The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-24


the shooting TO identity Tillry as tia
murderer u Williams led those n
&c courtroom this afternoon to be-
iie'e that liliD will be tIeed ~
Powell Not Surprised.
Mont Powell assistant county al.
torney was not surprised a, tho
"omdns ln,ima,ionS Following In,
signed statcmcn, the woman made 70
Powell and stenogfapher. after sha
had been interviewed by city police.
she called Powell 10 the county ,ai
and asked 10 talk TO him. She was
in tears. Powell said.
lie asked her the cause Of her agiA
ta'on, and she replied.
i don't want 10 send an innocent
man to the chair-I made. the state
ment because the police cursed me
ami told me would be murdered 10
! did no, Ali the story did in ther,
awhile ago" 80
She had said 10 the original state.
ment that Tlllry made a iull conios-
son to her OF his guilt and had said
ne would die for her because hs
loved her.
Asked for Truth.
In the statement she said she hal
asked him repeatedly a few days after
the killing vino did the shooting
Then one night | pulled my chair
over close 10 his when he came to see
me and put my hand on his knee
she said 81 asked him slowly, Do
you know who killed the conductor? -
He said, I don't know"
Il asked him again slowly-do yod
know who did the shoo,ing'"
"Hc said. I love you'd live 70,
you'd die ior you-I killed the
conductor
On the witness stand this morning
she admitted having said that in tho
statement but said It was all lie
They called me damn liar and
threatened ne" she >o.i
She said she made up" the whole
story when she said Tlllty did tho
shooting.
Woman's Denial.
She said what really happened was
that Tillty told her he loved her and
said ii he knew who did the shooting
he would tell her. She was making
cake at the time the conversation
occurred. she testified.
When Luella took the stand she was
chewing gum. Her first word, wefa
indIstinct and County Attorney Rob-
ert Burns asked her to park her
gum somewhere"
Illlry was defended BY whus
array OF negro lawyers Five vera
grouped around. him He consulted
with them frequently
J l. kraWcr the mo,orman on Ito
car with Williams. was the ilrr VII.
ness
After having TiIry stand in about
the position the man who did The
shooting was IN when he saw him,
Kramer said
ne looms ike Ut" man.
lie Nld the man who did the shoot.
inP wore a Khaki shirt, blue Goa, ard
dark trousers and a brown soft hat,
\ negro who had previously had
with the conductor over .
transfer wore striped light shirt, hs
said mls
A man named Wiley who &ss ou
he car AZ the time OF the shootins.
testified that the man he saw wore
green or brown soft hat, q light<
'olored striped shirt and . vest.
Il couldn't say positively Il Tillry
: tha, man. he said alter looking
lillry in the eye.
On cross examination, Wiley said
|, me he man man he saw was in 'hor, sleeves
Mrs, Mary L. Fby, 7Js Eat
Seventh street, said she wa, no, posi-.
tive about Tiilry being the man WHO
did the shooting.
Tsstimony Differs.
She testified the man she ssw wors
. light shirt but didn't think il was
striped. He wore brown soft hat
She said she never saw q vest on The
negro and II he wore one II was oesn.
After having 1i1lry stand In lfops
Of her, Mrs. Eby said
"lIe looks quite b, liks M bssk
wouldn', swear Il was tn Moe.
She testified thai whih TIlU ~
a, McAles,er in the psStensAfy ~
saw a negro On FeoU ns1 ca
who gave her a."luaey etelsaa
nn. M ace Il lholGn n WI NlA