The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30

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talking"
John Jackson had known Wylie
Williams year. He testified that
last spring, at Digby's, he had heard
him threaten old man Driver, say
ing he was going to get what he
had and then ditch him." On cross
examination he said he had been
arrested and tried on charge OF
stealing a COW and calf from Wylie
Williams, but was acquitted.
Defendant on Stand.
w. c. Driver then took the stand
in his own behalf. He said he was
y years old and was born in south
west Georgia; that he had lived in
this locality since 1898 and that his
wife was 73 years old June 10 of this
year. He testified he had lived in
the Arbuckle mountains, west OF
Springer, for twelve years and that
he had known Wylie Williams five
years. He now lives with his grand
son near Williams house. He was
cattleman and farmer, but has no
cattle now. On June Is, he said,
he had trouble with Wylie Williams.
The defendant then told the story
of the killing. He said he had been
in the pasture doctoring sick mule,
short distance from the gate.
Asked the question, abruptly and
direct, by his counsel, Did you
shoot Wylie Williams ?" he said: 81
did; that's the gun. have had it
since spring. l bought it from
Charlie Talmadge. | go hunting
with it sometimes. Tuesday | got
the gun and went up north of the
lot to hunt wolves, deer and per-
haps squirrel. The wolves have
been catching the chickens. y
1t was late in the evening when the
trouble occurred. had been hunt
ing and had come back when he
rode up to the gate. The sun was
in his face. He rode up and said,
How is the mule?' and | said she
is no better | had laid the gun
down in the weeds while tending
the mule. ! had picked up the gun
and started on, when / asked him
about my money. He opened the
gate, swung it around, put his hand
toward his pocket and said L will
shoot you Id old ignorant head
off, Then | shot him. He carried
a gun all the time. ! had heard he
was a dangerous man. | went on
to the house and set the gun down
by the smokehouse. Then | went
to Putnam's and then to Lathan's
and got him to bring me to Ard
more in the car. / did not know
when Williams was coming and /
did not go there to shoot him.
Story Unshaken.
On cross-examination he retold
the story with slight and inmate
rial variations. He was in partner
ship with Williams in the cattle
business ten or twelve months, he
said. Williams did not shoot, or
hurt anyone during that time. He
kill or hurt anyone during that
time. He said he fixed the gun last
week so both barrels would shoot.
The last conversation he had with
Williams was Tuesday morning and
at that time he asked him to pay
him some money and Williams re-
piled 81 have no ID money"
He said they were not angry then
and had always been on good terms.
He said he had asked him for money
several times and had never sued
him because he agreed to pay it. He
denied telling Stanley Harriott, Ben
Sermons or Mahurin that he would
kill Williams if he did not pay him.
That afternoon he shot at squir-
rel, but did not get it. He did not
know, he said, what was in the gun,
but it might have been buckshot. !
He saw Williams have no gun or
other weapon. He said he told |
Stanley Harriott he had shot Will
Jams. When asked about the neigh
Dors not being promptly notified
and il he did not know the dogs
we're licking the body of the dead
nan, he said he did not know and
lid not care He said after he
placed the gun by the smokehouse
lie washed his feet and got ready
o go to Ardmore and told his wife
o take care of herself the best she
.ould until he saw her again. He
lad never thought of killing Will
Jams until two minutes before he
lid it, he declared. He said Will
Jams owed him S2,400 and that
ONE of the neighbors had told him
o watch out for Williams and that
lie never went into the fields alone.
At the conclusion of his testimony
lis counsel asked that Stanley Har-
lott be discharged, as there was no
to connect him with the
murder. The state asked that they
9th b held without bail. The court
hen ordered that Driver be held
Without bail for trial in the district
ourt and that the case of Harriott
e held over until he could examine
he record further and would pass
pom it tomorrow. Both were taken
ack to jail. II
On K. p. Duty.