The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-20
WIFE OF FARMER ,
IS CRUELTY SLAIN
Shot Five Times While
PickingCorn for Her
Chickens
MURDERERS ESCAPE
Husband of Victim Fires IL
Shots at Men Who Flee
Into Woods
gssIai to Tho world.

..HUlsf to The World.
SApULPA oct. l9.-Mrs. Bob
Stott. 80 years old. was shot and
ritst instantly killed last night as
sne walked in a field near her home.
as the result OF a feud OF several
years standing between two families.
The body OF tho dead woman was
brought 20 the Lewis-Landrlth I'm.
Hsrtakiug chapel here today for an
c,8minatIon. where II will be held
waiting funeral arrangements to be
made upon the arrival OF relatives
from Texas.
According TO authorities the fami-
In Of Scott and the family OF w. l..
sllyor had been enemies for years
A son Of the Salyer household Ia
sa'd 20 have hid behind a corn
shock and shot Mrs. Scott Ms she
approached him .lr6m gathering
corn for her chickNs
Quarrel Over Cow.
Additional facts on the killing say
e was the result OF n dispute over
a mich COW, that had been In pro-
uoss for several weeks between r.
y. Scott and Howard Salyer.
Salyer and Buck Kendall are be-
ing sought tonight in the woods be-
tween Kclleyville and Brlstow by Of
ficers. who change them with the
mtydor Of Mrs. Scott.
Mrs Scott went into corn field
io get kaflr corn for her flock OF
chickens and while filling n small
pul, was fired upon by Salyer and
Kendall. who appeared to he hiding
10 the field. Mrs. Scott was shot
five times. dying five hours after
wards.
The shots brought Scott TO the
scene and he rushed back into his
house and grabbed shotgun fired
after Salyor mad Kendall, who were
fleeing. The men stopped and re-
turned the fire, but none OF the IT
shots took effect.
Scott Is said to have sold COW
20 Salyer, but because Salyer could
not pay all of the money down,
Scott took a mortgage on the animal
and proceeded 20 keep her penned
up Salyer demanded the cow and
several bitter arguments occurred,
and IL IL alleged that Salyer and
Kendall. a relative, plotted to kill
both Scott and his wife. The plans
Of the plot were revealed TO Scott.
who had Salyer placed under a
peace bond.
Drive for school Books.
Mrs. Mabel Bassett, local Humane
aeeut, announced today that the hui
name society would make a drive
for school books of all Kinds to
supply tho needs Of children who
are not able to purchase their books.
Mrs. Bassett declared that there are
number of students at the grade
schools and at junior high school
who are without books and have
not the funds 10 purchase them.
. Two Building Permits.
Building permits were issued to-
day to Il. L. Suddoth of 1898 East
Fairview avenue, for the erection Of
q one-story frame residence az n
COS. OF 81 500, and TO J. Il. Holmes.
Sl3 Cast liobsOn to erect a garage
10 cost $500.
Rad Luck for Wnlibey.
Bad luck laid a heavy hand upon
the home of q. i. Wlllibey, OF sO2
South Muskogee street local
candidate for county commissioner,
today. Mrs. Urcel Wilibey Black
-Ss3ge, his daughter. died at Z o'clock
this morning at her home in Mus
kogee, a victim of spinal menengitls.
Mr.. Guy Willibey, n daughter-in-
law, was reported by relatives to be
dying late this afternoon in the Sa-
pglpa hospital as the result OF long
illness,