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

they we're over there he asked me TO
hold my hand under Ben's head. and !
told him there wasn't any use and
suppose he died in about fifteen min.
utes after he got there; ] asked Cal
where they ere at and he said he
was back over the road there; Ben
was: he said somewhere over there.
he didn't know where; he said Ben got |
out TO mack cigarette and he said |
somebody shot him and he slartel |
back a. town with him and Ben |
thought " pc could get g town l'-'prc |
he died be would get well and when
/ no got tu where they were Ben wanted
10 stop and commenced begging Tor
water and he started to- get him some
/ water and Ben halloed and told him
! he was dying and hc came back 90 hm
and { guess came up about that time.
and after ne died there was several
passed there. and | don't know a.
know but one or two OF them that
passed. and Cal got mp and went AMI
got water and when he came back
there was a pistol lying in the fron.
end Of the hack in a grip, a 45 CDl's;
after he got back the second TIM 10
nut a gun in his cloths and went
across the road I saw another pistol.
he had one in his pocket; ! saw no
| other besides the one In the grip |
examined the hack pretty closely;
saw no blood about the hack AZ all;
the dead man. Ben. was bloody: he
was shot in the left side and the
blood run down On his back; his pants
we're not bloody any might have been
A little blood on the waistband Of his
pants but most Of the blood was on
his shirt and run down on his back;
asked him several times how 1t was
was there pretty well all evening
from 4 o'clock until sundown. ! asked
, him several times how II was and hn
told me II was over In the cotton patch
, and then he told me after they were
=, In the corn patch: he told me th"y
- might have been mp there; the place
. they shot him. he said he didn't know
where they We're. believe heard
: that conversation between Cal and IN,
: officer the marshal: he was not under
. arrest at that time; the marshal cam.
put and asked Cal who killed him an'
he told him he didn't know; NJ
: stewart told him that he didn't klv
who killed him: he said there wer,
two men shot him and ran hack Ov '
the hin north Of there; and the Uar
shal looked M mis- clothes and went ol
u baol, near where Mr.. Stewart told hi
the shooting was done; | done know
how far east he WENT saw nm abcu
800 yards east: Tom Askcw. anothe
- deuty marshal Hunter CucnraI, an
- Gland Washington wen; with the maj
10 shal: they went over there and walk
~ ii around and came back; ! do no
member Cal Stewart making m,
~ report when they came back; on thl
~ occasion Cal Stewart wanted to b1'
' row my horse he wanted my hors
" TO 90 home and tell his mother. bu
"a insisted on his staying with me
CT don't know that recollect any otl
Va or thing that was said or done by Ca
III stewart or by anybody present tina
~ would throw any light whatever o.
- what took place on that occasion.
~ Cross Examination: when ! cam
/! lp In sight Cal was standing up ove
- Ben who was on the ground; standin
al there with his hat In his hand lookin
ns around. kind of bending over him wit
~ mis- hand under his head or. sittin
there holding Ben head; Ben didn
u" lie for about fifteen minutes after
got there: he did not talk any; c.
H. seemed to be gvieying; a little afte
that he was tanning him; The officer
TWO of them. and Tom Askew wer
"a Into the meadow on the south sid
," was stubble about inches high;
- don't remember OF any rag weeds
IN there was It was just few scatterin
NJ weeds: no crap grass; that eXtende
east something like about 200 yardf
nd Cal went east when he left mes i
went to get drink OF water; he we.
'st down In the branch and suppo'c z
II his water: ne did not cross on Ii
nj ether side Of the ridge IN the field {
meadow; ne got out Of sight; couI
not tell exactly how long ne was o'
Pm II sight, here was water in th'
tn branch; said he was going after W
I'm ter; | asked what was the matter al
ter he said somebody had killed his brot
I've cr: / asked who done 1t; says | don
Ill know: asked whore il was; he sa
ug right over there, indicating north;
We pointed othe north; asked him
me could help him and he asked me