The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-02
TESTIMONY
OF PEOPLES
The Oklahoma City Man
Charged With Murder

Tue triai OF w r. Peoples for the
murder OF E. T. Mclaughlin, which
has attracted widespread interest, is
drawing to a close and will probably
go to the jury this evening The chief
interest was manifested in ae ap-
pearance Of The defendant OF. sne wit
ness stand and his testimony relating
10 the elents leading up to the killing
was as follows
u was born and raised on a farm
West to Texas from Tennessee; lived
in spriegion, Fort Worth. Gainesville
Was ia business at Gainesville. have
two children. Was married in Texar-
kama ia 1892 Met my wife at Texar
kama Went from there to Denver and
abck 10 Gainesville and thence to
Shawnee. Lived there about eighteen
months and then came to Oklahoma
city. am 3s years old lived at
Third and Harvey street sabout two
years know Floyd Phillips He
took supper vita me Tuesday evening
before the killing then went down
town. Didn't know my wife was going
away. When came home | saw the
servant and the children in bed alseep
MY wife was away I asked where Mrs
peojles was. She said she had gone
away. asked her where and she
said 20 Mrs Bennetts l asked her
who went with her She hesitated and
said q was young man who works
at alleys drug store. asked her II
he was IN the habit Of coming She
said that he was and went to the Of
flee where we had lots OF work I ask
ed MIR. sihord to work with me and
be did
Then I studied the matter over and
then. decided not to take the word OF
The servant and wait Thought per
haps some excuse would be offered for
the conduct went home that night.
4 staiI at home the next night and
was in town the next day. Saw Nc
a.aughlin on that day with sny wife on
the street. It was ten o'clock. They
were on Robinson street enroute from
the direction OF my home I was
acros the street was in the Santa Fe
baqery. They passed on the opposite
side Of The street Saw Mclaughlin
before that talking TO my wife in Hal
ey's drug store That was our trad
ing place. We had been there in the
store at various times for the past
Iwo years, didn't notice them be
ing unusual until Christmas. The frst
might I noticed it was in the Fai-
store The little daughter was with US.
My wife excused herself and said she
wanted to get some articles in the
drug store. Mclaughlin followed her
out of the store and was talking to
her. II was a cold night and thought
IL was unusual but said nothing. Lat
ar in the drug store one night he took
a great deal of Interest in her. / was
in the store and treated him with con
tempt because did not like his con
duct had heard 1t remarked that
he was very attentive 70 married la
dies had heard that he had afflicted
with dangerous disease disease
that was poisonous and dangerous
fold my wife 7 did not like his manner
and told her not 20 90 there any more.
This was after Christmas ] was in
shawnee on New Years Day Took
my daughter and Mr. White OF Fort
Worth returned the same evening.
The train was late I was away from
the city after that After seeing Nc
saughlin and wife on Thursday morn
ing on fiobinson street. he said he could
whether | went to dinner. but went
home Ia the evening, Don't remember
OF JOe barber on that afternoon.
left lome that evening with a shot gun
In case. went back home that night
about T:4O l returned on account Of
che suspicious circumstances and on
account OF Mclaughlin. l was led to
beiieye that he was trying to ruin my
home went home 20 satisfy myself
and went to the rear OF the house.
! lad my grip and gun. While there
I saw Mclaughlin He Pc Z by the
house on a bicycle going north. In
about a minute he came back and was
walking He came to the alley about
the aoase Thenthe turned and went
back 60 the corner and turned west
until he came 10 the rear gate He
came ia and walked 10 the back porch
and onto Il and tried 10 open the door,
waited to see what would happen. lie
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