The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-21


They alleged that Er.oe was gam
bic, and therefore a yagrant and he
was acquitted each time. This dis
pleased Mr. Bsllew very much. In
one of the cases, NJ Enloe swore
taa. he hadn't been in 4 public
gambling house or that there hadn't
been gsm1line house in Ardmore
since statehood, ami Nh Ballew
BEGAN then and wan led Mr.. Enloe
indicted Tor perjury. Hc was after
Na-hers continually for it, and Mr..
Mataars rurned the matter over 10
NJ. Ma-son his assis' M, because ne
didn't want 10 have Iything 10 do
with it. a. hc had heard o. Ballew
threatening his life. 'ue first threats
that he heard OF being in January,
1908. and he threats we're that ne
was going 20 kin Nlr Ns,hers.
At that rime, Mr. Manners 'iyer
on south Il street. about five blocks
south Of the court house. across the
railroad. where he owned his home.
He testified that ne had been sho,
ar there %. the railroad crossing.
and 70 Use his own words Il nave
lodged him and gone othe- streets
! have been told that he was there
sefng 10 way.ay me. my wife
and have seen him in my ward in
the daytime. and several time a.
night. remember that Miss Faye
Hamilton and Miss Tilmon, niece
OF mine. were a. my house one sun
day evening that was the evening
that Nr. BalleW had .honcd 10 me to
come 10 the Office. Euloe had been
acquitted on his yagrancy charge,
and | refused 10 prosecute him any
more unless Ballew would make 2
cost bond, and ne phoned me ID
come 10 the office, and my wife
wouldn't permit me TO 20, and !
phoned 70 Fred Williams. and he
went 10 the office with me, and
STAYED with me all the time | was
there. and that night Miss Hamil-
ton and Miss Tilmon were in my
parloI, and my children We're on my
knees. The children wanted TO 90
10 bed, and wen- TO bed with
them. The Young ladies' remained
in the parlOr with my wife. and they
started home and went out OF the
door to the north. There was some
honeysucllle vines there and they
started home and ran into a man
/ there in the honeysuckle vines.
/ They screamed and | ran out there
! and saw Mr.. Rallew running west,
right back Of where Judge Furman
used to live.
Since that time | have seen him
/ lettering in the community in which
! | live: ! have seen him frequently
both day and night. l consulted
my uncle, Judge Furman about il,
and built up closer to town on
| that account. went with Mr..
Hamilton. who is one of my neigh
/ bor.. 10 the city commissioners OF
/ this city and tlied 10 get street
{ lights there on he railroad We
were not successful in getting our
/ lights down there, and was afraid
| to stay there. and Mr. Furman al.
yised me to move nearer town.
At the time We tried Bill Ballew,
/ prosecuted him for The murder OF
/ hb FOoshee. ne swore he would Kill,
me | got NJ. Cmca, who was his
attorney. 10 90 10 Mr. Ballew and
/ try 70 talk to him and get him out
Of t1i- notion. Mr. Speake and I
wen, 10 Mr.. Garrett, who was chies
OF police at thar time, 10 furnish me
a man 10 guard my house at night,
and lie sent Joe Lathrop down there.
armed with winchester, more than
week. While he was there, We saw
man in the rear OF the house.
crawling m TO the house. He mus
have seen Nh Larhrop. Anyway, he
didn't come up
He stated that he first he knew
OF Nr. Ballew being in town this
time was On Thursday morning be
fore the trouble Mr.. Ballew went
to mis- office. and he Immediately
left. going TO the district court
room. and Nr Ballew followed him.
He told him the court was waiting
for him, and Alr. Ballew went back
and entered into conversation win
Mr billiard and Mr. Jones. Mr.. Di,-
lard came TO bis (MathersD house
the next morning while Mathers was
at breakfast and told Mathers tha.
Rallew had threatened to Kill him;
that he had come TO town to ger
something. or Doe was going 10 Kill