The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-13

weapon. was closely examined b,
leach member OF the jury
sticks 90 story.
once on Examination Wilkcraoi
held tcnaCiuusiy 20 his story. Th'
defense failed 10 shake him IN o
IsIugio detail n was during th'
cruss-oxamInation that Pears OK
Ihibltcd his first real interest In th'
trial
Isn't q n fact that you werc nj
Eighth and IoWig about 7.1j O'CLOCK
that uighf and another person g0i
|Iu the rarE Springer asked.
$50. s.U we were never on Lewis
that night
Springer asked tho witness n there
weren't two wouon I'm the car that
. ulrht ono named "Jitncy Hill' md
. rho other u married woman lting iu
/ tlc south part Of Tulsa.
Isn't lt "a fact that Jitney BIT
wac slightly Injured that nightg
Springer asked
/ $50. there were mo- women I'm that
car that night Wukcrsuu replied.
"puI ~ 'Jitncy Bllr ~ whatever her
uamo la was shot / know nothing
I
Iu an effort 90 iu,rlminnto VIII
errauu.g toaiimuuv Springer dragged
from the old Tulsa county records
tho almost forgotten William BnbDr
,bao. iu which tfo WllkorHuu was o.
state vliupas. Springer attempted 70
prove that WllFDUUu h1d testified
falsely Boo that ,ns" hui Springer Was
mot allowed co. put his uI"stipn aH
objections hv state counsel were aus-
lnIuDd hy tho court
MIR. Anrnnht Tcsuflcs.
After spending two days in tho s"-
lection ut p jury the taking ~ t"stl-
mouN boo the trial OF the three alleged
mufdurors of Aurnudt started this
morning with the widow ~ tho dold
officer being called na the first state
witness Dressed in simple black
gown uul uu equally simple hat
tIo widow OF the Hl1lu officer took
ih, witness ohnir with her small boy
Inuv &c.,, ot hor side. she was on
the stand only u fDv minutes and
Nng mot examined
Mrs Nuruudt WAS followed by
Dr Irol TOsu. who occupied tho
witness chair the remainder of tho
morning. iic was questioned I'm ro-
gard 90 tho nature or Aurtudig
wounds and certain statements tho
deceased official wuH purpOrird 20
hpVc had before bi4 death. The de
fcugr objected vigorously I'm regard
to rtatcmcuts,m ,mndc by Auraudt hc-
fore he died but the protests woro
oyorrulcd II developed that
Aurandt uoyor named his assnllnnL
hut did several times say "wc know
them and they shot me with my
hands I'm the air" Doctor UosO said
2H. A d N.H0 H.. al
being shot with upliflcd hands Ike
WlIkorson took the stand immo-
dlaioly after tho noon recess and
was sim being cross-cNnmincd when
court adjourned NJ o'clock. J. NJ.
Springer, chief defense counsel
said that he would excuse Wilkcrson
from tho stand within an hour
after court rcconvoncs Thursday
morning.
state 20 Finish Friday
That the state viii not conclude
IT, case before Friday noon was tho
statement of John NJ. Goldesberry,
rnics OF the prosecution, at the close
of court this evening. However he
said. ~ night session - h1id
Thursday the state Will probably rest
its case about the middle OF Friday
morning.
Unless tho defense cuts It's case
much shorter than It's long lists Of
witnesses for rests the case will not
40 the jury before early next week,
attorneys In the case declare. Prog
ross In the case IN slow. due largely
to the lengthy Cross-exa minations
made yNdefense counsel. The state.
40 far, has not introduced one-third
| OF its evidence and Goldesberry said
! tonight that even with n night ses.
tlou Thursday ~ might take until
| Friday noon for the state to rest Us
ease. Tho defonse has summoned
more than twice as many witnesses
ms the state ana n all these take the
stand tho defcnse's cHso will not
be much more than half stated at
tho close OF court Saturday. even
with night session. those In touch
with the situation say.
Shortly after court opened tho
jury was sworn IN to try the case
and trial Judge Redmonds Cole in
structed tho jury and balliff Of their
conduct pending the final outcome
OF the trial,
As court convened this morning
the courtroom was comfortably
filled but the crowd grew larger un-