The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-07

met MIN DID hdluerAlll' IdrI NbN'il'
bcr was in sporting house al hat
time " vas about the middle of No
,oubcr ! met him about one year
before that in Dcnison. Texas when
would see him ! would speak TO him
That's all Hc is not my lover He
has never been"
opal Powers q witness
~ live in Ardmorc. Am az Nina
Truolovcs Have been there nearly
ever since she opened mp knew
VIII King ] was living in Fort worth
AT the time of his death lived Ia
| Ardmore two or three months before
his death. know about The time
King and Truoloyc became lovers he
was my man for while That was
here in Ardmoro I was at Nina
Tmo.ovo's AZ the time ] was not
tried Tor the murder OF my husband
iu Fort Worth. while my name was
James. have been sporting wn-
man six or seven years Have known
Nina Twoloyo ever since
Nina Tmoloyc. the defendant
MY name is Nina Truclo," am
the defendant in this case. In this
case am charged with the killing Of
viii King Wish YOU would speak
louder. am hard OF hearing did
not intend tu KIN him The gun that
Killed him was discharged accidental.
| ly do not know how 60 happened.
The gun belonged 20 Fox. kept the
gun In my writing desk / kept my
Wits gun there when he did not have
| lt The last time I saw him before
he was killed was when he left my
house about daylight that morning
when he came IN that morning he
told me b, had been out with Buck
Garrett. lie got there sbout 4.30 In
the morning lie was down on Sun.
dny night before this and left about u
or ~ O'Clock Every time ne camc
down there he would come In my
| room. II was not ont In the parlur.
WIN. Mr. shaw and myself had lunch
together Sunday night ! might have
said something. some little thing,
that could he considered % threat, but
never had any more intention NJ
killing him than ! have myself right
now We were always ON good terms
Had been lovers eight or nine months
lie was standing In my door when
got homo Monday The door that
faces the north when ! got home
went right In NV room. Mamie
or not. she mm, invent In INV room
private pIrlCr. The doors are near
There are two pistols there. lie al
ways LEFT his with me when he didn'
have Il with him. Thoy were kept IN
the writing desk We were both
handling the pistols there that day
He had his ont and had cleaned II
aud put II back We were cleaning
them. had his pistol in the writing
desk got that pistol out Of The dcsL
Tor him 10 clean. II was loaded.
and he unloadcd it lie handed the
shells TO me held them while he
cleaned the pistol and oiled Il mp. He
WAS teaching me how to pull the trlg
gcr with hh finger ! always pulled
10 with this one. I handed him the
shells while hc was swapping the gun.
There was one place empty. and |
snapped the cylinder In aud Il went
IN don't know how II was done
Tie was sitting ON Girlic Andcrson's
| trunk az the time, about this way tin.
dicatingl This is q large trunk ]
was standing up right close to him.
! put tho cartridges In the gun and
snapped u and it went on | don't
know whether ! pulled the trigger or
not. know that ! didn't intend 10.
had been swapping the gun before
There was one vacant place In a.,
gun, ana ! intended 10 leave it on II
had no thought of shooting King.
When the gun went of ! began 10
hallo0 lie said, Honey. / am shut.
Hn cluug to mo until got 10 the door
! finally got one of them open and
halloed ! then rot to the other door.
and saw 'i' young fellow Ilo was
witness .cro TO-DAY Ycs. his name
,s James Cooke didn't have q
pitcher or bowl iu my hand / didnr
break any ware of any kind. / said !
10 The boy az The door, Come in and !
h"ip me-, ! have shur my friend I |
had never seen him before. refer |
To Jim Cooke. ] do not know who |
came down there after the tray that
morning. King had just LEFT there
about daylight did not say 10 Tom