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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-27

Counsel for the defense replied in brief, and stated they would produce evidence showing the murder was committed by Elwood Wade alone, and that the defendant had nothing to do with it.
 Exactly 21 minutes were spent after court was resumed at 2 o'clock to select the last juror. stephen O. Kel- logg, Norwalk farmer, and Frank GoOdsell, of Newtown, an employe of the state highway commission, were because of preconceived opinions of the case.
 Elmer Barnum, proprietor of small sawmill in Danbury, was called and, after close questioning by both the state and defense, was pronounced satisfactory, and accepted as Juror No. 12.
 Barnum is 53 years old, married, and the father of one child. He en- tertained no conscientious objection against the infiiction of the death penalty, and knew of no fair reason why he should not serve. He was not sure whether or not he had read newspaper accounts of the case, and claimed to have not the slightest inn expression of it. He had previous jury experience, and served during the fla nous Baby Doll'' Thomas case of a IeW years ago. He has been a resi- dent of Danbury for 37 years
 immediately after the last juror took his seat, State Attorney Cum mIngs rose to his feet with the an nOuncement that the State was in readiness to proceed with the actual trial against Ethel Mott
 The reading of the official charge against the woman took place. and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-27

bloodstains, which, he claimed. there could be no doubt.
 In describing the walls and stair ways, he stated that he discerned the stains as faint, reddish brown smears,
 and could as well see places that had been rubbed or scrubbed. The defense made no examination of Dr. Peters except to question him if he had any proof that the smears and stains were inflicted or made or Sunday. He replied in the negative. As Medical Examiner Samuel NJ. Garlick was called to the stand, Pub lie Defender DeForest changed with Attorney shannon who conducted the case from that time on In reply to the first question of the state, pr. Garlick replied that he had made several autopsies during his ca reer, including one on the body Of George Mott.
 MT Shannon Immediately objected and clamied that the doctor had no
 proof that the body ne operated upon was that of George Nott- He insisted upon his objection, and the answer was orderded stricken from the rec ords.
 Dr. Garliclz told of seeing the body in the city morgue the morning after it was found in the EastOn swamp.
 At the time, l. was still crammed and
 doubled into . trunk, and MT. Cum mings ordered that the trunk be
 brought into the court room for
 identification.
 Upon hearing these words, Mrs. Mott was seized with COnvulsive weep ing. Her body-rack1ng sObS could be heard all over the court room, as her companion, Miss Moran, and her at
 torney, Mir. DeForest, attempted to soothe her. Their efforts were fruit less and she cried bitterly for several
 minutes.
 The gruesome object was carried into the room by deputies and with chunks of mud and slime from the st cd it was placed in front of the witness stand a bare six feet away from the accused woman.
 It was opened and closely examined by Dr. Garlick, who identified not only the trunk but three stones and several other articles it contained.
 Each stone was lifted out separate ly and examined by the doctor, who
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-27

Ine roll of the jury was called, fol- indictment.
 At this point, Mrs. Mathilda Hutch HIS, mother of the accused woman, es- corted young George and Ruth Mott rom the court room to the Sheriff 8 oIlce where they remained until near " an hour later before leaving the building.
 Mir. Cummings then turned to the Jury and briefly outlined the charges of the State.
 Tt is is sometimes customary" he sald, Tn criminal cases, especially Tn capital cases, for opening statements tS De made by both the state and the tdefense, outlining In general what is expected to be shown in the forthcom- proceedings.
 The State does not intend to make It's opening statement in exactly that sense. It will just call the attention or the jury to certain significant The State will prefer a charge of murder of the first degree, arising out of the murder of George B. Mott on August 29, last.
 Three indictments have been re- turned, one each against Elwood B. Wade. Ethel M. Mott and John E. Johnston.
 "One of the three indicted, the de- Iendant on trial at present, is Ethel -I. Mott, widow of the deceased
 The State claims that murder was committed, and by Elwood Wade, and Ethel Mott was an accessory.
 The Judge will later instruct you that under the laws of Connecticut an accessory to a crime may be pros ecuted and punished and imprisoned.
 Therefore there are two versions to be considered-first,s showing that Elwood Wade committed a first de- gree murder; and second, that Ethel Mott assisted him, bv abettiQg or coaching, caused, hinted or com manded the deed committed.
 That is all I have to say"
 Almost immediately after the con clusion of the States remarks, Public Defender DeForest. counsel for the de- fendant, was on his feet, and address ing the jury.
 'I don't care to go into details Of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-27

