The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19


. .. 1916. because ot his conduc. fn t-r
Ing to force his attentions On Ls
sister She said.
! Last night had a conyerzauo-
with Boskey Smith over the telephon
He said that he was speaking for Mr.
Couch, and wanted 70 bring about
reconciliation; he said that my forme
husband was in New Orleans. 7 tol.
him there was no use to talk TO me-
that 1 would not listen to any COZ
Iciliatory terms after what had trans
PRED"
When Charley Post. captain Of d.
tectives, arrived at the school hous,
Mrs. Couch said TO him:
Knew It Would Happen.
Charley know it was going n
happen; you know l told you that +,
would last summer.
Mrs. Couch appeared to blame tbs
police for not having apprehended
Couch.
Miss Leslie, first grade teacher. who
was in a room across from Miss
Dunn's. saw the murderer as he en-.
tered the school building.
"He pulled his cap down over HIS
face and went to Miss Dunn's room
/ saw them talking; having heard
about the threats against Miss Dunn
it occurred to me that it was Couch
when saw the look Of fear on Miss
Dunn face declared Miss Leslie
Police Not Fully Informed.
When the news Of the killing was
received ar the police station. no IN.
formation was given other than tba.
a woman had been killed. II the IN.
iormant had gone into detail suf6c.
iently 10 tell who did the shooting if
Is pos ~ that Williams might not
have been killed, for Motor Patrol.
man John Thomas, en- route TO tho
school building, passed the automo.
bale that carried Couch away from
the scene Of the tragedy.
Thomas made no effort to stop the
car not knowing that Couch was con.
nected with the trouble
Mrs. J. " Brady, wife of a patrol.
man. said the automobile stopped in
front Of her home, a block and a half
from the school building. She saw
Couch when he came from the build
ing and got into the car. He placed
a handkerchief over his face as he
entered the machine, she says.
Love spurned, turned to implacable
hatred, was the cause Of Miss Dunn's
death. Jealousy was responsible for
he snuffing out OF Williams life.
Couch, unable to control his anec. !
ton for his wifes sister. sought TO /
'lacken her name by vile letters writ. !
Ten TO members OF her family.
Jealous Of Clean Friendship.
Jealousy OF clean friendship be-.
.Ween the girl and her vocal teacher.
Rowland d. Williams, who was known
70 hundreds OF the best men and !
women Of this city began its ugly
curse some three years ago. Unsuc. /
cessful in intimidating his sister.in. |
law Couch transferred his Machiev. |
olIiauism for a time to Rowland WI /
ams. Obscene letters were address.
I'd to the music master and scurrilous |
attacks were made upon his charac /
''r 10 minister of the city and a
number OF Mr. Williams friends.
Known as Gallant Gentleman.
The latter, who was generally /
nown as gallant gentleman as wpuI
as a pain-taking musician ana teacher
refused To regard as serious what he
deemed am insane attack. On several
occasion, he escorted Miss Dunn To
h' theater For year or more Miss
Dunn. always accompanied by her /.
little niece, Mary Couch. the daurh. /.
.og Of the man who took her aunts life
went TO Mr. Williams studio To takc0
lor lessons That spirit NJ, comarad .I
'rIc which Mr. Williams manifested Il
oward all those who knew him. is [
made manifest in the letter Mr. VIII /,
Jams wrote Miss Dunn while NE was
cooperating in St Paul from the
fleets Of am operation. Just one little
ouch OF sentiment SIS found in his +
words: "lf YOU see Mary mcaning
ler niece just hug her for me. / do Il
hink she's the dearest kid. and IW|t
.et YOU were, too, when You wor|'
mall and some Of the dearincss 4,
cti I'm you still" THIS little touch is
q characteristic of the man who en-. {
earod himself to countless friend.
nd pupils
Tried to Obtain Discharge.
Think how perverted were the ten. p
cncies Of this John N. Couch. who .
o longed to lind evil where there was ,
oihins but good that he had struck a
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