Charles Collard found guilty of murdering Gip Railey
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Charles Collard found guilty of murdering Gip Railey
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Posted: 17 Jan 2008 11:37PM GMT |
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Appears in "The Wapanucka Press" 22 October 1903, Wapanucak, Johnston County, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma
COLLARD GUILTY
Murderer of Gip Railey Gets a Life Sentence
Convicted of Murder in First Degree
Case Was Hard Fought by Counsels – Blood Stained Clothes of Murdered Man Introduced in Evidence – Defense Claimed Accidental Shooting.
Atoka: The jury in the case of Charles Collard, accused of the murder of Gip Railey in a street fight in Kiowa, brought in a verdict of guilty and the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment. The verdict comes as the close of a long and hard fought case, the counsel engaged being the leading criminal lawyers of the territory.
The presentation of testimony was finished Monday afternoon, and Tuesday was given up to the arguments of the counsel for the defense and the territory. During the speech of J. H. Wilkins, the blood-stained clothes worn by the murdered man were pointed out and the effect was such upon the widow that she fainted and had to be carried from the court room.
Another striking feature of the case was the speech of Henry M. Furman of Ardmore, one of the attorneys for the defense. He is afflicted with rheumatism and his speech was delivered partly as he kneeled before the jury in a manful effort to stand and partly from his chair, when his exertions overcame him and he was obliged to seat himself.
COLLARD GUILTY
Murderer of Gip Railey Gets a Life Sentence
Convicted of Murder in First Degree
Case Was Hard Fought by Counsels – Blood Stained Clothes of Murdered Man Introduced in Evidence – Defense Claimed Accidental Shooting.
Atoka: The jury in the case of Charles Collard, accused of the murder of Gip Railey in a street fight in Kiowa, brought in a verdict of guilty and the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment. The verdict comes as the close of a long and hard fought case, the counsel engaged being the leading criminal lawyers of the territory.
The presentation of testimony was finished Monday afternoon, and Tuesday was given up to the arguments of the counsel for the defense and the territory. During the speech of J. H. Wilkins, the blood-stained clothes worn by the murdered man were pointed out and the effect was such upon the widow that she fainted and had to be carried from the court room.
Another striking feature of the case was the speech of Henry M. Furman of Ardmore, one of the attorneys for the defense. He is afflicted with rheumatism and his speech was delivered partly as he kneeled before the jury in a manful effort to stand and partly from his chair, when his exertions overcame him and he was obliged to seat himself.