The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-07

but could not he traced all the wav
AT the pond, however, 1t was found
lnat buggy had been backed down
70, and partially into the waters edge.
search was to be made in the pond !.
ana i was made in every imaginable
way Hundreds and hundreds were
engaged in raking, fishing and drain
ing. After much fruitless effort in this
way, on Thursday morning the min
dam was cut down, and the water Of
the pond partially drawn of, and the
same processes of search again gone
through with.
About noon of this day, the officer
sent for William, returned. having him
IN custody; and man calling himself
DR.. Gilmore, came in companv With
tnem. IL seems that the officer arrest
cd William at his own house, early in
tne day on Tuesday, and started to
Springfield with him; that after darl,
aWhile, they reached Lewiston. In Ful.
ton county, where they stoDped far
the night; that late in the night tb;a
Or. Gilmore arrived, stating thar Fish.
er was alive at his house On reachirg
Springfield, the doctor reasserted thar
FISHER was alive, and at his house
az This, the multitude for a time was
utterly confounded
"Gilmore's story was communicates
% Henry Trailor, who without faltar
,ng reafiirmed his own story about
rlsners murder. Henry's adheranca
20 ms own story was communicated ~
'ne crowd, and at once the idea startS
ca, ana became nearly, IL not opita
universal, that Gilmore was 4 cor-
iederate of the Traitors. and had ~.
vented the tale he was telling ~ -
cure their release and escape.
Excitement was again at its zen;tb
ABOUT three O'clock the same evening
Myers, Archibald's partner. startad
with a two-horse carriage. for tha
purpose OF ascertaining whether F;sb.
er was alive, and II SO. Of bringing
MIN back to Springfield with him IN
I riuay legal examination was gone
INTO before two justices. on the charge
or murder against William and Archi.
paid Henry was introduced as
witness by the prosecution. ana On
oath reatiirmed his statements. Al
heretofore detailed. and at the end ~
which he bore thorough and rigid
discrimination without faltering or (
exposure. The prosecution also
proved by respectable lady that on !
ne Monday evening OF Fishers dis | I
appearance she saw Archibald. whom 1
me well knew, and another man whom {
me did not know, but whom she be- &
leved at the time OF testifying "a he e
william tthen present), and still an. d
'lner ! answering the description Of t
usher, al enter the timber at the Is
'ortnwest Of town (the point indi. 4
ateu Dy Henry, and after one or two
ours, saw William and Archibald re.
urn without Fisher
Several other witnesses tastiAad
nat ON Tuesday. at the time William
no Henry professedly gave up the y.
earch for Fishers body, and started
Nr nome. they did not take the road
lrectly, but did go into the woods
stated by Henry. BY others. also
was proved, that since Fishers dis
ppearance, William and Archibald \,
I'd passed rather an unusual number i
gold pieces The statements here y !,
fore made about tho thicket. the = i
gns ot a struggle, the buggy tracks. y y
e., We're fully proven by numerous so
Az this the prosecution ~ ~
sted. ~
pr, Gilmore was then introduced vi
the defendants. He stated that he on
sided in Warren county, about seven en-
lies distant from Williams rest on
nee; that on the morning Of VIII de
ms arrest, he was out from home. tr,
q heard Of the arrest, and Of It's er,
Ing on the charge of the murder OF tai
sher; that on returning to his own alb
USE he found Fisher there: that pl,