Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-28

Startling was unconscious alicr bchl@
removed from the operating table
Whether he could live was not known.
Thc police had not been able TO FIND
Mcdonald. hut the search was bcin.
continued.
william Startling was shot in the
head and probably fatally wounded
by Jack Mcdonald at the Antler'
rooms. 1927 North Main street
last night about II o'clock. Tho tw)
Incn, who were pals both of wnUI
have criminal records according TO the
police were arguing over game OF
"coon can" q card game. when NC
Donald. who was sitting on the arm of
n chair, whipped out a gun and FREQ
three shots at Startling who attempted
to run out the door and was shot IN
the back Of the head and as he was
falling he pulled a gun and fired one
shot but 1t went wild.
Police Eludcd.
After having fired the shot McDon
aid ran into a lumber yard at Boston
and Brady whore he was followed by
Officers Paul Zabinski and GEORGE
Blaine. No attempt was made to
stop him by others In the hotul
lie crawled thru an opening Just
large enough for the figure oil
n man 10 pass thru and crawled
under n pile OF boards. Here
he was seen by the officers as they
flashed their flash lights but he fired
two shots and crawling out the other
side started TO run firing one more
shot as he ran. The officers opened
fire on the fleeing figure ard gave
chase but he eluded them among the
many piles OF lumber and escaped.
starting Hunted.
Starting has been hunted for sew
eral weeks by Burns detectives for al
legged connection with the Skiatook
bank robbery. lie has been arrested
twice and convicted on charges OF
bank robbery. having served two
years for bank robbery at Dardanelle,
Ark, and three years for a bank rob
berry at Stewart Okla. Mcdonald,
who did the shooting, killed deputy
sheriff i'm another part of Oklahoma
several months ago.
According to the stories of Mr., and
Mrs. Joe Baker who were in the room
at the time of the shooting, the men
were arguing over card game and
Mcdonald pulled his gun, .i5 caiiber
weapon
"Cut that out" Baked yelled at
the man. but he fired three shots in
rapid succession and Startling fell TO
the floor shooting one shot that went
wild.
on the arm of the chair was found
n splinter of bone that had come
from Staring's head. Several small
pieces of bone were found on the
floor OF the room.
Roof Searched.
rarpnighp n a1
so8rched the roof of the Antlors after
>haying been told by a negro that he
had climbed up there with gray
bl lldog that he had with him at the
time. but could find nothing that
would lead them to believe that the
man had been there.
Neither of the men live at the
Antlers. starling's home is at Sa-
pt lpa and Mcdonald rooms at the
Reams rooms, 2O5-A East Second,
with his wife.
Officers were searching all over |
tho city last night for the man who
did the shooting and both the Antlers
and the Reams were watched all dur |
irF the night.
"Just tie n rag around II and let |
It CO." was Starling's advice to physi-
clans and attendants at the Oklahoma !
hospital, where he was rushed In an |
An examination showed that the |
bullet entered just behind the right |
ear tearing away n portion of that |
organ, and came out to the right of |
the right eyo.
Altho the brain was not penetrated !
DR.. Fred S. Clinton, who performed |
the operation on Startling. said the |
mans skull was badly fractured. The |
physician said Startling had n chance
lust a chance--to live. Nothing defl-
mite as to his condition will be avail
able for at least SO hours, II was said.
When first taken to the hospital |
Starting was unable to talk much. lie
Just asked the hospital attendants 10
communicate with his wife at Sapui -.
He. gave the Sapulpa phone number.
Mrs. Startling was informed OF the
shooting and reached the bedside at
1S0 o'clock. At that time her hus
band was on the operating table, ur-
conscious.
The operation. Doctor Clinton said,
was successful, according to all indi-
cations