examined by Corbit, they opposed his descriptions of the walls, floors and stairways, which was intended to show that marks of a struggle were apparent.
 On the orders of Judge Maltbie, Corbit told of his visit to the home with a headquarters man, and of his examination of the room in which told of the hole in the wall above the head of the bed, which they had traced clear trough to an adjoining room. and of the dark, soft fresh
 In the majority of disputed ques- tions, the defense was upheld by Judge Maltbie who several times. ad- mitted testimony, subject to connect ing evidence to be later introduced. 4 recess of ten minutes was granted to allow MT. Cummings to rearrange his examination to acede with the ourt's ruling.
 After the reess, Corbft was asked by the state what he had seen in the room and on the stairways.
 ''I saw several marks on the wall,' he testified. that looked fresh. They were mostly around the lower portion of the wall, some were on part of the stairs. Others were generally distributed about the hall and the up- per stairs, and appeared to be of the same nature and height from the floor.
 "On the seond floor landing. there were more than anywhere else, es- necially on the lower step of the stairs. There was also an indentation on the step, in which we found some hair, and a freshly splintered setion."
 In answer to a question, he replied that the several stains were dark in color with a reddish tinge. and had a smudgy appearance as If whitened over.
 0r- II NcF-f hematologist attached to the special staff of the Bridgeport hospital, was the third witness produced by the state. He testified to having visited the Mott home on September l and securing several specimens of the dark stains on the floors, walls and stairways After a careful exanina.- tion he definitely termed the marks
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-27

In order to introduce our shoes, to the people of Bridgeport we will give a pair of Mems or Wom- ems Silk Hose free with every purchase of Mems or Women's GOIbe Shoes
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
COUNTY rEACNERs MOLD
4 SCtN'ESsElI MEETING

The Bryan County Teachers Assu.
citation concluded u hc,pfu, and cn.
tertaining session here las, Friday,
the srsrion hcing held In the auditor.
,mm ot tnN new high schoo, hn,ld.
inr, ana were attended Ivy many
teachers from all over the county.
Those who participated IN the pro
gram were. Miss isabelle Fields.
Calc,a, Prof, T. r.. Crump " the
Normal, Supt y. q shaw Of the
Caddo schools. PROT r, 4. Houston "
tho Normal. SupI Lambert " Cobb
Consolidated school. Principal n. q.
Villris OF Durant High school. Mrs.
Tom Clark OF Durant Public schools
Sup, T. A Chestnut Of the pcnning-
ton schools. Surt. Il. Il. Tompkins
of the Durant Public schools. Presi.
den, n q, Bennett Of the Normal
and Sup, l.aughlin of the Bokchitc
schools.
Prof Walter Il. Lambert was elect.
ed president Of the association and
Miss Ethel Lunn reelected secretary
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
CONGREss STARTS no
LIMIT 1TS ARMAMENT

The United states Government, :,
through contemplated congressional
appropriations, already has begun
o limit it's armament IN the matter
" aviation. one OF the International i
dcfensc arms which with receive vast
attention during the forthcoming
arms conference. A tota, Of $40
100000 IL the estimate which has
been submitted to General Dawes,
director Of budget for army and
naval aviation for the next fiscal
year. ending June 30. 1929. The
limitation" In this defense branch
may be realized when H. IL recalled
that the army and navy asked ap.
proximately $4,000, 900, and re-.
ceived about s3&, ,oo0, 900 from this
Congress.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
MILITARY FUNERALS ARE
GIVEN CADDO HEROES

One Of the largest funerals ever
held In Bryan county was conducted
sunday at Caddo, when Elmer Keith
and Corbett Benefited were buried
with military honors. Military fun
eral was accorded by the legion post
of Durant and Caddo with music by
the Durant municipal band. A fir
Ing squad was furnished by COM
pany E. Oklahoma National Guards.
Rev. r. Y. Liant, pastor Of the Bap-
tist church and Rev. X. W. Naylor of
the Methodist church preached the
funeral services. The bodies have
been in state in the Presbyterian
church at Caddo for a week. Both
men were killed in action. The
American Legion post at Caddo was
named in honor OF Keith. Many
persons from Durant attended the
funeral.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
28O BUSHELS OF SWEET
POTATOES 10 THE ACRE

