W.L. Mitchell shot by Pink Smith on New Year's day, died at the home of his father-in-law, J.F. Chittum, February 5, at about 2 o'clock in the morning. This shooting took place as the result of a wordy controversy between Mitchell and Pink Smith's father over Mitchell attempting to turn Smith's calves off of some wheat on Smith's place in which Mitchell's father-in-law had an interest. Pink, hearing the controversy, went out and, as he claims, Mitchell came at him in a way that he thought himself in danger when he shot at Mitchell twice, one shot striking him just below the heart glanced from a rib downward, passing through his kidney and lodging in his back. The bullet was taken out several days after the shooting. Mitchell was paralyzed below the hips and has suffered greatly. Smith went to Guthrie Wednesday to turn himself over to the sheriff.
