Florence E. (Mitchell) Hyde is buried in South Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Creek Co., OK. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

Grover Granvel Hyde and Pearl L. (Davis) (Kampe) (Miller) (Hyde) Rose are buried in Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

Donald Roy Hyde is buried in Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

The Baldwin Ledger, Baldwin City, Douglas Co., KS, Friday, July 15, 1898

HERE AND THERE.

Wm. Hyde, son of W. V. Hyde has purchased the tinshop of Mrs. Crosby.

C. T. Abbey got an appointment to West Point after he graduated from high school but apparently was not old enough to accept the appointment. He went out to North Dakota and for two years was a cowboy. Part of that time, at least, he was in a cabin out on the prairie all by himself. He saw the Northern Lights many times, sometimes parallel to the ground and would come just like a big tube of light along the ground. While he was a cowboy he participated in two roundups. At that time (1905 -1907) there were no fences and the roundup would begin with cowboys like Mr. Abbey going out and rounding up all the cattle they could find and bringing them in to camp. The cattle would be sorted out by different brands and the brands from their ranch stayed there. Evidently the other brands were taken forward and dropped off at wherever they belonged. Mr. Abbey said that the sun came up about 4:00 a.m. and went down about 10:00 p.m. They would get up, have breakfast, and then roundup until noon when they would come back to headquarters (that is to the chuck wagon). They would get a new horse, eat lunch, and then go rounding up again until about 9:00 p.m. The trail boss when he was on the roundup was named Favor, and was from Texas. There were some terrific cowboys on the roundup. Some of the older cowboys would never go to sleep at night, and would sit and talk and play poker. I guess they slept in the saddle some times during the daytime. The roundup he was on apparently went for about 300 miles and crossed the Little Missouri River. He said most of the cowboys swam across the river with their horses, but that there was one man that had taught his horse how to walk on the railroad trestle and he would walk his horse across. Mr. Abbey said some of the older cowboys could rope a calf over a cow.

While Mr. Abbey was a cowboy he got a second appointment to West Point but it did not reach him until the time for acceptance had expired. Apparently he never got another opportunity for an appointment. About this time C. T. Abbey went to Oklahoma to work for his brother, Erwin, drilling oil wells. Several years earlier Erwin had shot a man and thought that he had killed him, so he fled and for a long time the family did not know where he was. Erwin would send post cards back to the family and say that he was OK, but would not tell them where he was because he thought that the law was after him. It turned out that the man didn't die, so Erwin eventually contacted the family and it was after that time that Mr. Abbey went down to work for him. This must have been about 1907 or 1908. Glenn Abbey said he remembered seeing Erwin only two times in his life; his parent's 30^th and 50^th wedding anniversary family reunions.

Erwin W. Abbey's Draft Registration Report.

The Sapulpa Herald, Sapulpa, Creek Co., OK, Monday, March 27, 1922

MRS. W. J. HYDE DEAD AT HOME

FUNERAL WILL BE HELD AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH WEDNESDAY.

Mrs. William J. Hyde, who has been a resident of Sapulpa for many years, died at 2 o'clock this morning at her home, 105-1/2 North Main street, after an illness of eleven weeks. The funeral will be held at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Christian church, Rev. Roy Harp officiating. The body was taken to the Buffington Bros. undertaking parlors. Mrs. Hyde is survived by her husband, of the Auto Needs & Supply company, and the following children Mrs. Don McMasters, the wife of the mayor; Mrs. Pat Doyle, of Henryetta, and Mrs. Edna Abbey of Breckenridge, Tex., and three sons, Grover, Homer and Willard Hyde of Sapulpa. Mrs. Hyde had lived in Sapulpa since 1906. She was a member of the Christian church and the Pocahontas Lodge, Royal Neighbors and Fraternal Aid Union.

The Tulsa Tribune, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Tuesday, March 28, 1922

Mayor's Mother-in-Law Dies.

SAPULPA, Ok. -Mrs. William J. Hyde, mother-in-law of Mayor Don McMasters of Sapulpa, died at 2 o'clock this morning at her home here. She had been a resident of Sapulpa since 1906. Her health had been bad for some time. She is also survived by her husband, of the Auto Needs & Supply Co., and two other daughters, Mrs. Pat Doyle of Henryetta, and Mrs. Edna Abbey, of Breckenridge, Texas, and Grover G., Homer and Willard Hyde, who reside in Sapulpa.

