The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-20
CITY IS QUIET;
OFFICERS WORK
ON final Clues
Troops Ordered to Protect
State Property and Be in
Readiness in Case of
Outbreak Here. IA
SUSPECTED MEN
ARE WELL KNOWN
Date of Preliminary Hearing
May Be Announced by
Hodge This Afternoon.

search Of the bills of information
filed in Justice d. W. Butchers court
disclosed that two more men are still
being sought for the killing Of three
men at Wilson Thursday night in
connection with which sixteen are now
being held in county jail.
One of the men, whose initials were
not known, but who is said to have
been well known character in police
circles here. Is believed by members
o. the sheriff's department to have
left this part of the country. He il
named in the complaint filed Do
cember II, by Deputy Sheriff Bud
Ballew against nine other men, all
OF whom are in JAIL charging them
specifically with firing the bullet
which killed Joe Carroll.
Suspect Well Known
The other who was also named In
the same complaint, is said to be well
known here, and members of the
sheriff's department who hold the war.
rant for his arrest are inclined to he
lieve that his is case Of mistaken
identity. He has not yet been taken
| into custody.
County Attorney James II. Math->
ers, who has been in Oklahoma City
comforting with Governor Robertson
on the situation here. is expected 10
return today. according TO AssistaIt
County Attorney Hodge, and this lf-
ternoon, officials believe, the date
upon which the preliminary hsarirhs
Of the defendants Will be held, wsl
be announced.
No indications as 10 the outcome OF
the conference with the governor hayc
been received here. Mr.. Hodge said.
-. Wilson Guards Called Out
u A platoon Of the national guard ma
chine sun company hare, stationed at
Wilson. was called out late last nighe
/ by First Sergeant G. II. Boyd and
told to be in readiness for n hurried
trip 10 Ardmore. Arins and equipment
were distributed and several automo-
bile trucks were mobilized and hold
for transporting the troops.
At two o'clock this morning, the
men were released subject to inmedi-
ate call.
Tho platoon Is composed OF 90
enlisted men. Lieutenant Jack Her
bert, formerly OF the regular army,
commanding. n
Orders Received Hero
Lieutenant-Colonel William Hutchin.
] L.
pany /, l7sth infantry. and Company
II. machine gun detachment OF the
iS0th regiment. national guard, with
headquarters here, said this morning.
that no orders had been given here for
for the mobilization Of the platoon at
Wilson, which Is part Of the ma.
chine gun company here. ---s-------'-.
lie said. however. that apparently
the Wilson detachment had received
the same instructions from the adju
tant-gcneral at oklahoma city that
had been received hereto keep men
onduty at the arInory for protection
OF state property in the event any
untoward incident takes place. Arnmu-
milton. firearms and army supplies are
stored at the armory here.
Men Are On Guard
This order II being carried out
here. Lieutenant-Coionei Hutchinson
said. Between fifteen and twenty
men from each Of the two companies
are being kept constantly on duty at
the armory. he said, reiteratins tina,
no action was contemplated and that
the order was merely to guard against
eventualities. Routine drills. both here
and at Wilson. are being carried out
az formerly. he added.
Tho military order Is regarded BY
some here as the result OF County At
,orney Mather's trip TO okhhomA
City, as It was understood In well "a
formed circles that he intended u
confer with the adiutantrenersl =
George A. Wyatt. publisher of the