The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-23
AUTO DEALER IS
First WITNESS;
KHAN MENTIONED
Guy Harris Tells of Sims
Asking Him to Go After
Stolen Cars Out in
the Country.
NEW OFFICERS OF
COURT ARE NAMED
Britton Testifies of a New
Organization Known AS
Business Mems League.

Sensational testimony in the trial
of seven men charged with the death
OF Joe Carroll, John smith and c.
Sims, following the tragic shoouue
at Wilson Thursday midnight, Dec ls
was missing when the prcl mua s.
hearing was resumed this morn.ur
Attorney General Freezing. loadua
the prosecution announced ready short
ly after 10 O'Clock and after Justice
of the Peace d. w. Butcher noted tbc
conditions aud arralgnment9, he opmi
cd his court.
The prosecution continuing In thlr
cndeavor to show the activities OF C
G. Sims, Ardmore policeman, who v8r
found dead last Friday morning 10
IL o'clock on a field near Wilson, call
cd number Of witnesses, among
them Guy Harris and J. A. Britton.
II was said this morning that the
hearings would not he completed in
this case until some time Saturday.
but that all efforts would be made to
complete in time for Christmas Day.
Crowd Came Early Today
Early this morning a large crowd OF
people began gathering at the court
house in hopes OF getting into tho
chamber whore they could hear all
the testimony. Although the court did
not start until 10 O'Clock few people
became tired and left; most OF them
remaining I'm their seats until the noon
recess.
Among those present at the trial is
| Claude Il. Sims Of Wichita. Kansas.
brother OF the slain plain clothesman
| Relatives of all the defendants and
the slain men are also present.
New Court Officers named
Following instructions from the gov.
crnor in letter inserted in the re-
cords yesterday afternoon by Attorn.
~ General Freezing. Justice Butcher
appointed T.. II. Poole balliff in the
district court, and !. G.. shaw, con-
stable in the justice court. to serve
during tho present hearings.
Guy Harris Is Witness
Guy Harris. auto dealer. was tho
first witness called this morning Tho
courtroom was packed and ripple or
comment was heard when tho witness
was summoned
Harris testified that G. @. Sine came
TO him Thursday the day Of the
shooting. and asked him 10 accompany
him "out in the country" saying
that hc had located several stolen
cars. Harris said he refused 30 20
with Sims. because Of pressing bust.
ness aud ~ would bn impossible 10
leave town.
Here, the prosecution ngain attempt.
cd to bring out that Sims had tried
10 persuade several prominent citl-
zcns OF Ardmorc to 80 with him to
Joo Cnrolls home at Wilson.
Khan Is Again Mentioned
First mention In the trial of tho al.
legged participation Of members OF the
Ku Kuv Klns In tho attack at the
Carroll home. was made by i. A.
Britton. the third witness call thls
morning
Britton is custodian Of Lodge hail
which is used by several orrnnlya lions.
Among them hc testified. - one
known ns the business Men =
League" or "Ku Klux Khan" lie
declared that this order maintained .
I property room in ihc building ana
TINT ON the pight of the attack, hs
saw J. a. Gillian and another nan
n leave the hall et about O'Clock "tn
/, bundles under their arms
Wilson Man called
Z, Following j. a Brtion ou the rtsuI
, Robert Han. furniture dealer of va
son. testified that ho wus attracted ~
the sound OF shots and women sctcam.
ing and that hc started 10 Investigate.
Thcn he mot John smith h. said. who
told him that he had been shot. liz
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