The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-10-17

standing that no true bill was return
ed on cross examination the witness
/ held firmly TO the direct testimony
/ G. A. Jacks OF Rush Springs Wa
| called He said in part. The first bill
| considered was the Hutchins-Turncr
bill. Tho first vote stood seven to
nine and did no, think any subSc.
| qucnt vote was taken. He rcmcm.
bcred very little about what took
place in the grand jury room.
The Foreman's Statement.
In rcbuttal several witnesses were
called by the district attorney Fore.
man George W. Strawn took the
stand He was selected as foreman
i and presided a. every session. \
, vote for expression" on the bill in
/ question was taken on the second
day. The second vote was taken
/ when all the rest were taken. Second
vote was eight days later. Final vote
was on the 27th Of May. Mr. Rush
! and Mr. Gregg were called into tn"
/ jury room. Jury was instructed to
/ vote on the blanket indictment and
then vote on the groups. Vote on
the groups in which Hutchins!Turner
/ indictment was included, resulted in
fourteen for indictment and two
against. On cross examination he
held firmly 10 his first statements.
On being questioned If he had a con-
! vcrsation the night before III front
OF the Gilmcr. in which he was pre-.
sumed 10 have stated 10 Davis and
Hightowcr certain things concerning
the findings OF the grand jury. he
made a denial. He said he was an.
preached by Chas. j. Watts-and al
this iuncturc he was prohibited from
going further by the court.
j. C.. Burgess of Pryor Creek said
III" vote stood II TO for the in.
dictmont of Turner and Hutchins.
The first vote stood : to .. and a
second vote stood II to 3. He said
there was a great deal # discussion
in the jury room. On cross cXami.
nation he said he had been post.
master, had worked in the United
states clerks office. and since the
adjournment of the jury he had been
in the marshal's office a short time.
He did not remember any "expros-
sion votes being taken in any but
the Turncr-Hulchins case.
Didn't Drink a Drop.
W. +. Lee Of Ramona so badly
crossed himself that he made a poor
witness. He said a complimentary"
vote was taken, and created laughter
by saying that charges of conspiracy
were considered against the govern.
ment's attorneys. Said there was no
final vote on the indictment and then
said there was. Said he was not
drunk during the sessions of the
grand jury and did not drink a
drop.
Frank Franklin of Vinita was 8
good witness for the government.
He said the vote in favor of the bill
was either I3 or II for. He stood
me fire of cross examination we'll
ana his first testim, ,ny was not shak
IN. Witness said he had not told
County Attorney Battenf:cld that in,
ror Lee was drunk.
r L. Dumas said tha vote on tho
Indictment was fourteen for. Said de-
PENDANTS had given him small corq.
~ and he had criticised thc county
boundary committee.
j. II. Dixon of Big Cabin said the
vote stood l3 to 3. Hc said several
test votes were taken on tie bin OF
indictment. Some stood Z TO Q and
some II to .. After all the evidence
was before the jury the method OF
q taking the votes was changed.
Strawn was recalled and denied
the alleged conversation with Davis
: and Hight1wer the night before. Da
Wis and IIigh'ower were recalled and
- said the conversation with Straw
did take place and that Strawn hal
said If any Indictment was returned
against defendants outside Of IN,
blanket indictment that II was mis-
take, County Attorney j. a. Batten
field was called. He said he had haC
a conversation with juror Franl
Franklin on the train and that Frank
lin had told him that Juror Lee wal
either drunk or doped on something
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