Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-08-24

but could not be traced all the way.
At the pond. however, it was found
that a buggy had been backed down
to, and partially into the waters edge
Search was to be made in the pond:
and 1t 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 mill
dam was cut down, and the water of
the pond partially drawn off, 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 a man calling himself
DR.. Gilmore. came in company with
them. II seems that the oficer arreste
ed William at his own house, early in
the day on Tuesday, and started to
Springfield with him; that after dark
awhile, they reached Lewiston, in Full.
ton county. where they stopped for
the night; that late in the night this
DR.. Gilmore arrived. stating that Fish.
er was alive at his house. On reaching
Springfield, the doctor reasserted that
/ Fisher was alive, and at his house.
At this, the multitude for a time was
utterly confounded. .n rasg, -r
"Gilmore's story was communicated
to Henry Trailor, who without falter.
ing, reafiirmed his own story about
Fishers murder. Henry's adherence
to his own story was communicated to
the crowd, and at once the idea start.
ed. and became nearly. II not quite
universal, that Gilmore was a con.
federate of the Traitors, and had in.
vented the tale he was telling. to Sc.
cure their release and escape.
Excitement was again at its zenith.
About three o'clock the same evening.
Myers, Archibald's partner, started
with a two-horse carriage, for the
purpose OF ascertaining whether Fish.
er was alive. and II so, of bringing
him back TO Springfield with him. On
Friday legal examination was gone
into before two justices, on the charge
of murder against William and Archi.
bald. Henry was introduced as a
witness by the prosecution, and on
oath reaffirmed his statements, as
heretofore detailed, and at the end OF
which he bore a thorough and rigid
cross-examination without faltering or
exposure. The prosecution also
proved by a respectable lady, that on
the Monday evening OF Fishers dis.
appearance she saw Archibald. whom
she well knew, and another man whom
she did not know, but whom she be
lieved at the time OF testifying to be
William (then present.. and still an
other, answering the description oi
Fisher. all enter the timber at the
northwest of town (the point indi
Gated by Henry. and after one or two
hours, saw William and Archibald re
turn without Fisher.
Several other witnesses testified
that on Tuesday. at the time William
and Henry professedly gave up the
search for Fishers body, and started
for home. they did not take the road
directly. but did go into the woods
as stated by Henry. BY others. also
II was proved. that since Fishers dis
appearance. William and Archibald
had passed rather an unusual number
Of gold pieces. The statements here
tofore made about the thicket. the
signs of a struggle. the buggy tracks
etc. were fully proven by numerous
witnesses. At this the prosecution
rested.
"Dr. Gilmore was then introduced
by the defendants. He stated that h,
resided In Warren county. about sever
miles distant from Williams resi-
dence; that on the morning of VIII
liam,s arrest, he was out from home
anu heard OF the arrest. and OF III
beins on the charge OF the murder o
Fisher; that on returning to his owl
house, he found Fisher there: 'ha