The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-22
CRAvENS TRIAL PRO-
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A. "The mans name was Chas
Teathereington, He doetored Ia,
wospls and was sleepy and he pu'
mcAtb he'd with his boys
O. @What did Ben spoot yo'
wisn?"
A. "A shot gun
q. Who was the first ma,
there?"
A. He was and he led them up
against the show case on the soutn
side
Cr9ss-exam mined by Jennings,
q 'W1at we're you doing at your
mothers?"
A. well / vas at home VITA iny
mother and making my homo there.
q. How long mad you been at
home?r
A. About fourteen months.
q. "IIcw was Ben dress that
night?"
"A. 4 don't know
O. Did &c have en- a hate
A. Yes, sir. he had black hat.
a big black a9t. for | know where he
got it."
Q. DID he have mustacho?
A. No; he did not nave any Yes,
he had a stubby mastache"
.. What kind Of a coat did he
have on?'
4, a remember it vas ark.
q Did lie have on ves' r.
a. Yes, sir; he had on coat and
vest"
q, is it a fact that he lad IN a
coat aud vest?'
A. Yes, sir"
q. You had his boots2"
a. Yes, sir
q. You had known him n the
Kansas peniieatlary prior 10 this
time?"
a. Yes, sir"
Q. What were you sqat there
for9"
A. Horse stealing.
Q. Horse stealing:
A. Yes. sir"
Q. You have been out aUa,.
year?' ,,I
A. Yes. sir" -'1'' 'i
BY Mr. Embry Oh redirect cxlmiE.
alton,
9. You applied for uari,,
from The president of the United
states?"
a. Yes, sir; have had peti.
tion on about Two years"
q. That las been refused. has it
not ?"
A. yes. sir. one Of them.
9 "5ave you any idea you viii he
granted a pardon2'
a. No, sir
Then Mr. Duckett appeared or Tie
witness stand for the secons time 10
ave further testimony.
Court adjoutncd for the day.
Inc federal fourt convened this
Iorning at s,dk o'clock. The prjs.
ier, Ben CrayeAs alias Chas Naust +
as brought fro the fe,leral iail bv 4
,puey Y = Fshals Langston ami
,se WA e-s1aen "a = the court room was
,sss - - sss nv ase limit with eager specta
|r9, curious to see the prisoner.
The first witness called was Geo.
oster, ex-sherin of NOZZLE county. he
sstfficd as To the trail Ben Cravens
,ok after committing the murder at
ed Rock.
g, E. Branson, ex-deputy sheriff OF
pble county, was the next witness;
told OF the killing OF Deputy Sher-
I Tom johnson, OF Pawnee county
Ie' stated that he vas at Cunning
ans house, west of PaWnee and saw
en- Cravens shoot Tom Johnson
Mrs. Fannie Cunningham now OF
bridgeport, Okla, but who at the
NE of the Red Rock robbery. lived
est OF Pawnee, said that Ben GRAY
MS came 10 her house after the rob
cry: she was positive he was the
ian that shot johnson She was al
0 equally as positive that the pris- !
ner was Ben Cravens
Chas, Dollarhiie, OF Morrison. den-
fed the prisoner as Ben Crayens.
Ex-Sherin John Crisman OF Paw
ee county, told how Cravens Killed
ON Johnson at the home of the Gun
ingbams
United States District Attorney
ohm Embry, submitted exhibit "C'
le description Of Ben Cravens taken
'om the prison records at Lansing.
anuary IL, 1897
A. o. Lund Of Blackwell testified
AAA AL AC3U Nt y dc AtpNAA Ditt II ~
ay county, and that he arrested
en- Craycns, alter wOunJing him. ana
ept him for about ten days in BlacH-
ell before he was turned over to
enry Powell deputy sheriff Of Chau-
Lnqus county Kansas. He identified |
ravens at the Jefferson City prison :
Henry Powell. deputy sheriff OF {
hautauqus county, Kansas knew ,
ravens ia Elgin from 1899 to 1895, }
, also saw him in Perkins OklahOm
I'd bought him his dinner. and loaned !
IN a dollar He TOOK Crayens from !
laekwell, to Sedan Kansas
H. A Walker. guard at the Lans :
z prison for fifteen years identified
9 prisoner as the man that escaped
ON there in 1860. and was known ,
Ben Cravens, he also = ent to JEFF /,
rson City, and idcntiiic3 him :
j. l.. Miller, OF whuska knew
'svens in Elgin from 1880 TO 1896. 2
ID n quite sure that the prisoner y
Ben Cravens ].
Jas L. Barnes. state enforcement z
ficer al pawhuska, knew Cravens al II
gin, and says the prisoner is Crdv c
s. Y
archie Haycke. bottom officer at :
c Lansing prison mines at the time :
Cravens escape. said that Cravens. >
tolle and Sam Smith, tied his hands x
th baleing wire. forced him onto the s.