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Killed Over Mule Deal
Ponca City Man Charged His Victim Had Stolen His Stock
Submitted by: Mollie Stehno

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Tulsa Daily World
April 9, 1927


Ponca City, April 8—Resulting from a quarrel over several mules. F. W. Rile, 40 a teamster shot and killed Harrison Lumley, 38, horse trader, about noon today.
Riddle used a shotgun and then surrendered to officers. He had charged Lumbley with selling mules which belonged to Riddle and the latter had reported the fact to officers. Riddle charged that Lumley chased him yesterday with a knife and returned today for a similar purpose. He had the shotgun along for protection.


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