The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-10
Arguments by Counsel and Instruc-
tions Of Court This Morning;
Case Goes to the Jury
at II O'clock
SEEK TO IMPEACH DE-
PENDANTS TESTIMONY
State Puts on Important RebuttaI;
Case Closed Late Yesterday;
Attorneys Start Speeches
at Night Session

AT II o'clock this morning the Jess
Taylor murder case was given to the
jury after the usual instructions had
been given them by Judge win Linn.
following the completion Of arguments
by the attorneys for the state and dc.
fense.
The taking OF testimony was com
pleted yesterday evening and the ar
guments opened last night at Z o'clock,
continuing for three hours, during
which time John H. Venable, county
attorney for the state, Harry Hammer
iy and F. r. Riddle for the defense,
spoke in the order named Mr.. Riddle
resumed his argument this morning,
talking for more than an hour. The
argument was closed this morning by
B. B. Barefoot, speaking for the prose
cution OF the accused. and closing with
a strong appeal to the jury to do their
duty and bring In verdict OF guilty.
Mr.. Riddle consumed the major part
OF the six hours Of argument. going
over the evidence introduced, piece by
piece. explaining its connection and
Importance. presenting the version on
the case from the standpoint OF the
defense In a forceful manner Mr.
Hammerly. preceding Mr. Riddle, out
lined the case and refreshed the mem
ory OF the jury On vital points.
No less forceful were the arguments
OF the states attorneys. and the jury
listened attentIyely to the speeches OF
Mr. venable and Mr. Barefoot as each
drove home important points in the
testimony. summing up the statements
OF the witnesses. one by one and con
Guiding the general summary Of the
case with an appeal for the convic-
tion OF Jess Taylor.
The men who composed the jury
are: Walt Wood, w s. Buchannon.
b. M. Ramsburger. F. r. Clayton.
George Franklin, A. r. Kile, II. n.
ShuIl. Geo. Hail. J. r. Hill, w H.
Hoover. ]. T. Gray. s. Il Lee.
Defendant on Stand.
Jess Taylor. defendant in the muir
der trial that has held the attention
OF the district court since Tuesday
morning, was on the stand yesterday
afternoon for an hour and half, tessi'
flying in his own defense.
Taylor proved to be. better than an
average witness and though az times
the nervous strain under which he was
Iaboring was plainly noticeable, he
was generally fairly cool and collected,
giving his answers In firm voice that
carried well over the court room.
His trying moment was when B. B.
Barefoot. assisting In the prosecution,
fired rapid questions at him concern
ing certain conversations he had had
wherein the defendant was supposed
to have said. 4 hit the s. b. to kill
him, and intended to kill him. In
answering these questions the defend
ants voice .quayered as in emotion and
he emphatically stated that he had
never made such statement. In re-
lating the story of the difficulty In
which he hit I.amneck with the double
tree, Taylor flatly denied making the
attack himself, his version OF the af
fair placing him strictly on the defen-
sive in the short but strenuous fight
IN which Lamneck received the wound
that caused his death.
The defendant corroborated the
statements OF Messrs. Sullivan and
Hurley wherein they had said that
Taylor did not knock the sale of the
horse. which bargain Lamneck was
frying to put through,
Relating that part Of his story per-
tanning to the actual fight, the witness
said that he was standing by his team,
near or at their heads, with his back
yurned in the direction from which
Lamneck approached He did not
know. however, that Lamneck was
near, he said
The first intimation he had that
Lanneck was near him. stated the wit