The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-06

Interest In Case Grows A. irdlea.
tions Point 10 Placing of Man
and wife oa stand IN pls.
trlet Court Here. !
GIVE EVIDENCE SHOWING
ACCUSED WAS AFFECTED
Witnesses Say Defendant WAS
Changed Man" After December
Z; Coleman. Dead Mans Pal.
on stand for Defense.

Indications at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon when district court went
into session after the noon recess
pointed TO the finishing BY tonight
of the defense testimony In the case
agalns, nad and Katie Bakcr. man
aud wife. charged with the murder
Of Leon 0ilbreaih here on July IS.
Interest In the case grew more
intense shortly before noon today
when Il became known that the de
I PENDANTS probably will testify this
afternoon. Giving Of the state re.
butial testimony VIII start imme-
diaiely after the defense rests. This
was expected late this evening.
". l.. Coleman. friend OF Leon
Gilbreath. was the first witness
iaced on the stand this morning.
Coleman was tesltfyIng when court
recessed Wednesday evening. In an
ewcr To cross.examinatIon by Coun.
ty Attorney Goff. Coleman testified
that Gllbreath used no force or per
suasion to induce Mrs. Baker 10 70
to Purcell with him. that Gllhreath
did not have a gun on his person
when he went to tho Baker home.
hut that he had flciarm In the
automobile. Practically all or Cole.
mans testimony referred TO associa-
tons between Gllbreath and Mrs.
Baker Coleman denied on the wit
ness stand that he wrote certain let
ters addressed TO Mrs. Baker and
signed "W l.. c."
Bakers Sister On Stand.
The testimony OF Mrs. Jesse King.
of Chickasha, sister OF Dad Baker.
and Jesse King. her husband. was
the most startling introduced this
morning.
Mrs King testified that she went
to Gilbreath's home and asked for
information concerning the where
abouts of her sister.inlaw. Mrs.
Baker; that Gilbreath told her where
Mrs. Baker could be found and that
he added, I'm going to have her
even II have to kill the -"
The witness testified that she did
not tell Baker about the conversa-
tion with Gilbreath.
King, Bakers brother-in-law, testi-
fled that he and his wife had re-
ceived letters from Baker in which
he expressed intentions Of commit
ting suicide. These letters. King
testified, were written later than
December 4, when Mrs. Baker is al
legged to have left Maysville In COM
pany with Gilbreath. The letters
we're destroyed. King testified.
Change in Appearance.
w. r. Johnson and his wife, OF
Maysville, who have known the
Bakers for several years, were
placed on the witness stand this
morning. Both gave evidence that
tended to show that Bakers morale
was affested by his family trouble
, early in December.
, State Finishes Direct.
The state finished the introduc
| tion of it's direct testimony in tbs
Baker murder case yesterday after
!. noon about 80 with the testimon,
). of Claud Baird, former patrolman o
n the Chickasha police force who ar
s rested Bad Baker on the evening o
+ July 2S just following the shooting
}. of Leon Gilbreash
Q Baird testified that he was al
r eye witness to the tragedy and tha
i Immediately after the shooting
n Baker surrendered his gun and CAV
i himself up. Witness stated tina
Y Baker, in conversation with him o.
n the way to the county Jail. declare
n that he was ready to give himsel
o up, thst he had dore what he cam
If to Chjckasha to do. that Gilbreat
ID had ruined his home and that he wa
Is justified in the shooting
Negro Gives Testimony.
4. Ben Warren. negro porter at