The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-14
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opening statement for tho defense
VIII be made Friday morning More
than 40 Witnesses have been sum
moncd by the defense and j. NJ.
Springer. chief counsel for the de-
fensc says that II viii take more than
two days 10 put on his testimony.
May Have Another Night Session.
Another night session, however,
it is believed will place all OF the
testimony before the jury and the
arguments Will be given next Mon
day. There viii bO at least two
and possibly three arguments from
the state and two from the defense.
These arguments are not limited In
time and Il Is believed that each
side will take half "A day to pre-
Sont ita side. The case IA expected
20 be glvon to the jury Tuesday.
Another link In the states chain OF
evidence was forged by tho testi-
mony of Mr. aud Mrs. o. T.. Kcnnard,
az whose house, five miles east of
Tulsa ON Federal drive the two
wounded officers sought help. Roth
Kcunard and his wife testified to
practically the same facts.
Mrs. kennard, the first TO be
called 10 tho stand. said that the
first intimation she had Of trouble
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for help.
"uelp. uclpl We're shot. We've
been shot by hiiackors"e voice
cried out OF tho darkness, according
TO Mrs. Kcnnard. She ran to the
window and saw a man staggering
across the yard towards tho house
and another man sitting In car
parked at one side Of the road. The
man staggered onto the porch and
tell as Mrs, Kcnnard opened the
door,
"Oh, lady, let me come In, Nv,
boen shot" he said, according /,
Mrs. Kennard. Her husband wen
out the back door and returned wiz
several nelghboTs Aurandt wal
carried into the house and then the
men drove the ear to the porch an,
carried Wilkerson into the house
Mrs. Kennard said that she heart
Aurandt say, "Thoy shot me with my
hands up"
She called the police station and d
few minutes later an ambulance anc
motorcycle officer arrived. Hiram
stephens and several other officer,
arrived Just as tho ambulance was
leaving with Aurandt, according "a
Mrs. kennard. She said that she
heard Wilkerson tell stephens twice
that he and Aurandt had been shot
by Tom Cook and his gang. She
said that she heard no other names
mentioned but was In and out OF the
room constantly and did not hear all
OF the conversation between the men.
Following the outline OF the case
by 7. J.. Wallace, assistant county
attorney the state this morning
called 20 the witness chair citizens
and police officers, all OF whom
talked TO the two officers the night
they were shot, and all OF whom but
one Caud he said no didn't hear all
Of the conversation said that VII.
kersou that night. five hours before
the men were arrested, named Tom
Cook and Alyis Fears as the assail-
ants aud third man whom hc could
not Identify, as he only saw his face
through the rear window OF the ran.
idly disappearing auto.
State Presents Strong Cnse.
II Is upon such testimony, am ot
which dovetails perfectly IN practi.
caily every instance with the testi
mony of each other witness, that IN,
state IS hoping To procure "A dealt
penalty for at least two of tho men
II Is upon the assertion of Wilkerso
the night OF the shooting that ther
was third man, that tho stat
homes to obtain the conviction
shelton. For when Cook ana Bea
were arrested early Monday morl
ing. on the Skiatook road north
'riIlsa. Shelton was with them !
vas driving the car, all OF whi'
lines up perfectly with s'e'emer