The Daily Free-Lance, Henryetta, OK, Friday, March 31, 1922

RETURNED IN GRIEF

Mr. and Mrs. Pat Doyle returned to their home in this city, after spending some days in Sapulpa where they were called last week by the illness of Mrs. Doyle's mother, who died last Monday. The following account of the funeral is taken from the Sapulpa American:

Mrs. Florence E. Hyde, wife of W. J. Hyde and a well known resident of this city, died Monday at 2 a.m., at the family home, 105 1/2 North Main street. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Christian church, Rev. Roy V. Harp conducting the service. Burial will be in Southwestern Heights cemetery. Mrs. Hyde, who was 62 years old, had been confined to her bed for three months, and death was due to a complication of diseases. With her husband and family she came to Sapulpa in 1906, and had been active in the the Christian church and was a member of the Pocahontas, Royal Neighbors and Fraternal Aid Union. Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Don McMasters, 203 West Lincoln; Mrs. Edna Abbey, Breckenridge, Texas;  and Mrs. Pat Doyle of Henryetta; also three sons, Grover C. Hyde, Homer Hyde and Willard Hyde, all of this city; a brother who lives in Vernon, Kansas, and two sisters, one living in Kansas and one in Indiana, also survive.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Tuesday, April 22, 1922

Henry Huey, about 60 years of age, is dead, Jess Huey, his son. 24 years old, is at the county jail on a cot, with three bullet wounds; and a two year old son of Jesse Huey is suffering with a flesh wound of the right arm, as a result of a miniature battle about 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, between the two Hueys and four members of the Fort Smith police department, at the shanty home of the Hueys on the banks of the Poteau river, near the Kansas City Southern bridge, south of the city. The elder Huey was killed instantly by the bullet which struck him, the missile entering his mouth and lodging in brain. Jesse Huey received two bullet wounds in the right thigh, about a half inch apart, and are lodged in the flesh. The third bullet wound is in the left thigh, the bullet going through and emerging at the back. All bullets entered on the anterior side, indicating that Jesse was facing the man who shot him. His injuries are not serious. Little Bobby, two year old son of Jess, received a wound in the right fore arm, the bullet passing through the flesh. The little fellow is at Sparks hospital, and because he has been given the serum, it is not expected septicemia will develop. The body of the elder Huey in at the Fentress morgue. It was expected Friday afternoon that Jess Huey would be taken to the county hospital for treatment for his wounds, but it was decided later that because of his reputation as a troublesome man it would be better to hold him at the county jail especially as is wounds will not be serious unless poisoning develops. None of the officers were injured although the coat worn by Chief of Police Mike Gordon was perforated by two bullets, one immediately over the lower right hand pocket, and the other almost as the middle of the back.

Jesse Started Firing

Chief Gordon and other officers assert that Jess Huey started the firing, shooting twice at Gordon with a Springfield rifle, before any other weapons were used. Jess Huey declared yesterday afternoon his father did the first shooting and blamed the entire affair upon him. The police did not expect trouble when they started for the Huey home and were armed only with their pistols. A revolver, a shot gun and a Springfield rifle were used by the two Hueys. A total of 23 shots were fired by the police but none of the participants to the affair could figure how many shots were fired by the Huey pair. After the shooting, the police took to headquarters a revolver, a Springfield rifle, two single barrel shotguns and .22 calibre rifle. all of which were found in the house. A sample of new "choc" beer was taken from a five-gallon keg found on the place and users is expected to be used against Jess Huey to a charge of violating the liquor law The remainder of the liquor was dumped into the river by the officers.

Woman and Babe In House

The presence of Mrs. Huey and her 2-year-old baby m the house served as a serious handicap to officers in their fight an it compelled them to be particularly guarded in their shooting, for fear the woman or child might be hurt. The baby received its flesh wound just as the mother, with the child, ran from the kitchen door. Ben Walker placed them in shelter behind a big tree near the house, and they were in no danger thereafter. 

