The Record. (Noble, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1902 Page: 1 of 12
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NOBLE C! EVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MARCH >7, 1002.
No 6.
Hart
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Murder.
JWRTLGU'.-MIS OF MOST !'0 [
CRIMK O MM i'l'l'Iil)
The Guthrie Capital prbli.-.hes th<
and with onlv
,'horm ami l.atloF.-
I sliver ^ ( f elctbii j, lift and bleeding
' fr'im r. do/en wounds they mounted
thei* Ikts-" and rode wes*.
Mr Svdjula end wife who were re
I turning horn* heard the shots and a
j few imrcte-. aft it passed the tattered
and mutilated desperadoes one bt ing
hath*:, A they passed one of them
1 i'1 t., th • other "1 believe we kilie<
j the >1:. itirt..
S- ,.da hurried :.r:d stcper" at Hart-
| man's. It m- irettlm dark, and the
following: transmits, we suppo.-c l v j women were so f; !ght.ened that they
a "srecial correspondent. N> riuau conl 1 v. of "ecogni.e 11. ir neighbors |
0. T. Mareli 24- -Tim details. of he I *< -e so they would not lot them in.
Hartman murder have came in •-low!}* ' "< hurrieu on and gathering" up more
^s the scene of the murder i*- in a neighbors went to the assistance of
IS
Qui stock :s now complete in ai' lint .
somewhat out of the way corner of the
•ounty and the sheriit wastci no .time
•'unning back to the county seat, i ut
struck right on after the murderers.
the If arum. a.-.
When the sheriff arivc;- on the scene
lie }ind as clues a hat loft by the des
peradoes which had been purchased of ' Shoes' Series and Queensware
Day Goods. Clothing, hoots and
The details make upquitj ft thrilling ; a < uiebash merchant; i dozen pieces |
encounter between the Hart mans and , of clothing am a bunch of w hiskers j
the desperadoes
The two men road up to 'he fence in
front of the house, They dismounted.
tied their horses and walked up to the
Hardware. Lumber.
and rami Machinery
Our goods were bought in th© lsiis
ton. fro!ii th: desperadoes by the dogs. 1
Svanda and the Hartniar.s recognized ' t*s* 'liar,s^s ®p6t cash, thereby giving lis all the trade discounts.
their «o Spioih whohr.vc fre^u nt-
ly I' en in trouble in Cleveland Co,,
house. Mrs. Hartman arvd daughter 1 They ns d *o li^e near Noble but late-
met them. They asked to remain o' er j ly have lived near '• hickasha. The
right. Mrs. Hartman told them that j sheriff ii. company with a Chickasha
it would be impossible to accomodate j mar'hi'l set out at one- for ' hh-kaBha
them as they had ro room in their ' to gather in ho niirhwayu an should I
house. The desperadoes then asked j they attcf.pt to get in touch with
where the mau of the bouse \> hb. Mrs. , their peoi le, The sheiill has not re
Hartman told tnem that he was at the turned n -i has a word heed hear*
barn lot doing t he chores. '11 e des-
peradoes went to the _ba.i let >"hero
they pulled their revolvers and told
Uartiuan that they wanted what mou- j
ey he bad about the hoiuse, and made J
him walk toward the house. Seeing |
that something waa wron^ Mrs. Hart
lueu ran out to meet them. The des
peradoes drew their revolvers on her
hi o ordered her to e.ome along back to
the hoUbe. t*hc wau forced t«> obey
from hie since Saturday noon.
V. e propose to sel1 goods, rot on y as cheap but
cheaper than the larger to .-ns.
r
Cotne n and look over the goods, antl
V.'e guarantee even art.'cle sold, lo be
Money will be cheerfully refunded on goods returned
n a salable condition.
el our pricey
u: iesented.
