Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-29

revolver which he pointed at men
| there and finally threatened Co "kill
em All and stack their bodies up Ike
cordwoVd" Then he backed out OF
the house TO n porch Freeman went
out TO rcmonstrate with him, accord
ing to the testimony. and tried tp
persuade him 10 SO home, shaw rp-
piled that he would go home hut
wouldn't lot those ----- run him of.
SuuVk From behind
While Freeman and shaw werc
arguing. CEahtree struck him from
behind. After vainly trying TO re
we him, Freeman and Crahtrro put
the body In the roar scat OF an auto
mobile and after throw,nr blanket
over IT, started for the Joplin mining
district. with view OF throwing tho
body In shaft hole A Few miles
throw the body OF shaw In an oil
tank, and after breaking the lock Du
the opening 0f tank. threw the body
IN In their haste, no marks of tdcn-
utichton except watch and a lodge
pm were removed Crahtree threw
away the pin and Freeman buried the
watch
on return to Tulsa after throwing
The body IN the oil tank Giuhtrcc
gave Freeman 500 tu ret him ro
Canada, according To Frccmau's tcs-
u1pony Freeman was the only other
person that knew whore the body had
been hidden.
Mrs shaw, wife OF the murdered
man. was tho FIRST witness called she
identified articles taken IRON the
clothing OF her husband when tho
body was recovered. month after
the murder. Some Of these oil soaked
ARTICLES were introduced by the state
as evidence In the trial During the
remainder of the trial MIS- shaw re
manned In a seat near tho county at
torney ana his assistant, an Interested
listener 10 the testimony OF the sew
eral witnesses She showed no signs
Of emotion, and on the stand was
calm and self possessed.
Freeman was called next. after
which BESSIE Latham and Lnlihn
thipman. two Rirls who were lt tire
rundhousc the night of me murder,
gave testimony which quoted G'ah.
tree aA saying TO thsn II hi ;hc
$780, --- -------- I'm the head and
think he's dead" These are the WI
nesscs that were later declared 10
have been drunk the whole evening.
by witnesses introduced by the de-
fcnse
After Lawrence Freeman testified
thAl hlH brother declared 20 him tunt
he returned to Tulsa TO save his neck,
were put on the stand by the defense
They said that they had been with
Bessie Latham and Lillian Chipmnn
all evening and declared that Cnbtree
hnd made no damaging admission to
the girls and denied that he had
warned them not to w anything
about the matter.
Roy Camden, tnXicah driver. was
also used by the defense. his testi- !
mony was practically the mmc as
that Of Brightman and NaFle
Indications early IN the trial ware
that the defense would plead self-ie- |
Tense, as testimony OF both state's !
witnesses and witnesses of the de- |
tense established the fact that shaw |
had been drinking and was threaten |
lrr everyone In the road house lt he |
time
The defense surprised She audience |
and courtroom attaches when tho |
charge was made that Freemnn had |
Killed shaw
Trial viii be resumed this morning !
at o'clock The defense is expected |
TO Introduce evidence bdny 20 esinb-
lish thtt Freeman struck tho blow |
thhi Killed shay after CrHhtrce hal |
Knocked him down with a suInll club. |
Testimony Of Whitley" Payne ac. |
cording 10 indications win be strong |
factor In the case OF the defense