Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-05

law, the objection was sustained,
County Attorney Malloy was still
subiocting Moran to a gruelsome
cross-eNaminatIon when court took "A
recess for noon, Moran answered the
questions very calmly and always took
plenty of time.
"Did you not have an understand
ing with sheriff Mccullough that your
commission Of deputy sheriff was to
expire when YOU took the office Of as
sistant chief of police
Mayor Martin, assisting the de-
rense, quickly inserted an objection
whi9h was sustained.
"I will ask you whether or not YOU
have drawn any fees or compensation
from the county for acting as deputy
sheriff"
Again Mayor Martin objected ana
it was sustained,
"Have you commission
"Yes. ] have not got it with me.
There is one on file with the county
clerk"
"Under what circumstances did YOU
obtain this commission
Again objection was sustained.
"po you know Mr.. Hutchinson and
Mr.. Brenin?"
Yes"
"Do you know what business they
are In"
YES"
"They are what YOU call horse
traders, are they not?'
Here the attorneys for the defense
objected on the ground of trying to
impcach a witness and that it is in
competent and lrrelatiye.
After much argument Moran was
allowed to answer the question and
said they were horse traders.
Malloy then quzzed Moran regard
ing the extent Of his acquaintance
with Hutchinson and Brcnin. He
then asked; why lid you go TO
arrest this man."
because Of their statements Of the
nervous condition of the man
Following many questions along
this line Malloy suddenly changed his
tactics by saying; did You have any
handouts with you at the time?'
mo, sir, l did not
did your order this man to dis
mount?"
"No."
"You didn't make him walk in front
Of you, did you?"
mo. we were walking side by side
until he ran away"
Nov isn't it a fact that you were
walking two or three feet ahead of
the man at the time
"No."
Following much argument and
many objections about appearance of
the man Moran was finally permitted
to answer MaIloy's question: was
there anything unusual about the
mani"
Eyes, there was. He appeared tc
me to be farmer boy. lie had a
peculiar motion Of his Adams apple,
and kept swallowing like man under
tense strain"
The prosecuting attorney asked
Moran If George Adams told the truth
when he testified that when he, Mo-
ran, fired the first shot, he pointed
the gun directly towards Wooliyer
and in exactly the same way as when
he fired the second shot.
To this Moran replied:
my statement is correct"
He later qualified this by saying
that the statement of Adams was not
true.
At this point a quoted interview
from the Tulsa World Of Saturday
morning, July 20, with Moran, was
introduced, and Moran was question
ed by the county attorney as to It's
accuracy. Moran denied some parts
of the interview, but admitted that
his mind was rather blank on the
matter, as he had talked to so many
people about the affair. The object of
this examination was to impeach the
witness in the rebuttal testimony.
Arthur Antle was the next witness
called by the defense. He testified
as to a conversation which he had
with Wooliver before the shooting
occurred, in which Woollver offered
to sell his horse. The witness stated
that Woolver offered to sell the horse
for 800; that he brought the animal
from the other side Of Springfield
Mo, and that he left four more head
of horses up in the Cherokee Ma
tion.
J. ]. O'Connel. an eye witness to
the tragedy was next introduced. lie
told Of the details Of the affair and
substantiated Moran's testimony as
to what was said by the defendant
Immediately after the shooting on
the cross examination. Mayor Martin
for the defense, objected to the coun-
ty attorney taking up time going
over the same ground that had been
gone over before, He asked the
court TO set a limit on the examin-
alton so that the trial could be has
tened The court OVerruled this OBJ