Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-21
SELF DEFENSE WILL
BE WILLIAMS PLEA
Mn, charged With Murder Of G. w
Barnct on Red Fork street Cur
81. Tuccs TRIAL "Wednesday.
AN ILL FEELING IS SHOWN
Mo, We're Not on Good Terms, De-
fcn-e Witnesses Stato--Case 10
Bc Resumed To-day,

The state had rested and the de-
,o,se had introduced three Witnesses
-, rho case Of w. IL. Williams. on
ir,l IN the district court for the al
,eged murder OF c. w. BgtpeL
yben court adjourned Thursday at
40 o'clock. The jury was placed
d, charge OF two court bailiffs sworn
~ keen them together overnight
aud ro bring them back into court
- o'clock this morning when the
trial viii continue,
Many Witnesses were produced by
the state. who testified that they
moro ON street car going through
Was, fYlIlsa on It's way To Red Fork
.nbrn the s,tbbing OF Barnet oc-
c,rrcd which caused his death.
Tberc was NOT much variance In the
testimony Of the witnesses. all OF
a,st.n Nns to the effect that they
,,a, fho deceased fall In the vcsti-
b,Io nf the car and heard him cry
o"t NV God, what have you killed
,,c forn" and that they saw Williams
there near INV NJ ~ N'li ''''H'
v,rc practically unanimous In say
,,c mat there was no quarreling or
ioTa ralking between the two prior
IN the stabbing,
tnimosity IL Shown.
ono witness testified that he had
n conversation with the accused
earlier in the evening OF August g..
,he date on which the occurrence
,ool placc, and that Williams told
him that Barnet had gotten off u
car on which he was riding because
thcy we're not friendly toward each
other.
The defense indicated by the ma
tnre Of the testim1 1ny adduced from
The first witnesses that they would
show ,hiR the two had been quarrel
ling for long time prior TO the XIII
ing. and that the defendant acted In
se,f-defense.
Beatrice. the 1s-year-old daughter
o, Williams, was the defense's first
witness She testified OF an occur
renee that took place between her
father and the deceased In the sum
mer of 1871 about a year prior to
the killing She said that her father
had taken her to Barnets place one
afternoon TO get some groceries he
had left there earlier In the day:
that when she got there and asked
for the groceries she was tod that
she could get3them when they paid
for the gasA Vdoor that had been
broken by her father. She said she
then went back to the railroad track
Nnero Williams was waiting for her
and got sl.50 from him, went back
and gave 1t to Barnet and got a
couple OF buckets OF lard.
williams Loaded Rifle.
On cross examination she said
that her father had Winchester
rife with him and that he had loaded
80 before starting over to Barnets
with her. Mrs. Barnet was then
called hy the defense and she told
iaJuHt the occurrence. She said that
Williams had come home with Bar
ne, from town and while she was out
u the house the glass had been
broken out of the door, and her hus-
band claimed that Williams had
broken Il and insisted on him paying
for 1t Before he got his groceries
which he had left there.
G. f.. Burris was then called by
the defense and he testified that he
was present when the stabbing took
place on the car and claimed that
the was stabbed In the hip by Bar
net. He said that he never saw VIII
l.ams there at all He is 50 years
old. according 10 his testimony, and
is very hard OF hearing. lie had not
been questioned when court
adjourned.
The prosecution IL In charge OF
County Attorney Thomas ]. Munroe.
and he is being assisted by a, Nico-
demus and Elton Il. Hunt. assistant
county attorney. u. G.. Elliott, John
J y Eykes and W. o. Carrlck are
defending williams.