The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-27

the front seat and the other against
the dashboard: Cal had pistol on
MIN: Colts Automatic. he told me he
cot il out Of his valise saw him
pick Sc up. It was lying there In the
suit case: the other was in his pock-
81: re stuck the other down here in |
his clothes Indicating In the front |
Of his pantsl. Right west Of that was |
Ben's body. about ten feet. was The
hack: right at the south side OF the
lane and BCn's body was something
like six feet from the fence; looked
to see n I could find any blood and
couldn't see any; only what was on
his clothes. Ben's head was lying 10
the west ami his feet to the east; his
hands were lying across him. he did
not have on any coat. just shirt
underwear and pants his coat was In
the hack and / got his coat and threw
it over him; Cal seemed to be light
smartly disturbed right smart oxcit-
ed; 10 times he would seem all right
and he wouldn't be taking OF any; he
made no effort to run or any thing oi
that sort: when the officer came up.
Nr. Norvcn. Cal told hi.n that It hap
penod down about the cotton patch:
the cotton patch was Oh the north side
or the road: he said there about the
cotton patch: saw no evidence OF
blood in the hack; the cotton patch 200
yards east: saw no evidence Of him
being dragged to the point where !
| snw him or where man had carried
him there: saw no evidence q that
| kind: | saw no blood on the ground
where Ben's body was; saw no cir.
cling done by the hack where II turned
around going east and then go west.
the lane was something like 80 or
so feet wide: a wire fence; ! suppose
there was four wires; | am pretty
well satisfied there were four:
made an examination of one Of the
pistols: | am right sure that Col did
not open that grip In my presence
Il as already open: ! am also sure
that Il was In the 'front.' part Of the
buggy between the seat and the dash
board don't know how high. the cot
ton / suppose was about two and one
half fcot and maybe three feet high
the corn was way up. taller than YOU
1ead. there was a swag In the rCJ,
,losc to that; think there was SOM
rrcs about $50 yards from tncre;
,hinS about two hundred yards iron
there a kind ~ q thicket sets In nj
| 10 the north. hut maybe n few litil
, bushes on there; Il was mp noru
where Cal pointed to me; there Is NJ
. old house up in the field; Mr. Grahar
, lives up I'm that field: due nnrtl wa
, where Mr.. Graham lived and an oil
= house is located east a quarter;
: Iont know the nearest house, ! rccl
on It g. about three quarters Of o mil
4 10 the house tnat Is around the road
Q Is about half mile sout
r. and then quarter west, but q li"'
L nearer across the field; take the syut
y side Of the road whore the Wrca
=, stubble Is that wheat stubple cen .
3. nes about 200 yards; the wheat suil
, bic and meadow were ahor' the s'm
+, distance: the killing took place, wher
the body was found. was on rise q
!. swag: one could see from the dra'
i where the killing occurred TO the sion
i fthe hill: from the timber on east
n the road before you struck the ~"
Der reckon It was about a mile. var
@ near a mile. couldn't tell you exactly
n n the way from Marietta TO this p'nc
. here Is no timber only in a branch =
. wo: Il was lane with farms q
h either side: nc. you don't strike nr
q timber TO amount to anything on'v
I uttlc branch, ! believe, a mile frll
| Marietta: north Of Grcham's is Tin
II Der.