A. A. Kicks, who lives three miles
east of Durant was in Saturday with
some dandy specimens Of Porto
Rico sweet potatoes grown on his
place this year and from which he
dug 65 bushels from quarter of
an acre of ground, or at the rate Of
260 bushels to an acre. This seems
to be good production. Mr.. Kicks
also brought in a half-dozen large
turkey eggs, which he says his tur-
key hens are laying in abundance
and which many people prefer over
!, hen eggs for food.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
HERES ONE WAY To GET
ALONG IN HARD TINrs

!" NJ Duncan. who lives on h,s
own partly paid for farm near K,cr.
sry' has shown folks how 10 NO,
"iong In u year like this when
money is scarce and there IL n, cot.
'oh, ana his expenses is we'll worth
printing, Mr., Duncan started on, tho
year with n farm for which hc IN
indebted, n family OF six and NV,
American dollars. lie didn't borrow
any money. didn't try to, 10, along
without II. and doesn't owe any now
Tor living expenses of cos, OF rails.
ing crops He planted and worked
seventeen acres OF cotton. n wa.
so poor he didn't put a sack in tho
patch' He planted ?5 acres Of corn
and has gathered 500 bushels of of
III he raised five acres OF oats and
ied II to his stock In the bundle,
Aside from that his pasture. gar.
aen, chickens and cows have done
'he business. He has MIXED five
good cows and sold the cream; h,
has eighty hens that have laid lots
OF eggs and furnished friers; he had
a starter Of Poland China hogs and
has thirty-two head more than he
started the year with, and has some
canned garden truck and potatoes
too.
He started out with the idea O,
letting the chickens. cows, garden
ana pigs make the living and the,
nave more than done II. He is ahead
mis- surplus corn. pigs, potatoes and
garden truck on the years opera
tions, and had his cotton turned ou,
ne would have had real money aheat
too.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
A,yVOeNvx RlG CAUSE OF
DEATH

Five times as many persons are
Killed and injured every year IN die
from natural causes. says the Aetna
Life Insurance Company You have
nhom, ~ few chanccs VI diving In he'd
these days as man had " being
buried with his hoo,s utf IN the good
old pioneer times TwCnty-,hrec prr-
sons are accidcntly injured IN the
United states every minute. says the
Insurance company. That ts total
OF - million every year. and they
say that I rc,son out of every IN
the United states Is n victim oi
hts own ur someone c,sc's careless.
ness.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
l.EGlON rSpsT El.lNTs

The Durant Post Of the American
Legion held its annual election Of
OFFICERS here Monday night at a
banquet Captain Highlan Nit.
chell. formerly Captain OF Company
H. Oklahoma National Guard in the
Thtrty-Sixth Devision. was elected
post commander, Ralph Daugherty
retiring post adjutant, was elected
vice commander; Ward Thompson
post adjutant, and Ralph Ownby
treasurer. Committees were ap.
pointed to arrange a celebration 70,
Armistice Day. Twenty-Five legion
men from the Durant Post signed
to attend the national convention In
Kansas City, leaving here Octobe,
30.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
DUCK sEASON IL ON

The season when wild ducks may
be hunted and killed without vio-
lating any game laws, opened Sun
day morning and is open until jan
uary 81. Hunters, who have had their
eyes peeled. say that there are lots
Of them this year. Numerous flocks
OF geese have been flying over. too.
Early Monday a tremendous flock Of
geese flew south over Durant, flying
SO low that their racket awakened
folks in Durant who were still
asleep.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
SCHOOL DISTRICT POULTRY
SHOW AT SEELY NyT. ~

On Friday, October 2S, the school
district show. as authorized by the
legislature, will he held at the Seely
School. north of Durant, when prices
Will he Offered on poultry, canned
goods and pigs. There are five OF
six pig club boys in that distric,
and they plan to exhibit their pigs
at the show. There Is also a lot oi
good poultry in the district. Prizes
Will be offered as follows to win.
ners. on poultry $40, on canning sec
on pigs,$40; tOtalling $4,000.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
GERMAN WAGES UNDER PRE-.
WAR

