The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-18
DETAILS LEADING UP
TO SHOOTING OF TED
BOWLES TOLD BY HIM.
SELF AND BURGESS
UNLESS PNEUMONIA SETS IN
YOUNG MAN HAS GOOD CHANCE
FOR RECOVERY; BOWLES EN-
GAGGED TO DACGHTER OF
hSSiiLiNT

Unless pneumonia sets in, Tel
Bow'es. the young man who was shot
by Jess Burgess yesterday afternoon,
will recover. according to statement
given out at the Hardy Sanatarium
yesterday afternoon. Bowles is 2S
years old.
In the meantime, Burgess is confin-
ed in the county Jail.
The shooting took place in the rest
room Of the courthouse at about
200 o'clock yesterday afternoon. II
appears that Bowles and Ruth Bur-
CESS, the 16-year old daughter of the
assailant. were engaged in converse
ton, when Burgess walked in;o the
room.
The latter was very angry because
Bowles was convorsing with q mcm-
Der OF his family. and then asked
Bowles whether or no, ne had not
warned him to keep away from his
family. Bowles replied that he ha'
and that since he had been warned,
, nc had not gone 10 the home Of the
Burresses Burgess then pulled a q
calibre revolver, both Bow!es and Ruth
Burgess implored him not 10 shoot
However. he failed TO hear their pleas
and shot. Bowlcs Immediately made
a run for the door, aud Burgess firea
| two more shots at him and chased
| him TO the street. The wounled mar
kept running and entered the Hardy
| Sanitarlum, dlagonally across the stree
| from the courthouse. While the chase
was going on, Mrs. Burgess, the wife
of Burgess. who was in another par
| of The courthouse at the time, ran out
of the build ng and caught the arm
OF her husband just US he was about
to fire fourth shot, according tC
| statements of observers. She knock
Ell the revolver from his hand. Bur
CESS then surrendered to Deputy Sher
! If Bill Whitson, who happened TO bC
in The vicinity and the latter locket
him up.
or the three shots fired, only on,
entered the body Of the wounded man
and that was through the right should
er and lung, coming out at the back
According TO q statement made by
Burgess, after he had boen confined
IN the county jail he had shot BowleS
because the latter had come between
him and his wife" and had broker
up his home. He stated that on &C.
count of Bow!es, Mrs. Burgess was
now suing him for divorce in the
district court. He had warnei Bowles
10 keep away and not to engage ir
any conversation with any members oi
his family. but, Bowles had failed tC
do so. Burgess states that he hat
walked through the corridor OF the
courthouse pr or TO his entry int
the rest room, and had seen his wifi,
and dlughter engaged in conversation
with Bowles. He did not enter al
,lie time, but later returned and walk
cd In, finding that his wife ha(
gone out during the interim and thai
Bowles and his daughter remained
Burgess says that his wife must hav,
seen him pass the door when he firs
went by, and ran out after ne had
passed.
When questioned AZ the sanatarium
Bowles denied that he had ever don,
anything which would cause Mrs
Gow'cs to seek Il divorce from hci
husband. Ruth and / are engaged &c
be married." ne said. referring e
| Burgess daughter who was present
at thc time he was shot. This state.
mcui vas verified by tho young wo-
man. who was IN shc room at TIN
/ sau!tar um at the time. The young
man admitted that Burgess had warn.
ed him TO keen away from his homo
ana stated that ne had compiled VIII
mo warning and had not been az IN,
/ burgess home since he had been in.
structci 10 keep away. With the OK.
ccplion Of 4 IS minute talk which
hc had had with Mrs Burgess and
her daughter last Friday. stated Bow
ics, yesterday was the first time h
Giad engaged IN conversation with them
since the warning, Both the cir
and Bowlcs verified the report that
they had requested Burgess not &C
shoot after he had pulled the gun.
Mrs. Burgess filed suit for dI.
vorce in the distrlo, court severa
weeks ago. In Il she alleged non.
support, and asked for the custody
Of the children. Ruth, aged i6: Justin
10; Cecil, 3; and ]. H., 6. In her pcti.
tlon, she alleges that she found e
unbcarablc with her husband and
was forced to leave him during Dccem.
Der. 1920. About a week after flline
che petition, Mrs. Burgess filed or
| application for a restraining order In
which she requested that the court
Keep her husband from molesting her
and children, alleging that since the
filing OF the suit, he had made
threats against her and had driven
her and the children from their home
The restraining order was not issued
but judge T. w. Champion had In.
strucicd Burgess, according 10 tho lat
ter's statcmont. TO keep away lrou
the house at night. and to appeal
there during the day TO work on tn,
farm, and TO do chores about IN.
house. Burgess states that he dil
so, and complied with the instruction.
faithfully.
The Burgess family resides on {
form owned by Sheriff Buck Garrett
west of Ardmore.