The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-01

lad not arrived at a verdict nor rs.
ported 10 the court in any manner.
with the conclusion OF the testimony
Of the defendant this morning the case
of state VS.. Frank Z. Bradley was
ready for argument.
Judge Jones allowed each side IS
minutes in which to present arg'r
sments.
Assistant County Attorney Swan
opened Ior the slate at 10:3u o'clock
and following a short and concise argu-
inent yielded TO Attorney Ad Melton,
who opened for the defer-a. Ad Mel
ton was followed by Judge Holding
for the defense and County Attorney
Venable closed Tor the state.
]. ]. Lancaster, for the defense, tes-
tiiied that he lived seven miles south
west OF Rush Springs; is road oyerseer
in Starr township; that IS such over
ser and freqcunt besiness with de-
fendant; that as road overseer visited
defendants office frequently during
the year 1915, that he had known de-
fendant for the past seven years, or
ever since coming TO Rush Springs;
tiat he had never known OF defendant
being drunk: that he had never seen
defendant under the influence Of liquor
In the slightest degree.
J. NJ. Hanna, NJ D.. for the defense,
testified that he resides at Alex
Grady county, Oklahoma; that he has
known defendant some time that he
has never seen defendant in the slight
est degree under the influence o.
liquor.
John C. Lewis, for the defense, tes-
,ified that he was at one time sheriff
sof Grady county; that he had at no
time during the past year seen defend.
ant when he thought he had been
drinking. On cross examination wit
ness stated that prior to the year lsls
he had seen defendant when he
thought he had been drinking.
W. NJ Purseiy for the defense, tes-
tilted that he lives is miles southeast
of Chickasha that he had known de-
fendant for ten or twelve years; that
he had never seen defendant in the
slightest degree under the influence OF
intoxicated during the past year; tha'
prior to the past year witness had seen
defendant when he thought he haG
been drinking; witness stated that he
Is engaged in the business of farming
and stock raising.
r. NJ: Morrill,, for the defense, testi-
fled that he resides between Luci'e
and Tabler. in Grady county, Okla
homa: that he had lived there for inc
mast five years; that he is a member
OF the school board; that as member
of the school board he has occasion
freouently to visit defendants office
that he has visited defendants Office
many tines during the past six
months: that he had never seen oe-
fendant when he thought he had been
drinking.
S. y. Lee, for the defense, testified
that he resides seven miles northwest
of Rush Springs. in Grady county
Oklahoma; that he is township treasur-
or: that he has known defendant for
the past IL years; that he has visited
defendants office frequently during
the past year and had at no time dur
ing the year seen defendant in the
slightest degree under the influence
of intoxicants.
r. c. Dryden, for the defense, testi'
fled that he is a farmer; that he lives
near Rush Springs. in this county
that he has known defendant for some
years: that he had never, so far as ne
knew seer defendant what might be
called drunk.
II. L. Phillips for the defense tes'
tif,ed that he resides Is miles south