Volume 11 , Issue 37

1905 - An Accidental Killing

On page 13 of The Oklahoman, dated December 3, 1905, the small headlines read, "An Accidental Killing." It goes on to say, "Prominent Chickasaw woman is shot and killed by her son-on-law."

Special to The Oklahoman, Ardmore, I.T., Dec. 2, 1905 -- "Mrs. Joe Brown, mother of Gov. Brown, speaker of the lower house of Chickasaw legislature was shot and instantly killed this morning by the accidental discharge of a shot gun in the hands of her son-in-law, F. H. Conkin. An investigation was made but it was clearly shown that the unfortunate affair was an accident. Her husband, Joe Brown, died at Tishomingo two weeks ago. The family is prominent among the Chickasaws."
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