Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Dalton, Male, 1928
Friday, January 04, 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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DALTON, MALE
(8 Aug 1928, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Sunday night last Cordell officers were chasing an automobile stolen from
that city, which they believed was headed toward Oklahoma City.  In an
effort to head off the car they cut across to the Postal Highway near
Weatherford.
About that time an auto came along which bore a general description of the
car sought, and they ordered the driver to stop, but instead of complying
he attempted to get-away, and a shot from one of the officers caused a
halt, after which it was found that the young man had been shot through
the head.   He was rushed to a local hospital.
The young man was identified as a man named Dalton, residing in the
vicinity of Carter, and relatives were notified of his condition. 
Investigation brought out the fact that the car the young man was driving
was not the car stolen from Cordell, but had in fact been stolen at Elk on
Saturday night.
(8 Aug 1928, Sayre Journal, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
A young man named Dalton, living in the vicinity of Elk City was shot
through the head by an officer of Washita county near Weatherford early
Sunday morning.  The officer demanded of the young man that he stop the
car and on refusing to do so, the officer shot.  The bullet passed through
the back of the young man's head.  He was brought to the Elk City hospital
and is not expected to live.
His family resides in the vicinity of Elk City.
The car was stolen at Elk City Saturday night during the time a carnival
was playing in town.

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