The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-05
Officer Beats Him
To Gun And Fires
Bullets Into Brain
Row in Domino ParIor Leads to Death; Fight Follows
and Former Carter County Deputy Sheriff Is Shot
Through Body.


Ballew of Carter county Oklahoma shot and killed here
this afternoon five shots being fired one OF which took Ell
the head causing instant death Former State Ranger
W. Mccormick chief of police, surrendered to Captain
hickman of the Ranger force
Two pistols were found on Balews body one a 4o-
cabre Colt silver mounted and engraved with what ap
peared be six notches cut under the barrel The other
was an unadorned 44-cabre.
Attorneys for Mccormick waived examining trial and
his bond set at 10000 Numerous citizens volunteered
to sign the bond and Is names affixed and Mccormick
released.
Developments brought house alleged that
Mccormick had to the Domino Paror on Ohio avenue
with Chief Detectives Miller response to call that
disturbance in progress He found Ballew standing
the bar it stated.
q walked up to Balew," said Mccormick "and said,
Bud you under arrest give gun He did not
make and said Put up your hands and will get
it myself
"Youre Just of luck Then he reached for his gun
on his left side. beat him to it and shot
Bud Baew was born in Fannin county Texas, in 1871
and the Indian Territory when IA years old Dur
ing his early life he engaged in the cattle business
His first experience law officer in special serv
under Buck Garrett In 1912, he received appointment
deputy sheriff under Garrett and served in that capacity
until recently, resgnng with other members OF Garrett
force when Garrett removed by custer proceedings
On April II, 1901 Ballew married Miss Fannie Harper
He is also survived by a son. aged 49,
During his service officer, Baew continued to
take great interest in stock and owned fine herd OF
good grade cattle ranch near Lone Grove, Oklahoma
He breeder of Durham cattle.
During his service officer, Balew engaged in half
gun battles with whom he attempting
to arrest in several of which fatalities resulted One of the
scrapes occurred in the oil field district with alleged out
law named Pete Bynum and resultant of which Baew was
shot in the stomach and Bynum killed Balew had enter
ed the place while Bynum said to have been staging
holdup
\ A scrape between Baew and man named Highnote
also staged in the oil field district resulted in Highnotes
death with the allegation being Hghote had refused
to surrender deputy sherif commission which ne held and
which Baew had been sent to take from MIN Hghnote
alleged to have refused to give when called upon
Balew saved Buck CARROTS life during of the
skirmishes which the two had with holdup 1t oc
Cured when the two had gone after two men known as
lie Thomas and Arthur Mills, who had held up jim Taia
erro several others the night of April 49, 1919 Gar
rett had located the and engaged in deadlock
with Of them when Baew drove up and killed the second
bandit who about to shoot Garrett
1t only recently that Ballew had been able to get
about ably having been wounded several months ago wher
he shot during the msh in the office of the county at
orney here and during which several other edepues
deputies wounded