Shot at A Woman

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The Paragould Soliphone, Paragould, AR, Monday, April 24, 1922

ONE IS DEAD TWO ARE HURT IN GUN FIGHT

Battle Ensues When Fort Smith Officers Try to Search Shanty - One Had Prison Record.

Fort Smith, April 22. - Henry Huey, 58, is dead. Jess Huey, 24, his son, is at the county jail with three bullet wounds in his body, and a two-year-dld son of Jess Huey has a bullet wound in the right arm, as the result of a battle between the Hueys and four local officers, staged at the shanty home of the Hueys on the banks of the Poteau river here, at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Henry Huey was instantly killed by the bullet which entered his mouth and lodged at the base of the brain. Jess Huey received two bullet wounds in the right thigh and one bullet in the left thigh. He will live, doctors say. Little Bobby was struck in the arm by a bullet as he and his mother were fleeing from the house by a side door. The officers say they received a call to the shanty, as the result of a report from May Armstrong, a little girl, who said she had been ordered away from the vicinity of the Hueys' house by Jess Huey, at 1 o'clock, and that he fired shot at her. Chief of police Mike Gordon and three other officers went at once to the Huey house to investigate. Chief Gordon had a narrow escape when a bullet fired by Jess Huey penetrated his coat on the right side. Gordon was in the lead and had approached within 10 feet of the house when Jess Huey opened the front door, covered the chief with a rifle, and ordered him to throw up his hands. Gordon jumped to one side just as Jess fired. Just then the elder Huey opened the door, carrying a shotgun, and the firing became heavy and continued for 15 minutes. The younger Huey shot from the windows and the father manned the door with his shotgun. None of the officers was injured. Jess Huey was given a penitentiary sentence three years ago for shooting at Policeman Witcher here. He declared yesterday afternoon that his father had fired the first shot and he blamed the entire affair upon his dead father. Officers returning to the shanty after the shooting found a five-gallon keg of "choc beer." Officers believe that Jess Huey drove the Armstrong girl away that she might not see him bring the "choc" to the house in a skiff that was found. moored in the river near the rear door of the shanty.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Monday, April 24, 1922

GUARDIAN NAMED FOR HUEY MINORS; SLAIN MAN BURIED

Henry Huey instantly killed by a bullet from a pistol fired by a member of a police posse was buried Monday afternoon in Oak cemetery, the funeral services being held at the Fentrees parlors. Ed Huey and Charley Huey sons of the dead man are said to have come to the city Sunday, to attend the funeral. Mrs. Henry Huey, widow of the dead man is a patient in the tuberculosis department at the county hospital, where it is declared she can hardly live more than a few weeks longer. R. P Strozler yesterday was appointed by Probate Judge T. A. Norris, as guardian for the three minor children of Henry Huey and is now seeking homes for them. A girl, aged years, is at the Rosalie Tilles home, while two boys, Tom aged 10 years, and Reedy aged 13 years, are temporarily bring quartered at the Welfare building. Jess Huey shot in both thighs during the gun battle at the Huey home Friday afternoon is progressing toward recovery on a cot at the county jail. His wife and other son visited him Monday. The baby boy who suffered a flesh Round during the fight, apparently is virtually recovered. Mrs. Huey asked permission to visit her husband daily and this was granted her.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Tuesday, April 25, 1922

NO FEATURES DEVELOP FROM FRIDAY'S BATTLE ON POTEAU RIVER BANK

There were no new features to develop Saturday as an aftermath to the gun battle between police officers and Henry and Jess Huey which sent Henry Huey to the morgue and Jess Huey to the county jail, with three bullet wounds The body of Henry Huey was still at the Fentress morgue last night. No inquest had been held, nor was it expected there would be one held. A member of the family had made arrangements for the funeral. At the county hospital Mrs. Henry Huey is declared to be very ill with tuberculosis unable to leave the institution without grave danger to herself. Ed Huey, a son is said to be in Fort Smith, but none of the officers had seen him or heard from him yesterday nor had he communicated with his brother, Jess. Jess or with his mother so far as could be learned. Bobby, 2-year-old son of Jess is recovering rapidly from the effects of the flesh wound in his right forearm which he received during or the pistol fight. County officers were hoping to be working on matters connected with the Huey family but there was no information given out as to the nature of the work nor of the results accomplished.

