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© Farmers' Champion Elgin, Oklahoma August 21, 1913 George D. Norton Killing Near Mt. Scott Monday morning George Norton, a cattleman of Chickasha was killed by Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Scott at their home near the Wichita mountains, north of the Mt. Scott post office. Norton, in company with John Smith, Ad Maguire and John Horrigan, his employes, drove up to the gate at the Scott place and Norton asked Mrs. Scott for the key to open the gate so the men could pass the Scott farm. Mrs. Scott refused to let him have the key so Norton ordered Maguire to undo the wire, which Maguire did and they drove through the gate. Mrs. Scott then fired at Norton with a load of small shot, through a window at the house. Norton then shot at the window where Mrs. Scott was but she dodged and he hit Miss Maud Devinney, a neighbor girl in the thigh with one shot as she came in a door in range with the window. Scott then shot from another window with an old army rifle, 45 calibre Winchester, the ball entering the left side of Norton's neck and passing out the right side. Norton fell over and never uttered a word. Maguire went to the house for some water to bathe his face, got the key from Mrs. Scott to open the gate, as he had wired it back while the shooting was going on, then he phoned to Lawton for the county officers. An inquest was held before Justice Herbert Hodges at Meers Monday aflernoon after which the body was taken to Lawton to prepare for burial, and was shipped to Chickasha Tuesday morning. Scott and his wife are in the county jail awaiting a preliminary hearing before Justice Harper at Lawton Friday morning. |
© The Landmark Rush Springs, Oklahoma 29 November 1913 George D. Norton T. J. Scott and wife have been tried at Lawton, charged with killing George Norton, a wealthy cattleman of Chickasha. The verdict was two years in the penitentiary for Scott and one year in jail for his wife. |