The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
SANGUINARY AFFAIR, WITH
VARIATIONS AND SIDEUIGRTS
Fierce Battle Which Seemed to
Take in COmTuDlty'S En-
tire Population

Rccolectons Of that time last fall
when the dusky lords Of trouble from
the polar realms Of faith and practice
foregathered at Meridian LOr sam
culinary recount of accumulated griey
ances were 50 yariegated in district
court today that calm was shattered
and sometimes amusement went
ahead OF dignfied routine. The bat
tie OF Meridian was re-fought with
many variations and sidelights, and
il viii be given to a puzzled jury late
today.
Curry Ware is on trial for too di-
rect invasion Of Joe Reeds counte-
nence with a razor Ioe's face looks
like topographic may of Africa,
showing canals and erosions, deserts
and railroads There are five major
works Of razorial art on the neck
and face
Joe Reed is the richest negro in
logan county On the night Of No
vember 5, 1910, he was badly used by
a crowd, chief of which was Curry
Ware, an agile little negro man, it
is claimed Radiating from these two
the quarrel seemed to take in the
entire eolored population of Meridian
Whole and divided families fought in
the streets Many weapons were ex-
hibited
The Center of Attack.
Joe Reeds son-in-law Benny Hen
son, keeps a restaurant at Meridian,
and this was the center of the war.
VIM. Robinson testified for the de-
Tense today that in the back end Of
the restaurant on the evening Of No
yember 5, there was an old folk S
conference, attended by the Reeds,
Robinsons, Hansons and others
Young folks were told to vamose. Rob
inson said.
Brother Reed he TUX drink; Sis
ter Robinson she TUX a dram, Mis-
Hanson she took a dram; TUX a
dram; Brother Hanson he TUX a dram
Sister Reed she didn't take no dram
because she done had her dram"
Reed had testified that he and 9th
ers had come from a lengthy church
conference and had fimily affairs
under discussion 1t was from there
he went to trouble. He heard some
body, presumably Ware, say that he
could lick any two hundred and for
| ty pounds OF church niger that ever
walked home"
An iron bar was in evidence Reeds
wife, who testified yesterday was a
vivacious witness. testified that she
rumpled, crumpled, tossed and slam
med that little niger Ware to a fin.
ish
IN endeavors to get peace Benny
Hanson said he knocked down mig
gers until he lost count.
New Developments in Bootleggine
New developments in bootleggine
We're sprung by lawyer for the de
Tense in an opening statement today
J. f. Anderson said il would be shown
that one Griffith. a witness for the
defense, pawned a package of good
licker at the Hanson restaurant; thai
he got the money and redeemed the
liquor: that shortly thereafter hls
customers commenced coming back
on him saying the Ticker was no good
II was Grifliths claim that the liquor
had been used up pretty Well and
water substituted and that his Gus
toners cried out loudly against the
foreign substance.
The active work of the trial was
done by negro lawyers-G. A. Sad
dler for the prosecution and J. A
Anderson for the defense. A great
| crowd attended every stage The wit
nesaes were segregated
Fox is Found Guilty
After beng out twenty-five hours
the jury in the case Of Leslie Fox
came into district court at noon today
with a verdict Of guilty The charge
was stealing horses and the jury fix
ed the punishment at one year IL
prison
At the conclusion of the Meridian
fight case it is likely the case OF
Frank Thurston, charged with murder
will be put on