The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-06
DRAMATIC SCENE
At B|GB|E TRIAL
SLAYER'S DAUGHTER FELL
INTO FATHERS ARMS
AFTER TESTIMONY.
THE DEFENSE 0UT-L N Ed
Lone Grove Man, Accused of the
Murder of William Pike, Likely
to Depend on Plea of Mental De-
rangelnent and Self Defense.

A scene as dramatic as ever wit
messed in a courtroom was enacted
in the county court this forenoon
during the preliminary examination
of Charles II. Bigbie and his two
sons, Claude and Roy. charged with
the killing of Will Pike, at Lone
Grove last Sunday. The state hav-
ing closed its case yesterday after
noon, the defense began offering
its evidence this morning. The first
witness called was Mrs. Sallie Grit
fin, sister OF Mrs. Bigbie, and fol-
lowing the conclusion Of her testi-
many, Bertha Bigbie, q years of
age, daughter OF Charles II. Bigbie
and sister Of Audrey, the girl Pike
is alleged to have wronged, was
called to the stand.
This witness was dramatic
throughout, speaking with an in
tenseness and emphasis that was
marked. She dwelt at length on
the condition OF her fathers mind
and wept nearly all the time she
was on the stand. Toward the CON
clusion OF her testimony she be-
came almost hysterical and when
told she was excused rushed toward
her father. who was sitting beside
his lawyers, threw herself across
the corner of counsel's table and
into her fathers arms, who half
arose to receive, and, clinging with
her arms about his neck, screaming
oh. papa, papa" had to be removed
before order in the courtroom could
be restored. Every person in the
audience became visibly affected,
while the three defendants were
crying openly.
The hearing began yesterday aft
ernoon and the state introduced
witnesses to tell of the trouble at
Lone Grove last Sunday and rested
its case at Sis o'clock, when ad-
journment was taken until this
morning, Thomas Norman, J. B.
Mathers and J. b. Champion are
representing the defendants, while
County Attorney A. J.. Hardy, his
assistant, J. p. Simpson, and Judge
F. Williams of Norman are appear
ing for the state.
Declares Bigbie Deranged.
The first witness this morning,
Mrs. Sallie Griffin, SO years old, a
sister OF Mrs. Bigbie, said she makes
her home with the Bigbies part of
the time and attends business col
lege in Ardmore. She said Mrs.
Bigbie. and her husband, learned of
Audrey's condition on Christmas day
and said he went wild. She said he
had never been the same man since
that his mind was deranged: that
Audrey was the family pet and she
was IS years OF age last August s.
that she has a child; that it was
born May 8 OF this year. She told
OF Pike, his sister and another man
passing along the street in Lone
Grove last Sunday forenoon; that
when Audrey saw them she told her
mother. There he goes, laughing
and Jollying and having good /
time, and here am. ruined. and |
have to stay at home; that Bigbie
had been to Brock for groceries.
and. on returning home. asked why |
Audrey was crying and was told !
about Pixies passing the house. |
Walter Edwards came home from
Brock with them and later he and I
Bigbie and the boys went for a car
ride, She said. it having been sug-
gested by the boys that they take
their father out for a ride to get
his mind off his trouble, as he was
lust crazy. She insisted Bigbie was
wild. crazy, and his mind was badly
ieranged.
Then Bertha Bigbie took the
stand and related much that had
been told by Mrs Griffin. She said
hat her father wasa farmer and gin
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