The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-28
GOES TO
The JURY
SATURDAY
Defense Witnesses are Being Exam
amined Lewis and Holding
Add New Point 10 the
States Case
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Special 70 the Daily Express.
Lawton Okla Aug. rs With th,
exception of one witness. W. r War
field, who "a expected 10 arrive from
Wichita Falls thia afternoon. the
states case against John fremont
charged with the murder Of Sherman
Woodward at chiekasha. was closed
before noon today and several defense
witnesses had testified, Il Is possible
that All the testimony win be conclud
ed this afternoon but il will probably
run into Friday
At noon today tie indications are
that the case viii 90 to the jury by
noon Saturday and certainly not later
than Saturday afternoon.
Following the testimony 81 Mrs
Woodward Yesterday afternoon. Her.
bert and Ralph Woodward, aged seven
and five years, respectively. both oc-
oupied the stand. The defense OBJ.
iected on account OF the age OF the
boys and Judge Bailey examined them
as to their qualifications. Ho invited
the attorneys OF both Sides TO be pres.
ent at the examination. They were
declared qualified and both boys swore
that fremont had given them money
on the day the first dose Of poison was
administered. Herbert was given
money with which 10 buy sardines. and
Ralph WIS sent with a note for the rat
biscuit Both identified fremont AS
having been at their home on that day
They both purchased the articles for
which they were sent
Cross examination brought many adj
missions from the boys to the effect
that Uncle John had told them that
fremont had siYen them the money
and mother had told lhem so. SO had
grandma Also that they mad seen
fremont for the first time ia JAIL Re-
direct examination and the question
Who gave you the money TO buy those
things always brought oui the re-
sponse John fremont.
Mr Hornbeck, a milkman. and Una
flushing were the next witnesses. their
testimony being practically the same
as il the former trial
in the testimony OF Sheriff Lewis
and Judge Holding. given this morn.
ing. one fact net brought out at the
first trial was developed. They stated
that they went to the Woodward home
on the Sunday following Mrs. Wood.
wards confession and one Of the liltle
boys. Ralph, went with them to the
drug store whore he purchased the
poison The boy pointed out W. F.
Naffield as the man who sold him the
poison.
Alr. Wariield is expected to testify
that he remembers little hoy coming
to the store and asking for the'poison
and having referred the customer to
a drug clerk.
Jim Hill testified this morning as he
did in tho former trial
The first witnesses placed on the
stand by the defense we're Sim Goslin.
Mrs. Cannon and Mrs. Hahn. whose
testimony was a repetition Of that
given in the first trial. The defense
this morning introduced the transcript
of John Tremont's testimony in the
first trial. part Of which had been Of
fered BY the state yesterday Whether
the defendant viii be place on the
stand is not known.
County Attorney Simpson saio to-
day, Il think we are making stronger
case than we did in the first trial.
Attorney Riddle appeared well satis-
fled with the progress Of the case for
the defense
Brought from behind the bars OF the
state penltentiary TO repeat the story
OF her confession which implicated, as
coconspirators, John fremont Italian
shoemaker, and Mrs. Emma Rivers, a
friend, Mrs Ada Woodward related
to comanche county jury the full,
horrible details Of the slaughter OF
Sherman Woodward, clerk.
How, according 10 her story, the
three conspirators plotted together fol
weeks to accomplish Woodwards death
aud obtain, thereby, the $1,000 insur
lcontinued on rage Three,