El Reno Daily American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 15, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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EL RENO DAILY AMERICAN
SEVKNTEKNTH YKAIt.
KL HKNO,
OKLAHOMA, W KI.NKSI.AY, SKIT. IS.
MOKNING EDITION
M MIIKK SI.
INSANITY IS THE PLEA OF STEENROD
STATE RESTS AND DEFENSE OPENS
Opening Statement of
Defense Bases hopes
of Defendant on In-
sanity theory.
&
1 man and then fired at Hubbard. The
state said the evidence would show
! that first shot missed and Hubbard
ran. While he ran. the prosecutor
; (declared Steenrod fired the fatal
! shot After Hubbard fell, Steenrod
: walked up to the prostrate form and
E D Steenrod is making his flight (emptied the contents of his sun into
f^life in district court here on the ,nformed tK(, ,ourt
plea of insanity and during the trml ^ ^ ^ &Memenl al
of the case evidence will be Intro-^ ^ ^ a Btatement would
made when the state's evidence
i hat nervous afflictions are heredi-1
tary In the family. This was the
somewhat startling revelation made
t,y Attorney Libby yesterday after- j lahoma City,
tffOIl
ra4nt to the jury
Ta
first
witness called by the
"My God! Don't kill that boy!" Lat-
ter stopped at door of southwest
room and fired three or four shots
into the room. Witness saw feet of i state was Mr. Moorman,
a prostrate form In room immedi- vl{g j x. MOORMAN'
ately after shooting. Later witness , g[Bter „f steenrod
tie
iluced to show that the defendant i
mentally unsound at times and: "
re heredi-1 "'ut
Evidence of State.
HOLLIS PHILLIPS—Lives at Ok-
During February, 1909
when he made opening state-! was at Bonebrake Hdwe. Co Was
County Attorney! acquainted with Steenrod. Steenroa
age that can be used for bora
and which will always bring a good I
price in this immediate locality. |
Winter wheat was a favorite crop j ga
with many who selected farms in i di
Oklahoma during the settlement of | ia
hurch work- the western part of the new state \|
I perceptible decline in the yield per
acre within recent years led to the
Introduction of other crops and these
have been cultivated almost to the
exclusion of this cereal. Better pi ice*
will Induce many to set aside a small
area for winter wheat This crop
,is not difficult to handle If we have
\ge fifty; a proper understanding of the prln-
in Braman, j riples which should govern our meth
saw dying form of Hubbard and bul- Mo Father lives in Braman; moth-jods in ti)
floor. Witness fled to er (jea(j three years, steenrod was in the s*
he left I certain that the farm income may be
n greater permanency by grow-:
stated
feed KM rim roMiui
•due
N.
\\
been law abiding anil a <
er.
It;. That Steenrod bears physical
marks of a disordered nervous con-
dition.
Defense concluded its statement at
es from Canada
, the British W
ia and the United
tending the s
Chambers of l
which mi
entli
muni
pirc
\< I
I \
Sept. 14. Dele-
South Africa, In
it lndes; Austral-
Kingdom are at-
Congress oi
rce of the Km
tdney today foi
COMING DOWN
HOME STRETCH
S K \< I IN I III
\\< 1 U( \.
session that will extend tlirc
is)
Sir Albert Spicer, M. IV. president
f the London Chamber of Commerce.
The commercial relations between
the
cultivation of the soil.
(t ion of seed; and it
let hold
basement. Steenrod came down, gun al)OUt twenty-three when
in hand and said, "Step aside, gentle-! holm. Grandmother died of spasms, jR|v ,
that Steenrod in ing several crops rather than placing | tat s
Witnes
men lei me out!"
On cross examination witness be- j childhood was afflicted with St. \ it us our
came sadly confused. Attorney Lib- dance. Had severe spells of nervous- crop
dependence entirely upon one
like corn or cotton. Further-
i.lark addressed the jury in the morn-j bought .38 Colts gun from w itness;on
. . ... made no state-' February 6th. Defendant asked
> had concluded | price of cartridges and said it would-
Attorney Lib-
rae nt until the state
,ts evidence. No hint of unwritten | n't take many.
