The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-14

rabbit hunting lie told me that if
hIa gun hadn't snapped hc would
have blown their heads off,
Someone called Tho police station
the witness related. and fow
minutes later several officers camo
OUT Tho wounded mon told the
officers of tho shooting and dos
rrlbcd the agsailants. In answer 70
specific questions, Mcbride said
that no did not know whether or
not Wllkcrson named Fears as one
of his Hssailnnts.
During the cross-cNnmlnation of
Mcbride. Springer laid stress on the
fact that Ike had not named Fears
when telling him Of tho shooting.
Slowly ana in "a low, but distinct
voice Springer asked I'm regard to
tho odor OF liquor on the brcaths Of
tho two injured men,
Did you emoll liquor on the
breath OF either Aurandt or Wilkcr-
son?" he asked.
Didn't Smell liquor.
"No cir. / did not and I was close
enough 10 them that In they had
been drinking / think / would have
Hmcllod IT,
Tho last witness NJ tho morning
session. Mrs. a. a. Gillespie, made
one OF the best witnesses that has
yet testified. She lives near the
Kennard home and gave "A graphic
review OF the events.
'lIolpl IIolpl Help someone
called, shortly after a car stopped
In front OF the Kennard home, less
than half an hour after / heard the
shots" Mrs. Kennard said. Look
| ing out my window, / saw n man
| staggering across the Konnard yard
| towards the house. When he dis.
appeared from my view / wen
across tho back yard and In Ia,
! back door OF tho kcnnnrd home"
The witness said that it was about
3 o'clock when she heard 10 or /.
! shots east OF her house. about n hall
mile. There was one distinct shot
then three or four together, a pause
and then quite bunch Of shots.
she said. "a moment later a ear
came rapidly over tho hill. crossed
the intersection. halted, backed and
turning, drove rapidly north. Less
than 10 minutes later the other car
drove over the hill aud stopped In
front OF the kennard home"
Mrs. Gillespie said that she and
Mrs. kennard opened the front door
OF tho Konnard home aud found
Aurandt lying face downward on the
/ porch. 4 moment later. che said
some OF the men drove the car tC
/ the side OF the house and then Au,
| randi and Wilkorson were carried
/ inside.
Aurandt Knew Who Shot Him.
AS they placed Aurnndt on thu
floor | knott down by his side.
Such pity wa don't know Wht
did this " | said TO him.
'Oh--wo saw--we know III
said between gasps. lie was auffer
ing terribly aud I could hardly un
derstand him, Later we asked 10
his name and had trouble In under
standing g. due 20 his gasping.
asked him II l might take his none
and Naluablos. No. they will bo al
right now he answered. SOmeon
asked him II no wanted us to ca
his family.
His face marked with pain an
his breath coming in gasps, h
weakly cried, No. Il will frighte
my wife nearly 10 DEATH.
In answer to a phone call TO po
, lice headquarters made by Mir,
kcnnard several officers and an am
bulance came 10 tho house.
motorcycle patrolman was first, tho
an ambulance and lust az the am
bulance left with Aurandt severn
other officers arrived, according I
tho testimony OF Mrs. Gillespie. Tn
officers talked TO Wilkcrson abou
the shooting, according TO Mrs. Gll
, lcspie. She said that Wilkorso
named Tom Cook and his gang
] IA nj H..s al
assallauts Al that time. she testl
fled, he described Cook as having
bloody scratch on one check.
"He told them that he would hav
blown thcir heads OF II his gun,
little affair which was sitting In
corner at that time, had no
, snapped"
Here the first real laugh OF IN
, trial came. Mrs. Gillespie was asko
10 describe the gun and she said
was u single barrel
When asked IL two shells wer
not taken from Il she answered 3
the affirmative, but said Il mus
have had a magazine. When show
the .il0 gauge, which is now an CN
hibit In the case and Identified a
the gun carried by Wilkerson tina
night. she said that IL was not tn
gun.
In his ross-eNaminaiton OF Mr.
Gillespie, Springer attempted TO gai
u contradiction OF testimony bt
without success, As he concluded h
asked her;
Did you notice a car at the col
ner that night with lady and
man It it?"
mo, sir, did not" she answered
when asked concerning the pun
pose, of the question, Springer re
fused to talk, lie said that It mich
prove big factor in tho trial be
fore the case went TO the jury.
~ generally supposed that is one q
the surprises and sensational al,
closures which the defense attorne
las promised, After spending Sc,
eral minutes in preliminary que,
I tions, Springer finally gained froi
}, Mrs. Gillespie testimony that sh
. smelled liquor on Aurandts hrcat
II the night he was shot. In reply /