The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-26
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Trial for HOWey
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El Reno led to the belief that Morris
had been murdered and the body was
his. Morris and Howey mad left Ana
darlso together FOR the harvest fields
They were known TO have camped near
the spot wheee The body was found on
the night Of June G. Mrs Morris iden-
titled the boots found on the body, a
pocket piece found in the pockets and
hat found near tile body as belonging
70 her husband. Three men from EI
Reno asserted that they recognized
Hcwey as the man who sold the team,
but the chief OF police of Ell Reno,
who had been called TO witness the
sale Of the Morris team to a Mexican,
said he couldn't identity Howey. De-
spite this Howey was arrested and con
victed Of killing Morris.
Asked for Continuance.
Declaring that evidence had been re-
4 ceived by them indicating that Morris
was stiS alive and that the decomposed
body was that Of some other and I'M
..nown man, Howey's attorneys asked
for continuance Of the case until their
evidence could be ferreted out The
request was denied by the court and
Howey sent TO the penitentiary.
Beginning Immediately after the trial
and continuing until this week, Mr..
Gilmer and the younger O'Neill have
hunted ell over Northern Oklahoma
and Southern Kansas in quest Of their
man, many times hearing of him few
days in advance Of them, travelling
through the country by wagon, accom-
panied BY woman.
Knew Morris Fourteen Years.
]. w. Hart, widely known in Okla
homa political circles, VINO mas known
Morris for fourteen years. declares
he saw Morris alive between August
and 20 in Woodward, Okla. He fixes
the time as being between the time he
returned from managing campaign
for a congressman and the G. A. r. REL
union.
John Scaggs, chief Of police Of
Woodward, has known Norris for 10
years and he is absolutely certain that
he saw Morris and spoke TO him on the
streets Of Woodward in August.
p. N. McCune, constable Of Wood
ward, has known the Morris family
twelve years. lie served papers in a
court case, Morris VS.. Noble. This is
a suit which Bert Morris, a brother
Of the man supposed to have been MUIR
dered, Is interested Mccune saw Ed
Morris In Woodward between Augus5
1 - and rs and talked to him about the
suit
j. IL Spurlock, clerk OF the district
court Of Woodward, knew Morris as
q boy In 1878 in Barber county, KAN,
and for twelve years near Woodward.
He declares he saw Morris in Wood
ward August 25 and asked Morris
what he was doing. Morris replied
that he wasn't doing much of anything,
just travelling around the country in a
wagon
Spoke to Him in EngIewood.
+ i. Goodnight of Englewood, Kan,
for ten years deputy sheriff Of Clark
county, Kan, at present. member Of
the collyer-Goodnight Supply company
of Englewood, has known Morris for
twelve years. He saw Morris three
times in four days the first week in
October and spoke to him On three Of
the days Morris was watNring his
horse at the time ana Goodnight wasn't
three feet away from him
A man who lived in the same house
with Norris near Englewood for four
! teen months saw the missing man in
Englewood either October 4 or 5. He
fixes The time BY comparing the day
with memorandum book. He was
A-Ni'ho NATdt az tHC TIME anu KNOW = ~
was one cf the two days.
c. A. Purcell OF Coldwater Kan. has
known Norris for twenty years. He
saw Morris watering Ills horse near the
ST. Nicholas hotel, in coldwater. h
September and rode with Morris from
the hetel 10 bis (Purcells) home about
q mile away. He salkec to Morris who
told him he was just knocking around
,he country in wagon.
TIE formation a Affidavit
This lnarh alton Is all c-nla!ued in
alldayits N ch Nc. GIN er obtained
Willie he was tracing the man Howey
Is alleged to have murdered. He also
learned where Morris has purchased a,
collar for the horse and a whip and
a thorough description Of the wagon
and horse which the missing man was
using With the description Of the out
fit and a picture Of Morris. taken eight
years ago, Gilmer was able to follow