The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-15
WOMAN Is
FIRST TO
FACE COURT
fremont Valves Hearing and Case
Against Mrs. Rivers is Opened
Undertaken aud Physi-
clans First Witnesses


With standing room IN the district
court room at premium the throng
Of spectators including a considerable
number OF women, the preliminary
hearing Of Mrs. Henry Rivers charg
ed with the murder Of Sherman Wood
ward jointly with Mrs. Woodward and
John fremont. was opened before Jus
tlce q. P Moore shortly after lO'
o'clock this morning
fremont was brought into The court
room but was taken back 70 jail after
through bis attorney he had waived
preliminary hearing. upon the state
ment Il the county attorney thar the
testimony against him and plrs Rivers
would De- substantially the same
County Attorney Simpson and bis
assistant, Judge Holding. appeared for
the state, while the defendant was rep
resented by +, E. Riddlt up % noon
only three witnesses had been exam.
inted. these being the undertaken and
three physicians. an Of the testimony
rer ,lag % tie manner Or Woodwards
death
Previous 10 opening the hearing the
county attorney called the list Of state
wltnesses as follows S J. Anderson.
John &. Lewis. Dr A. p Leeds, Dr.
j c. Ambrlster, DR. 3 stinson Miss
Una Rushing. Louis Payne. John Boat
right S. w Meadows Mrs stoddard.
sam Dwyer PROT. Edwin DeBarr and
Mrs. Sherman Woodward. It was an
nonnced that the latter would not be
called to the court room till she was
needed
First Witness Called
S. ]. Andesson, undertaken. was the
first witness called. re said be was
called to the Woodward home aboul
$3.50 al m. March 21 he took the body
to The undertaking room and later
bufied it IN odd Fellows cemetery
Aboui q week later, De said, Ne took NJ
the body and again conveyed i 70 tht
undertaking Sss.or ~here Doctors
Leeds and Amhrisier took charge of IL
, removing the stomach and other or
eans In the presence o. Sheriff LeWiI
and Others Afterwards be rehuriel
the body
Or. Ambrister on Stand.
Df ] c. Ambrlster, county healtl
officer. testified that witb bT Deed
he removed the stomach left lung
liver upper third Of the ntestines an
the bladder from the body oi Wood
ward alter t bad been taken up. an
that the various organs were place
in jars or bottles, sealed with wa
and ali were placed in grip and q
lyered 10 the sheriff. the grip ais
being sealed
Testimony OF Or Leeds.
DR. a. b. Leeds said he attende
woodward FIRST on the Wednesda
morning before his death on Thur
day morning about 5.2o a. m Woo
ward was ID serious condition az q
time. lie treated The patient about
q m, again al noon and p m an
was called the last time about mi
night remaining with him about tv
honrs. Woodward knew him when
was first Called but the doctor didl
consider him IN a conscious state. Go
eerniuF tbe removal OF certain orga
from the body Of the deceased I
Leeds corroborated the testimony
Or. Ambrister The symptoms Of {
patient when ne was first called in
Gated that he was SUFFERING from q
polsons, arsenic and corrosive sui
mate, and possibly a third This Ct
olusion was confirmed BY the eSamil
ton OF the organs after death
IN response to the questions Of
simpson the witness testified at lens
concerning the effects Of the pois
symptoms. etc. He said his opin
when he was first called was That
4 poisons had been administered wit
t...I
~ or s hours Of that time out
weakened state Of the patient mad
certain that previous dose had b
given him
Dr. stlmson Testifies.
Or. J. 4. slimson was called TO