taw theory was touched upon in the
' ! by asked witness if Steenrod said,
is sticking close to the in-
Cross examination:
opening statement and thus far the by ^ ,
defense is sticking close to the in- "1 don't want many, or It won I g(,en(i Qf (he shootin(, ln order
rv I lake many."? Witness held firmly ))rove |t a physical impossibility for
SSTM. attention of every member of to latter statement. Witness could I wltnea9 to see form of Hubbard from
where he stood. The court ruled
by drew ,
that he bad visited school building; ag(1 0f fifteen. Mother was afflicted tare can be
since preliminary trial and examined j with sk.k headache during life Hasj,hiring the fall and
scene of shooting. Testimony of this, g|Bter afflicted with epilepsy since thus the stockman
witness at preliminary was read j girlhood. Has observed Steenrod
contradict liis statements of yester- | durlnf! pa8t year jvhen defendant was
day morning. Witness rallied, how-1 apparently mentally unsound.
ever, and remained firm during the froBS examination: Attorney For-
balance of examination. rest attempted to draw confession
Attorney I.ibby stopped the cross from wulless to effect that defend-
examination and asked permission of ant was ,.ured of his nervousness.
the court to take the jury to the Lin- j witneSs admitted tiiat she had never
coin school building and emimlne the apoken t0 other members of the fam-
the mother country and
is to form the general subj
cussion by the congress.
National or imperial defen*
a prominent place on th
Other matters to receive at
elude emigration, reduced
heaper t able communi
uniform weights and measui
currency, the decimal systt
validity of British arbitration
llciio's Magnificent
, I'imipctiiig Aguiiist
in the World, Is 1
\\ itli the l.eudt
Paola. Kas
ar, \\ 11a< it
The
colonies mobil
t of dis- j Trout
OCcU pi'
agenda,
ntion in-
I postal
ions,
and
in. the
an admission from witness | negs, 8aw obpect. before him, this at) more, a fair ^omThe field land of English judgments in ihe
labor conciliation, fed
vards
•he jury as well as every spectator, not remember how soon after homt-
the well packed court room was elde he talked with county attorney
,d fas. when Mr. Libby began his An effort to confuse witness as^to
Asserting! time of selling gun failed
that evidence of witness was not
shown sufficiently material to grant
the request at this stage. The argu-
ment between attorneys waxed wann
ourt repeated-
iime that such
administered the man who is
held fast when
tb'Tu^defense^ould prove a, state j nied that his friendship for Hubbard
f mind on the part of the defendant embittered him against, Steenro. |)i|s point and lhp
of the homicide such that I phillips was good witness for state | „]lliw|ng lawyers to order.
.; ,ho " Mid upset him. the pub- ROBERT NKWSOM-Llved « „u V F KOONS Lives in E
" was e.ilbly informed for the first| Reno pas, four year; age thirty; car-
sh0,.k bad been j penter. Was working in same room
now with Hubbard on aftermfon of Feb-
Latter was fixing w indow
aid eagerly the auditors listened for, seat in north-east room of third floor.
f ,w Statement from defend-1 Witness first saw Steenrod as he ap-
tn'"attorney and this was soon forth- peared in doorway and asked defend-
, The defense stated that the ; ant 10 come in. In answer Steenrod
vidence would show that on Krt.ru-' drew a revolver and witness ran from
r, r„h Steenrod was informed by at- room. Heard report of a guan .
physicians the true condition j cry. "Don't shoot me A"°th
Lulu. and | shot instantly followed. then
other shots came from
affliction
and
the
tending
of his favorite daughter,
, , 1 „*this daughter confessed to port of three
father that Walter Hubbard had hallway. Two minutes later he saw-
effort 1 Hubbard ln dying condition in south-
County Attorney Clark introduced
Mure was introduc*
esierday the trial session was en-1
taer
encompassed her ruin
.,11 be made to prove that the shock ; west room
""^oaBh'notWnR'o'T'sensational plat of school building which witness
evidence identified as approximately correct
in cross examination he admitted
Uv-ued"at times by tilts between op-jhe could not vouch for accuracy of
posing
-rom some of the
-iate finished its evidence
yesterday afternoon and
,a... The defense examined three j introduce
during the afternoon.
[datives in Court.
' " ittdrneys and flashes of wit Lie drawing nor could he say whether
^^rTthe Witneases. TheL not it was drawn in a scalene-
• at 2;5 I fense objected to use ot plat, assert-
rested its ting it not to be accurate. Defense
oduced a plat which it was claim-
«-u accurately showed the building
and dimensions. The county attor-
w • ne
i'.nna aiinensioii . •
p,„r sisters and one brother o, ney ..em .. inference with Mr. Huh
eenlod we're ln the court room yes- j bard and then used plat introduced
Reside Steenrod sal his wife , by defense.
infant | Attorney Forrest at this
aid; "Both plats are alike, save
DU
Reno; physician. Was called to the
school house after Hubbard was shot.
