The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-29

OF DEFENSE
FINISHED
State is Offering Rebuttal Testimo.
ny Case May Go to the Jury
Tonight Defendant Is
Placed on the Stand
speeIal lo lhe Die Ezprsas.

Special 10 the Daily Express.
Lawton, Okla, Aug, 29-As g result
Of unexpected progress made in the
trial OF John fremont, charged With
the murder Of Sherman Woodward al
chickasha It is expected that the case
will so 70 the jury tonight
The closing hour before the noon re-
cess today was occupied with rsbuttal
evidence by the state which has only
one more witness to offer. It Is posi-.
bic that one or two arguments will be
made before the night session.
John fremont, the defendant was
placed on the stand last night and
concluded his testimony this morning.
His testimony did not differ in any
essential particular from that given BY
him In the previous trial. He main
tained his innocence Of the murder
charge throughout and gave the i'm.
preston that he reluctantly yielded to
the woman's allurements.
Rebustal testimony was given this
morning by Sheriff Lewis, Oscar
Simpson, Pearl Evans and Una Rush
Ing. County Attorney Simpson Re-
garded this testimony as very import
ant to the states case
w r warfield arrived from wichi-
"a Falls yesterday and was placed ON
the stand BY the state. He remem.
bered little boy bringing note to
the drug store for poison a short time
before Woodward died.
It Is possible that the matroa at the
state prison will be called by the state
this afternoon 10 give testimony to
offset that given By the assistant ma
tron and prison physician. Ed Wright,
the fortune teller, was one Of the in.
teresting witnesses for the defense
yesterday.
The attorneys for the defense are
believed to have played what they
considered as their trump card in the
trial when witnesses holding an offis.
ial position at the state penltentiary
at McAlester were placed en- the stand
and testified that they had been pres
ent at an interview held between ada
Woodward and Attorney Williams in
which the former had stated that she
had been promised immunity. or a
short sentence at worst. providing she
would make a confeseion and appear
as a witness in the cases against John
fremont and Emma Rivers. But
there is q eonfliciion Of opinion as to
whether or not the case OF the defense
vas strengthened Or weakened by the
testimony OF these two witnesses. At
torney Riddle brought out strongly the
testimony he desired to present. but
attorneys for the state succeeded in
placing both witnesses IN an emhar
RAISING position, when both admitted
that they had been interviewed BY
Attorney Riddle for the defense on one
or more occasions in connection with
the ease. also from the fact that both
were seemingly unable to remember
but little Of the conversation between
Mrs. Woodward and her supposed act.
ing attorney, but statements which
would prove beneficial TO the defense.
ls Assistant Masron.
Mrs. Hawkins, who is assistant ma.
tron at the state penitentiary. testi
fled that she had been present at the
first interview between Ada Wood
ward and Williams and that the form
er had made the statement that she
aid been told she would not have to
femain in the penltentiary but ten
days, On cross examination she ad,
mltted that she had first seen Attor-
ney Riddle alone and talked with him
concerning the case. She insisted that
Mrlt Woodward had said repeatedly
that she had been promised immunity,
or would not have to remain at the
penitentiary over ten days.
Dr. Echols, prison physician. also
testified to having been present when
Attorney Williams questioned Ada
Woodward and said that Mrs. Wood
ward claimed she had been promised
that II she would make a confession
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