Jess Showed Nerve

Jess Huey made the claim yesterday, in talking with officers, that he stopped shooting only after he had used up all his ammunition. By that time also he was weak, as result of the three bullet wounds which he declared he received at the hands Chief of Police Mike Gordon. Jess said Gordon struck him at the first shot, before Jess got back into the house after starting the trouble and that later the chief hit him twice more. It developed yesterday that during the battle Jess' wife continually begged him to give up but that Jess as continually refused. "Oh, Jess, come out and give up." the woman cried at one time. "They've killed your daddy they've shot your baby and they're going to kill you too, if you don't give up." "It be .....l' I give up." Jess is said to shouted back.

Shoots Toward Wife

After the woman and baby left the house they went toward Ben Walker, up the bluff, and Ben declared the woman tried to hold his hand back  right hand. to keep him from shooting. He jerked loose and tried to hold the woman behind a tree. Ben declares that Jess was firing in the direction of the tree all this time, with the Springfield rifle, apparently not caring about the danger to which he was subjecting his wife and child. Bullet marks were plain to be seen on the tree which is only a few feet from the kitchen door of the house. A loaded shell was taken from one of the shotguns after the fight. Officer Stoppleman declared directly after the fight that Jess had pointed the gun at him and it snapped. Yesterday Jess declared that he tried to use the shotgun at Stoppleman, but it snapped. Study of the physical conditions at the house with the statements of the officers and of Jess, make it appear that Henry Huey was using the Springfield rifle until he was killed. Jess Huey started shooting with a revolver, emptied it, used a shot gun and then went into the front room and picked the rifle off the floor where it had fallen after the father was killed. Jess said he shot 13 or 14 times all told. The police have accounted for 21 shots from their side.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Monday, April 30, 1922

DEATHS

HUEY  - Mrs. Mary Huey, wife of Henry Huey died in the county hospital, Saturday morning at 4 o'clock, following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be conducted from the Fentress chapel Sunday afternoon at 7 o'clock, Rev. Chester A. Grubb, pastor of the First Christian church, officiating. Interment will be made in the Oak cemetery. Mr. Huey was the wife of Henry Huey who was killed last Friday afternoon in a pitched battle with the Fort Smith police. She had been ill for several months in the Sebastian county hospital. Five sons Jesse, Ed, Jack, John, and Thomas and two daughters. Edith and Orley Huey survive. Jesse Huey was injured in the affair of Friday afternoon but is recovering from gunshot wounds in the and lower limbs.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Tuesday, May 22, 1922

AT MOTHER'S FUNERAL

Jess Huey prisoner at the county jail and with three  wounds in his thighs attended the funeral Sunday afternoon of his mother Mrs. Henry Huey although forced to be upon a cot. The services were held at the Fortress chapel with interment at Oak cemetery. Rev. Chester A church pastor of the First Christian church conducted the obsequies.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Tuesday, August 1, 1922

CIRCUIT COURT HAS BUSY DAY

Jess Huey, charged with assault to kill, as the result of the shooting affray in which Henry Huey was killed and Jess Huey wounded by police officers, entered a plea guilty yesterday and upon the recommendation of the prosecuting attorney, was sentenced to serve one year in the penitentiary.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Friday, May 26, 1922

WALKS INTO JAIL

When Ed Huey walked into the county jail yesterday, to call upon his brother, Jess Huey, a prisoner here was prevailed to remain a while as the guest of the county, and he registered with a charge of disturbing public worship filed against him. Officers have been looking for Ed Huey for several days, to serve a complaint of having disturbed worship at St. James Baptist church, colored. The church is located near the Huey cottage, where Jess Huey and his father had a pistol battle with police recently, the elder Huey being killed and Jess wounded.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Tuesday, June 20, 1922

CIRCUIT

The cases of Earl Tullis was passed to a later date as alas was the cane of Jess Huey indicted for assault with intent to kill the charge resulting from the pistol fight at the Huey home between the Hueys father and son and members of the police department, the elder Huey being killed and Jess Huey being wounded. Huey informed the court that he had no attorney and asked that counsel be appointed for him. There were reports later that Huey might enter a plea of guilty but these were not verified.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Saturday, July 1, 1922

