The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-27

TALE is
RE-TOLD
Mrs. Woodward on Stand All Day
Subjected to a GrilIing Cross
Examination and Stands
the Ordeal we'll
Special e the Daily Express.


Special to the Daily Express.
Lawton, Okla. Aug, Before ths
jury in the district court this morning.
Mrs. Ada Woodward, widow Of sher-
man Woodward. for whose murder.
she is serving a life term in the state
prison, re-told the story Of the crime
IN the trial Of John fremont, alleged
TO be her partner in the poison plot.
The woman was on the stand all
morning and her testimony viii likely
not be concluded till late this after.
noon. In reply to the questions Of at
torneys for the state, she repeated her
confession as originally made, recitine
all the details Of the sordid story.
On cross examination Mrs. Wood.
ward was subjected to a grilIing ordeal
by Attorney Riddle, but she held fast
to her original story. It developed
from the cross examination that the
defense would attempt to show that
Mrs. Woodward since she was sent to
the state prison had med statements
to confirm the contention Of the de-
Tense that she was promised some kind
of immunity for her confession. bur
she flatly denied making any such
statements.
Just before noon the defense infros
dueed a letter which Mrs. Woodward
had written to Attorney Williams al
Granite since she went to McAlester
In this letter she declared she poison.
ed her husband on account Of fear OF
the Italian.
The Woodward children will be the
next examined. Attorney John Fam
who has been assisting the defense
withdrew yesterday. leaving the case
IN the hands Of Messrs. Riddle and
Hammerly. Mr. Stephens, a local 81
torney, who has been assisting the
state, Is also out Of the case
I'VE may finish the trial this week
but it is doubtful" said MIR. simpson
today.
Opening Statements.
What the state expects to prove was
presented yesterday afternoon by the
assistant county attorney Of Grady
county Judge B. +. Holding. Attor.
ney +. E. Riddle made the statement
fcf the defense As far as the state
ments were concerned, both were
strong for the respective causes.
The state in its opening statement
said the testimony would show thar
fremont prepared the last dose, ana
the fatal one, administered to Sherman
Woodward. That he gave to the Wood.
ward children the money with which
to purchase the sardines and the rat
biscuit.
The defense intimated that testi.
mony would be introduced showing
that Mrs. Ada Woodward had received
assurance that il she would make a
confession duplicating fremont and
Mrs Rivers, she would never serve
out her term.
Testimony eeaina
Immediately upon the conclusion Of
the attorneys statements to the jury
the first witness for the state was
called which was DR.. stlnson Of chiek.
asha, who testified that he was called
on two occasions to administer 10
Woodward. He explained the poison.
soning symptoms found. but both times
deceased had thrown of the main s.
feets Of the poison ana was sitting up
DR. Leeds. also Of chickasha, testified
as to being called. That ae found pa
tient evidently suffering from the &
feets OF poison, That he told deceased
Of MS serious condition and that his
chances for recovery we're narrow. n
faet he believed the patient IN dy-
ing condition. Dr. Leeds showed fa.
miliarity with poisona and their effect
when cross examined and his teslI
mony given through questioning by
the state remained unchanged under
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