The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-08
OWEN LOAOAOLTZ
PLACED ON TRIAL
NE Is CHARGED WITH THE XIII
LING or MISS NAY BROWN.
THE LARGE LIST OF WITNESSES
Prisoner Tells His Story OF This shock
hug Tragedy-Hs DeeIaEss Ne Used
MS Pistol In ssIf Defense.


sANAnohNlAle metropolis
In the Criminal Court Tuesday be-.
gan the trial Of Owen Loadholtz. who
is charged with committing the crime
Of manslaughter-the shooting and
killing Of Miss May Brown during the
tragedy in the Office Of Justice Paris.
ON February 10, 1905, when there was
50 much shooting done by Mrs. Ruth
Freeman, mother OF Miss Brown, and
Loadholtz. The latter was under ar
rest ard was being preliminarily tried
on charge Of betrayal Of Miss Brown
the particulars OF which were given
yesterday in the trial Of Mrs. Freeman.
for assault with intent 20 murder Load
holtz. She was convicted Of Aggravated
assault and a motion entered for new
trial.
Loadholtz is being defended by NJ. J.
Jordan aud J. b. Christie, and prose-
cuted BY County Solicitor Bryan and
F. w. Pope. The jury today consists
Of o. O. Wingate, J. NJ. wamsley, W.
w. BOwden, ]. J. Wilson, I'D Currie
and d. q. Crews.
Yesterday in the trial Of Mrs. Free
man very little trouble was erperiene-
ed in obtaining a jury. Today, how
ever. IL was quite different, as a num-
Der Of the talesmen Summoned has
expressed an opinion as 10 the tragedy.
LoADHoLTz TELLS HIS srOHY.
L0adholtz, in his statement. descrit-
ed the scene, the positio .; 0S-anl ones
occupied in the room OF Justice EaETiss
where the shooting occurred. He said :
I'VE we're all at Justice Farris' coura
room on February 10. 1905. whero a
trial was going on. Mrs Freeman
arose out Of her seat and came towards
me rapidly and said: Owen Loadholtr
with pistol in her hand. ! was fuss1
in the act Of getting up out Of my ehas<
and was in STOPPING position. i think
my face was turned toward Justice
FarriS' desk where I was going to ash.
him or my attorney, Mr.. Jordan, a.
question. My face was turned that
way 1.-THE witness indicating with his
hand when Mns. Freeman said Over,
Loadholtz.' Iducked my head when 4
saw the pistol in her hand and there
Was then a fash aud report pullesH
my gun and fred don't know hosr
many times-and IdOn'G know whether =
or not she had falleR, ~ ssmsbodEg-
caught me from behind, ard, while
struggling with the man halding n8s "a
don't know who he wasI, there wAR
another report OF q pistol disehaEggk
at my back, when some ons esid. 'Looik
out, LoadhOltE.' / don't know who
said il, but turned qeiekIy after being
Ioosed from the man holding M. Ths
girl (May Brown had her pistol Figha
in my face, and fired just ~ qaichlg
~ could, and suppose then allied
her. She was not very far from mo-.
Her revolver was within three feet on
three and half feei or sOmething lika
or perhaps Little less. It was TighA
near my face. There was uo4hing thAA
could have done then 10 prevent Asa-
shooting me. She held the pistol Tieha
to my face and was in the act Of firing
when fired my pistol a. quickly n n
could TO protect my oWn life"
Loadholtz was calm and collected On
his statement
KxHIBirKD HEA FIgrOE-
Cleveland PermenteF testified tAak
one day last winter he was standing n.
the door Of his barber shop ON Mains
street when Miss Mar Brown came ap.
aud had conversation with him. Shs.
.Jld hin that abe had something ~,
show him. Witness asked her what n,
was. IL was found to be pistol Wiz
ness TOOK the pistol and snapped "A
twice and found that il was not lOadeSzl
He asked her what she was going TO do
with the pistol and she aid shat si1ol
was going TO the court room Of Justice
Farris for the purpose Of lining thss
FIRST son Of gun thatsWexrs lie ON
me"
Miss Greta Garcia did not testify -.
the case OF Mrs. Freeman yesterday,
she was only summoned.
In the trial Of Mns Ratk Freeman IN
the Criminal Court Moadsy, che was
found guilty OF an aggrasztrd assault
with a recomm Andatisa 60 the meroy
OF the court.
The frat thing the children wanted
10 know, on getting % SCHOOL Monday
morning, was soniefking absut Prof.
Folks spanking nzehiee- NE pro-
lessor was besieged fes infarulaiioa