The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23
HEARING At
) 0'CL0CK
BY D0NNELL
assistant Prosecutor Says
Policeman Is Arrested,
POLICE HEAD IS BUSY
Chief Says He Did Not Know
Suspect Was ON Force,

A corOner's i-.quest over the
remains Of Lyman Crane, who
died early this morning after
being shot lest night at Broad
way and Fourth street by q
man believed to be . special
policeman, will be conducted
by T. F. Donnell. justice OF
THE peace, at 8 o'clock this
lftsrnoon.
PAmphn Arssted1 ~
4 {. Pamplm, who was declared
last night 10 be . special policeman
employed for spprebendins violators
Of the traffic ordinances. but about
whose appointment Chief J. N. Smith
declares ne knovs nothing, was placed
| o1isf arrsst The fnorning by the po-
~ sseesrding 70 JON Z. Guyer,
| a6siataal county attorney,
sWhss charge h filed dsbeads upon
N evidence a. developed d the eos-
oner's inquest" Guyes declared 1t
noon. 1T appears that somebody is
guilty Of manslaughser in the second
degree. II the evidence supports US,
We shall file . charge against !. c.
pamplin, and a charge may also be
filed against J. G. Kitchens"
Crossing Street.
Crane was shot last night as he was
crossing Broadway west from the Ok
ishoman building. Simultaneous with
the firing Of a shot from . point ap-
psoximately 100 feet south Of Fourth
street on Broadway, Crane was seen
TO stageer. He was then in the mid
de Of the street. He managed to keep
hh feet until he reached the curbins
q the west side OF Broadway. where
n sank down on the walk.
The shot was heard by many motor
iets and pedestrians who crowded the
1lyeet At that hour. They presumed
dat Il was . baekfire from an auto-
mobile. Only one OF two PERSONS saw
Crane fall on the sidewalk end Il was
tsverai minutes beforf II was aseer'
isined what had happ@hed 70 him.
I'm hitr he easpe6 ~ Be sank h
nc sidewalk after staggering from ths
street.
An ambulance was called and h,
va taken to ST. Anthony's hsspita
vhere he died six hours later.
Story q Driver
8. L. Helena wasi driving The auto
s,obile from which the shot WAS fired
He said that he was returning viii
his wife from Belle Isle about II
o'clock last night when ne was ar
ses.ed by IN: police on q charge o
living no tail light A nember o
1Ne police squad took charge o
6elena's machine spd they started 4
1olice headquarters. When on Seeon'
6(reet the policeman IN Heiena's CO.
suddenly commanded hin 10 folio,
mother machine with the explanation
kst the car had no tail light an,
III he wanted to arrest him. Helen
ID he demurred against having hi
ear used Tor that purpose but ws
ioreed to comply with the order. The
followed the machine, Helena Sait
east on Second street 10 Brosdws
And then north on Broadway.
Didat Follow Maehins.
"a, we approached Fourth street,
Helena said. We overlook the cs
ma the polieemaniwith ms shouted ,
= driver 10 stop. The driver sppal
Itly thought some one was jokin
m him ard only smiisd, making a
I(ost 70 stop his car. Tbs poIiesr,a
I'M me then rose from his ssst "a
"a Z, the machine. We ~ not io'
- the car any further but ttsned %
- 70 poli6s hsadqusrtsras
tsunl This Mesuiag.
A psmp,in was located by Kitehes
borSIc> after . o'clock tkls mosain
oeier Of Chief Of pVlles }sri
nlth. / Smith said he dlo sot lsa,
ske shooting until eoming u polia
1udquaftera thiA, morning. At h.
~ Smith ssid 3 rigid investigatic
~ Cranes death would b mads.
s1tis nan Pampiin 10 . stranger
"a ~ Smish. III he hes bs'
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