The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-07-02
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Jury Nearly All Farmers Holding
Outlines Testimony Of State---
Physicians are First Wit
nesses Examined

Physicians are First Wit
nesses Examined
Following the completion Of the jury
Tuesday afternoon. the trial of John
fremont, charged with the murder Of
Sherman Woodward was opened short
ly after 8 o'clock this morning before
Judge Bailey In the district court, with
the prospect that it will last till the
end Of the week. The state has sum
moned about 80 witnesses and the de-
Tense abcut 40 and the taking Of testi-
mony win therefore be a long-drawn
cut process. Whether recess will be
taken On the Fourth has not been fully
decided, but It was stated today thtt
thcre would likely be no interruption
in the trial unless the jurors wish Il.
with the exception Of one man, who
is merchant, the jury is composed Of
farmers, residing near the towns
given as their postofflce addresses.
The jurors are as follows
Thad Aaron. Minco.
J. A Wood, vcrdcn.
Bin sanner Minco
L. o. TindaIl. Verden.
J. NJ II Edwards, Cement
Jim Emerson, Rush Springs
chas Mitchell, Rsuh Springs
chRs Jeflres. Mlnco.
" p. LaGrange, Chickasha
J. NJ Psnley, Rush Springs.
] 81 Taylor Rush Springs
Al W Parrish Rush Springs.
The opening statement Tor the prose
cuiion was made by Judge Holding. as
sistant county attorney, who outlined
at length the testimony to be offered
by the state Attorney Riddle for the
defense made no statement but reserv-
ed the right to offer It later.
The court room was well filled with
spectators at the opening and before
the end Of the morning session many
were standing hi the rear The defend
ant occupied a seat beside his coun.
sci Attorney Simpson began the ex-
animation Of Witnesses, calling first
DR. j r. Stinson
After reading the information filed
by The county attorney April q, charg-
ing Mrs. Ada Woodward, Mrs. Emma
Rivers and John fremont with the
murder u sherman Woodward who
died March q, 1913. Judge Holding
sald tho state would show that the
death Of Woodward was accomplished
by a deliberate plot entered into By
the defendants weeks before; that the
testimony would show that fremont
and Mrs. Woodward we're intimate,
that the motive for the crime was to
get Woodward out Of the way and col
leet $1,000 In life insurance with
which the defendants we're 70 go away
and start a rooming house; that the
rat biscuit with which deceased was
poisoned was purchased by the Wood
ward children as directed by fremont
that fremont mixed the poison In tho
fatal dose and gave the last dose tC
Woodward
Or stInson Testifies.
Replying TO questions by Mr. simp
son. Dr. stinson sasd he had practicec
medicine q years, and had been res
ident VI chickasha IS years. He sal,
he was called to ihe Woodward home
on Friday, March 2i. and found sher
man Woodward in bed very sick. suf
fering from Inflammation Of the stoin
ach and bowels. He was told BY Mrs
Woodward that Sherman had eater
some sardines Monday and the
thought he had ptomaine poison. Th'
doctor gave medicine to relieve hin
and heard nothing more of the cas-
till Sunday afternoon, when he wa
called over the telephone by the nurs
who asked for advice. Later the doc
tor decided to call Oh the patient, al
riYlng at the house at o'clock. Woot
ward was lying OH the bed with hi
clothes on and was very weak. Tn
doctor asked Mrs Woodward wha
she had given him to eat and she sal
she had given BIN only chicken sou
once, which he had refused to take p
Stinson told her to feed him often an
build up his strength Miss Rushinl
the nurse, the doctor said, called hil
both times
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