The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-14
STATE RESTS IN
THE BARKER CASE
Accused Slayer of Watch
man May Know His
Fate Saturday
DEMURRER OVERRULED
Barker Is Closely Connected
With Crime by His Former
Friend Chamberlain

doc" Barker. accused murderer
OF r. J. Sheriff., aged nightwntch-
man Of 81. Johns hospital, who II
being tried before District judge
w. B Williams will probably hear
his fate pronounced Oy tho jury
some time today.
Tho state rested cnriy Friday AFT
crnoon ana five defense wltuoRsos
have already taken tho stand. De
fenso counsel intimBtod Friday
evening that all defense testimony
would probably be In by noon Snt-
urday. After IA, state rested de-
murror woS asked by tho dcfcn-,
counsel but Judge Williams over
ruled n after long argument.
joe Morris Claude tSlatsJ Cham
borlaln and j. l.. lloRuo were tho
last OF tho state witnesses. Morris
was formerly charged with Sher-
rill'a murder. His testimony was
largely "a substantiatlon OF previous
testimony Hoguc, cashier at tho
hospital, testified that Nolney Davis,
one OF the accused murdercra VINO
has not yet beon arrested, worked as
water boy for few days and quit
Just two days before Sheriff. was
killed. Hoguo said that ne paid
Davis from the company safe. 9th
ker. Davis and Howard Carpenter
had gone to the hospital to rob tho
safe.
Heard Gums Fire.
Chamberlain proved not only tho
most important witness OF the day
but OF tho entire trial Barker was
closely connected with the gruesomo
crime by Chamberlain. The witness
said that Barber, Davis. Howard
ana himself after getting out OF
car at Woodland park. walked TO
the hospital ana about one hundred
feet past whore they stopped In a
small grove Of trees. From there,
Chamberlain said, he saw Carpon-
ter and Barker walk back toward
tho hospital Barker. no testified,
had the As caliber gun which fired
a peculiar bullet and Carpenter waa
carrying tho as callber gun. A few
minutes after the pair left him,
Chamberlain said that no saw tho
flash Of two gums and a second later
heard the report.
Chamberlain said that he went back
TO town and went TO Barkers apart
ment at sixth and Elgin. Opal
Green and Billy Campbell were both
there. Two hours later Barker and
Carpenter crawled In through a
rear window. both wet with perspi-
ration, according to Chamberlain.
Ho further testified shat both men
mentioned haying killed a man.
Claims IL u tramcup.
In his opening statement, John
sykes. defense counsel. said that the
defense would prove that Barker
was a party to the crime but that
tho real murderors had framed to
get him. The first witness called
was sylvester Gillard. who had pre-
viously been used iby the state.
sykes asked him about Chamberlain
borrowing the guns.
Gillard said that when Chamber
lain borrowed the guns he men
toned something about two Jews
who had a lot OF money. lilo did
not mention anything about hljaok-
ing, Glllard said.
when he asked you for the guns
did he mention Barkers name p"
Sykes asked
Yes sir, he said Doe was going
with the bunch. fIe did not say
where they were going"
w, y. strickland. the next wilt
ness, said that he was an employo at
the Savoy cafe, Third ana Elgin, at
the time OF tho murder He testified
that on August 25 and August 90
he had seen Chamberlain and Nor
ris with two other men at the cafe.
lie denied knowing tho other two
mon but said that neither e thvm
was Barker. on cross examination
he stuck to his story about ntcirp
Chamberlain and Morris hut 'ruld
not name any others he had seen
there on the same two days.
Bailey Roberts. the next witness,
was dismissed from the stand with
out getting 10 testify. 'Che only
question asked him was objected to
Sykes asked him II at the prellml.
nary trial no heard Tom Wallace
assistant county attorney. ask Il. j
Bays, county investigator. II joe
Morris would swear all right, a.
Morris took the stand. Judge VII,
Hams struck tho question from the
record
Says Barker Was In bed.
Billy Campbell next took IN,
stand and she was stlll testifylnC
when court adjourned until 0 O'Clock
saturday morning. She promises
TO bo one OF the most sonsationa
witnesses OF the trial. So far In her
testimony she has denied the story
told by Chamberlain about Barker
crawling In through rear window.
Doc went out that uiSnt." sh,
said, hut he and Nolnoy Davi,
came home about 3 o'closk and W,
went to bed, Late that night. n
must have been about midnight two
men crawled Ia. through the rcar
window but Il was dark and | could
not see who they were They want,
ed TO stay all night but Doc wpuldn't
let them, Something was saii tbauI
gun which Doc had under hi4 pII
low but / don't remember what 4
was"
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