The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-24
CONSTABLE SHOT
WITH OWN PISTOL
Raid on Distributors Of
Moonshine Foiled by
Mixed Plans
SHERIFF ARRIVED LATE
Little Wrestles With Pair but
Loses Gun and Life. Dying,
"Gcts" One of Niolators

Special 10 Tho World
ViNITA. Sept 49,. Constable Dan
Little was shot dead late Friday
night ana Alvin Casey was HIu
through the y.omdch and died early
. this morning as the result uf tho ui.
ncera uttompt 90 arrest Casey ana
Charles Baker 90 1919 CABIN c'co.
bridge, one mile puuth of Niu.i1
Little ana o negro stationed thom-
selves between the B.g Cabin bridge.
about sovcrty-fvc feet south on
curve ot tho jefferson highway ln
order to intercept men suspected Of
bringing In corn whisky, according
to Sheriff H. ~. Hidenhour, who was
20 have Joined Little at the bridge,
but who Though lack ot definite in
formation had gone To guard Biz
cabin creek bridge on the ozark
trail, "A half-mile north ana half-mllo
west uf the scene Of the shooting.
Plans Mixed Up,
While Ridcnhour was going on
foot from that location TO the Jeifer-
son highway bridge, after falling 10
meet Little on the OZARK trail, Baker
4 was taking his wounded companion
/. in their car to the Bngby and Neer
hospital here.
Thcy claimed TO believe that they
we're being hold up by hlipckers.
( which gave rlsc 70 "A rumor through
the night and morning that Little
and the negro we're hilacklng.
Sheriff Rideuhour flntly exploded
that story. however, nnd showed
that officer Little died In the line
OF duty The negro fled at the
time Of tho shooting ana although
he Ia known 10 lildenhour the latter
win not give out his name until he IN
apprchcnded When tho wounded
man was placed In tho hospital he
said that he was shot while hold
ing up his hands, and then, he said,
Il think you will find dead man
back thoro by the fonce as ! think
/ killed him" Baker went back with
others to the bridge and found Lit
Ties body against the fence. Baker
was then put under arrest by Ridon-
hour who had arrived at the scene
by that time.
Killed with Own Gun.
Ridcnhour recovered three revolv-
ers, but says the only one that was |
fired was Little's Little had thrown |
Casey's gun in tho weeds, but II ls |
thought that Casey secured Little'a |
gun and shot him with his own !
weapon. The officer was shot twice |
through tho chest. The body OF |
Little shows three wounds but only /
three shots were fired from his re-
volver Baker Is in Jail awaiting an !
examination into the affair. Casey |
told one OF the physlclanAs he and |
Baker were from Kansas. In Della /
ware county. near the Arkansas line. /
Sheriff Ridenhour claims that he |
can show that the men had 30 gul-
Ions liquor hid near the place OF the |
killing and that they were supposed /
have 80 gallons with them. The /
officers having been tipped off 20 1
that effect ana were looking Tor /
them. Casey has federal liquor |
charge against him, It Is claimed !
and was TO answer IL In court next
March.
Little Is survived by his wife and
three children, and two children by
former marriage. Casey has
wife and four children.
Negroes Name Diyulged.
John Henry Ledman Ia the name
OF the negro who was with little,
according to Chief Of Police Lester
Baxley late today. who says Led
man was to receive five gallons OF
liquor at the bridge and had tipped
the officers. BaXley, Gays Casey ana
Baker were I'm town most OF the day
trying to wholesale 30 gallons OF
whisky. According TO Lewis RoserS,
undertaken, Casey said that they
were stopped by n negro ana n whlto
man, one on each side, and ordered
to stick 'em up Baker obeyed
but Casey would not put up his
hands and reached for his revolver IN
his hin pocket. then he claimed Title
shot him and he returned the fire
with TITLES own revolver which ne
rrabbed. shooting twice killing Tittle,
The negro disappeared and Raker
ran down the road towards town,
Casey cranked his own car ana
started towards Vinitn overtakiug
Baker and the two came TO fllling
station and then TO the hospital BY
that time Casey was in agony ana
believing with pain, Chief Baxley
was called Mt once ana went 10 the
bridge with two men whore they
found Sheriff Ridcnhour. Did you
find hlm2' they asked. "Who2'
Ridenhour questioned, "bidnt you
know about the Shooting BaXloy
asked, mo" said R,duuhour. 81
came down 90 meet little here and
we were 10 get some whisky men.
Then they looked for Tittlee BODY
and found him ON his back with ono
leg against the fence,
some blame Officers.
There a. considerable feeling ON the
mart OF some Of the ciO.ons who COM
denim the officer A camper Within
a few feet OF the bridge claimed that
the affair was a plain holdup ana
that he saw the officer and negro
stop the men. To offset that state
ment. IL is argued, that the arrest
would necessarily be iu effect similar
to holdup. The offICors are sure
OF their ground that they cnn prove
fhe men were illicit liquor dealers
Tittle and the negro went 10 the
bridge in a taxi which they cent back
TO town and Rideuhuur wen. to the
bridge on the ozark tran ln "a taxi
which returned to the city leaving
him there. .---
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