The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-29
Grant Franklin, Negro, Dead
with Four Shots Taking Eff
y feet; DSWitt Hamilton
Gives Himself Up.
DEAD MAN SEATED
In CAR WHEN KILLED
Preliminary of Accused Set for
9 o'clock Thursday Morn
ing; Said was Sorry but
Had to Do It.

Dewitt Hamilton a negro is in
Jail under a charge of murder as
the result of a shooting affair that
took place in front of the Carter
hotel on South Second street mid
night Saturday and in which Grant
Franklin, another negro was killed.
Hamiton's preliminary trial is to be
held before Justice IT. p. Moore
Thursday morning, August 1, at 8
o'clock.
After the shooting, Hamilton went
to police headquarters and gave
himself up. He had thrown his gun
into a weed patch, but at the police
station asked that he be taken to
the spot. that the officers might
take charge of the gun. The gun,
45 calibre revolver was recovered.
-Four shots were fired from close
range, all taking effect Three bull
lets entered below and a little back
III the right ear while the fourth
entered the right breast passing
through the heart and coming out
under the right arm. Two Of the
bullets entering the neck passed
through and emerged on the left
side of the neck, while one lodged
somewhere in the left shoulder.
Was Seated In Auto.
Franklin was seated in the car CT
Ed Williams, negro farmer, when
TIC shooting occurred He appar-
q tly did not moye, death coming
to him where he sat The only
change in his position was that the
bcGy had sagged slightly and the
irad dropped over the back of the
seat one of the shots having broken
th' rock The dead man was taken
e 81 hows undertaking parlors after
officers had arrived at the scene of
the shooting
After firing the four shots, IIamil-
ton turned and walked cast on Sec.
ond street few blocks A few
MINUTES after the echoes Of the
first shooting had ceased, a shot
was heard somewhere south of Car
tors hotel. Hamilton told officers
at police station that he fired the
last shot to let them know where he
was.
At the Jail this morning he said
81 knew they Would be lookin for
me and shot so that the law would
know where to find me"
Hamilton's Story,
Il shot him because l had to do
Vi" said Hamilton this morning at
the county Jail to which bastile he
had been transferred lie had
been cutting me around lot lately.
last night about 10. o'clock he
jumped on to me over by the drug
store on First street had asked
Ed Williams-he is my cousin-if
could use his car to take my lady
friend a ride. Ed said | might break
it and / told him l would pay for it.
Franklin was sittin' in the car at
the time He said Don't let him
have it. told him that was talkin'
to Ed and not to him. With that
he jumped out Of the car and started
around after me. / started to run I
and fell over a wire. He jumped
onto me and started to beat me up.
He had knife but got him by
the wrist
"Wo got parted ar that was
about all there was 70 it. He said
he was going to beat my brains out
with his fist We have had some
words two or three times"
The Killing.
Relative to the actual shooting.
Hamilton continued: q was coming
Nup from First street. When 1 got !
irto Second street saw Eds car