Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-13
JURY FINDS DORA
Gaines INNOCENT
DECLARED Non GtIl1N Ol rue
CHARGE or MRS, CROCk-
lYTTS MURDER.
A VERY SENSATIONAL Case
Win Three Others She Nas CHARGED
Win the Poisoning ul Mrs.
Ollic Crockett.

NOWATA, Okla, Sept, l2,-Duri
Gaines, charged Jointly win three
others with the murder hy poison OF
Mrs. Ollie Crockett, was late last nisht
declared not guilty hy jury in the
district court The jury was rut scy-
cral hours. The case was one ot the
most notable ever tried i'm this patt of
the state.
The case Of Dora Gaines, who elect
ed 10 be tried separately from the
other three defendants, charged with
the murder of Ollie Crockett, was
called In the district court On Monday
morning, There was difficulty In See
curing q jury Fully one half of ,he
special vcnire of one hundred jurors
disqualified themselves by the claim
OF prejudice I'm the case, or against
iniucton of the death penalty, The
state commenced presentation Of cNi-
donce TO the jury ON Tuesday moon.
3y testimony of local physicians and
state Chemist DeBarr 1t was ostob-
lished that ollie Crockett died as a
result of morphine poisoning,
Dora Gaines is the sister Of Roy
Crockett, husband OF the murdered
woman, and the state alleges that Roy
Cmckott having quarrolcd with his
young wife. the latter had threatened
to secure divorce. The farm home
Of the Crockctts burned about eight
months previous 10 the murder, and
after collecting $4O0 insurance, Roy
ana his wife moved TO Clovis, Kew
Mexico, Their domestic tpubos in
creased when Ollie left her New MoN-
leo home 10 visit with her father, "A
farmer Of Indian descent, living about
three miles from Nowata. Kenny
Werther. the father Of the murdered
woman, had an implacnhle hatred Of
his son-in-law, Roy Crockett, and
when his daughter Informed him that
she could prove her husband burned
their home, the Information was given
70 the state insurance officials. Roy
Crockett was arrested in New Mexico
and brought to Nowata charged with
arson. with necessity for removal Of
the damaging testimony which II was
feared that Ollie Crockett would give
against her husband In the arson case,
the state cyharges that Roy Crock
ctt's sister, Dora Gaines, his brother
Edgar Crockett. and Maude Warner, a
friends of Dora Gaines, entered into
"a murder conspiracy which resulted in
the death by morphine poisoning Of
Ollie Crockett.
The direct testimony Of the state
was In Tuesday evening, and soon aft
er the defense commenced their evi-
dence the county attorney dismissed
the case against Maude Warner, with
the simple announcement that the
state would use the late defendant as
a witness against the remaining three
defendants. When this significant
statement was made the World cor
respondent sought an interview with
Maude Warner She made emphatic
and indignant denial Of any under
standing with the state and declared
that being relieved OF trial for her
life would not prevent her giving tes-
timpny in favor Of the other defen-
dants.
hTe alleged poisoning Of Ollie
Crockett Is charged by the state to
have occurred in the Valley hotel in
Nowata, where IT is stated that Dora
Gaines and Maude Warner induced
the murdered woman 10 visit with
them on the preteXt that they were
trying to effect reconciliation be-
tween the estranged couple. 1t has
been established that Ollie Cnlckett
left the home Of her father and COM
ing TO Nowata, took up her residence
at the Valley hotel. On October II,
she became i'll and soon after was TAX
en- sick and died. Physicians dcClar-
ed they detected symptoms Of NOR
phine poisoning and state Chemist
DeBarr testified that he found four
grains of morphine in her viscera, and
more than enough unassimilated in
her stomach, to kin healthy person.
The defendants, while admitting tho
domestic infelicity Of the Crocketts,
assert that ollie loved her husabnd,