Ti' the details of die Hartman mur-
der have came ir- slowlv to the Capi- 1
ta cones- ondent at Normal . it is be-1
can c he has 1 ecn sleeping, and not !
fully alive to ti eoccasion'
the details as toid by the Norman
II. JeiTress,
and as they stepped on the poieh the .._,pp (]0 niake a very thrilling story,
daughter who was watching the per-
„ * .... . t, • but if he would be a little more care-
formanee. believing that the men in-l
tended to rob the house, shut the door j H and not handle the truth so car-
and fastened it. %'lhat ebe-ked the j cless thestoi y would not be so romatic.
lie men rode into a small creek
short distance from the
Keeps Constantly on hand ti t
Choicest and Nentect line 0'
house hitch.ed their hors< s and pro-
. ceded u> ti e house on foot, and ask-
•;d to lodging for tiie night, being re-
fused, asked for Mr. Hartman, and j
beins told he was -n the barn lot!
progress and a£ tliej st'>pned Mrs i 1'J
llartman assaulted the desperadoes in . 50tt0Vi
a woman's way with all her strength, i
The sudden attack discom erted the
highwaymen and ga< e Hartman an op-
portunity to join his wife in the strug-
gle. The desperadoes used their re-
volver- as clubs, and a blor.v over the
head felled Mr--. Hartman., but before ! n tl,al direction
Hartman could be served in like man-
ner the two dogs belonging to the
llartiuans joined in and savagely ui- 1 ' 1
tacked the desperadoc—. The tore ! of h'm w s conduct, ng ban to the:
their < lot.hlug into ihbre^K tsud made ! houswhen discovered by the daught*
numerous deep and pane.fl wounds. . or> ;>s tj)0j Wtre within a few feet of j
| the house: the daughter closed the j
n
'DIE.*
mlay
Call and examine his jjuods in.
RICKS.
I\roble, Ok 1 al.otna.
met
;:om:n.
is suppos-:
from the j
... i lot to the house. ; nd tahini 1:
ul- ^ 1
posession
iieid Eliliicr. Coifon i.in
Elcvaiorr
While th'.-! was going on ti.-* daughter
came out and strvek one of fciie desper-
adoes across the face with :< broom
handle. So tierce wiss tin: onslought
of the dogs that the desperadoes were
forced to turn their entire attention to
the dogs giving the daughter a blow j
over the head with a revolver however, j ,r
, > . Hartman an opertunitv to attempt
'i he\ b«'gan to shoot at the dogs, but j 1
they were game ard-o interfered with | to escape woieh tesulted in us almost
their shooting th- r thev were unable J instant deal 'ie was shot in the back
to hit them. They 1 egan tto retreat ; [.a]j enterin-: under the sholder
!rom the porch to get away ir- m t,,ie 1 blade and ranging upward, coming
dogs and as thkj stepeii oft' a row
dcor but afterword opened ;t and i
the mother and two daugliters went1
to the assist..nee of A'r. Hartman.
When Mrs Hartman and daught ,
err; attai ked the desperadoes it gave j
—Dealers in—
i ItOMs, Siva 1 aitf! M11! 1'v* ti
W e also keep tin hesi toal
ou the iiitu'Krt,
On hanci nf a!l tinics,and pvircs .riy'hl
i us a rail,
Yoiingeat iiu
laiis F. Coren, the, minister plenipo-
paees the dogs let up. Turning around
one of the desperadoes shot at Hart-
man, killing him instantly.
The desperadoes bi rried out to their
l.o\r T « ittli Knto t monff Soldiers.
Under favorable conditions of jieact
the mortality among soldiers is prac- j tentiary from Vijarngua, who may iig-
I tically the least known, with a death 1 me prominently in the affair; ot th«
t;u>t above the left nip] le resulting j rate of only five in every 1,000. Com-I great isthmian canal is the youngest
. ~ nare(i with a soldier's life the placid j minister in Washington. He is a mov
almost nist.uu (.eat 1. cVen 0{ a clergyman are full of ing spirit in the confederation of great"-
The murderers used their revolvers , (i"ing0r for hi3 death rate is 11 in 1,000 : er Central America and has always
Continued on last page ' jaorc than twice as icreat as that o^ taken the keenest inteio t in the it-
his militant brother. ' teroceanic canal.
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Everton, H. G. The Record. (Noble, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1902, newspaper, March 27, 1902; Noble, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc106218/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.