The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-01-08
State Rests and Defense Goes to Bat
During Morning; Defendant To
Be On Stand This Afternoon
In Own Behalf.
STATES EVIDENCE SETS
OUT STORY OF KILLING
Death Of Graham Established and
Witness Says Defendant Admitted
Shooting; sef-Defense To Be
Plea of Pilgrim.

Rapid progress WAS being made
today in district court with the case
or the state VS.. j p. Pilgrim, Rush
Springs farmer, on trial for the kill
ing OF l.. T. Graham his neighbor.
There was a possibility THAT the
taking OF evidence would be conclud.
ed this afternoon.
In the evidence introduced by the
state, the story of the actual killing
was brought out, showing that on
January 10, 1919, Graham was shot
from his horse at point between
a quarter and a half a mile from the
home of Prilgrim4
The evidence further showed that
Pilgrim appeared at the home OF
Hugh Hale and stated to Hale that
he had shot Graham, also that at
Pilgrims request Hale went with the
defendant ITO the scene of the shoot
ing and found Graham lying on the
ground, dead
The defense was nt bat during the
forenoon today and among tlfa IL.
! nesses introduced was Mrs. j. y.
Prilgrim, wife of the defendant She
testified that her husband, ON the
day of the killing was rabbit hunt
ing She stated that he came by
their home and that she told him
Graham's cattle were In their field
Witness stated that her husband
went toward the field to drive the
clttle out and later she saw Grahalm'
ride up ON a horse, round the cattle
up with the assistance of a dog, and
start them over the hill, then turn
and ride back toward where her hus-
band was standing.
She said that she WAS in the yard
near their house when she heard
shot When she looked, the witness
said she saw Graham's horse walk
ing away, that her husband was
standing in the road and that Gra-
ham was lying on the ground. Wit
ness testified that she went to the
scene as rapidly as possible and that
upon arriving there, her husband
handed her the shotgun and told her
to wait until he came back. She
did SO, she said, and latter Pilgrim
came back to the scene with Hugh
Tnle. Others had arrived in the
meantime.
Witness said that Graham was ly-
ing with his feet in the edge Of the
road with his head to the south. She
said she noticed that his right hand
was resting on his body and that
there WIS a glove lying On the ground
nearby.
The defendant was to 60 ON The
stand this afternoon in his own be-
half According to attorneys for the
defense, it was expected that Pill
grim's evidence would show that af-
ter Graham had returned on his
horse to THE point where Pilgrims WIS
standing he pulled the glove off hhs
right hand and started to draw his
pistol and that the fatal shcIt was
then fired.
Evidence introduced was to the eff
feet that Graham had pistol in TIE
waistband of his trousers, and the
defense introduced further evidence
declaring that Graham had threaten
ed Pilgrims life.
There was no eyewitness 70 the
shooting, the first person to see
the principals after the affair being
, Mrs. Pilgrim, according to the evil
: denee.
The Pilgrim murder case went to
: bat yesterday afternoon in district
court, following the Paul Hopkins
case.
Attorneys experienced httlc trouble
in securing a jury, there being com
raratively few jurors disqualified
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