The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-14
Only Two Witnesses Heard
in Trial This Afternoon,
Conducted Before JUS
tice Butcher
DEFENDANTS ARE
PERMITTED BOND
Fulton Of Attorney Generals
Office Questions the
Witnesses

Charges Of assault and battery
against Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ford,
Mrs. Lulu Cobb and Red" Jones,
alleged to have attacked Mrs. Edith
Casey in the office Of the Nash Mo.
tor company on Nov. Z. were dis.
miscssed and the defendants re-arrest.
ed on a felony charge which will be
filed by the state based on testimony
given at the trial this afternoon be.
fore Justice OF the Peace Butcher.
A charge of assault with intent to
kill will be filed in lieu Of the mis-.
demeanor charge by the state as early
as possible. The defendants were per.
mitted TO make bond.
Mrs. Casey and Frank Clark, pro-
prietor of the Nash company, We're
the only witnesses heard, they being
question by Elmer Fulton of the
attorney generals department who is
here under Instructions to institute y
probe into conditions. County Attor.
ney James II. Mathers and Assistant
j. l.. Hodge are aiding in the prose
cution. W. i. Bowman is attorney
for the defense.
The district court room was filled to
capacity when the court was opened
at . o'clock and a jury impaneled.
There was NO standing room 10 be-
had and it was necessary for the bail.
IFS to clear passages for the entrance
and exit Of Witnesses.
After the witnesses had been sworn
Judge Fulton requested the court 10
permit O. G. London, court reporter,
10 take the testimony
injured Woman Testiiies.
The principal in the case, Mrs.
Edith Casey. testified that she wa
the wife of George ". Casey, con.
servation officer. and that prior to
moving to Ardmore they lived in Dun
can. She said that she was living at
the Palace Rooms on the day when
she was attacked by the two men ano
two women.
The witness stated that she saw
RED" Jones at the Nash garage or
East Broadway prior TO the attack. lie
came into the office where she sal
and spoke to her, but she did not re
| ply. Jones then went 10 the rear ot
the shop and asked Clark who she was
| she said, after which he went acros.
| the street.
Within a few minutes she saw "th,
whole bunch coming back, she told
the court, BY the whole bunch" sh,
said she meant the four defendants
"the man who owned the building. Z
jew and another man. The two lat
ter men stopped outside the garage
while the four defendants came inside
Ford and Jones stopped near the on
trance Of the office, while the wv,
women attacked her. she said.
Threats 10 Kill Made
Ford told his wife to make shor
work Of It," Mrs. Casey said. He tol,
her To kill the -- so that sh,
would not tell more lies and testify {,
anything else, The women jumped or
me and began To hit and kick an,
strike me-" Mrs. Casey testified with
Quiver In her voice. She said that vii,
cpithcts We're east at her and thcr,
was much swearing.
She said that she was struck in IN,
face. her legs were stamped on. sh,
was kicked, her hair was pulled an,
her face was scratched and laccratcd
As n result OF one of the women press
ing a knee against her side. Mrs
Casey suffered miscarriage the fol
/ lowing day. she testified.
clark was bodily thrown from hi
office" Mrs. Casey said. she furthc
stated that when attacked by Mrs
Ford, the defendant had in her han,
n heavy pair oc shears and the othe
woman, Mrs. Belts. had metalili
piece OF some kind In her hand.
The witness stated she was not at
tended by physicians when she sui
forcd the miscarriage at the Ne,
Wilmington hotel the following day.
Garage Proprietor TeStiileS
Frank clark proprietor OF the Nasl
garage and agent fer that automo
bile testified that Jones had askp
him Mrs Cascys name. and at tn
time OF the assault he was force
out of his office boy the two men dc
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