Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-06 | Page 6 | Gangsters Kill U. S. Operative

f GANGSTERS Kill KillU KILL UI U. S. S o One of Oklahoma's Two Two- Gun Officers Slain as Aftermath of Murders OKLAHOMA IA CITY Dec 6 AP Gangsters of the modern crime schools have killed Luther Bishop one of Oklahoma's two gun officers officers officers cers trained in the days das when quick shooting often played a major partIn part partin in law enforcement Bishop was shot to death in his bedroom here short shortly y before dawn yesterday He died fighting but unarmed with indications that he had grappled with a gunman gunman who fired several times at t short range For the last several years Bishop has been an operative of the state bureau of identifications He had I also assisted the government in the investigation of the Osage Indian country reign of terror in which I nearly a score of persons were slaIn elain four fOUl years ears ago Man Many of the vIctims victims victims vic vIc- tims were vere Indians made wealth wealthy by I oil development Following the conviction this year ear of W Y K Hale Hae wealthy rancher and John Ramsey cowboy co on a charge of jf killing Henry Roan an Osage Bishop had been active in the prosecution prosecution prosecution prose prose- cution of ot a bank robbery case Ills His HI activity in m breaking up bandit gangs gave him a wide knowledge of criminals operating In the Southwest and he often was called into consultation to aid in solving crimes Early yesterday morning mornin Mrs Irs Bishop asleep in a bed near her husbands husband's was was awakened awakened by bv a shot She fled downstairs to awaken her father ather and her het- hetson son as the gunman kept up a rapid fire Bishops Bishop's body was found Cound near an electric light switch which he had attempted to reach An open window indicated the slayer had crawled over oyer a porch roof and had escaped in an automobile automobile automo automo- I bile which neighbors said sped from froma a point near the house shortly after the shoo shooting ling Police Pollee believe BIshop was first shot as he slept but was as able to grapple with his assailant His two pIstols always kept near hi his bed were missing Neighbors said nine shots were fired He lIe had taken particular care to protect himself during luring recent years ears as many men men had fiad been convicted largely on evidence evi I evidence dence he secured He was with the I posse that trailed and killed Al AI AlSpencer All Spencer notorious gunman and robber robber rob rou- ber who terrorized the Southwest several years ears ago Although the police made several arrests last night little Information was obtained Mrs Irs Bishop was unable to give ive a detailed account of the shooting Rewards totaling 1000 were posted yesterday Including including ing ing- ng offered by Governor Trapp Bishop was born at Ayres Ares Creek V. V C. C in 1885 He lIe came to Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa more than twenty-five twenty years ears ago and settled on a ranch He was appointed a deputy sheriff sherif of his county a short time after his arival arrival ar- ar rival ival when many settlers were comin coming to this section