The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-01
3 OTHERS ARRESTED
Lon Washington Wheels
of American Express
Is Killed Instantly.
DISPUTE OVER A PACKAGE
Fight Follows When Man
Refuses to Tell Con-
tents Of Bundle.

WHILE three little children lu
Springfield, Mo. sos OrFallon. are
happy IN thr hope that their da'idy
may come home TO spend Labor day
with them. Lon Washington wheels.
heir father lps dead AZ the Nov
bray undertaking establishment with To-
two ballet wounds In his body.
In WhetlM deck at tho express
office here where he has worked
for Two years was found a letter
written In n childish hand and signed
Your daughter incilc," The little
iFirl's letter Expressed the hope that
| Daddy" could home home sunday
and spend the holiday with her and
| Bobby Annette aud Mable, who are
| thought 20 hc the names Of Wheels
children Mamma and ~ are very
lonesome ana hope YOU Will come
the mesrngS concluded
Wheolis. who had been employed
IN The office of The American flx-
press company on West First street,
was shot and killed almost instantly
by GEORGE +, GRACE. a plain clothes
man. NJ . O'Clock sunday morning
on Weet First street between Main
and BOULDER,
when accosted by the officer II In
believed that Wheels was on his
way 10 the express office Nhefe he
sleeps According To tho police, the
detective demanded tn know what
the cont0ntH OF II package was that
Wheels carried under his arm
Whcclis refused tn show him, IL IN
said. and Ia alleged to have resisted
when the officer attempted 10 take
him ia tho police station.
In the scuffls that ensued both
men were forced 80 their knees on
tho sidewalk on Main street, accord
ing 10 o. u. Steward. banker or
Chelsea, who was a witness, ana
" Mheelis wrenchnd the club from the
officers hand Wheels lA than said
to have turned the corner and run
down First street after the plain
clolhesuan commanded him TO malt
Conflicting statements OF wilt
pcascs living IN tho vicinity make Il
uncertain as to the number of shots
nrcd A waiter IN a nearby restaurant
heard nut three reports of the gun
while otherA say that the officer
fired twice IN Tho air before aim
ing a. the fleeing man. Two OF the
shots hit Wheelis one OF them en-
p tered tho middle of tho back and
lodged iu The abdomen, while the
other bullet entered the shoulder
blade and came out Just above me
heart on the right side OF the
breast
Threo men who arrived on the
,, scene Immediately after the shooting
placed the body in an automobile
arn took ~ 90 the oklahoma hos
pital before an ambulance arrived.
AZ he hospital the men are said 10
. have used offensive language re-
y Eardiur tho officer and became 20
D loud that they were arrested on the
, charge OF drunkenness. They were
Ed Burlington, J. /. Bloomfield and
j. - Loper.
"t refuse 20 make any statement
urtu after the trial said Grace last
% night when questioned as 70 tho de-
tnus OF the shooting Police captain
% T. " HeWley did not know whether
u the detective would be suspended oi
not
% srhr Inquest over he body may u
delayed on account OF Labor day. u
o. I- it probably will be held Tues
day" r3id Sheriff James Noolle!
X last night
~ The bundle that Whcolls was car
rs ryiug contained seven womcu's skirts
u accord dhg To- .hr police. detective
b. are busy trying tH race ne article
which only bore fha factory tass
o Wn,rli- Is ..rartted from his wiz
n In Srr.uVf,.I Officials Of the eNpres
n COMPANY nf. raE hr was known 2
b. Bs.. .urrr If-t Trsularly io n
y support Hf 'ar rHwIy.
ss While . la Doc. eyed 20 be about :
a. 1r D.. ...r. u.f. his card case con
tanned . .er..rraUun carl show %
.e fr.f Ia .rr cred for military n'r'
uf i,, september -. 1915.
oi IIr B. .,I"vrd Goo have u""n In 3.
- aurr., OFF .he express COMPANY
d., wear 4rl s' 'h" ufros .a. r'f'