The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-23
Casualty List Continues
To Grow in Night

Continued from Page One)
Many persons in the county uphold the
daughter as a rightful act Of judgment.
'itlzens gathering on the street corners
"i night and today laughed and joked
"r the affair and proudly boasted that
some Of these days people will realize
nat il doesn't pay TO try to break a
nrike IN Williamson county"
In the morgue women and children.
Is they passed through, commented on
he accuracy OF The shooters who
'rought down these victims
Boast Of Acts
Men who openly boast that they were
the attacking force related with an.
aren't pride the stories OF what in war
mes would be called brutality. The
ory OF the attack on G. K Mcdowell,
rikebreakers' superintendent, was re.
ated by many. Mr.. Mcdowell. with
only one lee, was beaten 10 death with
stones before being riddled with bullets.
sccording 10 persons who say they were
.ye Witnesses he refused TO march with
he other prisoners who were tied to.
sether and told to run down the road
)etween lines OF attackers who poured
Duck shot, rifle and pistol bullets into
hem az they fled, saying that he would
ust as soon die where he was He died
where he was said to have made this
Satement.
Mine Safe Looted
The mine safe was looted and one
nan with some $1,000 in bills. stood
Tith a semi.circle OF men around him
md dealt out the bills like cards. ac.
eording 10 wounded men who were
here.
The correspondent saw men, who
wounded almost TO death. kicked around
n the scorching sun in dusty roads. He
'aw men chased through fields like rab.
bits by shouting persons who opened
ire, once catching him accidentally be.
ween two fires Surrounded by armed
men. he saw knife plunged into the
.hroat of wounded man who. In his
lying. breathed a plea: I'm the name
If my mother, in the name OF your
mother. in the name OF our God, give
ne water" only 10 receive laughs and
libes such as. Where you're going you
wont see water" as reply.
Babies See Outrages
Mothers carried babies into the NOR.
sues and up 10 piles of bodies In the
'oads with such remarks as take Y
ook at what your papa did, kid"
He watched a man walk TO the bed.
side Of dying man and curse him and
eer at him as he breathed his last.
Through it all. although the fight area
vas traversed dozen times. there was
not a word heard Of sympathy for a
yictim. The sentiment seemed to be
hat strike breakers deserved slaughter
and that these had received II.
Few OF the dead could be positively
Identified. Most OF them had been rifled
II all effects. After lying piled In the
norgues yesterday. they were embalm.
a last night. Scores watched the pro.
,ess all through the night, making un-
printable comments about bodies.
Nothing Official
The request OF the governor for an
,ttieial report brought more sarcasm.
he gist OF which seemed to be that
mere was nothing to report officially.
Official statements were scarce. Ev.
ry one talked Of the fight and many
reely related their own experiences.
,et none even knew OF it-officially The
Silled simply dropped dead" II was sx.
Jlained when official statements were
.sked. No one was murdered. Il was
aid--offtciAliy. Il was remarked that