The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-28

Dependent because OF i'll health,
]. f.. Lamb ,well-known Ardmore citi-
zen, committed suicide at about 5
o'clock Friday evening when he shot
himself through the heart, and was
Immediately after, struck by an on
coming freight train. The act of
rashness occurred several miles south
Of the city.
Mr. Lamb has been in very bad
health Tor the past year. About four
weeks ago he was taken seriously i'll
was confined TO his bed for moro
han two weeks. Doctors finally de-
cided that he was suffering with
rmalarial fever.
Mr.. Lamb had arrived in Ardmore
on. the 1 o'clock sleeper from Okla
homa City Friday morning. At okla
homa City he had been attending the
Shrine c~eremonials in company with
other prominent Ardmore Masons. AZ
ter his return to Ardmore he went
10 his home at Z o'clock, on d street
northwest, greeted his family and ate
breakfast with them, According TO a
statement Of Hugh Sturm, the part
ner Of Mr., Lamb, Mrs. Lamb had
informed him that her husband had
appeared 10 be very religious during
the day. He read the bible ana prayed
several times. At about 1880 p. IN.
ne went TO he Ardmore Hotel where
he held a conference with his part
ner in the drilling business. Hugh
Sturgn, and reported to him the con-
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the two men went TO the office OF
the firm in the Won Weise building.
While ~conversing there Mr.. Sturm
states he could not understand his
partners attitude, for ii appeared
that there was not the usual broad,
bright smile on Mr.. Lambs face dur
ing their business transaction. The
conference in the office did not last
very long, n they agreed to meet at
the Hotel Ardmore later in the even
ing to take up the details Of the
unfinished work in the field.
Mr.. Lamb did not remain long at
the hotel, but went to his home, and
remained there until 4 o'clock. Sud
denly he called his family together
kissed them all goodbye and asked
his wife earnestly TO pray for hin
and "be sure to meet him in heaven
Shortly after he left his home, Mrs.
Lamb grew alarmed. thinking OF his
last remarks, and tried to call up Mr..
Sturm at the Ardmore Hotel. Failing
to locate him there she called Frank
Lawrence's home and informed Mrs.
Lawrence about her husbands strange
factions.
Mr.. Lawrence not being found How
ard 3. Woody was called and inform.
ed of the circumstances Mr.. Woody
came to the -Ardmore Hotel where he
found Mr.. Sturm. The two men in
,stituted a search for Mr.. Lamb. The
first place they visited was the home
Of Tom Hailes. Mr.. Hailes had been
with Mr.. Lamb IN a trip 10 McAlester
Sunday where both men took the con-
Sstory OF the Masonic order. No trace
Of Mr.. Lambs whereabouts was found
nj the Halle home and the men search
I'd in vain until midnight.
After a conference it was believed
that the missing man had perhaps
engaged a service car 10 take him
10 billiard, thinking IL best not 10
give a general alarm.
Mr.. Sturm retired TO his quarters AT
midnight. At . o'clock yesterday MORN
ing he was called out OF his room
lby Erret Dunlap and asked to come
TO the undertaking establishment OF
Harvey Brothers to view a body and
leee whether or not he could identify
lit. Mr.. Sturm recognized the body az
that OF Mr.. Lamb.
After Mr.. Lamb had been struck by
the engine on the Santa Fc tracks
the sheriff's office was notified and
Sheriff Buck Garrett together with
several OF his deputies went 10 the
scene OF the accident.
When the officers reached the
scene they found the body lying beside
the track. where 1t had been thrown
by the engine. He was badly bruised
and cut. An examination revealed the
bullet hole in his breast, which had
gone through the heart OF the de-
ceased. The sheriff is OF the opinion
that the bullet itself would have caus-
cd instant death.
The body was brought TO Harvey
Brothers undertaking parlors on the
midnight Santa Fe train and pre-
pared for burial. The crew Of the
train which struck the deceased found
his hat on the pilot Of the engine