Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-05-08
Al '''THE EVENING STAR, washington, D C.
Legislator Is Booked
On Assault Charge
In Shooting ARRAY
By the Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, May ga
tall veteran of the Southwest Pa
cific war ended his freshman. term
as an Oklahoma lawmaker in the
county Jail today, accused of try
ing to kill fellow legislator in a
= wild shooting ARRAY on the floor
= of the State Senate.
State Representative Jimie Scott,
IS, was booked on technical charge
of assault with intent to kill after
ne jumped bullet into 64-year-
@old State Senator Tom Anglin in
.the Senate chamber yesterday,
fired a second shot that went wild
5and then fled, only to be captured
land disarmed in the Senate wash
room.
: w. N. Mounger and w. A. Garlic,
assistant Oklahoma County attor-
neys, said a charge of assault with
intent to kill would be filed against
Representative Scott today The
charge carries a maximum penalty,
on conviction, of 10 years in the
State Penitentiary.
Bond Set at $5,OOO.
Representative SCOTS attorneys,
w. r. Wallace, jr.. and David Shap-
ard, filed application for writ of
habeas corpus.
District Judge Clarence Mills set
5000 appearance bond for Repre-
sentative Scott for a habeas corpus
hearing this afternoon. The bond
was set despite a request by Mr..
Mounger that the defendant be
held ION an insanity charge until he
can be examined-we think he is
dangerous.
The prisoner told police the shoot
ing stemmed from a recent divorce
obtained from his former wife in
Holdenville and her subsequent
move to enforce a property settle
ment. Senator Anglin's law firm
represented the woman.
Scott Charges Threat.
Representative Scott insisted he
fired only after Senator Anglin
threatened to kill him and started
to draw gun.
Senator Anglin, prominent in
State politics for more than 80 years
and acting Governor of Oklahoma
on several occasions, suffered deep
flesh wound in his left hip, but
physicians at University Hospital
said his condition was not serious.
The wounded man denied he had
threatened Representative Scott or
was even aware of any animosity
between them. He expressed a con-
viction that his assailant was men
tally deranged because 'he has told
me he thought the whole world was
mad at him"
At Holdenville, Representative
SCOTS former wife, who has taken
back her maiden name of Irene
Tucker, likewise declared she was
unaware of any antagonism between
the two men. She said she intended
to come to Oklahoma City to stick
by" Representative Scott because
she still loved him and had never
desired the divorce.
Meeting Appeared Amicable.
Representative Scott and his for
mer wife met with Senator Anglin
last Saturday, and all parted on
seemingly friendly terms, the wom-
an said, after discussing a property
settlement. On the following day
Senator Anglin and Scott rode to
Oklahoma City together
Still shaken by the shooting, the
Legislature prepared to finish its
aour-month session today. Adjourn
ment was slated for noon, although
1t appeared likely the time honored
practice of stopping the clock to
rush through last-minute measures
might be adopted
Representative Scott expressed
belief he and Senator Anglin fired
at one another at about the same
instant, and several other legislat-
ors in the Senate chamber said they
believed Senator Anglin fired. Okla
homa City police said the wounded
man denied doing so, and an initial
examination of his weapon, 'disclos-
ing lint in the barrel, seemed to sup
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