AlthO getting high wages, so far as
the number of marks 20, German
labor is working for about as per
cent of the wages it was getting be-
fore the war. Just the same the Ger
mans are working and result are
undertaking their English competi.
tors by 40 per cent in steel merchan.
disc. German pocket knives and
other stec! goods are coming to the
United States on a large scale. Ger
man razOrs and German cutlery have
long competed with the home prod
uct in the United States.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
ROB , BANK A DAY, ALMOST

ROB \ BANK A DAY, ALMOST
ieggmen in the last 12 months
Prgari2ed 240 banks, says the
merican Bankers Association. To-
p loot was only $239.OS7.95, an
PeGage haul for each lob" of $996.
Fually il has to be divided among
gang And for every 166 success
! bank burglaries "a failed entire
1 Does crime pay? Not even in dol
RS and cents.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
c1IvIN pRvANT's pODY
~ RETURNED HERB

The body ot Calvin bryant, Du-
ran, lad. Killed IN action In France.
arrived In Durant Thursday after
noon on the Flyer at ALL O'Clock.
The funeral vii, he held Sunday with
burial IN Highland cemetery. Do
tails had not hccn announced 40
the News went ,o press
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21

MIR. and Mrs. Il. c. Terrell took In
the Texas Fair at Dallas the first
part OF the week. Mr.. Terrell was
Interested in the Duroc-Jersey hogs
on exhibit. he having won a first
prize on one Of his own hogs at Ok.
lahoma City.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
kEMP GRADE st'NlN,lIS
GET TRAVElLNI tlNltARy

Mrs. NJ. V. Denning, teacher Of
Grade schools at Kemp In the
southern part Of this Couny, has
just received travelling Library
from Oklahoma Library Commission
Since Mrs. Denning's pupils are In
classes from the primer to the sth
the Travelling Library contains a
general selection.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
NEGRO Sst,NlS ~ OPEN
MONDAY OE NEXT WEEK

Monday Of ncAt week the ten negro
schools of tho county open for the
years work There are something
like six.hundred negro children OF
school age In the county. = major
ity Of whom will be enrolled In the
schools. The ten schools will b
taught by ten to fourteen teachers.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21

The local Masonic Lodge exem.
plified the Master Masons Degree
Tuesday night, and afterwards had
a fish supper for those present. The
fish were presented by viii Gardner.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21

Rev. Ed a. Butler addressed the
Normal students last Thursday at
assembly hour on the topic Char
actcr BuilbinR."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21

County Commissioner pill Jones
and his family. were here from Matoy
Tuesday attending 10 business mat
ters and shopping.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
[>pr,x CITIZEN -
" OPPOSES kC kLuX
-, ! u,rsscs Ills Views About
|.,n,,,,,m. law Enforcement
'" "a other Things.

,,,r>scs Ills Views Ahuut
,,n,m,,m. law Enforcement
4 Other Things.
>,. has received. and pub.
g.. lowing;
has come for all Amcri-
Nusr who live In Ampri.
T., I, flag and about when
ut's picture II shown on
: IN, those who go will.
tn for Amcrica) to act
My, There is now rag.
~. .H. country the ku k,ux
4. k mi,m II being Endorsed by
, ,stors IN the pulpit. I no.
., ,,,ract from a sermon by
pY,t of Durant, in which he
=. ,.c principles upon which
,o h.IN Khan operate and I want
y, t 80. that II Reverend will
,, u. .no officials all these things
,,. h srrs and hears I am sure
an me nearer acting the part
n .crlcan citizen than by In
in, II m the pulpit such lawless.
a, 'lc Khan stands for.
~ o.lccrs cannot know OF all
.. , united but II we, as citi.
W.,, appear before these Of.
8 f.port all violations OF the
art .,,nd as witnesses like men,
ask. instead Of behind coward.
,ast,. our officers can and will
rec these laws.
K,orond Butler believes (and
avs h, does) in the principles Of
Khan and that It Is conductive
e,,, citizenship. can find nc
on f,r his statement that he will
r b, a member Of It, II he is for
A., ,,ican Citizenship.
am , much against this immor.
as rev. Butler but I am also
aldt9a the officers in enforcing
law md giving the offenders
riel' of trial by jury and fol-
n. 'ho evidence from both sides
ny ,pinion there are two class
v.gli-be Americans. viz: those
speak openly in favor of law
Oscillations and those who re-
! Alent, half afraid to speal
, they know and feel Is right
-e Il, only one class OF Ameri.
. namely, those who openly op
any and everything unlawfu
lend their assistance toward en-
.n- the laws prescribed by con
;,J authority.
am al 4 loss to know Just how
klau is to or ever did aid thu
els of the law when they (tht
y lu not come out openly a,
ess,s against violatOrs. II the,
, Ia come out openly, then VIII!
mask" They do not aid. The.
the law in their own hands ant
as lhc All-high tribunal befor,
n I'LL criminals? must appear.
am tor clean citizenship and ;
/ Amoricanism but I favor al
or honorable citizen
kim toword that end. am
lber of IA Protestant Church ant
clever in the sacred rights o
'ri'an citizens as written in tn,
,'!,u'lpn Of the United States.
et Us work individually or or
H. ourselves into a cooper
/. examination of citizens an,
t out openly and aid our officer
l." enforcement of all laws. lie
e!l the whole county where "
d and who We are. Let US re
all violations of the law an,
d ready like men to appear i
I as witnesses against any an
jf,"ndcrs. When we do this, tn
!ofaIily of which Rev. Butle
ie. will become a topic in ancien
ory ana our coming generatio
II poet the laws of the land.
OTTO ORR,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21


