The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-12
DETAILS TOLD
BY WITNESSES
Shooting of Marguerite Ellis Is
Described BY those Who
We're Close.

Even the men much used to hear
Ing the testimony In cases " fighls
aud braNls shuddered az testimony
was given In the crowded courtroom
OF Justice DonueIl toduy when ID. v
Monroe wealthy merchant OF Linz.
say was Hrrniged for preliminary
hearing Oh the charge ui shooting
Marguerite Ellis In resort at w
West California ou December 2S.
Monroe had come to Oklahoma CAY
on the errand Of buying Tor his little
lSyear.old daughter whom he
brought with him, an automobile for
a Christmas present
Monroe met some friends aud with
them entered the dance hail at the
California place lie is charged
with firing two shots. one OF which
took effect In the EiIi- girls left side
and the other 1t Is charged was mined
at Grace GOJde, proprietor Uf the
place.
Girl IL Now ParalyIed.
DR.. &. T.. Barker who attended Miss
Ellis after the shooting, was put ON
the stand this morning aud gave 1t
as his opinion that the girl would
live only few months. He stated
thHt she IL now paralyzed from tho
Nuist down Miss Ellis was unable to
nttcnG the trial, but her testimony was
taken this afternoon NJ her bedside,
Miss Ellis testimony was to the ef
feet Monroe flOurished the reyOlyar
and threatened to shoot her on first
coming to the door Of her room. She
identifies him positively as the man
who shot her, although the defense
seemingly tried 10 thBow suspicion on
Homer Highbarger, as he was tho
first seen IA the room after the
shooting.
Elma Hurst, friend Of Miss HI
lis, testified that she saw Monroe and
Bill Roberts and his brother come
into the dance hall early In the even.
Ing and told Of their conduct In gen.
eral especially Of seeing Monroe draw
revolver while IN the place Later,
as she told the story, she heard II shot
aud running In the direction Of the
Ellis girls room, WAS met by Mon
roe coming out and was confronted
by the smoking pistol still In his
hands.
Then saw him lean over the
banister and shoot at Miss Grace
the witness continued Marguerite
seemed TO be In awful agony and
asked me TO do something for her. :"
said the witness when asked about
the condition VI the Ellis girl
Vivian Smith, another girl living at
the same place, verified In the most
part the testimony given by Miss
Hurst, as did Miss Goode.
Homer Highbarger, who was first
to reach the Ellis girl after the shoot
ng, and who lives three miles from
Lindsay, testified thai Hs had known
Monroe for several years and saw him
come into the hall Later Highbarger
said he heard the shot and the girls
screams and as he ran for her room
met Monroe. who poked him In the
side with the revolver.
II said 10 him, Don't shoot your
friend, said Highbarger, as he told
Of the girl lying wounded on the floor
with her clothing on fire. "She nsked
me to put out the fire" said the wit
ness, "and I saw that she was shot
The room and the hall were full Of
smoke"
Detectives Joe Palmer and Charles
Post, who arrested Monroe, said that
at first he denied the shooting, oi
even having revolver, and denied
the ownership Of tho overcoat he Il
said 10 have left In his hurry. hui
when confronted with q handkerchief
found In the pocket and bearing his
! initials admitted that Il might be hia