The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-28
Gross Examination.


anything against the place I didn't
know IT, When Downey started at
Henry he jumped back and came very
near falling. Some seconds elapsed
flom the time Henry drew the gun un-
til the first shot aAd witness thought
the gun was swapping. Previous TO
the shooting, and while the men were
in the store,ihe heard Downey say. 1T
don't look like he would have done H."
He stated that from appearances
Downey had been drinking Downey
was a big man, some SIX feet tall ald
weighing about lS0. In answer to a
question witness stated that he knew
Henry cornett was crippled in his
shoulder
oandys Testimony.
Much time was spent with Jim
Candy and in the process Of cross ca.
animation. Witness had had a con
versation with Ed cornett in the after.
noon and at that time Ed had asked
him II he had Downey's gun and he
told him had it at home. He said that
he got the gun about o'clock from
George Hensley in the restaurant and
later It had been brought to his home
by Logan Gorum, witness having gone
home with a man who wanted some
cotton seed. Downey had asked wit
ness II he had the gun and tried 10 get
It previously.
Downey had started home with Lo-
can Gorum but had come back to
town. He had seen Downey take one
dirk during the afternoon. On cross
exa.hinaticn he stated that he had
during the day. gone out on the street
TO hunt Downey 70 get him out oil
town. hut when pinned dowa TO def
mite answer said that Downey was
not drunk and, as far as he knew had
taken but cne drink. "well. what did
YOU want to get him out Of town for?
"He was drinking" answered wit
ness.
s. A Glotfelter testified that durins
the afternoon. shortly after he had
come back from lunch. Henry corneti
| had come into his hardware store anc
wanted to buy a gun. i told him tha'
| II he was going 10 have any trouble
| with anybody I didn't want TO sell hin
4 gun said Mr. Glotfelter He SAID
that he wasn't going to have am
trouble with anyone, but that sons
people had made some threats ina
he did not want them to carry out.
sold him a Colts SS revolver, and.
think. ten shells for it,
witness stated that after anothe
,artv whom he did not identity b.
name. had come TO the store an'
wanted q gun. a IS oClt's. Owing q
the fact that he had just sold one gun
j witness did not want to let this on
% ard told the party so, but receive
replv 10 the effect that it was n
I ,ronble between Downey and Henr
cornett but that someone had insui
! "A his wife. and if he repeated IT, h
" wanted TO put him out Witness tol
!. him that he had no ammunition Il
y the gun and the party said that b
e would try at ,nyother place to get I'll
anrunition. Later witness went
e The rear OF the store to get some in
d plements and when he returned u
ae gone and the clerks did NJ
n know who had gotten i.
e At this juncture the state rested
y Defense TO Bat
e The first witness placed on Il
stand BY the defense was Oscar shi
le ,ax who stated that he had come
,own that morning about 10 ocio'
y ans shortly after had seen the C
,e ue,t hovs and Downey. Later he M
,e ha.ra : conversation at the Ellis sto
,e nasewen Sd cornett and Downey' .
syl did not pay any attention to what "
W. sa,d He had heard Downey say son
IS tbina about a s. b. and noticed tn
he e..5 like he was mad. He did n
ie hear IA cornett say anything .
saw him walk away. During the aio
on noon he had seen the cornett be
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