The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-24
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George Gordon, Mountain View
farmer. Lived in that country ever
since opening OF the strip. Had
known j. S. Hughes Il years. De
Iclared Hughes5 reputation for truth
land veracity was bad Cross-examina
tion brought out admission that wit
ness had been arrested and fined tim
or two for gambling, Old killing OF
Bob Moore by J. F. Williams raa~
Mountain View brought up in order
70 impeach testimony of Yit- 1ss
Failed.
Al 8 O'Clock this morning the fed
eral court room was packed with
SPECTATORS awaiting the opening OF
court The clerk announced that
court would not be called until 10
0 clock, they all kept their places
in fear Of losing their seats. At 10
.oclocK the prisoner was brought in
and court opened, with the continual
ton of the United States rebuttal.
Bob Bats. was called. he was a
constable at Cordell, he knew jim
Hughes, and that Hughes reputation
was known to be had in the commu.
nifty.
Tom Brown, street commissioner at
Cordell. also knew Jim Hughes for II
Years. and said his reputation was
bad in the community.
VIM. Owens, deputy sheriff at Gran
lite, knew Jim Hughes, anu that his
reputation was bad
T. A. Edwards, county attorney oil
Washita county knew Jim Hughes
for Is years, and that his reputation
was known to be bad
e T.. JAYNE. of WeWoka, and Justice
of the peace at McCloud in 1895 or
1896 at the time Ben Cravens shot up
that town. He stated that CraVens
said his name was Doc. Smith that
he did not see viii Grace there. At
torney for the defense objected to the
testimony. as the United States had
closed; the objection was oyerruIed.
The defense then asked permission to
send for Senator Pttman, Of Shawnee
and Ed Kelley. Of Waurika, who were
IN McCloud at the time of the arrest
IF Cravens. This request was not
granted by the court. on account OF
he delay it would cause Jayne stat
ID that to the best of his judgment
he prisoner was the man who was ar
ested that day at McCloud On
.ross-examnation he said he did not
zee Henry McGili there. but that he
night have been there To the best
+ his judgment the prisoner was the
nan arrested that day he said it VS.
ossible but no probable that he
ould be mistaken as to his identity.
lie was asked if he was a member OF
he last legislature He said he was,
Vas he drunk with the balance OF the
lembers or did he know they were
ne las night? He stated that he was
OF drunk. He might have taken a
rirS with Alr Jennings that night
e did not remember.
r J. Ross OF McCl0ud. cotton buy
f., and justice of the peace at the
me Crayens shot up the town He
Nv him arrested he could not say !
that the prisoner was the Y
an. He saw Henry McGill there but
ID not see vii! Grace there.
Chas Mccoy. a farmer from near 4
IcCloud. was in McCloud when
ravenc, was arrested He did not
efense: II say the prisoner is the
an we arrested that day Yes, sir,
G was like that picture Yes, the
rsoner is the man arrested there
e could not describe the prisoner or
le man arrested. 4
w. G. Price, farmer near Tecumseh. I
new Will Grace and said that ne =
Id a bad reputation. Price was
,unty commissioner at the time 9
race was sheriff. and that he .
'rlce1 forced him to urn in $4,000 :
$1,000 money that he was short,
the county treasury.
A. |. Cotton. now county clerk OF S
)ttawatomie county, knew Graces o
to be b,d {
Henry Powell was recalled. He said +
at McClarney told him that the pris-
er had not changed much since he
W him last, and that he recognized
m
Geo. Foster was recalled. He said c
at Chas. Heat1eringt0n gave him h
9 picture OF CraTens and that he D
We it to the United states marshals tc
dthat Heathering had told him +.
IT Cravens mad passed his place a r
n days ago. He never tod Heath.
ngtOn that he was not looking Tor a,
lvens II
,aas. Roberts was recalled He tt
n Wm Tess at the Swartz sto-a tt
= hours before the killing, and sod dt
n shells for rifle cd
1t ll.20 the United states closed, &c
o the defense. The opening argu- 4,
Mt was begun by United States c,
strict Attorney John Embry, he %
ted that the crime was committed
the 0tOc and Missouri Indian
eryation. thus giving the United
tes jurisdiction. because the de- tn
dant was a white man aud mat W
omau was also white man. That ha
they had been Indians. it would h.
e been tried in the state courts. -,
= testimony has been both as TO -
KEELING o. Batemau and TO the s''
nifty Of the prisoner lie dcscrib. or
the meeting of Welty and Crayens th'
the Kansas prison. and Or Their ny
'tiug at Wel'y's home after thcy VI
cut. aud toe influence OF Welty's flo
pal on him, to get him TO leave
mother aud Join him in this hold
He called the attention of the
z 10 the finding of the spring
ION that they had bought Of Joan sr
ton, and OF Sections son shaving pre-
vens' mustache off the morning we
r the killing. He used a map of wo
country around Red Rock ID show uti-
condition and lay Of the land
ma the scene OF he murder. He
ed much stress on tne fact that I
y went there with the premedita- hIg
intentions 10 rob. and. If nece. Pan
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