The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-05
SELF-DEFENSE Is
PLEA OF ACCUSED
Attorney Asserts Life Of Defendant
Menaced by Deceased; Many
Witnesses Sworn; Taking
Of Testimony Begins

After having exhausted the regular
panel OF thirty-eight men and a spe
cial venire Of twenty-five men, thu
Jury in the case OF the State OF Okla
homa vs.. Jesse Taylor was finally Sc
Iected and sworn in at five minutes
after o'clSck yesterday afternoon.
The jury is composed OF the follow
ing citizens OF the city and county: A.
F. Coleman. w. {. Luykenbyhl. J. d,
chastain. r. f. Green. Jo Anderson. L.
w. Cook. ]. w. Marshall. Everett Dur
neil. r. D. Duncan J. II Hubbard. ".
G. James, G. S. Hunter
County Attorney venable and Assist
ant swan represent the state, while the
defense is represented by Riddle &
Hammerly.
Following the empanelling OF the
jury Mr.. Venable made the statement
OF the case for the state and Mr. Rid
die the statement OF the line of de-
tense.
In outlining FOR the state Mr.. Venable
stated that the state would show that
defendant had had trouble with dead
man.. Lamneck. IN chickasha the day
before the killing-first Monday. or
sales day. That on the following day,
The first Tuesday in November, 1914,
as Lamneck was passing the house ol
the defendant, the defendant rushed
out upon him and assaulted him; that
at the time or the assault Lamneck
was on his way 10 a cotton field where
some negroes we're picking cotton. TO
put a cotton bed on a wagon; that at
the time he was assaulted lac had some
boards under his arm 10 be used IN
building up the cotton bed on the
wagon and hammer and some nails;
that he had to pass Taylor's house on
his way to this cotton field, that a
wagon and team were standing in from
Of the Taylor home at the mouth, or
entrance OF o little lane which the DE-
ceased had to pass; that as he passed
around the team and wagon Taylor
rushed out and rushed upon him ex-
claiming. I'm show you d. 81 Of ----
how to frame up on me-" That Taylor
then seized an iron doutle tree and
struck deceased on the side Of the
heed. Telling him instantly and render
ing him unconscious: that later the
deceased regained consciousness and
arose TO his feet and went to the home
OF J. c. Brown. in which he resided, and
told J. C. Brown and other members
Of the family OF the words Of Taylor
and Of the blow. showing them the
blood upon his head and clothing; that
deceased was removed to the hospital
that day ana died the day following
that he skull was fractured hy the
blow.
Mr. Riddle in making the opening
statement for the defense stated that
he would show that Taylor the defend
ant might have had trouble with the
deceased the day preceding the killing
he acted In self defense when he as
saulted and slew Lamneck; that when
he approached Lamneck as he passed
the TAYLOR home Lamneck approached
him with the hammer which he held
"a his hand drawn back and held in
threatening manner and that the de-
fenaant believing himself to be in I'M
mediate danger of his life. seized the
iron double tree as weapon OF de-
fense and struck the deceased one blow
on the side of the head.
The state has sworn the following
witnesses: J. c. Lewis. former sheriff;
sid Anderson. Or. White tthe physi-
clan who attended the deceasedl. J. G
Brown. Mrs J. G. Brown. r. p Brown
Oscar simpson (county attorney at q
preyious irian. c. r. Kimbrough. Joe
Thompson. Doc Ramsey. NJ. J Stepp.
Mrs. NJ. J. stepp. Cecil Smith. Jack
Smith.
The defense has caused the following
witnesses 10 be sworn chas. Ph'i-
iins A. S. White. l. II. Harness. G. SUI
,svan. George Harley, Webb Neal }.
d Buie. w S. Kllgore. G. w. Holder.