The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-27
BEN WEEKS PASSES AWAY.
Funsfal This AfternOon-tie Makes
N statement.

Funsfal This Afternoon-fie Makes
N statement.
After graphing with death for
ltwenty-eight hours Young Ben
Weeks, who was stabbed Sunday |
night by his former playmate.
John Law. died last night at ll:45
O o'clock.
During the forenoon yesterday
and after he had been removed to
! his home he rested quietly and
there seemed some hope for recov-
cry, but at 3 O'Clock in the after
noon it became apparent that the
vigor of his youth could not much
longer combat the ugly knife
wound, and he lay in state of
uncOnsciOusness until death re-
lieved him at the hour stated
above.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. j. NJ. Gross at the Broad
way Nj. E., church this afternoon
at 8 o'clock. Interment followed
in South cemetery.
The affair which resulted i'll
Ben's death is very sad one, and
one that could have very easily
amounted to nothing more that a
ripple of excitement among their
intimate boy friends, but fate will
ed it otherwise and the -wo families
have the sympathy of the entire
town.
HIS STATEMENT.
When it was definitely ascertain
ed that his wound wOuld probably
prove fatal, Judge S. b. Brad
ford called and took the ante
mortem statement of the stricken
young man. 1t is brief and con-
else and is as follows:
l, Joseph Benjamin Weeks. of
my own free will and accord, be-
ing in sound mind and memory,
; but having received at the hands
of John Law severe wound with
knife, the result of which is as
yet undetermined and which may
cause my death, | desire now to
make this statement:
He (John Law wrote a note to
me and signed girls name to it..
The name signed was Grace Mays.
/ wrote an answer TO it; | then re-
ceiyed q second one. saw John
( Law and talked to him about it..
He said he did it as a joke and if
| did not want to take it as Il joke
all right | would have taken it
as joke if the girl had not got
mad. | did not see and talk TO
the girl about it. ! told him it
was short in him. He had his
knife out and cut me- ! had hit
him with my hand slight lick.
He took out his knife when | com
: menced to talk to him. After he
{ took out his knife picked up a
g piece Of brick or stone and threw
l. at him. but did not hit him. After
u | threw at him then he jumped at
: me and cut me. Sinner Boyd was
:, there; no one else. Don't know
Z what became of the knife. He and
T Sinner Boyd went with me 10 the
4 drug store. lie went and tried 10
: get a doctor and tried TO get me
not to say anything about it.
(Signed by mark,
! JOSEPH BENJAMIN WEEKS.
The statement was witnessed by
VIM. NJ. Robinson and is now on
file in Judge BradfOrd's court for
use in the examining trial of John
Law.
JOHN LAWS STATEMENT.
John Law, when seen at the
Jail this morning. was heart brok =
, en- and said that he would not have
killed Ben for the world and that
. he believed he would become in
|
. sane from grief if he was kept in
! prison. Tears trickled down his
boyiSh face as he eagerly talked
t with the reporter. When asked il
/ he wanted to say anything, he re-
marked that he did not, but he
did not hesitate in answering any
question asked him.
:. His statement was similar to
that made by Ben Weeks, about
the only difference being that Law