The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-24
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Rupert Martin. witnes for the state
testified that he had the coat ovet
his arm at the time.
Friday afternoon the first witness
called for the defense was DR.. A. G.
Cowles of the Hardy sanitarum who
testified as to how deceased was dress.
cd when brought to that institution
He was followed by Happy" Dewitt,
Lawrence Richardson, and Dave Holley
who testified that they were present
when the shooting took place.
Trouble Before Shooting.
Holley told of an occurrence at a
hardware store, and Of threats made
ty deceased on Friday before The
shooting
Ed Chancellor testified that he was
With Goss just prior to the shooting
and told of occurrence at the theater
where the shooting took place; Charles
l.. London testified as to correctness
of transcript Of examining trial. John
Face, Howard McNeese, and Jim Car
tel told the jury of being present when
the shooting occurred
Justice ID. w. Butcher testified as TO
the arrest Of defendant Friday before
the killing and of threats made in his
presence by deceased, II. G. Shaw cor.
rohorated this testimony.
Pleads SeIf-Defense.
Goss, the defendant, last witness
called Friday night testified that he
had tried to avoid a meeting with
Shivers, and shot in self defense be
lieving Shivers was about to kill him
| Several other witnesses were called
who testified as to threats made by
deceased prior to the killing, after
which defense attorneys announced
| they would rest
Docket Clearings.
The following cases were disposed OF
in district court for the past week
Andy Davis, bogus instrument dis
missed; jim Cohen larceny, dismissed
Jack Miller, larceny, dismissed; Ivy
McCarty, ct al. dismissed; j. h. Bur
CESS, assault, dismissed.
The case Of the State VS.. Lula Brown
was set down for hearing Monday
This case wherein defendant is charged
with shooting Tom Kyle over yeal
ago. State VS.. j.. o. Taylor bond for
feited alits warrant issued j. A
Thornton, charged with killing c.
Carr at Provence tried and acquitted
by jury. c. S. Selby and Walter Bax
ter, stricken from docket; Gina Pierce
for alleged murder of Tom Fogle, triet
and acquitted by jury. X. E. Betick
stricken from docket. Bryan Pace
larceny, passed. Ernest Ford, assault
dismissed. r. V. Davis, larceny, reset
for September 25th.
Grady Galbreath, larceny, tried, fined
$1,000 cost. F.. j. Eek, embezzlement
reset for September 2S. p: II. Herring
| false pretense, bond forfeited alits war
rant issued. Joe Watts Dick Keller
reset for September 2S. c. b. Eng
land, bogus check, dismissed r. Nc
Clanahan, larceny, dismissed. Walter
Coffey. assault, reset September IS
George Stephenson, murder, reset fol
September 2S. VIII Jackson. assault
TO kill reset September 2s.
Cases Are Reset.
ID. =. Harrison, rape, reset; Oscai
Van Noy. Wesley Johnson, murder. re
set. September % A. j. Weaver
murder, dismissed. Ralph Atkinson
larceny. dismissed. T.. j. Freyer, as
sault to KILL continued for term. Nee
Sockey. rape. reset for September %
All cases set for September %. wer'
reset for hearing September 2'th. Pa
Whitfield who was tried at the begin
ming of the term for murder and tn
case resulted in n hung jury will h
retired on September q.