The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-19
Widow is Surrounded By
Crowd of Relatives and
Her Children.

Sunday was Il day Of sorrow at the
home Of the CAROLS in Wilson. Mem
bers of the family were gathered to-
gether mourning the death Of Joe Car
ron and tlc arrest Of Walter Car
roll followins the tragic hootins at
ti.ot place Thursday midnight.
Fcul women Of the two families
were about the little four room shack
occupied by the widow and her five
children. one brother, G. r. Carroll,
blind organ grinder who often
plays on the streets of Ardmore, was
being led from house to house and
cared for by his sisters and sisterS-in-
law.
-Four small children OF the dead
man played around the outside of the
house. they We're dirty, as children US
ually are who have no well-kept lawn
to roll and tumble on. Their lips were
cracked with the cold and small PIN
pies showed on their bare feet and
legs. The fifth child. Willie Carroll,
spent much of the afternoon in town,
and running errands for his mother.
The home is typical Of those hastily
erected homes in the Oil field, al
though this house is within two blocks
OF the Ringing station in the south
west part Of town. Across the street
is wagon yard with 4 tall board
fence surrounding it, In front OF the
house it ditch, four feet deep and
about six feet wide. On either side
OF the Carroll home is 4 house of
like structure, one being occupied by
the family of Walter Carroll and the
other is vacant.
In front of the Walter Carroll home
"A bridge, wide enough for a wagon
spans the ditch. 1t was on this bridge |
that Mrs. Carroll said she counted
seven mon.
Brother iAuOvS J0e's Faults
The blind brother % the dead man |
knew Joe to be at fault in some
cases. We can't all be spotless you .
know he said Joe had his faults
and he had his good points.
why l bet there amt a church
in Wilson that he hasn't helped. Jest
last winter he gave widow woman
down here fifty dollars to help her
get along and not starve. Many's
tho time he has helped those that
needed things. His family amt never
needed nothing so fars / know
YES, joe had his faults, but they
didn't kill him fair"
Widow Tells Of Shooting
Mrs. Carroll cherishes an only pic
turc OF her dead husband. 1t is small
Kodak print. She did not want to
give itup even to friends, on prom
ise that it would be returned.
When she started telling the story
of that awful midnight her eyes were
dry, but occasionally she would sniff. {
file. AS she went deeper into her story {
her eyes became moist. {
Fl. A. Hensley, now being held for {
in Jail here, had come {
iTs9to. spend the night with them,
SIC said. Hensley always wore gun
She said, and when the trouble start I
ed, it was on a bed in one of the 8
back rooms. Continuing her story, she
said: e
r Family Sat up Late
"Csrrol Hensley, myself and the $
children We're sitting up in the bacl;
rooms here. We had been reading and
talking before getting ready for bed.
We heard knock on the front door s
and Joe went out and he saw John {
Smith standing there. {
" What do you want, john" he +
asked. b
II just want to speak TO you, John g
v
Joe was standing with one foot on L
the door sill and the other on the
ground. He was holding the screen \
ioor open with one hand. Yes, he had
,n gun. II was punched in his pants
It the top under his sweater; he had
on a big heavy sweater that he al +
ways wore. h
Heard Scuffle, Then Shot n
after they said the words, hearo r.
like a scuffle; l think they [
erked Joe out of the door. | started +
o the door and saw a bunch of men
standing there in the moonlight, They
ooked Ike half-dozen.
THE first shot was fired from {,
Iround the corner-that corner there, X
the west corner OF the house. r,
rhe second shot came from the ditch Il
,ut there and the bullet went in the IT
vail; you can see the marks on the
outside.
Joe fell and think four or five =
men had hold Of him. I started out
o-I don't know what I was going
o do but my little boy followed me. :
iiensley, Ran out Back
"Hensley ran out the back II the
louse and around to the front He
itaTtcd shooting at the men. They
tarted to run back to the cars out
n the road. l counted seven men
across the bridge there.
"John Smith was wounded and
tarted toward town on foot. He did
lot get in the car with the men.
tIYpf hafnV, tho man 1aft I ,-,.bnI Il