The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-07-03


Bond Eines ihe lIfsl meeting. Tie
witness said fremont hsa called a-
her home frequently before 5faodWarl
became sick ~He came first % see
Una Rushing and later 10 see ne.
stated the witness he would gener-
ally come to my home On Monday ana
would stay from . o'clock n the after
noon tin A.
"Were you pretty good friends
asked Mr. Simpson
eyes. We were good friends, and met
several times at the picture show.
where we're your children and nus
bandg
Fat E9me, answered the witness.
Witness stated that on one occasion
she started with fremont. a man by
the name 81 Meadows aud bliss Rush.
ings. to a dance. They we're making
the trip in q one-seated buggy she
said. and got only as FAR as tue Wash
ia river. There the italian started
back to town after the entire party
had disembarked from the convey
ance We caught np with him and
be came back 10 town via Us in the
buggy. said Mrs. Woodward
The climax in her testimony for The
state came when she told the story Of
/ how Fremont wanted her to run away
with him, and that after he and Mrs
Rivers had met at a picture show
they fremont and Mrs. Rivers had
planned 10 poison Woodward procure
the $1,000 life insurance money ane
| the three of thesn go away and star
rooming house She said that a
first she would not agree to poisoI
her husband OF allow them 70 do Il
but that after much persuasion, shi
agreed and the deed was planned a
her home, about two weeks after tn
meeting OF Mrs. Rivers and Tremon
at the picture show.
On Monday, March n, fremont wa
al the home OF Mrs. Woodward, state'
tine witness, and he sent her five-yeaI
old son after rat biscsit and her seven
year old son after two cans Of saI
dimes, giving them the money to pa
for the articles and five cents eac
with which to buy candy. She sal
that fremont wrote note saying
Send raj biscuit. which he gave t
the smaller boy. "He said to me,
you stop that boy from going. I'll XII
you," said Mrs. Woodward.
The witness then told Of how Tr'
mont had dissolved a portion Of tn
rat biscuit in cup and had mixed
with a can Of the sardines, setting tn
entire mixture in a bowl, on Oh
kitchen Il Sic and how her husban
had come home about 6.S0 that evel
ing and had eaten the poisoned sa
dimes, retiring about o'clock. Thi
night, she said, he complained OF pain
in his stomach and called for water.
Mrs. Woodward stated that the fc
lowing Tuesday evening fremont w
at her home again and stirred anoth'
rat biscuit in cup Of warm waite
adding a teaspoonful OF sugar +
then approached Woodward. who WI
in another room In bed, and handir
him the cup said, Here Sherma
take your medicine" stated the VI
ness, adding, Then he said to me,
you whlmper this I'll shoot you
She said that on Wednesday mig
when Sherman was so bad, Tremo
and a Mrs. Hill was there and tn
as she started to the bed TO admin
ter to the stick man, fremont sal
"Oh, hell, what do you want to va
on him for, just let him die" She TO
of going to church with fremont {
the Sunday night following Woo
wards death on Thursday
Grlling Cross Examination.
For two hours Mrs. Woodward u
derwent a grilling cross examinati'
al the hands Of Mr.. Riddle. The
torney for the defense questioned b
In detail in regard to hct testimoI
at the preliminary trial, reading fro
the record and asking her If she L
titled that way In some cases s
said she didn't testify as the reco