Beckham County, OK - Deaths: Frank Scott, 1930
Saturday, 01 November 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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SCOTT, FRANK
(10 Nov 1930, Sayre Newspaper, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
A bottle of denatured alcohol found in his pocket held the only clew (sic)
today as to the cause of the death of Frank Scott, 32, whose body was
found in a thin blanket at the Sayre tourist camp at 6 o'clock this
morning.
At an inquiry held by Judge R. S. Andrews, of Sayre, the jury stated that
Scott had died of either natural or self-inflicted cause, it was reported.
 Those serving on the jury were George F. Jarvis, H. Lane, Joe Bell, T. M.
Mosely, N. W. Watts and L. S. Gillum.
An effort is being made by Deputy Sheriff M. Y. Baker, to locate relatives
of Scott, believed to be in Oklahoma City.  No one at the tourist camp
knew anything of the deceased man and only meager information was obtained
from personal belongings.
The decision of the jurors at the inquest reflected the general opinion as
to the cause of Scott's death.  It may be that the man died of exposure,
for he was dressed scantily and his bed on which he had slept was only a
thing mattress laid on the ground.  The blanket was his covering. 
However, there was a possibility that he drunk some of the denatured
alcohol, it was stated.
(16 Nov 1930, Sunday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
The body of Frank Scott, 32, was found wrapped in a thin blanket at the
Sayre tourist camp at six o'clock Monday morning.  A bottle of denatured
alcohol found in his pocket held the only clew (sic) to his mysterious
death.
At an inquiry held by Judge R. S. Andrews, the jury composed of George
Jarvis, H. Lane, Joe Bell, T. M. Mosely, N. W. Watts and L. S. Gillum
decided that death was from natural causes or from self inflicted causes.
It is believed that Scott might have died from exposure.  He was found
scantily attired and the bed on which the body was found was only a thin
mattress on the ground.  The jury was puzzled as to the exact cause of the
death.
Officers have been at work trying to find out something about the dead
man.  No one at the camp knew anything of the deceased man and only meager
information was obtained from personal belongings.
Killough-Hullum was in charge of the arrangements.

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