The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-27
ARGUMENT OVER
EVIDENCE HAlTS
COPELAND TRIAL
,Continued from -ase OneJ

SIX 10 UpstauS.
The first time. CranStou said, Cope
land talked with 4 man not known to
the witness The second tame Cope
land talked with John kiefcr manager
OF the hotel The third time he testi
ned he saw kieter, the steward, Cope !.
land George Ryan John Rogers and
two men whom he did not know, 60
upstairs IN the elevator This was
about thirty or thlrty-tlvc minutes be
fore the shooting OF Black, he said.
Later he said he saw Rogers and
another man come into the lobby again
from the street. He had not seen
Rogers pass out.
Black Arrives Later.
Black and his party were out at the
time the others went upstairs. the wit
ness said, but came IN about halt an
hour later Soon after they went to
their room he heard shooting
Rogers and the unknown man were
in the lobby when Black entered
Cranston said but ran upstairs before
the lecturer, Clarence +. Hall and
sadie Black entered the elevator.
Cranston testified that about twenty
minutes after o'clock the steward
asked for the pass key ot the hotel
and that kicier who was in the cieva-
tor with Copeland, called out Never
mind, | have pass key
Frequently in Hotel.
On the examination Attorney Stuhb,
asked if il was not fact that Rogers
was a contractor and had been IN the
habit OF coming around the hotel IN
connection with work he had Just done
on IT. I.
Yes said the witness.
What interval was there between
the time that kieter said he had a pass
KEY and the time OF the shooting
asked Mr. Stubs
About thirty minutes replied
Cranston
Copeland Denies Killing.
Copeland on the stand Thursday de
med shooting Black He told his story
under questioning by Attorney Mart
II RoySton
The witness said that he had been
cashier OF the Marshall State bank for /
the last eleven years, that he had been |
married nineteen years. had l2-year-
old daughter and was a member Of the !
Catholic church and the Knights OF I.
Columbus
He said there was Catholic con
vent IN Marshall and that his daughter |
attended school there He said that his /,
three sisters also attended school at the |
convent.
Hears About Lecture.
On the morning OF February g he !
said, he went to the bank a, usual, and F,
there heard about a lecture by William
Black the night before IN the court
house John b TceSc, who worked in
the bank told him, he said, and showed |
him Blacks circular
"Tecsc told me that Black in his
speech denounced priests and nuns and
declared the confessional infamous and
iniquitouS.' said Copeland
Encounters With Catholics.
"Teese said that Black stated in the
lecture that he had had several en-
counters with Catholics. carried several
bullets and one stab wound he had re- /
cciyed from Catholics was always OF |
the lookout for trouble and always |
went prepared
Copeland said he discussed the lcct-
urc with several persons that DAY, He |
considered il direct attack on my ,
home"
Among those he talked with were
George Ryan, an attorney, and John
Rogers, contractor
About twenty minutes ot o o'clock .
tha' evening. he said he went to the
puStuiiicc by appointment to meet Ryan .
and Rogers and the three went to the .
hotel to see Black This. he said, va, .
abou, five or ten minutes before o p. m.
Met in Corridor.
Black was no; IN, and they waited TO
him in the hall outside his room In
about five minutes he appeared IN the
corridor with Clarence i. Hall and
Sadie Black. The two parties met at
the door OF Blacks room Copeland
said he opened the conversation by
saying
'Is this Mr. Black? This is Mr.
Ryan and Mr. Rogers. We have come
up 20 haze little conference"
BLACK replied, All right, come in
where we can be seated" said Cope
land
At this roint Attorney Royston asked
Were you armed"
Carried Revolver
"Yes," replied the witncs, ~ hal |
the II .calber Colt which was offered |
in evidence didn't deem It safe -
60 without IL had been warned that /
these were bad men. And remem-
bered ,ha, in his lecture the night be
fore Black had said he was prepared"
WAS Rogers armed"
"No"
was Ryan armed''
II couldn't say about that"
MIR. Copeland" said Mr Royston
suddenly, who killed Black"
81 don't know" said the witness
Did YOU shoot Black"
"No, sir"
"Did YOU shoot at Black
"No, sir
Continuing his story Copeland said
he did not ordinarily go armed
Called to Protest
lie said he and Black went into the
room at abou, the same time and the
others followed in Black laid down
hi, books and took a seat on a stool
In this situation he explained Black