McCurtain Co. OK - OBIT:  John Kilgore						

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McCurtain County Local Newspaper:

Dec. 28, 1932

MEETS DEATH IN GUN FIGHT
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JOHN KILGORE KILLED INSTANTLY AND NEWT ROMINE WOUNDED AS A RESULT OF BATTLE
STAGED AT ROMINE HOME.  PARTICIPANTS WERE BROTHER-IN-LAW.

John Kilgore is dead and his brother-in-law, Newt Romine is in a serious
condition with a gun shot wound in his back, a broken arm and a fractured
collar bone, as a result of a family brawl and said to have been garnished
with moonshine whiskey, which took place Saturday night at the home of Romine
who lives in the county, fifteen miles north of Bethel on Glover River.

Kilgore received the full load of a shot gun said to have been in the hands
of Romine.  The load entered the left breast about seven inches below his
shoulder and ranged upward.  He died almost instantly.  A report is current
to the effect that a third party and perhaps others will be linked with the
tragedy.  Romine's wife is said to have stated that she saw a third man around
the place before the killing but did not know who he was.  Other evidences,
officers say, indicate that others may be implicated in the affair.

According to a report, Kilgore remarked to his wife Saturday morning that he
was going to the Romine home and get two gallons of whiskey that Romine owed
to him.  He went on to the Romine home and the two men quarreled and a fight
followed.  Evidence about the place showed that they might have fought furiously
with their fists and clubs before they resorted to shooting.  The inside of
the house was a wreck and furniture and household goods scattered about the
place.

Officers from Idabel, accompanied by Chief Stine of Broken Bow went to the
scene of the killing Monday and conducted an inquest.  Romine will plead
self-defense it is said.
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