The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-24
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nounced a recess until this morning.
Yesterdays Leader contained tne
story OF the case tili 30. The fol-
loving tool, place between that time
and adjournment:
In answer to Judge Iiuston's ques-
zion the witness. Mr.. Vincent said:
"At the sugse. tion OF my wife went
over after Mr. Richards and when
neared mis- house / heard someone
Yelling. When ! reached Richards
house Tom Wooks was there. ] fount
the head Of Davis body, when we
reached LAWS house. lying toward
the foot OF the bed. I noticed blood
and brains on the wall and ceiling.
The gun was on the bed the mugzie
near Davis head The butt Of The gua
was on the foot with the muzzle on
the bed"
Judge Burford asked the witness
how the tcdy Of Davis was dressed.
He said that the hody had r shirt on
hut no pants. shoes or drawers.
County Attorney MCGUIRE crcfs
examine the witness.
Judge Buifcrd took up the witness
again. 'Ihc witness said in part
"Davis head VAS about s inches
from The foot Of the bed The muz-
zle of the gun was about 4 or 8 inches
from the foot ol the he'd"
Judge Buston questioned The wit
noes and tried to find put whether or
not the butt Of the gla was wedFed in
between a tub o. beans and a lard cah
which were on the floor aoar the bed
and the witness answered that It was
in that position
Airer a nrief cross-eXamination OF
sir. Carpenter who was recalled by
County Attorney McGuire. DR.. Ken
dan Of Crescent tuck the witness
stand. County Attorney Mcclure ex-
amined the witness.
Dir. Kennall was called out 20 make
an examination The next day after the
alleged murder. The witness pracu-
eally swore to the same description Of
The room the position Of the ho.y
and gun as the preceding witness
gave.
Or. Kendall said that IN his opinion
the Davis body moved but very little
after he was shot leaving the i'm
prossion that Davis had been lying in
that same position when the gun was
nred. lie said It would have been int
possible fo- Davis % infict the wounl
HIM eli. The witness said that the
gun could not have been fired by
Murray Davis foot judging from the
dead mans position and character Of
the wound.
Judge Houston cross-examined Or
Kendall. The witness said that the
iutt Of The gun was about feet froi1
the foot Of the bed on which Davis
was lying
DR.. Kendall said that he believed
that the feet Of Davis had been novel
10 tho floor after he was dead
County Attorney MCGUIRE cross-ex
amined the witness. Dr. Kendall saic
in part: II know that the shot could
not have been fred from the window
because It would have struck the
lNlcw which was banked up on The
north side of Davis head"
Judge Ihgston took the witness
After a foS questions that were prac
tically a repetition OF former ones
County Attorney Mcclure cross e.
aminei The witness briefly.
A fifteen minutes recess was taken
Dr Kendall was recalled by Coun
ty Attorney Mcclure.
The shot gun fouad in the room
where Davis body was lying was in
troduced as testimony. Dr. Kendall
examined the gun and testified thai
it was the same gun he saw in The
room the day ne made the cyamnU
ton before tho coraner's jury
The witness lold Of Mrs. Davis be
ing sick on that day He said, :"
examiaei her and thought that sh'
could not faiat from grief judging from
the mise she had
y. r. Kelso was the next witness
He testified that he lived on the farn
north Of the Davis farm.
About dark heard shot to cas-
from my home said the witness ."
was al homa. That shot was at Jess
Weeks house appearantly. About az
hour and a half later | heard SONS
shots at Murray Davis house south
east of my house. heard screaming
in that same direction also. ! Though
the woman who was screaming wa
cryag help. help did not go q
Davis place that night. went Their
| the next dav al III o'clock. That wa