The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-11-10
KENGLE ON STAND
IN OWN DEFENSE
Jesse Harrison Convicted of Robbery
And Gets Sentence of Ten Years
in Prison.

The first trial at the November
term of the district court was that
heard yesterday afternoon, of the state
VS.. Jesse Harrison. Harrison was
charged with robbery in the first de-
gree 1t was charged that he met a
woman at a railroad passenger sta
ton in this city, and represented that
he was hotel keeper. The woman
started with him to the supposed hotel
and shortly after they left the station
it is charged Harrison snatched her
purse and ran off with it. The woman
later identified Harrison as the man
who robbed her. The jury returned a
verdict of guilty as charged and rec
commended a sentence of ten years in
state prison.
The court today is hearing the case
of the state VS.. w. w. Kengle, in this
case Kengle is charged with burglary
in connection with the incident in
which Kengle was shot by Night
Watchman Baxley about year ago.
The states contention is that Kengle
burglarized the Empire Grocery and
was caught in the act by the night
watchman. The state claims that the
defendant was placed under arrest and
that he was shot after making threat
against the officer.
The prosecution rested its case just
before the noon recess. Five wit
nesses were on the stand for the state.
This afternoon the counsel FOR the
defense made their statement to the
jury and Kengle was placed on the
stand in his own behalf. The defend
ant gave his version of the affair in
a clear concise manner. He said that
he left his shoe shop, probably sixty
feet west of the grocery store, on the
night of the shooting at probably q
little before eleven o'clock He said
that as he stood on the sidewalk he
heard a screen door slam and thought
that F. p. Patten had entered his meat
market just east of the shop Then
the defendant said he went to the mar
ket door thinking Mr.. Patten had gone
In 6,.t hn Ysiy nIn
In order to ascertain where the door
had slammed he said he walked east
Ito the Martin barber shop and then to
the rear door of the Empire Grocery
Here he testified he found the door
standing open about six or eight
inches. He says he put his head in
the door and called to Mr.. Smith, the
proprietor, but getting no response
decided Mr.. Smith had forgotten to
lock the door. Then he said he de
cided to go and wake up a clerk, who
roomed few doors south on Scraper
street. AS he approached the front oi
the store he said he met the officer
but did not recognize him. He said
Baxley asked him where he was going
and that he told the officer he was go
ing to wake the clerk and tell hin
about the door and went on to the
clerks room.
AS he came back he said Bax
ley was sitting on the edge of the side
walk The clerk soon joined them he
said and all three went to the store
where the clerk examined the cash reg
lister and account register While
this was going on the defendant sale
Baxley said that he guessed he'd have
to put both of them under arrest
Kengle said he told the officer tha
there was no use in that as he was no
sure a crime had been committed, anC
said that he (Kengle) would go on t
his shop He said the officer told hin
to stay there, but that he started OF
to his shop and that just as he stepped
into the door of the shop he was shot
The defendant is still on the stant
this afternoon and the cross-examina
ton had just begun at 2:90. 1t is prob
able, however, that the case will b.
given to the jury late today