Hubbard drew last breath as physi-
cian entered. Witness testified that
wounds on body were sufficient to
cause death.
lOMM'ETT COLLIN'S -Lives in El
Reno; bricklayer. Met Steenrod out-1
side the building. Steenrod asked
If he could go in. Saw him five or
ten minutes later coming down stair-
way. gun in hand and said "Stand
aside." Then defendant said there
was no use following him; lie would
Kive himself up to an officer and no
se. On cross examination w it-
aried little.
Afternoon Session.
II I). BROTHERS Lives in El
Reno; carpenter. Met Steenrod on
afternoon of Eebrtiary tith at Lincoln
school. Latter spoke with witness
about work on building and then
went inside. Heard shots shortly af-
ter and went across street to tele-
phone police. Hid not see Steenrod
after t hat.
State rested at
Defense Opens.
Attorney XI. D. Libby then made
as active on
■ctions which
fall and
one e
ness
ily concerning Steenrod
did not consider it dangerous
time. Witness maintained,
however, that Steenrod had several
nervous spells.
MRS. AMELIA .1. LEHINDE
Lives in Braman, Mo.,, age forty;
suffers from epilepsy. Attacks were
followed by lapse of memory. Wit-
ness stated that she lost conscious-
ness during these attacks and be-
came helpless.
\V H. RILEY-Lives in El Reno;
architest. Aged fifty-seven. Ac-
quainted with Steenrod. Objection
of prosecution to Riley's evidence as
to Steenrod's habits and character
was sustained. Defense entered an
! order to prove by witness acquainted
with defendant that latter was
(|iiiet, temperate, law-abiding citi-
zen. Prosecution objected and the
jury was excused while the question
was argued. After a half hour's ar-
gument County Attorney Clark with-
drew his objection.
Witness testified^Uiai on dilferent
occasions Steenrod shown signs of
being irrational.
On cross examination witness did
nol vary from original testimony. Mr.
Riley had cited instances where he
had passed Steenrod and latter did
Witness considered
winter months;
farmer or the
dairyman has a chance to add to his
supply of available food. We may
also observe that rolling or undulat-
ing lands receive some protection
when a crop of winter wheat is
grown on such areas; consequently
soil erosion will not he
such fields as it is on s
remain bare tliroughoHt th
winter months. Again, the straw
which is harvested and well stacked
can be used for roughage, while tli
rejected portions will answer lor bed-
ding. The grain can usually be con-
verted Into ready cash, but if tin
market price is low, it may be util-
ized as a stock food. These features
combined ought to have a tend, n
to give the wheat crop a place in Ok-
lahoma rotations.
mles
liiara 11 tine, copyright In the colonies,
'onimercial education, the prevention
>t tuberculosis and the establishment
nf a general office of the colonies
at Lawton.
THE JEWISH
NEW YEAR
mi; YI:\K .-MJTO HHCiiNS ON
Ni;\T TIIUISD.W
The hay Will lie Observed by XII the
.lews of the City ami Will Attend
Services at the Temple H'lial
in t>klahoina < ity.
WILL HOLD
SPECIAL SESSION
LKS IIOMi: WILL I IK <
I KSTI\ IT IKS
On September
terday
it..i daughter and the latter s
taild.
Mrs Hubbard was in the court
room yesterday for the first time and
beside her husband during the
en 1 ire day.
Steenrod showed no emotion dur-
i„, the day except while Mr. Libby
Kade his statement to the jury. As
the attorney for the defense rel.ears-
u,„ facts in the life of Steenrod
aud his daughter which he declared
would prove, the former could not
control himself and wept lreely. 1 he
more emotional of the spectators
blinked through their tears as each
W„rd of defendant's attorney burned
the minds of all who heard him.
Mienists for the defense who will
appear tomorrow are Dr. Duke oi
(luthrie; l)r. Erost of Duncan; Drs.
Clark and Jackson of El Reno. Kvi-
rf.nce of the defense will probably
finisher tomorrow and arguments
tjngiin tomorrow evening.
b- finished tomorrow and arguments
point! a statement for the defense. He
;aid in brief; The formal plea of
one is in pencil, the other in ink." not guilty" is an affirmative de-
in-1 fense. The defense proposed to
show:
That on and prior to February
1909, mind of Steenrod was in
well to go into the j such condition that any great men-
hall after tnis," said Mr. Libby and tal shock
Attorney C.ilbert added, "That's not j him.
the first time Attorney Forrest 2.
showed signs of losing his mind.