LAW AND POLITICS DUE TO MIX MONDAY AT GREENWOOD COURT

It was announced yesterday that the cases of P. H. Dickerson, indicted for having a still in his possession, making mash and manufacturing intoxicating liquors, will be taken up in circuit court here August 1 and that the case of Jess Huey, indicted on charge of assault with Intent to kill, will be taken up the same day.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Friday August 18, 1922

HELD TO GRAND JURY

Jack Huey, white youth, was given preliminary examination Municipal court yesterday on a charge of burglary, it being alleged that he entered a railroad box car and stole a sack of flour. He was ordered held to await the action of the grand jury. Jack Huey is a brother of Jess Huey now serving a sentence of one year in the state penitentiary, as the outgrowth of the gun battle with police some months ago, in which the Huey's father was killed and Jess Huey wounded.

The Morning Tulsa Daily World, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Saturday, August 26, 1922

MARRIAGE LICENSES issued yesterday: William J. Hyde, 56, of Sapulpa and Arlie I. Huie, 19, of Fort Smith; C. M. Hairgrove, 19, and May Roberts, 19, of Skiatook; Curtis Joseph Mouser, 24, and Lola Pain Moore, 22, of Tulsa.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Thursday, September 7, 1922

POSTPONED FOR YEAR

County Judge T. A. Norris, sitting in probate court, has postponed for one year the application of W. S. Hyde of Sapulpa, Okla, for custody of Edith Huey, now in the Rosalie Tilles Orphans' Home here. The child is six years old, and is a sister to Hyde's 19-year old wife. Mrs. Hyde and Edith Huey are daughters of Henry Huey, who was killed in a pistol battle with police some months ago and their mother died shortly afterward of tuberculosis at the Baer Memorial hospital. R. P. Strozler was appointed guardian for the child and he entered objections to allowing the child to be taken out of the state.

The Southwest American, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR, Thursday, September 7, 1922

POSTPONED FOR YEAR

County Judge T. A. Norris, sitting in probate court, has postponed for one year the application of W. S. Hyde of Sapulpa, Okla, for custody of Edith Huey, now in the Rosalie Tilles Orphans' Home here. The child is six years old, and is a sister to Hyde's 19-year old wife. Mrs. Hyde and Edith Huey are daughters of Henry Huey, who was killed in a pistol battle with police some months ago and their mother died shortly afterward of tuberculosis at the Baer Memorial hospital. R. P. Strozler was appointed guardian for the child and he entered objections to allowing the child to be taken out of the state.

The Sapulpa Herald, Sapulpa, Creek Co., OK, Monday, July 28, 1924

SERVICES FOR MRS. HYDE.

Funeral services will be held at the Hyde residence in Kellyville at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning for Mrs. Arlie I. Hyde, wife of W. J. Hyde of that city, who died at her home at 3 o'clock this morning. Young Mrs. Hyde, who was only 21 years of age at the time of her death, is survived by her husband. Following the funeral rites, the body will be brought to the South Heights cemetery here for interment. Buffington Brothers, funeral directors of this city, having charge of arrangements.

The Sapulpa Herald, Sapulpa, Creek Co., OK, Monday, June 15, 1925

Visitor Left Today for Texas.

Mrs. Edna Abbey, formerly of Sapulpa, will leave this evening for her home in Fort Worth, Texas, after visiting here with Mrs. Peggy Downs and with her father, W. J. Hyde at Kellyville.

The Sapulpa Herald, Sapulpa, Creek Co., OK, Monday, January 11, 1926

HOME OF FORMER CITY MAN BURNS

The home of W. J. Hyde of Kellyville, was totally destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon together with practically all of the contents. Mr. Hyde, who for many years was a resident of Sapulpa, was in  this city at the time and the origin of the fire is a mystery as the house was wrapped in flames when discovered by the neighbors. Only a few pieces of furniture were removed and no clothing at all was saved. No insurance was carried either on the house or contents.

