The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-04
Arguments Begin in
BaShara Murder Case
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eouuu not see MS body
I heard Col, selby say, Don't do
that, and then someone else said
something that | couldn't understand
The talk got louder and and we got
up and went to the door / was trying
to look over the shoulders of Fred
Crisp and another man. when some
body said, Lock out Colonel, and
Fred jumped back, and about thar
time bow" went the gun. selby came
back into the room sort O. bumped
over and staggered against the side Of
the door Then he looked up at US
and sank 70 the floor All he said as
he went down was. Oh myif'
Witness stated that previous to the
shooting and while the loud talk was
going on. that he had heard Mrs. Ba-
shara say. III give you some Of it or
something to that effect When asked
If be knew what disposition was made
Of selby's clothing, he said, They
were burned"
On cross examination, however, he
said that he saw a pile Of something
burning and that Dan Smell and an
other man had told him il was Col.
selby's clothing. lut that he didn't 90
and examine closely. The cross exam.
ination was devoted mostly 10 the es
tablishment OF definite positions Of
the chairs occupied by the witness and
that Of Fred Crisp. a few moments be
fore the shooting. and the improba-
bility CT Crisp being able to see Mrs
Bashara from his position, without get
ting up and leaning over stewarts
lap. The witness steadfastly main
tanned that Crisp might have seen
Mrs. Bashara by leaning over forward
and that he was not necessarily com
PEELED to lean over his Cstewart'sl la9
in order 10 do so. but could not re-
member whether or not he had seen
Crisp endeaYoring TO get in this line
OF vision The only time he had seen
Bashara was when he threw the board
into the street Previous to coming
70 Tutte. Stewart had lived in Hugo,
Okla where for seven years he hai
operated a cigar store
gurther cross examination OF Stew
art failed 10 materially shake his state
ments made on direct examination, On
redirect examination he stated that
though there had been a little drink.
ing and card playing in the selby Oh
flee. there was never any boisterous
language or drunkenness
"Did YOU know that Bashara had
taken steps TO prevent your gambling
and drinking there?r asked mr. Rid
die
II did not answered the witness
Through an error OF the reporter
yesterday part CT the cross-examina-
iion Of Fref Crisp was attributed to
Mr Stewart, making the latter say he
had paid a fine FOR possessing liquor.
etc The latter testimony was given /
by Crisp. not Stewart.
Williams on Stand.
After staung his name age and that
he knew seiby and Bashara. Jess VIII
liams, q. said that he was IN selby's |
office on the morning OF the shooting. |
and that at the time Of the shooting
he was standing two or three feet be
hind seiby
IN answer TO questions he told in
the main the following story: Il saw
Col. selby and Bashara talking when
I came to town that morning Each /
one was standing on his own porch. /
After that Charlie threw the board in
to the street. Selby went back into
the office. Stewart was there Char.
lie went on up the street and ] think
he went to see Judge Latham ] heard /
a racket aud went to the door Mrs.
Bashara was there by the corner and
l heard her say. 1 can't tear it down.
and Charlie said. There's the AK. u
went back into the office and the
Colonel went out and ] heard him
say. 1 wouldn't do that II it's en-
your land. IN move H. Charlie said.
Hit him. ! just saw his head There
is jog there in the wall and that's
an Of him could see. selby wa
there on his porch and ! was standing
behind him two or three feet His right
hand was on the wall Of The house.
didn't see the shot and didn't hear It.
/ heard someone say Look out but
lelt the bullet 1t hit me in the shout
der
Proceeding, the witness said, Sci
by fell over against the door faeiag
and then into the office"
What did you do them" asked Mr.
Simpson
Y went into the office"
We'll. what did You do2"
Z went right IA at the front door