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

Baliew's attorney, regarding this
matter, that ne had seen some OF
the witnesses, and that he had seen
Mr.. Cannon. the man before whom
the case was tried. and they had
each told him that there was 10
chance 70 get a conviction. that If
was dispute over a horse. and thal
either Of them was likely 10 be in
the wrong: that there had been TWO
trials over the horse. one OF which
resulted in 4 hung Jury. He stated
that B4llew had cursed him repeat
edly. and on one occasion. he nad
cursed MIN in front OF the old court
house in the presence OF his DMath
ersJ little girl and that he hai walk
I'd Cn and left him cuvsing him.
calling him all sorts OF vile names.
and accused him OF being responsible
for the pardon OF John Fooshee. told
him he would like 70 see him in
d-m sight worse shape han Foo
shee was before he was pardoned.
Mr.. MatherS stated that he had
never left his office At night without
phoIins MS wife be was coming. and
she always lighted a lish- and lei
the door open until ne got there.
that he mad never sat IN his house
at nigh. where there was a light
because he was afraid, because ne
had repeatedly seen him. and MS
wife and neighbors had seen him
in that neighborhood and il his
yard
10 get down TO TIE shooting. Mr..
Mathers testified that he was IN the
court house until noon Friday
morning and Just as court adjourned,
Ballew followed him into the clerks
offlce. aud said to him, Il am going
10 see YOU" and Mathers replied,
An right Mr.. Mathers then step
ped into the office ana asked his
stenographer. Nj, Jones, TO get his
nat. and he intended 10 20 home
without going 10 he office, but Nj.
Jones was busy with some bonds,
and vas SLOW ABOUT coming, and
Mr.. J. II billiard came 10 him DNath-
ersI and told him there We're some
ladies' i'm his office, waiting for him.
To use Mr. Mathers own words: Il
walked to my door in the east room
and saw Mr. Bailew sitting there. /
turned around and carie pack 10 the
district judges office and told Judge
Russell that Nj Ballew was down
there for the purpose Of killing me;
that he had bounded ne, and thaJ
he was down there now. for that
purpose, and was afraid OF him.
Judge Russell! told me to go on down
60 and Mr.. Garret, was in the court
room. and he called 10 him. ana told
him to 20 down there with me, TO
protect me, and if that man began
to abuse me or insult me in any
way, to make linn leava the office,
or something to that effect ! Wen.
and Mr.. Garrett went with me, and
IL. Diaa1-Vpppn frht habinI
us. went in the east room. NJ.
Ballew was sitting there by Jimmie
Taliaferro. from Lone Grove. who
is here as a witness, and as | walked
in Mr.. Ballew got up and came TO
meet me. and said, Are you going
to do That thing? | don't remember
saying anything 10 MIN. | walked
into he stenographers room and on
into the grand jury room, That the
county commissioners have given me
as a private room / have got ny
desk in there, ana ! sat down by
this ,Ong table. on the long side,
4lIsbl 'l' N'NA Gnu VI thH idbits W .
Taylor and her daughter were in
there They wanted a discharge. We
kept the discharge papers there, and
sat down for the purpose Of Civ
ing them the discharge.
| tcld them it would be a great
deal less trouble to give them the
discharge on Monday, but they said
some OF rhe witnesses had gotten
their discharges, ana | told them
they were poor and needed the
money, and if they had TO have
their money, | would give them their
discharge, but that It meant double
work for me to give them a dis
charge then. They said they didn't
need the money and didn't get their
discharge. While | was talking 70
them, Mr.. Ballew came TO the room
from the stenOgrapher's room and
he walked in about TWO steps, and
looked at me and said, I want yon