The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-02
THE TRIAL Of OATES
IS NEARING An END
FATE OF THE NEGRO WILL BE
WITH THE JURY IN A FEW
HOURS.
Testimony Completed At Also We'd
nesday Afternoon and Argu-
ment Begins Thursday
Morning.

Rapid progress was made IN the
trial OF Burreli Oates "Wednesday
and at 1880 in the afternoon both
sides announced that the introduc-
ton OF testimony had been complet-
ed. The defendant was the last wit
ness called to the stand, he
made a positive denial OF having any
connection whatever with the crime
He said he did not know Frank NC
Cue At that time and had met Holly
vann once or twice. He and Holly
had had some trouble over
drink. He said he was nrrestr
ed the fourth morning after he ar
rived in Dallas. He declared he did
not 20 to Oak Cliff with Frank Nc
Cue and Holly vann and denied
that he was ever In Aronoffs house.
On cross examination Oates swors
that he had served two terms IN the
penitentiary. He said that In 1Ssz
he was sentenced to two years on
plea of guilty to manslaugher In the
district court at Fort Worth la
1899 he was sent up five years from
Dallas on a plea of guilty In connec-
ton with the killing OF negro
named Catfish"
| Before counsel for the defense
| placed the defedant on the stand nc
asked the court for ruling on tho
! same objection he made at the last
| tria. of the case relative to the tes-
| timony the prosecution would seek
to bring out on the cross examlna-
! ton in regard to the two terms no
/ had served in the penitentiary. Inc
court said the objection might be IN
corporated in the bill OF exceptions
i together with his ruling on same.
i There was practically no delay II
the taking OF testimony In this trial
Most of the witnesses were preseh
in person. and in cases OF those "n'
could not be present their tesumoh!
!, appearing in the record IN q tornic
; trial was offered.
Judge w. w. helms OF Dallas 81
, r,vaa about 4 O'Clock In the after
r noon to testify for the state reisl.s
!. to the circumstance connected WY
. | Mrs. Aronoffs Identification q pu
d rell. Oates in the examining W..
Q Dallas. 800 ~. TO-,
n soa1L-hQth sides anQQAaee0't n
= were ready to rest.
y The court told the attorneys
It wanted to thank them for the al
q patch with which they had conduc
] ed the trial.
3 1t was then agreed that the argu
! ment should begin Thursday morn
ing at 9 O'Clock.
, The opening argument was madi
by Assistant County Attorney Caro-
theirs, who began speaking . few
minutes after court convened. While
Mr.. Carothers WAS arguing the law
| before the court Mrs. Aronoff and
two children came in and took seats
| inside the rail. Mr.. Carothers spoke
about one hour and made a strong
| presentation Of the case.
Mr. Carothers was followed by At
| torney Basket, counsel for the de-
| tense. Mr.. Basket submitted to the
| jury two issues on which the defense
was based. One was that the defend
| ant was not present at the time the
offense was committed and the other
| was that murder was not perpe-
trated. In his analysis OF the testi-
| mony Mr.. Basket laid emphasis on
| the proposition that Oates had estab
lished an alibi and that Sol Aronoff
was accidentally killed during the
robbery.
Mr.. Basket consumed about thfr-
ty minutes or more this afternoon In
4 \
defendant
County Attorney Pippen then be-
ban the closing argument for the
state and will speak about one hour
and thirty minutes. The courts
charge will then be delivered to the
jury.