Show in indian dian fj fighter eghte dies at tulsa tu isa his age TULSA OKLA during his life six wars were fought he knew personally such historical characters as a general custer geronimo Geron the indian apache chief and tease jesse james the outlaw he recently died here bere atthe at the age or william franklin knight who observed se rv ed his birthday last february 17 was wa s born on a steamboat at louisiana mo he went to texas in 1866 as an advance guard for or stage coaches later he rode for the wells fargo express from st louis west he was wounded four times by bullets and once when comanche indians indiana pierced his neck with arrows in Sepi september ember 1870 after the Co manches had burned telegraph wires between two cities knight rode from fort worth to el paso carrying government messages he used 33 horses on the trip and slept oni only two ho hours urs during the five days it took inthe in the early seventies when buffalo roamed the southwest plains c country knight shipped as many as 10 buffalo hides bides at one time to eastern markets knight moved to tulsa in 1918 and was employed by a local transfer company he worked until he be was 89 99 years of age before retiring he kept house for himself until forced to enter eater a convalescent home because cabie of infirmities no immediate relatives have been located |