The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-21
TESTIMONY Of WITNESSES IN THE
MATHERS' CASE. DEFENDANT TEST|F|ES


er to hear the testimony TO be in
troduced in the Mathers case for
the killing of Bill Ballew
\ large number OF visiting county
officials were present, notably those
from Love county who followed the
testimony OF each. witness with
marked interest.
rhe jury entered At ! 80, was poll.
ed by the clerk and the examination
OF the first witness began.
Previous to the calling OF the first
witness the defendant, Mr. Mathers,
waived notice of the names of any
witnesses that might be called by
the state that had no been previOus-
ly read in open court, or thai notice
OF which had not been furnished
comsel.
Counsel for the state, Mr., Coleman,
then made Il statement to the Jury
as to what the state proposed to
show in the case, and read the in
formation filed.
Counsel for the defense, Mr. John
son, made a statement to the jury
covering the events for the past
three years that LED up to the killing.
in very graphic manner. He told
the jury of the number Of times
bat bn 1naaoEnh
the court, and also of his interest
in having parties who opposed him
in any way prosecuted. and in
very forceful manner depicted the
scene in the grand jury room last
Friday where the affair started.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Johnson's
statement the jurors, at the request
of counsel, were taken to the rooms
of the county attorney, and the grand
jury room to make an inspection un-
der the guidance of the counsel for
the state, Mr.. Coleman, and Mr..
Johnson for the defense.
DR.. Hardy was the first witness
introduced by the state. He stated
that he was at his home near the
court house when the shooting occur
red, that he was shortly summoned
10 the court house to attend some.
one who had been wounded. He stat
ed that he knew Ballew, and when
he arrived at the county attorneys
Office that the deceased. Ballew, was
lying on the floor. He made an eX-
animation of the deceased and de-
sc.1bed to the jury the nature OF the
wounds. His testimony was that one
shot had penetrated the deceased
near the Left shoulder and ranged
downward and inward, and fractured
the fourth rib near the spine This
shot, the doctor stated caused his
death, entering the upper part OF
the lung and severing an artery;
that the second shot entered Just
above the crest of the hip and rang.
ing downward was merely a flesh
wound and in no wise fatal In Civ
ing his testimony DR.. Hardy used
the counsel for the state to demon
strate to the jury the nature of the
wounds. DR.. Hardy stated that when
he was on his way TO the court
house that he encountered Mr.. Math-
crs and asked him twice what and
where the matter existed. TO his
second query he received the in
formation that someone was hurt
ut the court house, and that he
immediately came over to see if he
could be of assistance. He further
stated that when he arrived he SaW
deceased lying IN the attorneys Of
flee in dying condition, deceased
was unconscious The witness was
not cross examined by the defense,
and the next witness, Dr.. Moore,
was called
Dr. Moore in his testimony corrob-
grated the testimony of Dr. Hardy
in every particular
Robert Stacey a member OF the
city police force, was the next wit
ness introduced He stated tina, he
was near the Guaranty State Bank
when the first shot was fired' and
that he Immediately irastened toward
the court house, where he thought
he shots occurred. He stated tina;
when be entered the county attor-
ney's office, Ballew was lying on
the floor and in dying condition.
This witness was not cross-examined
by the state.
The next witness was J. H. Snyder
Of the Ardmoreite. He told OF his
presence in the county attorneys