Then the examination proceeded.
Newsom showed in the plat rela-
"Who are you addressing'.'
quired Attorney Libby.
"I'm talking to myself," replied
Forrest.
"It would be
not recognize
this a sign of insanity, ln an effort
to confuse witness Attorney Eorrest
said. "Isn't it a fact that you have
accused me of being insane
Riley?"
"Yes." answered
When vou read poetrj
witness,
TRY WHEAT
NEXT YEAR
would have overthrown
far
live positions of Steenrod and Hub-
bard before and after the shooting.
Cross examination; Knew Hub-
bard four year; acquainted with the
family. Was companion of Hubbard.
Met Steenrod frequently at Christian
hurch. Evidence of witness at pre-
liminary trial was reviewed by Attor-
ney Libby and several discrepancies
shown.
PERRY MOORE—Lives in El
Reno; Is plasterer; on Kebruary fith
was working with Hubbard in north-
east room of si hool house, \\ as not
in room during shooting. Saw Steen-
rod draw gun and witness was told
to stand back. He jumped into cloak
room where he heard shots fired and
and was sworn to bylgome one cry. "Don t,
County Attorney Clark read the
Information to the jury at nini
o'clock. The information stated
that Hubbard received tw > mortal
wounds from a gun In the hands of
ft, D. Steenrod,
p. F. Weasel.
Slate proposed to establish
t. That E
irrespon-
OKLAIIOM \ N ATlTtALI.V S>lALI
(■ItAlN COl'NTItY.
shoot me!
Witness said he staid in cloak room
twenty tnlnuteB after which he
Steenrod went to Hubbard in dying condition with
, l.d u.Iwh Store at 2 p. m. on bullet hole in his neck
Kebruary Vth and procured a revol- beside Hubbard when he died.
l'ebiuary btl v Defense did not cross examine.
er. . .k„, „ .. VVE \SEL—Lives in El Reno; 1 ruin.
' On Kebruary 6th. 1909, 1 2. That defendant's recollection
That such a shock occurred on
Kebruary ti, 1909.
;i. That certain facts will be of-
fered to prove that Steenrod was
mentally unbalanced and
sible.
4. That defendant showed from
childhood manifestations of nervous
disorders and was subject to attacks
more or leBS violent.
6. That his sister is a confirmed
epileptic.
Thai defendant has for years
been bordering upon insanity.
7. That extreme heat affects
defendant's brain.
8. That on February .">th a cir-
cumstance occurred sufficient to
shake his brain; that on that day
he look his daughter to the hospital
for examination and there was in-
formed that his daughter was in a
family way.
it. That daughter mentioned was
saw Steenrod's favorate daughter.
That the exposure stunned
Witness was Steenrod.
11. That his daughter confessed
that Walter Hubbard had caused her
Lood I "rices Will lleign in the Small
(iraiii I'lutlure for Next \ ear.
(Jive It Another Trial.
Why was wheat dethroned in Ok-
lahoma? What's the matter of try-
ing a large acreage of wheat this
year, weather condition.-, are looking
favorable, the soil will he in good
condition for sowing without an ex-
tra amout of work, 'ihe dry weathei
of the past season has kept the
ground in a loose, unpacked condi-
tion and if no other advantage or
profit has been gained by the farmer
his soil has al leaBt been at rest Ok-
lahoma is a wheat country, it is es-
pecially adapted to that crop, with
its mild winter months, and its spring
rainfall and the great falling off in
acreage was not occasioned by the
soil or the climate but rather lo the
overwork which it was subjected to
when it was thought by the Oklaho-
ma farmer that corn could not be
raised by him. Wheat, like any other
ie < 'oiiiniereial
( lull Will Hold a Smoker and
llusiness Will (Jive Way for
Pleasure.
On September 22nd the Commer-
eial Club will hold a smoker at the
Elks' club rooms on South Rock Is
land avenue where the evening will
be passed with speech and feast al
a dollar a plate. This departure
from the regular meetings o
club was decided upon at the last
meeting of that body and a commit
tee was appointed to make the
sary arrangements and fix a da
the meeting. During the evening
speeches will lie indulged in by prom
inent men of the city in which Hi
future policies of the club will
discussed and an outline of the next
jeaT'8 work laid out. There is big
work to be done in El Reno during
the next year where the best oi e\ei>
man Will be called for and
must shirk his duty, If El Reno is to
continue to the goal that has been
placed for her by the club. This city
has just passed through the cm-, i'-il
stage of locating one of the reallj
big industries of the slate. Hie I..
