown
ing had reached Tulsa at late hour
last night and telephone communi-
cation with the chief of police at Ca
toosa threw but scant light upon the
double tragedy. Great crowds were
lining the river banks at sundown, at
which time the bodies had not been
recovered, and the county officials
were debating whether to dynamite
NIlt river uuTlUS tllt lllEll VI BOol-
pone the explosive program until day
light. Clinging to the hope that the
bodies might come to the surface be-
fore morning and desiring to avoid
the possibility of mutlating them
with the explosives, 1t was finally de-
cided to take no action until this
morning.
Cramps Seized Younger Boy.
Information obtained from Ca
toosa was to the effect that the vic
Tins had first entered the river a
short distance below the bridge that
spans the stream some two miles
south OF the town. at which point the
water was not more than three feet
deep. few feet farther down the
river the water is of great death and
while swimming over this hole jim
Hingey became helpless when he was
to rescue his brother Claud was pulled
beneath the water, became strar sled
and was himself rendered helpless. An
uncle OF the victim, who WIS also
bathing in the river, hurried to their
rescue, but was unable to ave either
when he was also pullei beneath the
surface barely escaping with his life.
CIaud Motorcycle Officer.
Claud Hingey became identified
with the police department last sum-
mer at the time the motorcycle squad
was augmented, wnen 1t was appar-
ent that the excessive automobile
speeding could not be coped with un-
less additional men were obtained.
Perhaps a month after he was sup
piled with a commission he was trans
ferred to the night shift and was a
member of the squad that was sent
to the Frisco railroad yards to cap
ture "Broken Nose" Bob Mckee, IA
notorious police character and n drug
addict. who was reported running
amuck in the vicinity Of tlSe Peoples
Ice company's factory.
A few months after this Hingey
severed his connections with the po-
lice department and was instrumental
in the organization of the Anti-Auto-
mobile Thief association, which was
headed by former peace officers Of
the state. Later lie withdrew from
this association and was connected
with the Southwestern garage in the
capacity of automobile salesman.
No funeral ARRANGEMENTS have been
made and 1t is unlikely that any will
be contemplated until the bodies are
recovered. Hingey is survived by a
widow