The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-09-29
THEIR PRELIMINARY TRIAL.
Bruner, Yargee, Taylor and Taylor
Before Judge Bradford.

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Creek, came in with Dave Bruner,
George Yargee, b. w. Taylor and |
Ben Taylor, charged with the muir
der of Deputy marshal John Poe, /
on the night of the 2jth on the I
north bound Frisco train between .
Madill and Ravia.
Nearly all the defendants had /
their heads bandaged up on &C. I
count of blows received on the /
train.
Posseman Nicely testified that
the difficulty arose over Poe trying
to arrest b. w. Taylor for dis.
turbing the peace on the train
and when be went into the smoker
the marshal was trying to handcuff
Taylor, aud Taylor said he would
not be handcuffed.
During the melee between the
two, Dave Bruner, a Greek Indian,
got mp and started around behind
Poe, and that he thought be meant
to do Poe bodily harm; that he
pulled his pistol and knocked
Bruner down.
George Yargee, another Greek
Iudian, got up aBd started behind
| Poe and Neely knocked him down.
By this time Poe and Taylor had
become separated, and that Taylor
grabbed his Neely's pistol. Neely
said that he still held to the pistol,
ths' Tsylor had both his hands
o his, and that in attempting to
tak the pistol it was discharged,
Just as it come in line with Poe,
which shot caused Poe's death
Neely could not say whether Tay-
Taylor killed Poe on purpose or
accidentally.
DR.. j. W. Hubbard OF Mill
Greek, who was on the train, tes'
tilted that be was called into the
smoker after the shot was fired.
He stated that Poe was shot under
the right arm the ball coming out
on the opposite side. and that Poe
only lived few minutes after the
shot was fired.
The defense have put on some
witnesses who testified to the gooC
character of b. W. Taylor anC
Ben Taylor, son of b. w. Taylor
b. w. Taylor was then put OF
{ the stand and said in substance
Il was sitting in the smoker
i saw Poe pass with pistol in hi
! hand. followed and advised hin
i tc be careful how he handled tn,
pistol, as he might hurt some one
i He told me to mind my own busi
ness, or he would arrest me.
i returned to the smoker. Prett,
j. soon Poe returned and said
There's the s. of a b, II
. arrest him. and started to M
with a pair of hand cuffs and un
dertook to put them on me. / toll
him | haG done nothing to b, ar
70 rested for, and would not let hin
put the bracelets on me, at tn
same time / caught hold Of them
About that time some one strucl
= me on the top of the head, and
$ fell forward, pushing Poe in from
of me. l was struck the second an,
then the third time, aud | thin
a about this time a pistol was dis
u charged. never caught anybody
r pistol. l had no pistol and don
= know who shot Poe. The two In
IL dians Dave Bruner and Georg
" Yargee) were in the smoker at th
l. time. My son Ben came in whe
ot he heard the difficulty"
The government here asked thS
oil the case be continued until ne1
week to give them time to q
more testimony
Judge Bradford then continue
4 the case until next Thursday, De
p. 3, when the case will be concluded
R. In the meantime all the defendant
will be required to remain in jai
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