The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-20
At Preliminary Hearing A. w.
Fuller, Rush Springs Farmer,
is Held by Justice Moore
Without Bond
WIFE OF DECEASED
TELLS TRAGIC STORY
Was Eye Witness to Shooting of
Husband; Says Defendant
Fired Three Shots; Other
Witnesses Heard.

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Yesterday afternoon before Justice
r. p. Moore in the district court
room, A. W. Fuller Rush Springs far
mer, was held subject to the action
of the district court on a charge of
the murder of George McGehee, far
mer and land owner of the Rush
Springs neighborhood
The preliminary hearing did not
consume a great deal of time as de-
fense or prosecution put on but few
of big array of witnesses. The
state used just enough testimony to
establish the fact of the killing, but
in the statement OF Mrs. Lizzie Nc
Gehee, wife Of the dead maa, The
story of the actual tragedy was
brought out
Tells Story Of Tragedy.
The story told by Mrs McGehee on
the tness stand, was substantially
as follows She and her husband
were in the corn field on the morn
ing of the tragedy, cutting corn. Her
husband had been in i'll health for a
year and was hardly able to work.
She was cutting the corn and he was
loading it into the wagon, They
were working in the field near Full
ler's home. at about 30 yards dis
tant. Tho corn in whi2d fney We're
busy had been raised by Fuller ION
The halves" BY a previous agree
ment Fuller and McGehee were to
cut the corn, each taking ten rows
Fuller had cut the first ten and Mr.
and Mrs. McGehee were starting in
on the next ten
The wagon was facing the west.
She was cutting the corn and Mr..
McGahee was piling it and loading 1t
into ths wagon. There was q Pile or
corn about II steps northwest Of tht
rear end of the wagon. Shs was
probably live steps north, and east
from the corn pile.
Fuller Approaches.
She saw Fuller coming from the
direction of the house, but paid no
attention to him She noticed that
he had sack thrown over his arm.
The next time she noticed Fuller he
was facing south near McGehee, who
was STOPPING over the pile of corn in
the act of picking it up to load into
the wagon McGehees right side
was toward Fuller
She saw Fuller raise his hand and
as he did so, the sack fell off reveal
ing a pistol in his hand. Fuller fired
three shots in rapid succession. At
the first shot, McGehee placed his
hand to his breast and said, Lord
have mercy on my soul" lie stag
gered back four or five steps and
fell. He did not speak after falling
and the witness could not tell wheh
er or not he had seen Fuller ap-
preaching.
Fuller Runs to House.
Witness stated that Immediately
after firing the three shots, Fuller
turned and ran "as hard as he could
go" toward his house and the last
time the witness saw him he was be-
yond the house and going toward his
barn.
She stayed with the body of ker
husband until it was removed an
hour or two later Witness stated
that McGehee was dressed in pair
of overalls and an undershirt and
that he was not armed at the time
of the shooting
Physician Testifies.
DR.. Evans of Rush Springs was
called to the stazd to testify as to
the wounds and the condition in
which he found the body He stated
that he discovered three wounds. One
near the right nipple, the course of
the ball ranging downward. Another
under the left arm, also ranging
downward. through the body, the
courses of the two wounds crossing
about the center of the breast. A
third wound was in the left arm
where the ball had lodged. This
ball had broken the left arm. When
questioned, the witness stated that
it would have been possible for one
ball to make all three wounds by en-
tering at the right nipple, ranging