Pittsburg Co., OK - Obits: Quinton Pioneer October 6, 1911
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         The Quinton Pioneer, Friday, October 6, 1911

                     “CABMAN KILLED”
“Currie Dennison, Cab Driver Shot at Krebs Early Wednesday Morning”.
                     “SLAYER SURRENDESS”
“A Young Indian From Bower Named Beck Fired The Fatal Shot”
                     “TOM NAAK ALSO WOUNDED”
“After Crap Game Several Young Men Got Into A Quarrel While Drinking Beer At
Resort”

Bulletin: Young Beck telephoned from Canadian this afternoon to the sheriff that
he would arrive here in the morning to give himself up. He ask that his father,
who arrived here today, wait for his arrival.

Currie Dennison, a cab driver residing 213 South A Street, McAlester, was shot
and instantly killed at the home of Mary Davis in Krebs between 4 and 5 o’clock
Wednesday morning. E.O. Beck of Bower, is charged with the killing, and has not
been captured. Tom Naak, of this city, was shot through the hand.

The body of Dennison was brought here by James Humphrey of Landes Bros., & Co.,
and taken to his late home.

The story of the killing as told by Bert Thompson, an eye witness, was that they
had gone to the Davis place in a cab, reaching there from McAlester about 2
o’clock. He said at the time of the killing they had been shooting craps but the
game was over, nobody was sore and there was no trouble; that they had been
drinking some beer but nobody was drunk, except Tom Naak and he was just about
normal. He said they were talking about a crap game they were going to have
later in the morning when Naak told Beck he would shoot him for a hundred
dollars. Beck said he would shoot him for a hundred dollar as soon as the bank
opened. Naak made some reply when Beck told him he would bet him he didn’t have
$100. Dennison then broke in and said he would bet him he was a ? and then
Dennison picked up the pitcher in which they had been cooling beer and threw it
at Beck, knocking him down; that Dennison then jumped on him and tried to strike
him. He said they all rushed in to take Dennison off of Beck and while they were
pulling at him Beck took a gun from his bosom and fired. The bullet passed
through Naak’s hand and then through Dennison’s heart. Naak’s hand is powder
burnt. He said Dennison arose, stagered a bit and fell with his head under a
bench, dead.

He said that Beck had got onto his feet before Dennison fell and when he saw
what was done he picked up a hat and walked out of the door. The hat he wore
away proved to be Dennison’s.

In the house at the time were Thompson, Naak, Beck, Dennison, Mrs. Davis, who
was still up and had been serving beer, Joe Davis, who was in bed. John Sullivan
of this city and Johnnie Prince, a young man of Quinton, who had been in the
party, were outside in the cab asleep.

Beck came to the city yesterday and took a room at the McFarland hotel. He was
seen in company with Prince several times yesterday. In the evening Tom Naak was
with him and according to police followed him around from one place to another.
He was seen with him at the Union Depot shortly after the night shift came on
duty.

Between 12:30 and 1 o’clock Bert Thompson and John Sullivan went to the hotel
and up to Beck’s room. The clerk sent to them twice to come down and finally
made them do so. When they came down Beck came with them. Thompson and Sullivan
then asked for a room. The clerk told them he had none. Just then a man checked
out and Thompson asked what was the matter with that room just vacated and the
clerk said it had been assigned to another party. They then went away. It was
after this they secured the cab and went to Krebs, where they had the game and
secured the beer at the home of Mrs. Davis.

Beck lives about eighteen miles from Quinton and is said to be well off. He has
a lot of land. He has enough indian blood in him to be on the rolls and has an
allotment. – McAlester News-Captial

McAlester, Oct. 5. – Oliver Beck, charged with the killimg Currie Denison came
down on the flyer this afternoon from Canadian. A number of friends came with
him prepared to make any bond that might be required of him. He was met by the
sheriff to whom he telephoned this morning and went with him to the County
Attorney’s office. Some of the eyewitnesses and officers from Krebs have been
there during the afternoon. The County Attorney went over the case with them to
determine what kind of charge should be perferred against Beck. After a
consultation with Wallace Wilkerson, Beck’s attorney he was taken to Justice
Brooks Fort’s court where a charge of manslaughter in the first degree was
lodged against him. He was held in bail of $2,500. He made bond and was
released.