The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-09
POLICE GRAB SLAYER
Willis Beaver, Mentally Un-
balanced Since Injury, Held
for Crimes
HELD UP SERVICE STATION
Then Went on Shooting Spree
on Tulsa-Sapulpa Highway,
Firing Into Two Cars

TOO much bad whisky yesterday
evening cause the weakened mind OF
Willis Beaver. 23. to collapse. and
after robbing q West Tulsa motor
service station, Beaver ran amuck
among motorists on the Tulsa-Sa-
pulpa road, killing a Sapulpa oil pro-
ducsr and slightly wounding a Tulsa
man. The robbing OF the filling
station occurred shortly after 6
O'Clock and Beaver and his smoking
revolver spread terror along the
road few minutes later.
F. c. Wilson, oil producer Of Sa-
pulpa, who was on his way home Is
the dead man. He was killed almost
Instantly. Charles Radford. 90S' East
Fifth place Is the wounded man.
His loft ear was shot off. Both VIII
son and Radford were total strangers
10 the killer and so far as could be
learned last night he fired upon
both men without word,
Beaver Runs Amuck.
After dashing out of the door OF
the Tulsa Refund OIL company fill
ing station, 2447 South Quanah
with 1920 stuffed in his pockets.
Beaver jumped on the running board
OF the Radtord car. As Wilson drove
his car around the Radford csr,
Beaver, his eyes cleaning like tho
ilery orbs of a wild animal at bay,
jerked his weapon of death and
pointing IL at Radford's head pulled
the trigger, Radford had seen the
gun barely IN time, however, and
1erked his head backward. The bull
let pierced his left ear.
Without a word the wild man
leaped from the Radford oar and
making a rapid dash jumped onto
The running board Of the Wilson
'ar. Again he Jerked his gun and
pulled the trigger. Wilson, how
ever, had failed to see the gun, The
bullet ploughed through his neck
severed the, Jugular vein and para
yzed the heart muscles. Death was |
nsts ntaneous, AS Wilson slumped |
toward the car swerved into a
iltch, Beaver took 10 the road and !
lied. ClamberIng over a fence he |
ped across a field, thence across the |
nterurban tracks and disappeared |
nto some high weeds near the Mid |
continent dog race park.
Policeman Catches Beaver
J. H. Crabtree, police officer, who |
lad heard the shots arrived at the |
wilson car moment after tho |
Killer had left. He gave chase and |
few minutes later captured him |
Without a struggle. Beaver who was |
monkey had hidden behind a rock |
n the weed thicket. At the com
nald to- raise his hands he obeyed. |
IS ls started to get to his feet ne |
uddenly collapsed and fell stffly |
N his back in a faint. He was re- /
lVed quickly. however. He offered |
10 light while being taken to police /
,esdquarters and willingly gave up |
rs Sl2O which he had stolen from .
~ cash register at the filling sta
ioh' Despite his meekness, how
NeF mis- eyes flashed both fear and I
.ate' His face quivered spasmod-
fSaiy In his cell in Jail he lay on
IIe IRON cot apparently exhausted.
ie was unable to talk, or at any
aCS etused 10 answer questions,
Nunlon Williams, a passenger in
ne wilson car and who was sitting
,etSIoe the oil producer when he was
'i,llen, was unable to offer any ex-
',ahaJ .i ion for Beavers actions, nor
.ou'd he shed any light on the af-
ar lie told police that he had
Use 70 Tulsa yesterday with Wilson
mat tney were on their way
M IN when Beaver ran amuck at
~ h'ppened so quickly" Williams
Ssu We were driving slowly and
,a nS IIst thing l knew | heard a shot
,un.hd I, us, Then this man hoped
~ ~ our car, pulled the gun, fired and
hu' Wilson slumped forward and
10 m car swerved into a ditch" VIII
,e ,pn S caught the interurban car 10
'"Bulna l3st night.
,aaiord, too, was unable TO give
~ reason for the double shooting, |,
10, i never saw the man before In my /,
''e, ne said. land so far as | know
,tnae'er spoke a word TO him in my
he ne @ ! was driving my car along
"v "a 3ulpa road, on my way 10 visit
y Drother AT Garden City. AS II,
Isssed Issd the filling station his man
Sned 'sr out the door, shouted at my
N. @ ana then Jumped on the running
RIA What are you doing" !
bvu bn, al him, Just as ] saw him Jerk
,mS gun He poked II at my head
nv NV, as 1erked backward he fired.
N'.It0 from the running board and
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