Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-14
CASE AGAINST
JbFFRIES WEAK
EVIDENCE YESTERDAY WAS ALL
FAVORABLE TO NOWhTi
EDITOR.
COUNTY Attorney TESTIFIED
Letter written by Tha,cs 10 Pueblo
Postmaster introduced ns
Evidence.

CLAREMORE, Okla, Nov "a
(Special) )-Sevcnteen witnesses have
80 far given evidence In the trial OF
ii. ., Jeffries charged with the muir
der Of MRS. Irene Goheen. his adver-
tisng manager, April 90 Yesterday
10 witnesses were on the stand, in
Guiding County Attorney W. V. Thrav-
es Of Nowata county who is prose-
cutting the ease. So far but little eW-
denCc has been introduced that In any
way connects the prisoner with tho
case, and In each instance so far II
has been such evidence as would sur
round men around whom no suspl-
ciOn exists. Prosecuting Attorney j,
l. Howard of this county has been adj
ded to the list Of attorneys for tho
state
Register Of Deeds. II. B, Campbell.
testified to hearing Jeffries state tho
woman had probably met with foul
play conversation which occurred
prior to the finding Of the body. An
other witness j. ii. Good, overheard
conversation In a NOwata restaurant
In which Jeffrles stated that the MUIR
dered woman was one of the most fas-
clnating women he had ever known.
ana that he saw a letter shown him
IRON Goheen. the husband Of the dead
woman in which she stated that JEFF
fers was hard to get along with, that
no was high tempered, overbearing,
and advised her husband to stay
away from Nowata.
County Attorney Thraves minutely
outlined the scene OF the killing and
all the details Immediately after the
body was found. He stated that the
buggy tracks were those Of rubber
tired buggy and that Jeffries owned
such buggy. The horses tracks show
ed that the horse that pulled tho
buggy In which probably Mrs. Goheen
went to her death had n shoe off OF
the front foot. j. s. Foster measured
the shoe prints worn by the man who
evidently did the crime and also tho
shoe prints Of the woman. He des-
crlbes minutely the position of the
body and all details of the place
whore It was found.
1t was Fosters son who first found
the woman murdered.
An effort Is being made by the state
to secure the attendance of Goheen
who. Monday was In Trinidad, Colo.
SO far he has not appeared
The defense stated with good deal
of apparent belief that Goheen will
not appear and they court his appear
ance. Up to the present time there
has been no evidence either direct or
that connects the de-
fendant with the killing Of the wom-
an that would not throw suspicion ON
a score or more OF other men residents
of Nowata. The state, however claims
that two of their important witnesses
cannot be secured one Of whom Is
probably Goheen.
During the course Of testimony OF
County Attorney Thraves this evening.
Attorney o. l.. Rider presented him a
letter which was addressed to n. S.
Walpole of Pueblo. colo, postmaster
OF that city in which the county at
torney said, This is to appraise you
OF the fact that in the course of the
next few days. you will be called upon
TO give your deposition In behalf of
the defendant, II. O. Jeffrles. charged
with Mrs. Goheen's murder. The pur-
pose Of the deposItlons are TO attempt
10 show in some manner that Len
ioheen was in Nowata or thereabouts
At the time Of the murder when in
fact by testimony he was in Pueblo
at least one thousand miles away. In
order that you might not be mlsled
we take this means OF advising you
of the facts. A representative from
his office will probably call ON you
n the next few days for the purpose
" further informing you as to the
line and condition OF affairs relative
o the merder"