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Isbell had a revolver and received a death wound before he succeeded in drawing it.

He was about 45 years old and with his family has been living in the present place of residence for the past two years.
 

The remains were brought to town Wednesday evening and shipped to Oklahoma City for identification, and will be returned here Friday morning for burial.

The officers knowing Isbell to be a dangerous man, and a dead shot, took the precaution to get the drop on their man and kept it.

The crime for which Isbell was wanted was the murder of George and Herman Fox, aged 19 and 21 respectively, which occurred near Oklahoma City over eight years ago, in a difficulty over a lease. Isbell was arrested and jailed in Oklahoma City, but escaped and succeeded in concealing his identity until recently, during which time he has served in the Cuban and Philippine War.  By some means the officers got trace of Isbell, whose assumed name was Zach Love, living near here, and on Tuesday morning last Sheriff G. W. Garrison and Deputy Sam Bartell, of Oklahoma City in company with Deputy Dowell of South McAlester came over to make the arrest, with the results as above stated.

There are conflicting reports as to the reward offered for Isbell's capture, one is that there was $600. And another $1,500, and the dead man's son-in-law, H. Burres, says so far as he has been able to learn there was no reward.

The above mentioned article was sent to me by Mary Lu Johnson.  The photograph of Zachariah Bailey Isbell  was furnished by Heloise Ridgway.

The information I have of Zachariah Bailey Isbell's family is as follows.

Zachariah  (Zach Bailey) Isbell was born March 21, 1854 in Blount County Alabama. He died April 12, 1905 near Natural Arch, shot by U.S. Marshals. He is buried in the Sulpher Cemetery, South West of Hartshorne Oklahoma, Arch Community. His parents were Robert Carol Isbell and Elizabeth Love.

Zachariah married Alice Ann Farris December 27th 1877, in Gainsville, Cooke County, Texas.  Alice was born March 7, 1863 in Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas.  She died February 26th, 1937, Soper Choctaw, Oklahoma.  Her parents were James Farris and Margaret J. Hale.
 
Zachariah Bailey and Alice Ann Farris Isbell had the following children:

When Lawrence Bailey Isbell died , his brother Zach was living in Paducah Texas too.  His sisters, Maude Burres was living in Oklahoma, Effie Overstreet was living in Colorado, Velma VanHorn was living in Oregon.  Una Stahlem and Marie LaVallie were living in California.

The above information was obtained from Cooke County Marriage Records 1849-79.  Cemetery Records, Ruby Ridgway, Willard Baker (Grandson) Heloise Ridgway, Lawrence Bailey Isbell's Obit, 1880, Nolan County, Texas Census, 1890 1st Territorial Census Oklahoma, 1890 Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Census records.

Zachariah Bailey Isbell Sr. is said to have killed a team of mules in one of  the Oklahoma Land Rushes.  In the Spanish American War 1898 he served in Company D. 2nd Vol. Inf. Since he was running from the law Zachariah enlisted May 24th 1898 in either Shreveport or New Orleans under the assumed name of Zacrah Love.  He was discharged June 9th,1899 At Camp Meade Pa.