Reno Packing & Provision Co., and
other propositions are no , claiming
the attention of the club. It. W. Riley
is now 'lie president of the chil.
and lie-tin lie depended upon to keeo
ihe club alive to -very opportunity
lo mak • El !<eno a (Mater city. A
campaign of publicity will soon be
begun in- the city an I the ,>cllities
and advantages of K.l Reno will be
May.or.nl to all w .10 a,-; seeking ne."
locations and fields for business en-
terprises. Attend this smoker with
your influence and financial support
if you are a elti'/.en and have the wel-
fare of the city at heart.
Ml Ml II* \ I, I.LK( TIIK IAN*
|\ SESSION.
14.—The
I'he year r. 1570 begins Thursday
ordlng to the Jewish method of
minting. Thursday will be the first
of the seventh month. "Tishri,
corresponding to September tilth ol
e Christian calendar. The Jewish
ars are computed from the crea-
tion of the world, according to the
lunar calendar. Other names
the day are "Day of Memorial," "Day
if Judgment." or, to use the Hebrew
term "Rosli Hushona.
A majority of the Jewish 111 or
hunts will close their stores from
a'eloi'k tomorrow evening until the
same hour Thursday evening in lion
or of the day.
most of the Jews of this city
will go to Oklahoma City for the day
where they will attend servle
the Temple B'nal There will be two
services this evening and 011 Tlinrs-
day morning at 10 o'clock.
The day will also be observed by
the orthodox Jewish church.
It was formerly the custom to blow
a rank's horn on New Yeor's day
call the people together. I11 modern
ttmei a cornet l u«ed as symbol
this ancient custom. Vs many of the
congregation as call conveniently
so will make New Year's calls 011 the
rabbi and their friends. In many
families the old Hebrew customs will
be observed.
■ It is a solemn day"' said the HeV.
Mr. Blatt 111 discussing the matter.
"The rain's horn is blown to call up-
on the people to stop and reflect up-
on their actions during the past year
and to resolve to live cleanly during
the coming year. New Year's day
also ushers in the penitential season,
that is. the ten days between New
Year's day and the Day of Atone-
ment, which are to be spent in re-
conciliation with our fellow men. in
forgiving those who have offended
us and seeking pardon from those we
have offended, by making restitution
as far as possible ' .->r the wrongs we
have committed. Thus, with clean
hands and hearts we can ask forgive-
ness from C.od on the holy and sa-
cred Day of Atonement.
Services for the Day of Atonement.
"Yom-Klpur," will be held on the
evening of Friday. September 24th
and all business houses of the Jews
will he closed all day Saturday fol-
lowing.
ontestlng for the Oklahoman
Endurance run left, this city
.his morning for \\ infield, Kas., at
i 7:. They will .nake the flrst stop
nt Iola during the day for lunch and
push 011 from there to Wiufield where
they will remain during the night.
The same machines which started
from Oklahoma City, the oldsinoulle
pilot car. Marion Flyer, Oldsmobile
contesting, Franklin, Pullman, Pion-
eer, Velie, Ford and Mitchell are the
names of those passing through here
and they are experiencing some of
the worst roads and weather of the
trip.
The Velle machine, which entered
the contest at Enid, has a clean re-
ord with the exception of the loss
a tail lamp which penalized it
10th of a point. Next to the Velie
score is the Franklin, which re-
ived half of a point penalty Friday
for a broken fender. Its total pen-
alty is 6-10 of a point. The others
order of their standing are: Pull
man 23; Ford 2.6; Pioneer 3.4; Sel
. 1; Mitchell 5.6; Oldsmobile
1.6; and the Marlon 18.2. Until
riday tin* Marlon had a fairly go d
ord. A broken spring near Ola
brought the score down fifteen
points.
Acting judges S. H. Loose and M
Wolff, of Oklahoma City, left tli
party at Kansas City, the former go-
ing to Litchfield, 111., to visit his
wife. ti. ti. Lewis of the El Reno
American, has also gone east to visit
his father ln Missouri. R. I*. White
nd R. W Weldon, representing a
Kansas City auto supply company,
were named judges. With J. W.
Densford. chairman of the run.
