The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15

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the pool OF blood she could not have
moved far"
Maude wier, the sister OF the d.
ceased. testified to the fact that the
deceased and Joiner quarreled In a
restaurant in Fort Worth. Texas, two
weeks previous to the killing. That
her sister. the deceased, carried a
pistol whenever she was with Joiner.
That the deceased told the witness
that Joiner had threatened the HE
OF the deceased on several occasions.
The gun shown to the defendant as
the pistol with which the killing was
done was not the pistol owned BY
the deceased. That her sister. the
deceased. returned from Fort Worth
to Ardmore with Joiner.
Mrs. J. l.. Harris, who lives at Fort
Worth. Texas. testified that she met
the deceased and the defendant. Join
er. in Fort Worth together. and that
Joiner and the deceased were quar-.
Ttlluk. ne luss WAS Oh uui SUM-
before the killing on Monday.
L. f. Guillot was the first witness
called by the defense. He followed
Policeman Chancellor to the room
where the shv)ting took place. The
witness Chancellor showed the wit.
ness gun which he (Chancellor)
had picked up from beside the body.
Joiner made the following statement
to him (Guillop.
Il will tell you how It happened.
We were out at picnic and she saw
me talking to another girl, and she
got mad, and we started back home.
and made up my mind to quit her.
and started to leave. and said
to her that was going to quit her
and she said: Are YOU and II you
are why don't you go on, baby? And
just as started out at the door
the gun shot"
Police Officer Jim Chancellor tes.
titled that he found the gun with
which the killing was done at the
foot OF the bed under the girl. Mus.
grave made asstatement to witness
that he went up there with Joiner and
did not want to be implicated in
the case. Witness Identified the gun
as the one found by him, on the
cross.examination.
John Morgan, another witness. tes'
titled that he lived about half block
from where the killing took place.
The witness saw the defendant Join
er, in the yard crying. Joiner had
| bloc don his hands and arms. Did
not see any gun. This witness was
| present about twenty minutes before
Police Officer Chancellor arrived.
The defendant, Bert Joiner. was
then put on the stand and testified
about as follows:
Il was up to see Miss Wier sun
day. She told me to bring horse
and buggy up TO take her and Mrs.
Petersons children TO the picnic.
got q horse and buggy and carried
her out to the picnic. When Ig OF
out there spoke to some other girl
and she looked at merather har. and
said TO me to come on and let's go,
and she said she had lostthe key
to the house. and when we got there
she told me not to let her catch me
with that other girl or she would
kill me and her both, and that she
might not be here wnen ! came
again. came back to town and went
to Frames and 'phoned several
times and she did not answer | then
got Lawrence Musgraves to go with
me up there. tried TO get Lawrence
| to go in with me and he would not.
| When went In asked her why she
| did not answer the phone, and she
/ said that II she did not answer II
/ she knew ! would come up IN re
| talked to her some minutes and told
her that | was going, and she said
that she had told me what she was
going 10 do; that she would kill me
and then kill herself, She reached
for pistol and | jumped out OF the
door and the shot was fired. went
back in the house and saw her lying
there"
On cross examination, hesaid:
Il have been going with her since
April, last. have never left any
~ my clothing up at this girls house.
! told Hayens and Chapman that