The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-10-09


After the tragedy. the witness found
the dlstar from the body to tie
irsas fence 70 s. about SO feet and q
ass about -3 feet from vaere the de-
ceased crcmed fae fence 70 where be-
feu. Tie deceased was a strong ac.
tfe man weighing aboAt rs pounds
Walter Hell. NAo liyed in Dutton ia
July. said be sas helping ia the hay
harvest and eas II the naliard home
ou Jaiy g. lie was there when Good.
night lett tae evening before the lsiii
ing ana heard Mrs. Goodnight SAP
Come back. Arthur. ana later sav
her come through the room crying.
h .. Ballard Tesufies.
Nrs. Ballard. the mother. testified
that On the evening before tle trageAy
Goodnight. after iinishlng work came
la and washed for supper The latter
asked II tley aad ice cream and cake
aud her daughter answered yes." lie
stepped out On me porch and said,
@Are We goins 10 have Il Tor supper
and the daughter said yes Dut added
thar some would be- saved FOR Matte
daughter Nho was expected home
flom school that evening Goodnight
said. ..Thats q deyil OF an out and said
BE- was going home lie went out 10
his bueer ana his wife Bessie. fol-
lowed him.
The next morning. the witness said,
Goodnight came back IN his buggy and
got the child About II O'Clock he &C.
turned with the child III tie buggy.
She saw Linn standing ii The buggy
waiting for his wife TO come out Mrs.
Goodnight went out carrying her baby.
and Jim went with her taking his gun.
jim held the wire while his sister
stepped over the fence Witness was
IN the house and she saw Goodnight
gel out Of the buggy and 90 toward
Jim. She saw him try TO catch jim
By the throat and the latter waTded
off the blow with his gun. Jim came
up the hin with Goodnight after him.
Jim fired the first time little inside
the fence and or steps further he
fired again. She heard Jim say, stay
back. don't come on
Cross Examination.
In response to questions by Mr.
Simpson. witness said Goodnight call
ed his wife to the fence Mr.. Ballard
had gone after an officer TO arrest
Goodnight for taking the child away
When deceased came up before the
killing and Jim and Bessie went out,
witness could hear him swearing but
couldn't understand what he said Bes-
sic asked Jim 10 80 out with her and
he went TO protect her Mr. simpson
tried to get an admission that Jim
went out TO get the child but witness
said no they hadn't talked about get
ting the child Bessie had told witness
that she was afraid OF her husband
After Goodnight took the child. Bessie
was taking on" over il that her pa
and decided TO get the sheriff jim
and Goodnight were good friends anc
, never had any trouble The only trou
! Bile was over the child Jim did it e
5 protect himself and his sister"
g On redirect examination witness
q said her daughter had told her abou
: threats made by her husband and sh'
; had told jim.
/ Widow on the Stand.
+ A pale, pathetic delicate looking fie
ure. IN deep mourning, the widow 0
s the deceased told her story She sail
g she had three children. the oldes
u aged six and the youngest a baby sh
d told the incident Of The ice cream an
= cake as her mother did except aC
1 cordng TO her statement Goodngh
a. said. That's hell Of an oHt' sh
Il said she begged her husband 10 sta
= FOR supper but when she went to him
O. he knocked her arm away ANA wen
Ie out 20 his team - got ready TO s
with him hut he drove of ] called 1
him to stop but he wouldn't"
Is The next day witness saw Goodnigh
II ahnuf II n,elock when he drove nm am