Thursday March 19, 1931 JOHN KELLY DEAD, TWO CHARGED WITH MURDER ARE HELD
Miller Tiger and Jimmy Jackson to Face Murder Charge In Court Here. Miller Tiger, and Jimmy Jackson, Eufaula Indians were arrested here early Sunday morning and are held in the county jail in connection with the brutal murder of John Kelly 32 year old Indian who was stomped to death at Tiger’s home a few miles west of here as the culmination of a drunken brawl last Saturday night.

Kelly’s body was discovered early Sunday morning by a neighbor who went to Tiger’s home to see if he was coming to take his breakfast with them as had been his custom. Arriving at the house, the man found Kelly lying on the floor, his body and head a mass of bruises and his clothing clotted with blood.

Notifying Sheriff John McQuillen immediately, the man had officers working on the case within a few
hours after the crime.

Both Tiger and Jackson had fled, but were located and arrested before noon Sunday.

In the custody of officers, both men admitted that they had been at the scene of the slaying, but each
maintained the other had committed the crime. They said they had started drinking together early Saturday night and later had gone to Tiger’s home, where Kelly’s body was found.

At first officers thought that Kelly had been beaten to death with the butt of a rifle, but investigation
showed that he had been beaten into insensibility and then stomped to death.

Sheriff McQuillen announced that he had found some bloody clothing which had been hidden by Tiger a short time after the slaying, and said the discovery completed the ring of evidence he had drawn about both Tiger and Jackson.

No enmity was known to have existed between the men, McQuillen said, and voiced his opinion that all three had become quarrelsome after drinking for several hours, finally ending in the fight in which Kelly was killed.

McQuillen said charges of murder in the first degree would be filed against both men.

Thursday September 13, 1934 RICH INDIAN SLAIN AT CHECOTAH HOME ON THURSDAY NIGHT
Jefferson “Jeff” Davis, Aged and Wealthyu Creek Indian Found Dead by B. J. Reynolds. Murder charges against Ellis Eaton, 33, Tahlequah Cherokee Indian; his former wife, Katy Davis, 28 year old widow of Jefferson Davis, aged wealthy restricted Creek slain in his home at Checotah last Friday, and Scott Bread, 17, Creek Indian “boy friend” of Kay, Sheriff John McQuillen of this county announced today.