The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-08
BUD BALLEW
SHOT HIGHNOTE
IN SELF DEFENSE
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receive complaints about IIighnote,
and he told Ballew to take up the
commission and see that Highnote
no longer carried a gun. Saturday
afternoon, while the sheriff was in
the parade, he saw brother to
Oscar Kyle, who was killed in the
Frisco yards, in front of The Ard
moreite office, and told him to meet
him at the jail at 4 o'clock. They
were at that time sitting on the jail
steps when a telephone call came
from Writ to the sheriff telling him
that Highnote was holding people
up in the streets and that they want
ed him to come to Writ at once.
Bud Ballew came across the street
at the time and the sheriff asked
him where he was going, and he
replied that he was going TO Head
ton. Garrett told him to so to Writ
to investigate the trouble, get High
notes commission and take the guns
from him.
Ballew went to Writ, and on
reaching there saw Highnote. He
asked him for the commission, and
Highnotc said it was at his house,
but he would 90 and get it. They
started in the car, when Highnote
said he wanted to so to the Gala
boose, as some Of the lights were not
working right
Shooting Occurs in Dark Corner.
Leaving the car near the Jail, he
and Highnote went on and High
note entered the jail, saying he
would light the gas. He then said
he believed he would not. He light
ed it and then said he believed he
would turn it out, when Ballcw told
him to leave it burn and he could
turn it out when he came back.
They were in Il small, dark alley
way at the Jail, and when starting to
his house Ilighnote wanted to turn
around a dark corner, when Ballew
asked him to so the other way, and
he said it was best to 80 that way.
When just around the corner he
whirled quickly and with his left
hand drew a pistol and shot at Bal
lew. As he drew the gun Ballew
grabbed for it. He did not get it,
but he struck ITighnotc's wrist, anil
this probably saved his life, as a
hole where the bullet struck a board
shows that it passed very close to
Ballew. The latter then drew his
gun and shot Highnote.
Ballew then notified the sheriff Of
the shooting and said he was start
ing for Ardmore. Sheriff Garrett
left at once and went to Writ and
brought Ballew back with him. They
went back to the place Sunday and
the sheriff made full investigation
of the circumstances surrounding
the case and questioned all who
knew aTythlnS ABOUT II.
Sheriff Makes Statement.
Sheriff Garrett said today that
there had been much trouble with
night watchmen at Writ; that after
two had been discharged Highnote
was selected by the business mems
committee and he gave him a special
commission, against his better judg-
ment; that Highnote boasted OF
having killed Il men. The sheriff,
said he had killed six or seven to
his personal knowledge. He said
Highnote's duties were to watch
at night for fires and burglars but
he had 4 mania for finding escaped
conyicts and bad men, wanted all
over the world. Highnote operated
detective agency at Iiealdton
which he advertised freely. He
placed a sign, about six feet square
on the calaboose at Writ, reading
Hotel Ragtown. Rates $40 per
day" The sheriff instructed his
deputies to tear it down.
At the time of the shooting High