The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-20
johnson Released
On $4,000 Bond;
Hearing Continued

! about 100 feet from the spo where
it had struck its victims The man
whom he saw im,na !uat,ly after the
-ccidont stated Davidson d!d NOT oifcr
asatja &c to th. Yictnns.
death" Car Located
Deputy Sheriff W. f. Whitson tes-
/ tilted chat he was working on the in
/ vestisation Of the case and had found
| the death car at the garage near
| Van Noy's home on the day following
the accident He stated that he has
| known johnson for the past ten
years, and that he had served sup
poena on him Thursday night at Milo
To appear in a case at the district
court. At this point OF the hearing.
attorney Brown made effort to intro
duce testimony showing that the
forefinger Of Iohnson's hand had
been Injured after the accident
Questioning Whitson. he asked
whether on not the deputy sheriff had
shaken hands with Johnson, Thurs
day. Whitson replied that he believed
lac had. and that he observed nothing
wrong with Johnson's hands. Whit
son further stated that at the time he
arrested Johnson. Saturday afternoon,
he noticed that ono OF Johnsons fore
fingers was wrapped up. He had
asked Johnson how he had hurt ms
finger, but forgot what johnson had
replied.
Garrett On Stand
Sheriff Buck Garrett testified that
he had spoken to Van Noy before he
lodged him in the county Jail. and r..
pcated thc story which Van Noy had
= toii him reg riding the catas rophe.
J lie sad that Van Noy had informed
: hn! thlt he had asked Johnson 10
e drive thescar Immediately prior to tue
NGeident, due TO the fact that he h M
self was too drunk to handle the
wheel. After that, Van Noy is said
a TO have told the sheriff, he knew
nothing until the crash occurred. and
ne heard the women scream. He got
! out or the car and asked someone at
nearby garage TO phone for an am
c bulancc. Later he retracted his steps
l. to where he had left the car but it
y was gone. By following the trail left
g by the leaky radiator. he found the
K car and went to his home He told
his wife Of the accident, and she tried
y to soothe him by stating that il might
q have bee; q slight one. Together Van
Soy and his wife WENT 10 Panls Valley
/; fhm nissit, Van Ngy htying beer xsill.
+ ed there earlier In the day by his
g superior officer Of the corporation
d commission. Not until his return TO
I this city on Saturday afternoon, Van
d Noy is quoted as having said. did he
s realize the seriousness OF the accident.
e Van Noy made efforts TO communi-
5 cate with Sheriff Garrett Immediately
n after his return and finally succeeded
/. in giving himself up.
l. Gaines Arrests johnson
y Deputy Sheriff a. W. Gaines testi-
i fled that he learned of the accident a
e few minutes after it occurred. Ike
;. worked with other officers on tle
l. case and Saturday afternoon arrested
c Johnson at the Palace rooms.
3 Bert Gilstrap, in his testimony. stat
n ed that he had seen the accident occur
l. Immediately after hearing the noisy
T. motor of the speeding car. The VIC
= Tins. he stated, We're thrown about
e so feet, two TO each side. He assist
II ed and helped. He saw the car about
10 minutes later, he said. standing
about 80 feet west of the scene. He
a examined il and then left the car not
knowing what became Of II later. He
saw one man get in the machine, no
IS said. but did not watch long enough
r To observe whether or not second
\ party entered it. Gilsrap was unable
O. TO state which Of tho defendants it
'r had been who entered the car. Gil
Il strap testified that he had observed
ID Jim Lathrop walk up TO the car and
II speak to the man in II, but heard no
ic response A
" Fred Chldrcss, next witness called.
q denied any knowledge OF the accident
&c whatever or that he had been near
d. the scene before or after. He was
g dismissed by Assistant County Attor-
&c ney Hodge.
n. LathrOp Talked TO Van Noy
Ia The only man testifying who spoke
s. to Van Noy on the night OF the acct
u dent was Jim I.athrop, who resides
g near the scene, Lathrop stated that
n he was awakened by his wife after
&, the collision had occurred. and hastily
" dressing went out and saw Van Noy
10 standing ON the plot OF grass in front
ID OF the Texas Company filling station.
nr Van Noy was not aiding the victims
and was standing by himself. Van
IN Noy appeared to be pretty fun"
:. I.athrop stated that he addressed Van
m Noy with Hello. what are you do.
IN ing hero7" or words TO that effect. and
m that he didn't know what Van Noy
H. had replied.
T. Van Noy Driving. Woman Said
W Mrs. Il. NJ. Dees. Of los X street,
ht northwest. was the only witness who
ls testified that she was positive Van
W Noy was driving the car Immediately
70 prior to the time OF the collision. She
u. states that her husband. n friend and
he she were driving west on Main street,
n and had reached n point opposite the
nd Crockett Grocery when she observed
Ir. that a roadster. In which Van Noy
or was seated alone. began 10 crowd
n. their car. She cautioned her husband
M who was driving. she stated. Van
Noy. she said. passed the car In which
. she was riding at speed OF about II
~ TO rs miles per hour, and that imme
NJ dlately after he passed. he picked ~
ne speed and gained distance on them
On They rode In the Same direction. shs
Sc testified. and finally the crash occur
cd red and they arrived on the scene Inn
oo medately after.
an on being questioned BY Attorne,
he Brown. Mrs. Dees stated that she DIX
not sec Van Noy at the scene OF IN
m. accident that there were not too mani
mt people about at the time she arrive