The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-10
She PLEADS
GUILTY TO
The CHARGE
Mrs. Woodward WIN Be Sentenced
Saturday---Mental Condition Pas
sed on by Physician --Prelim-
mary Of Others Next Week

This morning at 10 o'clock Mrs Ada
Woodward was taken before Judge
Frank NJ. Bailey 81 The district court
ana entered a plea 81 guilty to q
charge 81 murder ia the first degree
Tor The murder Of Sherman Woodward,
her husband.
Judge Bailey arrived here last Tues
day IRON Duncan and immediately ass
signed Eugene Hamilton as counsel
for Mrs. Woodward. To-day after 4
long private counsel between Mrs
woodward ana Mr. Hamilton, she eN-
pressed her desire 10 50 before the
court ana enter q plea Of guilty 20
murder, as charged
Before Judge Bailey would acceut
her plea she was admonished that
there could be but one Of cNO pun-
ishmeats that could De inflicted upon
her. life imprisonment cr death Wit
nesses were snEmoned. and closely
questioned as to the defendants mem
tai condition since the commission of
the crime
DR. A. b Leeds, the last physicia4
10 attend Mr. Woodward al the time
ol his death. testified that he had on.
served Mrs. Woodward's actions close.
ly as 10 her mental condition from
the Eme OF her husbands death up te
the present time and that be nad
seen nothing that wond indicate thai
she was mentally unbalanced.
The county attorneys office insisted
that Geo. W. Petty and John G. Lewis
be called. These gentlemen we're
called and stated that they we're pres.
emit at the time Mrs Woodward made
ana signed written confession Of her
guilt and that the statement came On
her own free viii aud accord. The
witnesses Mere carefully examined a.
to Mrs. Woodwafd's mental condition
al tine time Of making the statement
and testified that mentally, she ap-
peared to be sound
rhis morning Mrs Woodward re-
negated her statements that were made
/. In her written confession stating that
kthe confession embodied facts AZ they
occurred and thar She had nothing 70
retFagt
Mrs. Woodward stood up Well under
the ordeal while, before accepting hei
plea. Judge Bailey explained at length
90 her the seriousness ~ the charge
and lhe ultimate result 81 rae pies
she Was about Do enter Tie repeated
tliat size was charged with murder ,
the first degree and that the penalty
could Be Hethlng except death OF lh
bsAanlneul l0l llie AIRS W0ode ars
stated that she realized the seriou!
nature OF fne charge
Being fully satisfied as 70 the sanitl
ana understanding of Nrs. Woodward
judge Baiiey accepted her plea .
guilty to murder in the first degree
ana extended her constitutional right
OF TIVE DAYS respite before sentenc'
IS TO b. passed upon her. SATURDAY
then. is the day set when Mrs Ad
Woodward viii be sentenced. the onl
alternative within Tie power OF III
court being to choose yetween life mn
prisOnmeht and death
Mrs. Woodward Is still firm Ia he
statements that she was drawn int
the affair By Mrs Emma Rivers an
John fremont and chat Tremonts
the hand that administered the fat.
\ doses OF poison
y Owing 70 the absence Of y y. Ri'
die. counsel Tor Mrs Rivers and Ir
mont. the preliminary trial Of thes
stwo defendants will be postponed nj
til Monday OF Tuesday OF next wee
Two OF Tfemontg brothers are her
one coming ITom Waco, Texas, an
the other from Kansas CITY Tbs
viii remain until after the nrelimi
ary hearing