The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-20

court. Van Noy is still being
held.
Johnson's bond was signed
by his father, j.. w. Johnson,
George w. Amerson, M. B.
Pruit and William S. Warren.
With his father Johnson
left Immediately for his home
at Milo.
Van NOy was released this al.
rernOOn az $3.50 o'clock 0n 500
bond, upon recommendation of the
county attorney. His b0ndsmen are
Errett Dunlap, {. ID. Carter. G. l..
Anderson, o. II. Wolverton, Writ
Franklin. Walter Ncustad, Ed
ward Gait. and Homer Hinlile.
Van NOy's attorneys are Brown -
Brown and Williams, and Bass
and Hardy.
Pleas of mot guilty" were entered
by the defendants in the case Il
the state of Oklahoma versus oscar
Van Noy and Wesley ("Choc') John
son, charged with murder IN conncc.
tion with the death Of josephine ana
Lola Wilson, during the opening
Of the preliminary hearing before
Judge NJ. +. Winfrey in the count!
court Wednesday night. The case was
called at 1880 O'clock, but due to de
feet in the lighting system. which
caused the room to be thrown in dark
ness for period Of ten minutes, pro-
cedure was delayed for that length
of time.
Seventeen witnesses, called by the
prosecution and attorneys for defend
ant johnson, testified Wednesday
night Judge Winfrey called the
procedure TO halt at 10:30 o'clock
and hearing was continued to Wednes
day october &c AT 1000 a. IN. By
agreement OF attorneys for the star'
and defense.
Testimony Offered by witnesses las
night did not in any manner appear
! TO throw light as TO which # th'
! defendants were truthful in state
ments which thcy had made aftel
| their arrest, and which would ten'
to establish whether Johnson wai
| driving the car at the time Of th'
accident or whether Van Noy wa
alone. The case resolved itself into ;
triangle affair from its very start
| with County Attorney James III. Math
! ors. and Assistant County Attrne!
/ Hodge, seeking to establish the gui!
of the men as alleged in the chars,
of murder; Charles Coakley and j. Il
| Champion, attorneys for the defend
ant Johnson seeking to establish tn
innocence If Johnson by attempting
TO prove that he was not with Van
| Noy at the time OF the gruesome ira
gedy and II. II. Brown and Judge Cor
nellus Hardy. attorneys for the de
fendant Van Noy seeking TO prov
that johnson was driving the en-
ut the time OF the accident
Conflicting Testimony Offered
Conflicting testimony was offere
by various witnesses with equal pos
tlvcncss, in relating the incident
which they had witnessed from differ
ent angles.
First witness called By the prose
cution was Earnest Ford. proprieto
OF the Palace rooms, located on EaS
Broadway. Ford stated that he ha
seen the defendants on the steps .
his hotel at about SA5 o'clock III
night OF the tragedy. lie did not know
whether or not the men had n ca
There were others going down tn
steps at the same time. he sait
lie further testified that johnson I,
turned later. but was not awar
whether or not Van Noy had return
ed, Ford testified that Johnson wa
In Ardmorc Saturday. that he had ris
en- nc about $500 n. m, and was abou
the city two or three times durin
the day prior to his arrest. Both Johr
son and Van Noy had been drinking
he said. While being questioned b
Attorney Brown, Ford testified that h
did not know what time johnson ha
returned. and didn't know whetho
he was drunk or sober.
The next witness called was Joh
Bell. negro porter at the Palace rooms
Fell testified that he knew Johnso
hut was not acquainted with Va
Noy. although he recognized hiI
when he saw him, but was not pos
tive whether or not he saw him FIR
"a N..I N.I IN gnl
Johnson at the hotel Friday nigl
ano the first time he saw him he wa
alone. At $500 o'clock he said, he sa'
Johnson enter the hotel with tw
other men. They went to a room vi
stairs. About ten minutes later
saw them come down again. enter
car. and drive off. Later johnson an
another fellow" returned In the ca
ngaln stayed In one OF the rooms fC
about ten minutes. and came dow
entered the machine and drove o.
No Assistance Offered
W. W. Davidson was the next wi
ness called. lie stated that he was {
the scene OF the accident at the tin
the crash had occurred. Ills attentio
was attracted. he asid. by the mott
OF the motor. which 10 him indicate
, that II was making speed OF 40.l
, miles per hour. Davidson picked u
Two OF the victims. lie said that
noticed "rcd.faced man wearing
. gray cap" standing at tho scene n
? rnedIately after II had occurred. bi
/ was unable to identity that man
E Van Noy. Davidson stated that
had observed but one man IN the On