Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-29
WOMAN IS CAUSE
OF FATAL BATTLE
Roy Williams Slain in Pistol
Duel; Police Searching
for Carl Downing.
JEALOUSY BELIEVED MOTIVE
Wife of Dead Man Says Hus-
band Was Too Friendly
With Slayer's Wife.

Roy williams was shot TO death at
the Oliver hotel at ilih East First
street last night, and the police are
looking FOR Carl Downing. the alleged
slayer Downing Is thot TO have been
wounded tho how seriously, II he
was hit at all. could not bc determined
definitely last night. He had not been
located early this morning.
The trouble arose over Wlliams,
attention to Mrs. Downing, II was de-
claied last night By Mrs. Williams,
wife of the dead man. She said that
her husband had admitted 70 her he
was receiving money from Mrs. Down
ing and had been at her rooms on
different oecasions,
mot two hours before ne was
killed" said Mrs. Williams last night.
"Roy. told me he Was going 10 the
Oklahoma rooms, the oliver rooms,
and to Liz Downings. to even up
with fthose crooks who have been
framing up on me-" Mrs. Williams
said her husband had shot at her a
few nights ago. but she declined to
give the reason.
Seen With Mrs. Downing.
Mrs. Downing Is said to have de-
clared last night that diamond ring
- her. williams Is said to have been
seen In company with Mrs. Downing
and that was considered by the police
TO be possible motive for the shoot
ing.
The fatal affray occu5red about
7.fb, Just a Few minutes after the.
two men had had a gun duel at the
Oklahoma rooms at i19M North Main,
which resulted without apparent IN
jury TO either The first encounter
took place In AN upstairs room and
han In the North Main rooms. where
siA shots were fired. That number Of
bullet holes were found in the walls
by the police. There was no blood
or any other indication to-show that
the men had hit each other Next
they met In the Oliver rooms, which
Mrs. Williams declared last nigm
were owned by Mrs, Downing. and
where williams Is said TO have been
r6oming for u few days.
Downing Opens Battic
Williams went TO his room. and al
most Immediately afterwards Down
ing came In. went upstairs and walk =
ing along to the formers room,
opened the door and, according to the
the police say they OBJ
tained. besan shooting at Williams
Two shots took effect, both fired
from q 3s special gun. They struck
the dead man I'm the side and one OF
the bullets passed thru the BODY ana
was found sticking in the clothing,
when the dsad> man was undressed at
the morgus.
Williams returned the fire shcot-
ing eight tifnes from Colts autonnt-
ic. Two of the bullets lodged la the
.l nNl Lodi ~
the wall on the opposite side OF the
hnll, except one which went thru the
door and lodged In the opposite wall
Downing, Il was st tated At the
hotel. slid downstairs on the ban
istcA and ran out Of the hotel Grid en-
tered his ear Another In said TO have
been IN the auto when Downing drove
away. A diiigent search wss made by
the police for Downing but he could
not be located He has been staying
MI the Holmes rooms which his wife
owns and a search was made there.
II was learned that Downing had ieft
well supplied with ammunition.
The police received calls within
few minutes OF each other. Officers
Brcniinger Beasley and langley went
10 the Oklahoma rooms, while Cap
tain Wilksrson and Officers Patton
and Powell went 20 the oliver rooms.
When the captain entered Wllliatns
room he found him dead with an
empty gun in his hand The body was
taken TO Mowbray's The sum OF s2OS
was found In his pockets. besides the
diamond ring on his finger.
Roth men are alleged bootleWers
and have been, according to the po-
lice, among the most noted NOM
bers OF the liquor.dealing gang In
Tulsa for years. Both have been In
court on many occasions and cases
are now pending In the county courts
against each. They have heen m
voipc,i IN other cases besides liuuor
charges Both were recently convicted
In the municipal court on vagrancy'
charges.
wiilia9s is about thirty years old
and has been in Tulsa for several
Years. Hts wife Is proprietoy OF the
Modal rooms on taass second street.