Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-12

'i eH, We talked ~ over Just be-
fore ] Went 20 Oklahoma city 20 con
fer with the attorney general ON the
question"
Was Holmes Davidson candidate
for sheriff OF Crock county a. the timt
OF this tragedy
He was,
Ana wasn't he a resident OF creek
county,"
81 don't know, ! always saw him
I'm Tulsa"
On cross examination the state at
tempted TO have tho witness testify
that I'm his conference with the at
torney general he VAS authorized 60
go ahead with the Issuance OF search
warrants 10 the United States mar
shals, but the defense objected ana
the court sustained them.
}. .Ps. thc Exception.
Tho noi,t NOS raisad thot iuati,es
NJ me nenc. ars not s,nnnsed "a haXt
q lesaI knou,Iadga Inn, ina, Rrscl,.
enridge raiaed thst ali men are sip-
nosed ia Know he Law
"AlI bnt tustt"es "f the peaco. ="
commented Danntv proserutar Ed
Grassland and lnuvhtsr swcnt throu.h
the crowd
The state then called Mrs william
j. haber to the stand Tor fufthtt
cross examination hhe was asked u
she uld not sthte 10 a MTs' anger lhHi
whoever tes'lIleu TOT het husuhH1
would pe taken care o. She uehleu
tha' she hsu illa1e any hu'h s'"'''''e''
ana Wls excused
me state ,heh moved 10 retalI I'ov-
OF ~ van ana she resi- on Wy hl lI.po,'
WE ,"lsullleu III MEulns 'nIS n'o.,0n
~ ".'olH'SS III lhc '"so 'o"N P"' ."
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hapeI s'orN, toIu on ulIeCi 'AaIl"-
'''uUn' M N"s III s"vs'sIS1 US Hs lo''o"S ,,..
eoS y naIne 70 ., ""TVl, IL .,', ~
"t 80 "@rst @ rHth s'I''E ! i'Sl L@hnlI @
~ ! u'sa ~ yeuIs "so' pu. haNe Nv TS
mere eohuhuouslN lor the pas. -
ye@s ! was iaiseu III missouII. W nel,
4 uIst 'aine TO luisa WAS "hgaHeu
III inc nl'iIlhs anu gram ounlhess'
was secretary OF me BOARD or eouea-
',oh lot a Iohs tiIne ana latei was
e.o''tu 'hiei oI ponce w me sun o"
unc sVnpUi poalu J. hoNeu 10 NI"l'A,
MHo!c i,eu auUut year iheh
-, -. W ooiieyNn me ,,i nah" WIFI
nNvu ioI IVY yeaiS' ihen = re.ui iou '
: ~ u'na hiIu .aFe hlaue 'n's IVY NY
'''.''' s'"o' '""' '''N'
TOOK Nap.
con July 2s, last, ] went home TO
dinner about u O'Clock. Nv wife
and her sister and my boy, Charlie,
were st the table eating when / got
there Charlie left soon afterward for
town. ! went home in delivery
wagon owned by me and driven 10y
Red batle". After dinner | went into
bed room, took off my clothes and
lNld down 1ol a nap,
y Was awakened by the nois1 ~
someone walking or talking on the
front porch ana ! heard my wife talk
Ing TO some men. ] got out Of bed
ald slipped en- my trousers. ! WcIt
INTO thc dining room and found my
Wlfe M the screen door talking TO
rank ana DAVIDSON, VINO were stan l.
ing on The ph!ch and with their re-
NolEers IN tEelf hands.
ulIh see IKE Nllhlhsoh.
ASKED "haI me lrouole was one or
theili rePheu we've come 10 search
ard tha,, ors,,.ar,I iu6,isi,l. "a, t1'
4 haven't got any whisky here Unvo
Won got a search warrant %, Da,.idgop
replied that they didn't need anv
search warrant said. .YouU have
to have a search warrant il Won rnpe
into this house | then left the ain
ing room and went into tho he1-
room where | got down NV sbotpnn
Ii was already loaded came BACK
into the dining room. NV wife u,as
at the door protesting with PLANK and
Davidson. who stiIl had their re-
voNers out / again demanded that
they produce a search warrant one
of them said: Well. were going TO
come in They then made demon
in and Plank began kicking the door
l firmly thought they intended to KIN
me. | told NV wife TO get out of the
way and she left the room. They
raised their guns as If TO fire and
then / shot. with by gun at NV hin
| aimed at the first man IN range
Plank. Plank pushed over against
Davidson and then / fired the second
shot Only moment elansed he
tween the two shots. They then dis
appeared going east on the porch.
p,Io,, ,
ar ''~0., '""'
Weli' u4rec'iy ihto the east ped
room ana Ie-ioaued my gun out or
uoA OF sHeils l hau. AS was uolns
thls hearu theih taking ana heard
ohe say 10 the o'ner' surround me
mouse or go round the house ]
didn't KNOW whlch. looked out of the
east WINDOW and saw Plank going
around the house today the rear.
didn't see any gun in his hand or no
tice that he was wounded. ] saw
Wilkinson on the sidewalk away from
the house. Davidson was backing
away from the house with his re-
volver in his hand He was looking
around as if trying to locate me He
stopped and leveled his revolver at
mo apd tho, gbot Ja con apd I