Show CAPTAIN OF DISCHARGED NEGRO IS SHOT FROM AMBUSH Assailant Is Believed to Be One of the Soldiers Recently i Affected by Order of the I. I President President MOTIVE OF CRIME IS SHROUDED IN IN MYSTERY p Company of Infantry and Force of Police Are Scouring Country Country Coun Coun- COln- COln I try in an Effort Efort to Capture the A Assassin I I I l I I Oklahoma City Okla Okia Dec 22 A A special to tho the Post says ys Captain oho ohe ohl of oC the com company pany peny commanders of oC the he three companies com corn of the negro neJIo troops dl dismissed from th the regular army service for the tho Brownsville ic Texas riots and who was recently ordered court court wa was shot and anc dangerously wounded from am ambush hush at nl Fort Reno Bonn late hate last night His nR assailant Hanl l is believed to be one oneo o of or tho the negroes dl discharged from the theer service er IC i h by order orter of fC President noose Roose- volt veIL The caum calR of or the tho act was unknown unknown un un- un- un known to Lieutenant Chani Chanler r In command at It the fort up to a a late lale hour hout- this thi s morning All Al of ono one compan company com corn pany pan at l the fort foil hn has t been cen scouring souring the lie country around since tho the tragedy and ant hopes are arc entertained that tho the fugitive ma may he bo caught Captain Coplo In Mackim was wa shot In the thero ro forehead and und stomach while standing In front of his bin hll quarters about 1 o'clock last night His assailant aS kept under undercover cover but was seen een a n few scon seconds s later laler Reno Heno running in tho the direction of ot El EI SI Slight ht Chance Chanco of or Recovery l' l Captain MackIm foil fell fel to the ground and was picked up In an unconscious condition and taken into his quarters Quarters whore ph physicians were wrO oro at once sumI sum sum- I mon monet d The bullets were ere hLF hI Jio body ly shortly before roro fd tind from l nd pJ nU the foit COIt r lO to 1 the tho effect that he has slight chance for Cor er recovery I Only little Is known of or the negro beyond the fact act that he was WI once negro n a a soldier When hen seen running away he be wore voie the military blouse and other portions of the uniform Ho He la Is j dc described as a dark skinned man about j five feet teet ten Inches IncItes tall weighing about 10 pounds What hl his motive moth could hn have horn been Is isa x a n matter of oC conj conjecture cluro The O y at the fort made a vC very strenuous efort ef of- fort ort to suppress the the facts in th the ease case cae and If Jf they know knew nt at nil all al leru refused od In divulge dl th the Information Sent for fat c Bloodhound Lieutenant Chanler was promptly I upon the scene and Immediately ordered ordered ord ord- orl- orl 1 ered out one of or the companies to make c the search He Ho le telephoned to the Joal- Joal local police department In Jn an nn effort to get 1 j tho the bloodhounds owne owned b by tSam t- t I- I Sam BarEd Bartel of ot Oklahoma City Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- r geant Bell Hel answered the me message Age and anti quickly communicated with wih the sheriff sherlf and then with wih Bartel but ascertained rl that It would be Impossible to lo get the get the dogs dog over to the fort before morn morn- y log Ing I r. r All Al sorts of rumors were current on the th streets last lal night after arel the tho report t iW of tho the shooting reach reached Oklahoma Cl City One rumor Is to the c effect that o the sho shooting had something to do with I the rc recent ent discharge of the tho n negro negro gro i s soldiers l nn and the order oidor for 01 the tho court court- v martial of or Captain MackIm b u however hO could not be bo- verified at Reno Rno because H tho the r of or th tn r 1 n t to whom J ha U c Q t K js positive n nOt t in to toti ti talk lk |