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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-21
OOOOOOOOOooOOOOOOOOOOOoO0O~O~O
EVERY BODY WILL SOON BE DOM 1T

Gentle Reader, before We begin /!
want it distinctly understood that
yours Truly" is no mathematician.
When I was a lad, as some OF you
doubtless know, l lived back in the
forks of the creek years ago when
most all country school teachers
taught "The world was flat" About
the only time ever stood next TO
head" in my class was when there
were Just two of us in the class.
But nevertheless ! learned part OF
the multiplication table. the ones
the two's and the five's so | could
sing 'cm off either forward or back
ward "eycs shut or open" And |
was just figuring how big he would
be. if all the hogs in Bryan County,
that would be killed this fall were
rolled into one big giant hog.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-01-28
DONITHON

Several from this place attended
church at the Falls Saturday and Sun
day nights.
MIR. and Mrs Mack Stansbury were
calling on tn" lattrr's mother Mrs.
Ncttic Maynard. Sunday.
Maggie Chapman and children took
dinner with Thursa Maynard SUNDAY.
Misses Gizzlc i.r.nastcr ana Sadie
C0nlry wcT' oHt hu -"bark riding sun
day afternoon.
Miss Sarah Chapman visited Jcs4i,
Maynard from Thursday TO Sunday
Emerson HIrdwick mad, business
trip to Louisa Saturday.
Jessie Maynard and I."rrnn nan
wcr" calling ON Eriza CouI"y sunday
Charley hnmaslrr was calling on
Miss Lizzie rwry Of ChorryvilIo sun.
day
Lunda I~masrcr passed up our creek
Monday.
Mrs. Grace E1ury and little Miss
Ruth PrIrhord ar" visiting Mrs. AIyco
Wright
Remember church the mrs, SUNNY
in February Everybody come.
HELEN DUFF
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-01-28
MADGE

Mrs Julia Bow was the guest of Fer
guson Nolen and family Saturday
night.
Misses Gee Hutchinson and Gladys
Haws attended church ut Smoky Val
ley Sunday.
r. Blankenship and daughter, Miss
friends here Sunday.
Mrs. &, a. HawS and Mrs Tcarl
Bradley were calling on Mrs. Frrgu-
son Nolen Thursday.
Want and lnez Wellman attended
church at Smoky Valley Sunday night
Mr., and Mrs. Con Carter OF Yates
Vile, spent Saturday and Sunday with
J. d. DamrOn and family.
Logan Haws and little son, Charles
of Portsmouth, are visiting relatives
here.
John Wcllman was tn" guest OF NJ.
Nelson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ova Berry and little
son, Wills. were the guests Of VIM.
Berry and family Thursday night and
left Friday for SprigE, w. Va
J. u. Damron spent "Wednesday and
at Fallsburg.
Mrs G. a. Haws spent Monday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. }. b. Deere
'irld OF Christmas.
Mrs. Frank NewSOm and children
spent Monday with Mrs Jim Adams
and children.
Mrs. Georgia Roberts called on Mrs
!. \. liaws Friday evening.
Measles is stll raging around here.
Charles laws of Ashland visited his
'rlatlv"s her" last week. XXNX.