The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-29
SHOT NOT
ACCIDENT
ALLEGED
DR.. East Declares that
Ed Owen Intentionally
Shot Himself
Special % Exnress.

Special 70 Express.
Oklahoma CITY Jan 2a Presenting
situation believed TO be unique iu
legal annals, allegations contained Ia
a petition ior new triai IL TIE case
Of ). B Sparks. administrator Of the
estate Of I'd. g. Owen. vs. the Great
Western Life lnauraace CO.. flied IN
the district court here by Attorneys
Bond 4 Melton 81 chickasha. charge
that Ed G. owen who died as re.
suit Of gunshot wound at Chickasha
in November 1870. deliberately fired
the shot Tor ihe purpose 81 iuiurlng
himself and collecting Oh POLICIES
which he held IN various insurance
companies
The petition "a based upon an aifi.
dayit made BY Dr, =. #. East oi
chickasha whe declares that owen
consulted him twice before the shot
was fired and Oh both occasions old
him oi BIS purpose 70 shoot himself
II Is cont4ndad By attorneys for tie
insurance company that he East af-
fldayit Is new evidence that has been
found since fhe former fai and 4
new irlal IS therefore asked
The case N which new trial Is
asked was tried several month"; aga
and resulted in verdict tor The owen
estate OF ss.eoe lt IS nov pending
on appeal and cases in which several
other Insurance companies are le.
iendanis are also 10 lhe courts
owen. Il IS understood. shot him
sell 10 the foot aud died several dafa
later as a result Of the injury The
Insurance companies contested paf
meni Or ne policies on ihe gromias
that false representations we're made
~ the time they were issued
Following short 10 reduction, the At
Hdayli sworn d hy Dr East reads q
follows
Edward q owen came 10 aiiiaHi
few weeks before his death aa1
stated lhal s. Nas salas oaf wes
bat Sad changed MS mind ana wa.
going hunting and 3. anything hay
pened to hlm or thai be got shot hi
wanted me 70 come rigaf away an'
lold deceased ihai lt anything haa
renea 10 him ] would come Hc said
YOU see have some Insurance am
H should shoe myself IN the foo
wouldn't sos have 70 ampuiate nj
leg. aud told him yes Then b.
designated the place where be Wa
going 10 shoot himself and where b
wanted hls lea cui oii and J sais
Man you are drunk OF crazy. you ar
not going 10 shoot yourself a purpos
are your
MS said he was not drunk or Graz
and meant just what he said, and
told him # he went Off hunting an
shos himself as he had described
wonld bleed to death before he coa
eei doctor told MIN he had be
Ter abandon al such thoughts as
might XIII Almscl. He studied awh'
and said he believed he would pu'
off for while and Get some more
surance and see me again and VIII
4 shoot myself / won't be far fro
you and pIselng his finger In 3
month he said mum is the word q
left the office.
Afilant further states that on
aav the deceased WIS shot he eai
10 ms orfiee in Chickasha and stat
that NJ wanted to see me private
and ! asked my wife to step in
other room. Then the deceased,
ward C. owen sat down and said
have about sso,oQ00o Of insufan
J now am ready for that business q
eald "What business Ed and
said that business that ! was ten
YOU about before ! went away,
he said, now long are you going
be here in your Office and / 4
him until five or six o'clock i =
not called away and he said O.
YOU 40 anywhere don't you pe eal
away. don't you 30 anywhere une