The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-26
Preliminary Hearing Of Hugh Pope,
Charged with Murder Of Mar
vim Chitwood at Minco,
is Held
TRAGEDY FOLLOWS
LONG FRIENDSHIP
Quarrel Arises at Close Of Evening
Of Merriment; No Drinking,
Says Jim Dunnaway
on Stand

At 3.4O this afternoon Justice
Moore announced that he would hole
Pope for trial The matter of bond
will be taken up with the distrlctc
uurtt.
With some seyenty-five men and
women from Minco. friends OF both
the boy who was killed Friday morn
ing and Of the one now charged with
murder. the preliminary hearing OF
Hugh Pope, charged with the murder,
began before Justice T. p Moore at
10 o'clock this morning Only three
witnesses were heard. DIR. r. NJ Hume,
the man who examined the dead body
OF Marvin chitwood just after the kill
ing, James Dunaway, in whose arms
tho youth died. and Merle chitwood,
twin brother of the boy who is dead.
Evidence brought out at the hearing
seemed to establish the fact that tho
young man now on trial for bis life
charged with murder and the youth he
killed have been friends all their lives,
no trouble having ever come up be-
tween them until that OF an hour bs-
fore the killing
DIR. Hume was used merely to es-
tablIsh the fact that young Chitwood
was killed from bullet wound. He
indicated on his own breast the place
where the bullet entered the lads
breast, slightly above and 10 the right
of the heart.
Following DR.. Hume. James Dun
away. another youth OF Minco. took
the stand and told OF events preceding
and following the shooting. He was
the only man. according to statements,
who saw the trouble earlier in the
evening and also was present when
the killing took place.
Dunaway testified that he, Marvin
Chltwood. George Cook, Hugh Pope,
Merle Chitwood and number OF
others had been spending some time
in the pressing shop. cut Off from the
Chitwood barber shop by a partition.
singing and having good time. he
declared that so far as he knew, no
one was drinking. At about 1850
someone suggested that all 80 home.
and they all went out together. Mar
vim locking the door after them.
Il was standing there talking 10 a
stranger" the witness testified. when
heard Marvin say, I've got right
10 lock these doors when | get ready
and I want TO see some one open
them or something like that Hugh
looked like he was playing with Mar
vim. but thought Marvin was angry
He said, Quit now, Hugh. don't want
to have any trouble Then Hugh
slapped him and Marvin struck back
but did not hit Hugh"
Then. according to the evidence OF
the young man, who declared he hao
known both boys for eleven years,
Marvin Chitwood ran I'D the street to
where his twin brother was sitting on
the bank steps. Hugh started up
that way he said, and J walked
along holding to his arm and tried tc
get MIN not to have any trouble. He
said something to Meirle when we go'
up where he and Marvin and George
Cook were standing, and Meirle knock
ed him down. jumped straddle OF him
but got up right away.
Pope, according to the testimony
then left the crowd, and the witness
and the two chitwood boys we're walk
ing up the street when Meirle said hi
leg was cut and the three went baci
10 the barber shop to dress 1t. The.
were there only a few minutes whei
The lads father. Lem Chitwood. cam'
TO the shop from home and helpe'
them to dress 1t.
1T was while Mr.. Chitwood wa
wrapping up the wounded Leg" tn
witness said. that Hugh appeared Il
the door with his hand behind him an
said, Boys. stand STILL I started :
turn down THE lamp, which looked lik