The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-04
ALLEN, CRAVENS
AND DONAHO ARE
HELD FOR MURDER
TRIO OF SUSPECTS OF FORRES-
TER MURDER GIVEN PRE-
LIMINARY HEARING
ALLEN IS IDENTIFIED
Widow Of Murdered Man Points Out
One of Three HoldUps Accused Of
Killing Her Husband At Healdt0n,
May %.

THAT is one of the men," was the
| statement of Mrs. Jack Forester, as
she pointed TO Joe Allen, one of three
suspects held for the murder of her
husband, Jack Forester. Forester,
moving picture theatre proprietor, was
shot and killed by three hold-up men
at the Forester home in Healdton,
May 81. last.
The preliminary or Roy Cravens, Joe
Allen and J. o. Donaho, the three sus-
poets, was held in the court of Justice
of the Peace Hal cannon, yesterday
afternoon.
The state was represented by Assist
ant County Attorney j. T. Simpson.
| The accused men were not represented
| by attorney.
Several witnesses were put on the
stand to show that the men accused
of the crime were not at Donaho's
house, as they have claimed. at the
| time the crime was committed, but. one
of the most important witnesses was
Mrs. ]. w. Dollar.
Testimony of Mrs. Dollar.
Mrs. Dollar seemed rather reluctant
and gave her evidence only as it was
brought out by the insistent queries
OF the prosecution. She stated that
| Cravens had Dragged about the ease
with which he was making a living
by the "highjack" method, and on the
night of the murder of Forester, she
testified. Cravens told her he was to
meet Allen later, and at that time he
borrowed a screw driver and purchas-
ed revolver of 3S calibre from Mrs.
Dollar
Mrs Forester, widow of the murder
ed man was the principal witness. At
ter stating she was Jack Forrester's
widow, she was asked If there was
anyone present in the room whom she
could identify as one of the men who
killed and robbed her husband on the
night of May 2S, last. Without hesf-
tating she raised her arm and pointed to
J6e Allen. saying, Yes, sir That man."
She then stated that while she could
not see his face on the night Of the
crime. there was a familiarity about
his general appearance, the stoop of his
shoulders length of arms, etc, that
convinced her he was one of the men.
Mrs. Forester was dismissed from
the stand, and Immediately Cravens
asked permission to ask her question,
which was granted. Without waiting
for her to be recalled to the witness
stand, Cravens, who was in his shirt
sleeves, strobe across the room and
asked:
Mrs. Forester, are you sure you
identify me as one of those men? You
know it is so easy to be mistaken in
cases of this kind. l know my mother
has been mistaken in a case like this.
Look at me again, please" and he
stretched himself to full height ex-
tending his long arms horizontally.
Mrs. Forester, who was attired in
deep mourning, slowly arose to her feet,
and after a brief look at his profile,
(for Cravens had turned and presented
side view as he posed) asked him to
drop his arms, and she walked around
in front of him, apparently taking
careful view. and returning to her
seat. Again being asked IL she identi-
fled that man, she promptly replied in
the affirmative.
The prosecution announced that II
had no further evidence to offer at
present, and asked that the accused
men be held to the district court.
No testimony for the defense was Of
fered and the men were held as re-
quested by the prosecution.