Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-15
BRAUGHT TO DIE
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
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garage and went down the main
street Not until then, according to
the statement OF the defendant. did
he take the trouble to indIfirc as to
the identity of the man he had been
quarreling with and threatening to
kill all night, and whom he declared
had been telling others at the resort
| had designs on his life.
When he learned that the man
| back in the garage, he said was Ote
Robins, he turned, and with Kessen-
ger retrnced their steps and found
| him still sitting in the auto Braught
said he had left the gun in the car
seat, Luger automatic hlgh-power
revolver.
"You' killed my cousin Sam Cook.
now III shoot you with your own
gun and see how you like IT, you--."
I3raught declared these were the first
words Robins spoke to him when he
and Messenger re-entered the garage
He said he then grabbed up the Luger
gun from the seat and began fumb-
ling with the safety catch.
Messenger stood just to the right
of me-" Braught said. II saw him
fumbling with the gun and he had
told me he was going to kill me. /
grabbed wildly for Messenger as
knew he had a gun and luckily |
snatched ii from his belt without loss
of time. Then | shot Robins and he
fell ont of the car on his shoulders
and the gun clattered down at his
side"
Braught Grows Nervous.
Braught who by his stolidness
thruour the trial had earned the
soubriuuat of the marble man"
showed his first agitation at this point
and TAXED so rapidly that he had to
be warned to slow up In order that
the court reporter could get his words
: into the record. His attorney asked
him tlCce to remove his hand from
his mouth so that the jury might heai
what he was saying,
The crowd in the courtroom. fully
aware that in al probability the reel
tntion of the crime would or would not
mean death by electricity leaned for
ward to catch every word OF the testl
mony.
Braught denied vehementy the
stordies of state witnesses that ht
stood by Robins jabbing him in the
side with revolver and then tossed
another into the seat OF the auto and
told him to take II and defend HIM
self He said he had not even one sun
until he grabbed for Messengers ano
that he had not moment to lose II
firing.
lie also denied the testimony of j
NJ Brown. II. f.. Hinkle an1 Wade
star witnesses for the state, that III
called them into the garage and n
the point of guns forced them Z
swear he had TO shoot Robins in self
defense.
Where is Mrs. Braught?" counse
for the defendant asked.
Rraught shook with sohs as HI
answered, "She is dead
His attorney told him to stan'
.,slde from the witness chair whei
County Attorney Earl Foster. after
short conference with Assistan
Speukman. said he would not cross
examine him.
Didn't Warn Braught.
Justice OF the Peace X. g. Clement
Df D,umright was the first witneS
called this morning when the defens
opened It's case. He said he had me
Robins on the streets Of Drumrigh
last october one morning and de
clarcd Robins had told him, I'm 20
ing to kill that" (Braught) Count
Attorney Foster demanded 10 know
when he took the witness, why
as a peace officer. he had failed to d
anylnlnE WIN HonihS "htH h' 'o
made so dire n threat. The witnes
did not attempt 10 answer. Anothe
salient point for the state was whe,
Clements admitted that ho had no
told iraught OF the threat for fiv
or six weeks after II had been uttered
"And you saw Brnught, who was thel
an officer. every day" sald the count
attorney
Sam Dalton, who admitted that h
had been n bootlegger but that he wa
now working in tho oil field, was tn
cnly other witness produced by tn
defense besides Braught He said
after vigorous objections by tho state