The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09

Lay gave 10 tHe olllcefS was introduced
as evidence.
Old.Fashi0ned Pistol.
Campbell said the pistol, an odl.fash.
ioned single action type. said the gun
could have been discharged had it been
fusy loaded without a pressure on the
trigger. A heavy blow would have ex-
rloded it, he testified, had the object
been struck by 1t near the butt.
Mrs. Day got down on her knees to
Beck's body and tried to get the dead
man to talk when officers told her they
cid not think he was dead, Campbell
concluded
Plains Clothesman Testifies.
Henry Miller. plain colthes man, the
next witness, cOrroborated in effect the
testimony Of Campbell. He said Day
told him he saw the couple struggling
on the divan, from his driveway and
that he entered the front door; went
upstairs and returned to the drawing
room by n roundabout way over the
house.
Miller said Day made no statemep'
20 the couple until he came down stairs.
Day, he said, stated that Beck struck
him with his fist when he ordered the
officer to leave the house and that he
then struck him on the head with the
revolver. He had the pistol pointed at
Beck when he entered the drawing
room, Miller said Day told him.
Evidence Attorney Called.
w. II. Wilmington. county evidence
attorney testified he was called early
the morning Of the tragedy to Days
home. He described the position In
which Becks body was found and the
position of the dead men when he ari
rived. He said the body was still warm
at that time.
Wilmington gave testimony similar to
the witnesses who preceded him con-
cerning the evidence found in the house.
He said he heard Mrs. Day moaning
hysterically "Oh. my honor"
Read Days Statement.
Wilmington, continuing, read to the
jury Days statement to him explaining
the affair. The statment said that when
Beck saw him enter the house, the Off.
Ger retreated to the dining room and
that he went up stairs to obtain his re-
volver, and struck the aviator when the
lated advanced threateningly, after he
had commanded him to leave the house.
Days statement said that he returned
home and from his driveway saw ter.
rible battle" between Mrs. Day and Beck
on the drawing room divan. He said, ac-
cording to the statement, that he view
ed the couple again from two porch
windows before he entered the house.
He did not say why he did not go to
his wife before going after his revolver,
according to Wilmington.
Mrs. Day Was Brave.
Mrs. Day clad in a dark serge suit.
and wearing n black sailor hat, sat
through the delineation of the findings
of Beck's body in a pool of blood and
saw photograph and X.ray pictures OF
the head of the army officer passed
about and discussed. She breathed
deeply at times but never approached a
breakdown. On the stand her eyes
were moist, but she did not weaken.
Her testimony was given in a low voice
and II was necessary to caution the
spectators who climed on chairs to get
a better view.
Day sat slumped in his chair during
the hearing, chewing u cigar. When
he took the stand he spoke in clear
tones but showed the strain he was
under.
His voice grew strained when he pro.
tested:
II didn't intend to kill him. That is
the truth"
'He jumped back and put his hand
back, as If to fight" the witness said,
'and l struck him with all my might"
Day said he did not know whether his
finger was on the trigger of his revol.
YER. He testified the weapon discharged
accidentally.
Thought of Wife and Child
"One time I caught the gun and put
It to my head, but l did not shoot;
l thought of my wife and child" said
Day, relating how he surprised Beck.
entered the house and went to an up
stairs room where he obtained his re.
volver.
Mrs. Day testified she first saw her
husband as he descended the stair case
with n revolver in one hand.
MY God, Daddy, don't do that" she
said she cried.
Beck had jumped up from the divan
meanwhile and had retreated TO .anoth.
or room, she said.
Saw Body There.
The next thing she said she saw, was
the body OF Beck lying on the floor.
"I didn't see the shot fired-didn't
hear the report" Mrs. Day testified,
81 looked down and saw his lips
move" she continued. II lifted his
head. Then / put his head back down
and the blood surged out. Then my
hands were covered with blood"
Iltcr she testified she wiped tho
blood from her hands and arms when
an officer brought a wet towel.
"rhcre viii be people who won't be.
licve." she said brokently.
After the tragedy, she said she moan.
ed:
IL pray that my little girl won't live;
that she won't come home"
what is there for her to live for2"
she asked with gesture Of hopeless.
ness.
Doris, the 2i.year.old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Day, n student was NJ the
university OF Oklahoma, the night of the
tragedy.
when he was struggling with you
and he asked you TO como to his room.
YOU didn't think he was trying to do
anything wrong, them" asked County
Attorney Hughes, explaining that he
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