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»Extradition Opposed ,At the same time, Carter said he would fight to keep Traxler in Oklahoma for trial, despite announcement by Gov. James Allred of Texas he would seek extradition of the slippery outlaw to complete the Texas term he was serving at Easthatt prison farm when he fled 13 days ago with eight other convicts.The Oklahoma charges were apparently to the liking of the slippery felon. He repeatedly had told hostages during his flight that he would rather die than return toTexas and yesterday begged officers here to prosecute him in Oklahoma.His companion in a 12-day flight from the law lay in a morgue, a victim of the desperadoes* own guns. The companion, Fred Tin-dol, who with Traxler fled the fled the Eastham, Tex., prison farm last July 8, was slain and Traxler was shot above the heart yesterday by two hostages the outlaws had kidnaped in their flight from almost 1,000 officers inSouthern Oklahoma. Frank Trimmer, 50, a farmer, and J. E. Denton, 44, an oil field worker, snatched guns from the men’s sides when the exhausted fugitives dozed in acar near Boswell, Okla.Bitter Against DentonAfter being brought to a hospital here and placed under armed guard, Traxler appeared bitter against the man who wounded him.“I tried to tell the guy he didn't need to shoot me because 1 was all through,” Traxler said. “I knew it. 1 didn’t have a chance. But I just wasted my breath. He didn’t wait for me to say anything. He just shot. I fell out of the car to keep him from killing me.”Trimmer and Denton both fired at Tindol first, then Denton turned his gun on Traxler.Trimmer, who was driving the automobile, was kidnaped from his farm home and forced to drive his car, after the two fugitives had ditched the car in which they kidnaped Denton.‘‘Traxler told Trimmer to pull up at the roadside,” said Denton, “and we would wait until i£ got dark.”Their Guns on Seat2iBhetvstPlt;Tcaoiaihlt;c*teladlt;testaise
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Miami Daily News Record
Miami, Oklahoma, US
Thu, Jul 22, 1937
Page 9
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