Maloy Books

Jameson, Roy


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36, Picher Oklahoma hard rock lead and zinc miner, is fighting for his life at a Picher hospital today as a result of severe knife wounds allegedly inflicted by Isaac "Boss" Fisk, 40, at a Picher dance hall about 1 a.m. Sunday. The wounded man was rushed to the hospital after officers said Fisk had stabbed him several times in the neck and throat, narrowly missing the jugular vein. The attending physician reported Jameson's condition as "extremely critical" today. When questioned by the county attorney yesterday, Jameson stated that he did not know why Fisk stabbed him but remembered his assailant saying during the struggle: "I've got you now. "Sheriff Dee Watters' force has been looking for Fisk since yesterday. Latest police reports state that Fisk is still at large. According to courthouse records, Boss Fisk was sentenced to four years in the McAlester state prison on Mar 2, 1936, after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter in the slaying of Jimmy England, Picher miner, with a .38 caliber pistol on Sep 1, 1935. Charges will be filed against the suspect, County Attorney Charles C. Chesnut said. It was learned that Fisk was inducted into the Army on Aug 21, 1942 but was discharged last February, along with other soldiers, to work in the mines. Matt Logan, city councilman of Picher who was present at the scene of the knifing, advised a deputy of the sheriff's force: "There's no use looking for Boss ..he's gone." When later questioned by County Attorney Chesnut, Logan stated he was drunk during and after the fight and could not remember what happened nor what he told the deputy, the prosecutor charged. Logan who was in the company of Boss Fisk on the night of the stabbing, was to face a misdemeanor charge, Chesnut said.

Miami News Record — Miami, OK

Nov 08 1943 · p.1, Cols. 4 and 5

Book: Hard Rock Lead and Zinc Mining Men — S J Mahurin

ISBN: 1-892744-95-3