, 1923-08-29
Simpson Held
Without Bond
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Later he saw Simpson at the Cody
Drug Store corner, walking rather
fast and rubbing his head. He SEEM
ed to be looking in the window.
L. L. Newton stated that he was not
present at the time of the shooting.
The first he saw of the affair, Simp-
son was partly under table and Rains
was just getting up. Simpson said,
81 done it, Newton. He knocked me
down in the street, I'm a cripple and
had to do it." Witness stated he
heard no other statement made by
Simpson. He heard Rains say, "I'm
shot-I'm dying" Saw Rains at DR..
Trueblood's office and saw the wound
in his abdoman. He say blood on his
face but did not see any wound on
his head.
Ernest Ricci stated hat Simpson
was assisted into his place by two
strangers and placed in a chair where
he sat with eyes closed and head down
for about five minutes. Simpson then
said that he wanted to go to his room.
He was taken to his room by Claude
O'Shea and Joe Davenport.
Claude O'Shea testified that he saw
Simpson being assisted into Ricci's
by strangers, had eyes closed and
hand on head, appeared to be dazed.
Witness stated hat he and Joe Daven
port helped Simpson TO get to his Of
flee where he was left, sitting in
chair and holding his head with his
hand.
DR.. Louis Howe testified that he
has treated Simpson for the past Z
or 8 years at various times, and that
he took him to the Whitlock Hospital
in Powell three weeks ago where he
received treatment. Witness stated
that he examined Simpson at the Jail
after the shooting and found him in
a condition of extreme prostration,
pulse low, and extremely weak. Found
a considerable swelling, IA inches in
diameter on temporal bone on right
side of his head, and cut back of ear,
about 215 inches from the swelling
on temple. Also found apparent in
jury on left side, over lower ribs, and
slight d~iscoloration there.
The witness stated that Simpson
was in a condition of lethargy or
semi stupor and did not answer ques-
tions in a coherant name He kept
his hand to his head and asked if
anything was the matter with his ear.
He was in such mental condition that
he could not understand anything that
was told him. The blow might have
disturbed normal mentality and the
doctor believed that normal mentality
was disturbed so he would not be
competent. The witness stated that
Simpson had been suffering from
administration caused by infected
tonsils.
DIR. ]. r. A. Whitlock stated that
he saw Simpson and that he made a
casual examination. He found his
physical condition t be sub-normal,
eye e~ngorged, a cut behind the ear,
sorness on side over left ribs and
sensitive about the face. He stated
that effects of conclusion were diff
ferent in different cases. II might
deprive one of reasoning power. 1t
was impossible to tell, he stated, what
probable action of person suffering
from conclusion would be.
DR.. r. C. Trueblood testified that n
person suffering from a fractured
skull would be likely to act irration-
ally. A blow on held hard enough to
cause conclusion would produce leth-
argy, dizziness, and q disordered ment
al condition. Conclusions disturb
nerve continuity and interfere with
the reasoning power of the individual
The higher brain cells were affect
ed more by conclusions.
After the testimony of all of the
witnesses had been heard, Prosecut-
ing Attorney Goppert asked that the
defendant be held without bonds, to
await trial at the next term Of Dis
trict Court.
William l.. Walls, one of the prin-
cipal attorneys for the defense, made
a strong appeal to the court, asking
that the defendant be allowed to give