The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-13
IT'S CASE IN NoRTHcUTT TRIAL
DEFENSE OPENS.
A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE
Case Looks Dark ror The Defense
Who Sets Up an Albi-Other
Matters Receive A..
tention.

The government has rested rs
case in the Northcutt murder trial
after having examined about thirty
witnesses. The defense began introdu.
cling testimony this afternoon. ana
after the defendant attorney finishes
his case the government will in ali
probability rut mp testimony in rc.
buttal.
The testimony odduced today seems
70 be strong in circumstances. and IS
about as Aollovs:
Mr. Boucher who was a restaurant
keeper i'm Ravia at the time Of the
killing testified that It was the Gus.
tom Of the defendant John Northcutt.
to come into his place Of business
every evening about s or . o'clock.
but that on the night Of the killing
the defendant did not pay his usual
visit as was his custom. Petit the
night policeman who also visited the
Boucher restaurant, testified that It
was his custom TO visit Boucher's res.
taurant every night about the same
time that Northcutt did. but that on
the might of he killing Norhcutt did
not show UH a witness by the name
OF Wright testified that the defendant
did not visit his house on the night
in question which was two blocks
south of Main street and about two
blocks east of the railroad.
John hughes, the janitor for the
odd Fellows lodge I'm Ravia. which
building IS located i'm the neighbor.
hood of old man STATIONS house
and near the church. which is also
in the nciphborhood. testified that
on the night Of the killing at about
o'clock, shortly after dusk, the de-
fcndant passed the lodge building.
which Is about one and onchalf blocks
southwest Of the railroad which is
in the neighhorhood Of the dead mans
house.
Doctor Webster, the ianitor of he
Methodist church, testified that he
saw the defendant i'm the neighbor-
hood Of the church about s o'clock on
the night Of the killing The church
Is located nearer the dead mans
house than Is the odd Fellows hall.
Forbes. a blacksmith, who keeps
a shop in Ravia, testified tha, he
talked with the deceased, old man
Stratton, near the Methodist church
and that the old man told him, Forbes,
that he would go to his house and
join him at church later Old man
Stratton lived near the church.
The old man returned to the church
that night \ man named Smith ties.
titled that at about 10 o'clock on the
morning after the killing he was IN
the postofIice as was the defendant
and some one announced that old
man Stratton had been killed. The
defendant seemed worried and immcdi
ately left the postofIice and went west.
4 train was pulling out, which the
defendant jumped on in his shirt
sleeves while the cars were I'm motion.
Conductor Thompson Of the Frisco
testified that on the morning after
the killing the defendant paid his rail
road fare TO Denison. Texas, In cash
and had in his possession twenty
dollar bin and some silver.
The goycrnmen' rested after this
testimony.
The following other matters receiv'
cd attention of the court:
An answer to the petition for as.
sirnment Of dover was filed in re
the estate Of Louis Duncan, deceased.
Masters report in the case Of Til.
ley Johnson VS.. John Johnson for di.
vorce was filed.
Masters report in the case of Nora
Booth vs.. J. L. Booth for divorce was
filed
A decree Of divorce was granted in
the case Of O. B Thompson VS.. Eliza
beth Thompson.