MURDER AT
SHAWNEE
ANOTIIKIl MVSTKKV HAITI-US
SKIM. OK OKKK'MW
\ Widow Shot Down .Near the Kilge
of the City.—Five Suspects
llave Keen Arrested.
That one
hour later he shot
d ialled Walter Hubbard. J i^^lng on Lir^in school/ Wit- of subsequent acts are uncertain
That after purchasing gun he was
ettled bill, about town, then _went:| was^on Jand^ngj^ ^ ^ whftt ..appened between his
13.
That defendant uoes not re-
«
LHiUilng where Hubbard was ^ | ^ out of "northeast visit lo the Bonebrake hardware .tor.
"TdThat he wen. hool "1 ^^"ndan, was in a da,
in, and asked permission to exam-, ing hi ^ Hu(>bard WMed condltlon when he delivered him
"steenrod went to second | "next to flying" and Steenrod was, self over t. ^officer..
floor where he threatened a work-("trotting some
Atlantic City, N". -T.. Sept
fourteenth annual convention of the
International Association of Klectrl-
i ians began here today, with head-
quarters at Young's hotel. President
.1 H Yeakle, of Baltimore, called
I ron"wTll'work the soil out. If it is the gathering to order. Leading sub-
planted to the same seed year afterljeets of discussion during the th
vear Wheat has brought a good days' session will be the construe Hon
price ln the last several years and ] of underground conduit, progress of
the outlook for a good price during j the fir- alarm telegraph
the next twelve months is very opt I-j electric code, and the
mistic. Another advantage that can- storage battery for
not be taken advantage of with a telegraph systems.
corn crop. If a field of wheat is goingi
to be a failure It can be ascertained j govern or John ^ ^ of w„ftt promllM l0 be .
a national
of the
fire and police
A. Johnson of Min-
t INAItUX MANUFAC-
Tl'HKHS MKKT
Hamilton, Ont., Sept 14.—Repre-
sentatives of the business interests
of all the provinces of Canada assem-
bled here today for the thirty-eighth
annual meeting of the Canadian
Manufacturers' Association. A num-
ber of Important matters are listed
for consideration during the three
days the convention will be in ses-
sion.
With the primary election but nine
months off, candidates of both par-
ties are lining up in .sorth Dakota in
ana aieemuu
Witnessed shouted, 1 IS. That Steenrod has always,
time to sow to anolh<^n"°ltP^ff"J.I ^^'"conVress wlll inevitably be! free-for-... contest for the governor-
democratic. I ship
either corn, oats sugar ca
corn, millet alfalfa or some other for-,
Shawnee, Sept. 14!.j—iFlve men
have been arrested and are held as
prisoners pending investigation rela-
tive to the murder of Mrs. Page here
Sunday night.
Another mysterious murder, in
which a woman ia the victim, is baf-
fling the local officers. Mrs. Victoria
I'age, a widow woman of middle age.
was shot through the upper part of
her chest with a .45 caliber gun, in
hands of a person unknown,
death ensuing immediately. The
tragedy occurred Sunday night about
o'clock near the Shawnee Indian
Mission, west of the southwest cor-
ner of Benson Park, in a pasture
With the woman at the time was a
daughter. Irene McKinney and an
Indian Willie Cornwall!., for whom
the woman had been working in the
cotton field 'News of the tragedy
was brought to Benson Park by the
daughter and was from there tele-
phoned to town.
Tiie park had been closed for the
night when at about 11 o'clock those
who still lingered heard a shot in a
southwestern direction. A short time
later the McKinney woman appeared
at the park and said that her mother
had been shot. The police were no-
tified and Assistant Chief Spann,
Deputy Coroner Al Brown and others
hastened to the park. The body was
found lying dead in the pasture
where Ihe woman had Indicated the
shooting took place.
Mr. Brown, upon his arrival there
empanelled the following coroner's
Jury: O. H. Weddie. G. T. Haven-
port, E. C. Houeh. S. K Myers; M.
K. Brill and J. R. Goodpasture. They
viewed the remains as they lay and
then accompanied the body In a spec-
ial car furnished by Mr. Weddie to
the Fleming & Brown morgue. Here
closer examination was made and
the Jury adjourned subject to call.
An examination of the body showed
that the bullet had passed through
the right arm and completely
through the body emerging under the
left arm. The ball was found be-
neath the clothing. It was of 4i
caliber. ;.
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El Reno Daily American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 54, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 15, 1909, newspaper, September 15, 1909; El Reno, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc166649/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.