The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-29
Special VenTe Of Twenty Jurors Ordered
by Court; Several Enter Pleas Of
Guilty and Receive Sentences
from Judge Linn
ARGUMENTS In POPE
MURDER CASE MADE
Counsel on Opposing SIDES Make StrOng
Pleas to Jury; County Attorney Venable,
Hammahy, Riddle and Alger
Melton are Heard

With the reconvening of the district
court Friday afternoon, before the
proceedings in the matter Of the State
OF Oklahoma vs.. Hugh Pope, were re-
Mmed the following prisoners appear
ed before Judge Linn, withdrew form
er pleas Of not guilty and substituted
pleas OF guilty and were given sen
tences as follows A. l. May, renoy-
ing mortgaged property from the
county and disposing OF the same, one
year i'm the penitentiary at MeAlister;
A. II. Kelly, petty larceny, fine of 500;
Blank Downs and r. Z. Lee, petty lar.
ceny, 80 days in Jail; W. II. Kelley,
alias Fowler. attempting to utter
forged paper, two years.
The court ordered special venire
of twenty jurors to be drawn by the
sheriff and the court clerk, 70 report
at . o'clock Monday morning. This
venire has been ordered to be added
10 the list Of 40 already drawn and
will be ueed in the selection OF the
Jury in The matter OF the State of Okla
homa VS.. +. p. Bradley, set for trial
Monday. January 81.
The arguments in the Pope case
were resumed and filled the entire re-.
naming hours Of the afternoon ses
sion. Alger Melton closed for the
state and the case was given to the
jury at els p. m.
In turning the matter over to the
Jurors for their ginal consideration
Judge Linn instructed the bailiffs 70
escort the jurors to the hotel whereat
they had neen stopping during the pro-
gress Of the trial. for supper. After
YOU have eaten" said Judge Linn you
will return 10 the court room and ! VIII
give YOU the instructions OF the court
and all other papers which may be re-
quired by you for use in arriving at q
verdict In this case You will then re-
tire to the Jury room and begin your
deliberations. should you fail to ar
rive al verdict by the time you feel
like retiring. you may retire for the
night and resume your deliberations
tomorrow morning
In arguing the case against fope'
both lawyers for the state and fcr the
defense made special efforts. County
Attorney Venable opened for the state
at 1925 O'Clock Yesterday merning, re-
viewing the testimony, bringing ef us
every detail. For two hours he spoke
CARRYING the jury with him over the
grounds anG the scenes which witness
ed the killing Of Marvin Chitwood
during the early morning hours Of the
2Sd day Of July in the summer Of islo
Mr. Venable pictured the father OF tne
murdered boy endangering ms own
life in a fruitless effort to protect me
life of his son; he told Of the firlne
of the fatal shot; of the sinking te
the floor OF the gasping son, wounded
dying victim; Of the funeral pail th'
tears and the desolsted home and ask
ed at the hands of the jurors q punish
ment for the man who did the XIII
ing.
Mr.. venable was followed by Harry
Hammerly for the defense. In shor
speech MIR. Hammerly reviewed tn'
testimony and told the jury how th'
killing could have been-must haV'
been a purely accidental one IN
court recessed for the noon hour iol
lowing MIR. Hammerly's close.
With the reconvening OF the cour
Judge f. E. Riddle, for the defense, ao
dressed the jury. For three hour
Judge Riddle, in a fervid speech, cal
ried his auditors with him into Tn
musty confines of the little baroe
shop; he showed them the gatherin
of the nine young men in the shop Il
told Of the "seance," lasting from i'S
hi the evening until after midnigh
wherein nine youths drank whisky an
sang songs until the night reveroe
ated with their shouts; he told OF tn
first trouble--the playful manner