The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-18

minutes later aaid that he was drlv-
| Ing about 10 miles an hour.
Mrs. Dovle Avis" Fears, with
her testimony attempted to weld
/ the next connecting link In her hus-
/ bands alibi chain. She attempted
/ to account for his presence from 8
o'clock until after 10 o'clock Avis
she said. came home about 3 o'clock
and a few rainutcs later they went
to his fathers house on North
Peoria. They left there. so she
said. about 10 o'clock and had got
ten a. far as Second and Peoria
whom a car drove up and a voice
called ION. Leo come here" Avis
went TO tho car and after telling
his wife 20 go on got In the car
and drove off That. she said was
tho last time she saw her husband
that night.
Conflicting Evidence.
Mrs. Anna Farmer, Fears aunt,
happened TO also he on tho family
Visit and was called TO corroborato
the testimony of Mrs Fears She
did, except IN one detail. Avis wife
and Mrs Farmer. according To their
testimony, had about o'clock IN tho
afternoon gone to Mrs. Farmers
house on West Fifh. In her tcsti-
mony Mrs Fears said that on the
way back home they ate lunch at
the Waldorf cafe. She also admit
ted that they had eaten dinner only
two hourso previously at the Fears
home. Mrs Farmer said that they
ate a sandwich at the Quaker drug
store. She said they did not go to
the waldorf cafe. \ few minutes
later she was uncertain where sho
and Mrs Fears had their sandwich.
Frank Madden and j. n. Moore,
who were Ia the ambulance that
went 10 the .. II. kennArd home.
east Of Tulsa, the night OF the muir
der and brought Aurandt to the
oklahoma hospital. each took the
stand ana told OF the drive. Moore
was driving and Madden rode with
him. A mile east OF Lewis the am
bulonce had started 10 turn around.
thinking "a fake call. according TO
Moore and Madden, w~n another
car drove up and after giving some
directions to the ambulance men,
drove off The ambulance followed
directions and arrived at the Ken
nurd home. The two witnesses were
not cross examined.
Mrs. j. 4. Fears. mother OF the
defendant, took the stand, and cor
rohoratCd the testimony OF the
father and wife as TO Fears being at
their house until 10 o'clock the
night OF December rs.
where did you next zee Alvls?"
Springer asked
Judge Springer, you know where
/ next saw him." she answered, dab.
bing at her eyes and gulping. She
was excused from the witness chair
without further examination. When
Goldesbcrry excused her. she arose
and walked out with "A smile.
X. a. Easley, who said that he
was In the city Jail December 10, teS-
titled that he saw the cut on Cooks
face. lie said IL was on the right
side. The scratch, according TO the
witness. appeared to be fresh.
j. w. Scott, sheriff OF PRwnee
county. testified that he had fired
four shots from "A 40 calibor auto
matte which he had In his posses
sion. The five discharged cartridges
were introduced as defense exhibits |
over the states objection. No ref
erence was made as TO whether the |
firing pin OF the gun left a peculiar |
impression or whether the shells |
were bulged on one side. as were tho
ones fired in the gun which was
taken from Fears when he was ar
rested.
As Cook wns called to the Wit
ness chair his face, normally a
swarthy tan. paled noticeably and
as he took the stand he was nerv-
Gus. For several minutes he tldget-
cd In his chair and on first the jury,
then state counsel, he threw his
crosE-eyed stare.
Cook Tells His Story.
II was born March 80. 1874, I'm
Jasper county. Missouri" Cook be-
gan.
when I was 7 years old we
moved 10 Decatur, Texas, and when
| was l6 / ran away from home and
went TO Lawton, Okla. went TO
Tulsa In April. 1915. l have farmed
and done various other Jobs. / mar.
ried Belle Williford May IL, 1905. at
Hobart"
After this brief description OF his
life the accused murderer launched
into a detailed story OF his actions
on Sunday. December ls.
II went TO town that afternoon
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