The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-12
TERRELL IS
GIVEN FOUR YEARS
JURY RETURNED THEIR VERDICT
ATTEN O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT
APPEAL WILL BE TAKEN.

4 contested cases ever tried in the
district court was the case of the
State VS. Bob Terrii. for the killing of
Joe F.. Robson on the night OF the
. third of March, 1910.
The attorneys for the defense in
sisted that the blow which Terrill
struck was with the fist, without in
tent TO iniure or kill, and that he
was therefore not guilty also that
I the blow did not cause his death.
Joe f, Robson was one of the
most prominent citizens of this coun-
", and was beloved by all tina; knew
him.
+. The argument in this case was be
gun by County Attorney James II.
Mathers, at nine O'Clock yesterday
morning. Immediately after the read
ing of the courts instructions, which
consisted of 26 typewriter pages.
Jimmie Mathers spoke for one hour
and twenty minutes, and made a for
cible and eloquent presentation of the
case from the states viewpoint.
II. H. Brown followed for the de-
fense, in an argument of enc hour
which was very interesting, eloquent
and forcetul. Judge Pfieffer followed
Mr., Brown in an argument of one
hour, which from a legal viewpoint
was pronOuncde by the lawyers pres
ent as a most excellent presentation
of the defense.
Hon. w. ]. Cruce followed Judge
Pfieffer for the defense in an argu-
ment of three hours duration, in
which argument every phase of the
defense was presented to the jury,
as it could be presented by no other
member of the Ardmore bar or the
bar of the state of Oklahoma
That thed elendant mad the benefit
of the services of the best legal
talent the state of Oklahoma affords,
is doubted by no one.
Col. W. b. Johnson, known through
out the stat eof Oklahoma as the
premier prosecutor of the southwest,
closed the argument for the state.
Immediately after argument, with
few additional instructions from
the court, the jury retired to con
slider their verdict at seven O'Clock,
and at $3.50 they sent for the court,
stating they were ready to report,
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having arrived at a verdict, and at
ten o'clock the district clerk read the
verdict of the jury which found the
defendant, Bod Terrill, guilty of man
slaughter and assessed his punishment
at four years in the state prison.
The attorneys will probably file
notice of appeal.
The case of Cleve Calbert, charged
with larceny was called at 9 o'clock
this morning. The state in this case
, is represented by Hon. j. C. Thomp-
son and the assistant county attor-
ney. All the evidence on the part of
the prosecution was introduced be.
fore noon, and the case will probably
be concluded after the press hour.
The next case on call is. the State
of Oklahoma VS.. Oscar Payne, in
which the state has announced ready.
Some fifty witnesses have been sub.
poenaed in this cause and are in at
+ tendance.
The defendant in this case was a
candidate for the Legislature at one
time. Considerable interest is being
taken in the matter by friends of
ed that Oscar Payne at the close
of services at a revival meeting held
about nine miles northwest of Ard.
more last summer, with a pistol as
, sauted with intent to kill young
man, Willie Wyont Wyont was shot
twice in the arm and back, and for
days lay in the sanitarium in Ard
more, his life despaired of, but fl.
nally recovered. Payne claims to have
fired the shots in self-defense. Sen
sational developments are expected in
the trial of this case. Defendant is
represented by w. /. Cruce and j. c.
Thompson: the state by the county
attorney.