Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-12-02
REEVES SLAYER IS KILLED
AT WYNONA, WEDNESDAY
Miss Mary Dodd, Telephone Operator, Giues
Officers Tip" Which Lea To Capture
of The Trio of Memphis OUTLAWS.

hand Clyde A. Hamilton, gunman
and bandit, murderer of Jailer George
Reeves, was killed Wednesday at
Winona, Miss, in pistol battle with
officers. Alden Shaw and E. B.
Kelly, companions in the "dandy
bandit" trio, who escaped Shelby
county Jail Tuesday, after the fatal
shooting of Reeves, are in custody at
Winona, and will be taken from there
Wednesday afternoon. Their destina-
tion is unknown.
Hamilton fell wounded four times.
Sheriff r. F. Smith, of Montgomery
county, and City Marshal Joe Glenn,
of Winona, each fired two shots, in
fiicting wounds any of which would
have proved fatal. Lying PROSTATE
with two bullet wounds, Hamilton
raised his gun arm and fired a single
shot at the two officers. Glenn's
pistol then spoke twice and Hamilton
fell back. He died within a minute.
No difficulty was experienced in
capturing Shaw and Kelly, both of
whom were in a coal car during the
firing. They were not armed.
One of the two men taken confess
ed, according to Sheriff Smith, that
they escaped with Hamilton from the
Jail here. This statement, the Sher-
if added, said that the dead gunman
fired the shot which ended Reeves
life.
Both Shaw and Kelly will be
charged with murder in the first de-
gree, Acknowledgement Sam %.
Bates announced, when definite in
formation reached his Office that the
men had been apprehended. T. E.
McLendon, police character, now is
confined in the Jail on a warrant
charging him with murder growing
out of Reeves death.
Telephone Girl Gives ''Tip."
Mary Dodd, 17-year-old telephone
operator, of Wynona, first saw the
bandits and tipped officers of thir
presence. The trio had gone to the
home of her fathr, H. R. Dodd, and
askd for a drink of water. Miss Dodd
had been reading descriptions of the
escaped trio in newspapers when a
knock came at the door.
She answered. She recognized
Hamilton. But she coolly furnished
the men with water. Then she tele-
phoned Shriff Smith and Marshal
Glenn, when the three had departed.
Hasten to Yards.
Hurrying to the railway yards,
Smith and Glenn came on Hamilton
as he was boarding coal car. His
companions already were aboard.
The officers asked the men what they
were doing and who they were, ad-
ding a question about the killing of
Reeves. Hamilton exclaimed that
they knew nothin about the occur
renee here.
''We will search you, anyway" de-
Cared Smith, as he grabbed Hamil-
tom
The bandit jerked free and reached
for his front trousers pocket, pulling
a pistol, barrel up. The Theriff and
Glenn drew and as Hamilton, squared
away with his pistol, Smith fired
twice. Hamilton fell.
1t was then that Hamilton dupli-
Gated his feat of Tuesday when, ly-
ing prone, he fired a singl shot which
brought Reeves death, Hamilton fired
once. Sheriff Smith said that ne
could not say whether this shot was
directed at Glenn or himself. Both
officers were togther and within four
feet of the dying yeggman. The
bullet did not touch either.
Hamilton Wounded Here.
Hamilton had a wound in his left
knee, Sheriff Smith said. This proves
that Jailer Reeves hit him in the
battle here Tuesday at the Jail. His
body will leave Winona
Wednesday at the same time his pals
are taken away by officers.
Sheriff Smith and Marshal
will receive the reward of $4,000
offered by Sheriff Perry for the mems
capture.