The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-30
anti TI-kLAN Head
EMPTIES PISTOL
IN DEATH Fight
One Dead, One Is Mortally
Wounded, Two Shot AS
Result Of Feeling Be-
tween KluX and Ants.
Bogus REFUSES
TO ACCOMPANY MEN
Fight Starts When Ex-Deputy
Is Called From Show BY
Masked Men.

Observation-Disclosures feeling that has
been smoUldering for weeks between
the True Blue Americans. an organiza.
tion at Ilenryetta and the ku Klux
Klan. burst into flame last night and
one man Is dead, another reported dy-
Ing, and two others injured.
The dead Roscoe Atkins.
Wounded: Tom Bogus ex.deputy
sheriff reported dying at the Henryetta
Hospital this morning: Henry Penq-
quine. shot through the leg; George
Trew, shot through the leg: neither ser-
iously hurt. Officers who investigated
give the following version:
Went TO Show.
Bogus attended picture show in
Spelter City. suburb Of Iienryetta last
night. A band OF masked men drove
up in anautomibel, one entered the
theatre, and called Bogus out. As
they approached the automobile, Bog.
gus stopped wheeled and started 10 re-
enter the theatre
He was knocked down with the butt
of pistol by one of the men. He il
said to have drawn his pistol and shot
Atkins through the breast and leg. from
which he died a short time later. One
OF the masked men shot Bogus. tn.
bullet penetrating his liver. Bogus
emptied his gun, nearly every shot en-.
terng the body OF the masked men.
This is the version Of one OF the OF.
, ficers.
| Bogus and half dozen other citi.
2ens OF spelter City attended an ant.
Khan meeting held In Oknuigee Sunday
| in the court room. This meeting was
attended by fifty men. coming from,
different sections OF the county. Bog.
gus made speech. and stated that he
was the president OF the True Blue
Americans II Henryetta opposed to the
ku klux Klan.
The number OF masked men who went
to the theatre Is not definitely known.
Deputy Sheriff Clint Wheelr, okmulgee.
who went 10 Henryetta to conduct an
investigation OF affairs, said that he
was told that there We're only four
Mr.. Wheeler reached Spelter City at IL
o'clock three hours after the shooting.
After the shooting. Atkins was plac.
ed In the automobile and the masked
men speeded away, taking Atkins to his
home at Dewsr. It was learned later.
George Davis. deputy sheriff. arrived
just as the automobile speeded away.
and emptied his gun at the occupants
a piece OF new cotton rope was found
in front OF the theatre after the battle
between Bogus and the masked men.
The men Wore sock masks and were
dressed in blue overars. according 10
the information obtained by Deputy
Sheriff Wheeler. No arrest was made
by Deputy Wheeler and he reported
that the people were loath to discuss
IN affair
n viii arrest every man connected
with the shooting aud land them tn
jail is possible before the day Is over"
Sheriff Frank Sewers said this morning
before he left okmulgee for Henryetta
TO conduct thorough probe of the
shooting. Deputy Sheriff Roscoe Been.
ilenryetta. was early today gathering
information on the affair.
Complaints against the men who par.
tlcipated In the battle whose names ARE
known will probably be- filed today by
noon. according TO statement OF Al
ssiant County Attorney Lon ID VII
llams OF Henryetta. to the badly Demo
crat over long distance telephone th.
morning