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


floor where saw her; she died from
the effects OF the pistol wound. |
did not see any pistol on the floor
there. took the pistol ball out OF
the left side OF her head"
W W. Taliaferro. the father and
partner OF c. Boone Taliaferro. testi.
fed that he was not an expert Judge
of wounds. but that he could not
find any powder marks on the temple,
while the powder burn on a portion
OF the hand washed off very readily,
some OF that along the thumb Of the
right hand was imbedded in the flesh.
Mr.. Taliaferro testified that he had
been handling buns and pistols for
so years. He also stated that gener-
ally where the shot is fired close
The wound is q clean one, while the
wound found on the deceased was a
jagged one.
May Ferguson, the woman who
rented the room In which the killing
took place. and who was running a
rooming house. testified that she had
seen the defendant, Joiner. and the
deceased together at the picnic
grounds. The witness also testified
that she had a conversation with
Joiner relative TO his raging the
room rent due by Mis-, Wier. The
witness also testified TO seeing blood
on the walls and door fastenings.
Wade Morris was the next witness
called. This witness lives about halt
block from where the killing took
place, and heard yelling. when he
got there Bert Joiner was kneeling.
Defendant Musgraye told the witness
that the woman had shot herself.
Dr. II. d. Moore the physician call
ed. testified to having examined the
wound on the inside. The bullet
had lodged in the left temple. Found
Or. Henry there. The witness during
his testimony expressed II as his
opinion that powder was in the
wound on the inside. THE bullet
alone would not make the wound.
Witness is a graduate OF Vanderbilt
University. WAS not surprised no
to see powder burns on the righ
side OF the temple"
Testimony OF Policeman Banks
King was as follows:
II am policeman in Ardmore.
went up to the place of the killini
OF Miss Wier. saw her; she wa!
lying on the floor. ! stayed there
from about AIS TO o'clock. Sh,
was shot examined the wound
| She was lying on the floor with th'
| head to the south: the bullet wen
In on the right side and made con
siderable cash, and came nearly ou
| on the left side. ! could get abou
that much OF my little finger (indi
cating) In the wound. II there wa
any powder burn did not see II
| I was NlOSt tlbubh w o'' IT, anu Wv
not see any. There was powder burr
on her hand. have seen powder burr
on people.
Il do not know whether she sho
herself or not, but she could hay'
shot herself; but in the absence o
the powder marks cannot sa!
whether she shot herself or not.
81 will ask you whether II is pos
sible for a person to shoot themselve
without leaving powder burn"
Il do not think It is possible to d.
so without leaving powder burns"
Il could mold a s.stol and shoot my
self In the heal. The deceased coulC
have shot hers III In the head. II III,
| pistol had been held close to he,
head. and the bullet went ahead o.
the gas. | do not know whether tn,
powder burn would have appeared OF
| not; but this gun would have bloweC
her head OF, nearly. The biggest part
OF the powder would have followed
the ullet In There Is very little pow
der burn from a pistol at the cylinder
! don't see how the powder could
have got on her right hand, and she
having shot herself with her right
hand. II n pistol is jammed against
the flesh 1t would have TO be held
close and with considerable pressure
to keep from making a powder burn
\ bullet shot from gun as much
rs n foot away could have made a
wound like was In Miss Wier's head
from the same size that she was