The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-30
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I have made in regard to the above
mentioned shooting affIay and that
it Is my sincere desire to lead a good
and useful life, strictly within the
bounds Of the law, at all times in
The future. l truly hope and pray
that the good people Of Carter coun-
" VIA estara me the helping hama
at al tune u .i' future in order
tha ! may succeed in staying on
thf RI -ht Ietn and make of myself
good and trIe citizen. ( want tc fur
ther state that 7 hold 10 malice or III
feeling toward any person whether or
not they were in any respect Goa
necttd with the unfortunate affair
in which my brother Joe Carroll To-;
his life. Three Of my brothers have
lost their lives. because Of whisEey
and It is my sincere wish that the
Illicit booze traffic be done away
with forever.
s.gaod-WALTER CARROLL,
Wi,nesses ~. Z. j. Wren,
Jesse S. Lewis.
Subscribed and sworn to before M
this 29th day of December, 1921.
c. G. Lawrence,
Notary Public
My Commission expires March !,
1924
Second Statement in Full
The statement given out by Car
roll in Ardmore this morning is as
follows:
STATE OF OKLAHOMA,
CARTER COUNTY. IS:
/, Walter Carroll, upon my oath do
state. that l have just read the pur.
ported statement, published in the
Wilson Gazette. under the date o.
Friday, December 30, 1921. and that
the statement as published is not true
and was not made by me.
further swear that on Christmas
night, this year, some one shot into
my brothers house. Joe Carroll, and
the bullet was found by me in the
trunk In my dead brothers house. No
one was In the house except my dead
brothers wife and five little children.
Five Autos Follow Him
As many as five automobiles loaded
with men have been following me; one
time nine automobiles loaded with mon
have followed me. / am now afraid
and have constantly been afraid that
they would XIII me. ! am afraid to
stay al home for fear they will XIII
me. Repeated efforts have becn made
by unknown men to way.lay me-
The testimony I gave IN the trial
o. the men charged with killing my
brother is absolutely true. read the
Wilson paper today December 80,
1921 and went TO Mr.. W, A. Ward,
and asked him to protect me In com
ing to Ardmorc. as was afraid the
men would kill mo.
Mr. Wren is the same man that q
case Is now pending against IN the
district court, for assault 10 Kill.
Wren met me on yesterday in WI
son and told me that II ] would sign
statement stating that ] would gc
20 work and be "a man and not violate
the law and that I would come hom,
and 20 10 work and make "a living
for my family and do what was right
that he would do all In his power
county, 10 see that my rights and my
life was thoroughly protected, as Iona
as ! stayed within the law. which
promised to do Tho only reason
made any statement at an was bc
cause / was then and now am afral,
that / would be killed.
Denial l. Made
"T mover stated that 'uotwithst1nd
ing any former sia,omcn, ! may how
made that cannot idoItifv amy nNr
son or persons who were In any wa
connected with the above mcntlorc,
shooting affair at Wilson IN wh.cl
my brother. Joe Carroll w1g Hilri
never stated that "t had no n
feeling toward any person whc'hc
they were In any respect connocteO
with the unfortunate affair in whcl
my brother Joe Carroll, lost his lifc.
On day before yesterday as l wa
returning home from Ardmorc, fv
automobiles loaded with men follow
cd me.
never stated that 81 fully rcalIE
that have been for some time pas
very undesirable citizen and hav
not lived within tho law"
Tho testimony which | gave is ah
soiutoly true. aad stand by H.
The only statement which signc
for Wren was. In effect that / woul
live within the law, would not violat
the law and would live a good an
respectable lifc. which intend {
do.
Dated this. December 10. 1921.
WALTER CARROLL.
Witnesses,
y. s. lIyden,
n. Lacy
]. NJ Baird
Walter Carroll was ono N m
states principal witnessed when N
preliminary hearing started before A
togney uenerai Freezing In Justice d
the Peace II. W. Butchers coui
when seven Of the seventeen men Al
rested weer charged with the murar
Of Joe Carroll. John smith. both 4
Wilson and e. q. sms, Arimore y,