The Sapulpa Herald, Sapulpa, Creek Co., OK, Monday, December 5, 1927

EDNA E. ABBEY CLAIMS LAND

In the suite of Edna Abbey against E. E. Massey filed in district court, she alleges that she is the owner of certain property in the Max Meyer addition to the town of Kellyville. The defendant was occupying the house located on the property at the time the plaintiff purchased the land and house. Since that time the defendant is alleged to have threatened to move from that place and also move the house from the land. The plaintiff wants the court to issue a restraining order against the defendant, restraining him from moving any personal property from the plaintiff's land.

The Sapulpa Herald, Sapulpa, Creek Co., OK, Monday, March 15, 1929

EDNA E. ABBEY CLAIMS LAND

In the suite of Edna Abbey against E. E. Massey filed in district court, she alleges that she is the owner of certain property in the Max Meyer addition to the town of Kellyville. The defendant was occupying the house located on the property at the time the plaintiff purchased the land and house. Since that time the defendant is alleged to have threatened to move from that place and also move the house from the land. The plaintiff wants the court to issue a restraining order against the defendant, restraining him from moving any personal property from the plaintiff's land.

The Sapulpa Herald, Sapulpa, Creek Co., OK, Monday, March 15, 1929

Kellyville News

Miss Edith Huey of Bristow was a guest of Miss Gertrude Rathbone.

The Miami Daily News-Record, Miami, OK, Thursday, May 9, 1929

PICHER NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. William Hyde, South Netta street, returned last night after a month's visit with Mrs. Hyde's parents of Little Rock, Ark.

Leigh Larson note: There is a South Netta Street in Picher, Ottawa Co., OK. Picher is now a ghost town and former city in Ottawa County, northeastern Oklahoma, United States. It was a major national center of lead and zinc mining for more than 100 years in the heart of the Tri-State Mining District.

The Tahlequah Citizen, Tahlequah, Creek Co., OK, Thursday, August 10, 1933

Edith Hyde, charged with assault and battery, was arraigned August 8 and preliminary hearing set for August 14. She was released on a $50 bond. Eva Adams filed the complaint against the defendant.

The Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Wednesday, November 20, 1946

Muskogee Boy Says He Shot Aged Dad

Claims Meant to Scare Him When Father Advanced On Him With Hammer

MUSKOGEE, Okla., Nov. 20. - Police Capt. Homer Pitman said today Donald Hyde, 16, had admitted he shot his 81-year-old father, William J. Hyde, whose body was found last night on the kitchen floor of his home. Pitman quoted the youth as saying he fired a .22 caliber rifle "just to scare" his father when the aged man threatened him with a hammer during a quarrel. Earlier the boy had denied knowledge of how his father died, saying only that he had found the body on his return to the house. The elder Hyde, a state pensioner, died from a bullet in the heart. No charges have yet been filed against the youth. Police said young Hyde related that after the shooting, he hid the gun in some bushes, then returned to the house. "After I seen he was dead," Pitman quoted him, "I went to the neighbors and called an ambulance or something." Pitman said the hammer which the youth said his father wielded was found under the dead man's body. According to Pitman, young Hyde told him he seized the gun and retreated to the porch of the house when his father advanced on him menacingly. "I didn't mean to hit him, just to scare him." the officer said the boy told him. "He got in the range of fire. He started cussin' and I didn't know I killed him." Pitman said young Hyde told of numerous "spats" with his father and said the boy attributed last night's quarrel to his parent's anger at his attending school.

The Ada Weekly News, Ada, OK, Thursday, November 21, 1946

AGED VETERINARIAN SLAIN

MUSKOGEE, Okla., Nov. 20. - Muskogee authorities are investigating the death here last night of Dr. William J. Hyde, 81 year old veterinarian found dead in his home of a bullet wound. The bullet from a .22 caliber gun, was fired through a screen from outside the house, police said. The bullet entered Hyde's heart.

The Lawton Constitution, Lawton, OK, Sunday, March 16, 1947

Boy, 16, Is Acquitted In Death Of His Aged Father

MUSKOGEE, Okla., March 15. - Sixteen-year-old Donald Hyde was free Saturday of a murder charge in the fatal shooting of his 71-year-old father last Nov. 10. A district court jury deliberated two hours before returning a verdict of not guilty. The boy claimed self defense. He told of a violent quarrel and said his father, W. J. Hyde, threatened him with a hammer. The boy said he grabbed a .22 rifle and fired.