The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-03

! and was left on the Toduslue. ms
team ran away and parties came 10
him and a physician was summoned
The defendants were represented
by T. W. Champion and Kelley
Brown and the state was :epre1en''
ed by Attorney Mathers and Bleak
more Champion desired 10 wave
examination but the county attorney
stated that he desired TO perpetuate
the testimony and the court ruled
that the evidence could De taken.
The attorneys Tor the defense next
asked for severance, but ,Ae court
ruled against them again and the
testimony was proceeded wltn.
The inst witness called was Ar.
thur McNutt. He lives on Caddo
creek between Springer and Ard
more He knows Tate Tate and
three other men came 10 his home
Saturday afternoon, February II
Tate came running through the gate
and asked if he knew a man named
Parker, witness told him Parker
lived near Springer
]. VI. Arnold, a Springer merchant,
was called as the second witness.
He saw Parker as the latter return
ed from Ardmore. Sold him jhree
cans OF tomatoes. Parker drove away
from the store going east toward
his home. Arnold saw the auto with
the men in it. one OF the occupants
OF the car entered the store and ask
ed about man named Parker. Wit.
ness told him Parker was on his
way home and was not very far on
the road. He saw the car 80 back
toward Ardmore.
J. II. owens saw Parker going
home and saw the auto. He also say
Parller's team running away after
the assault. He could identify none
OF the defendants.
Tom Parker was called to the
stand He gave his age as oS and
said his family consists of a wife
ana eight children. he told the story
as outlined above.
Bob Bean, another witness, saw
the machine overtake the hack saw
nan in a black suit and derb,
hat draw "A gun and throw it in
, Parkcr'5 face, saw 20 or - blows
struck, thought Parker was killed
Parker after the assault, he had
risen to his feet and put on his
| hat. blood was running down his
| face. Witness went to call doc.
! tor On cross.eXamination Bean said
he did not know the men who
! struck Parker.
! +. p. Stansbury. the Springer gin,
ner, witnessed the assault. He saw
| the men in the auto, saw them ,top
| Parker. saw the drawn revolver. saw
! the man in black with a derby hat
strike 20 or % blows upon the body
Of Parker, the injured man fell, the
man with the gun dropped the weap-
| on and picked it up again and after
/ tha; struck 10 or 20 blows. Wit
ness did not know the men N The
auto He went to a telephone to cali
the town marshal.
Harry (Peanuts) Moorehead was
called. His occupation is that of
a chauffeur, knew all the defend
ants, Joe Bastne came to him 20
ask him if he would drive a party of
four TO Springer, he talked with
Tallington and agreed to take four
on the trip for Sl0 TalkinGtoh and
Cole got in the machine, rear The
telephone Office Tate entered the
machine, they met John Garnand
near the post Office, but Garnand
made an excuse and did not go, he
agreed to take the three men for
$500 they stepped at McNutt's
home and at Arnold's store, he saw
the hack, heard one of the defend
ants say that is him." Talkrgton
stepped from the auto and held Par
/ ker up. Tate was on the opposite
/ side of the hack, Cole remained in
| the machine, witness turned the ma
| chine ready for the return trip when
! he turned and stopped Cole got ont
| and stood by the machine, the hack
| was between him and the men and
h. saw no blows struck. two shot
| guns and one automatic pistol was
/ in the machine, all the parties in IN =
auto drank some beer EN- route. the
/ pistol was fired on the way out
and the shOtguns We're fired on tle
| way back. stopped the machine in
/ front OF Joe Bastines when the partv
| reached town, Deputy sheriff Foot
| pllard rode mp and drew a gun, h.
/ saw another gun drawn and he ran
/ into the restaurant and saw nOthin Z
/ further Witness then testified to
what Powers and Talkngtor had
said to him about his testimony.
/ SAID he had no agreement with the
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