The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-27
LEGAL IECRNIeALITIES
OFFERED BY DEFENSE
LayiSg Foundation for New
Trial if Adverse Yer
dict is Civ

speciai to Daily Leader
Oklahoma City. Feb. g. Establish
ing the Identity Of the body fouad
So tiiwesl Of Capitol Hill as that OF
.lJames r. MtadOws, the state opened
jams r. Meadows the state opened
der. charged jointly with Mrs Mead
ows 81 The murder OF her husband ia
dietflct sonrl Amorous relations be-
tween Tegclef and Mrs Meadows and
conspiracy 70 eill her husband were
ioucked upon in the examination II
Witnesses These three things viii
form he basis OF the states case
Lack 0i Identification and reason
able doubt that Rudolph Te9eler and
Mrs Meadows were the ones that
slew the Pioneer foreman on Iune A..
1874 will be used By the defence in an
EFFORT 10 free the accnsed Prelimi-
nary steps Tor q new trial In case the
fcltict Is against them have been
taien by the attorneys
Many Witnesses Called
Attorneys johnson ana Munden
waived a statement II their line OF
dsfense ThirS-two witnesses for the
prosecution were called and sworn.
After G y HardNick sspsrintend-
ent % construction Of the Pioneer
Telephone and Telegraph company.
hfi been called 10 the witness stand,
Attorney Johnson obpected tn the in
isudn tica 0 amy evidence hy the
state offering The following objections
without entering into the argument OF
thgqnestign 81 the legal technicalities
involved
Frs that the grand jury returning
ihe Indictment was drawn Illegally
and had no power; second that the
district court was without jurisdiction
q try me defendant or hear the sub.
ieci natter ~ he Indictment; third
that the Indictment wps insufficient Ia
its ALLEGATIONS 10 cause tho defendant
20 ht hruehf 10 trial of Tor Judgment
80 be given; fourth. that tie indicl
menf had n,H heen read TO me defend
ani as required by the present law;
aud nth that ihe constitutional re
qalremeni Thar The list OF witnesses
% hc used bytle state must be served
nrcn the defendant had not been com
piied with The objections We're pro
posltloef HAT have been introduced
into other cases, but were brought oni
as a matter pf record. Exceptions 4.
the rulnR Of the court were taken bl
lhe defense
Tells Story Of search.
Superintendent ilardwick told of IA.
disappearance of Meadow and th,
Subsequent search for the body. n,
testified that Meadows carried an eA
pense fund Of $500 or Approximately
So on his person an The time to b,
Hsed in payment Of men working fo
ne Company tand as general eN
pcnse fund
w went TO the house the mornin,
Following his disappearance and mad.
thorough seaf.h ai the premises ba
30 trace oi Meadows was found sali
Mr. fIardwick .ln the wngon bei
neai the shed ! noticed a large mum
oef q iies lowering about the bottom
~ ne bed as though there was some
illns there to attract their attention
Nch a. blood. ii had ralned and m
iface q! blood could be dis oyered.
returned 20 the office and put (
calls lor him a. am points OF the gys
ta % which he might have gone, bp
ana not find him."
Retaining % me ABSORPTION of wha
De observed IN the Meadows home s
Capitol liill Or the morning OF the ga
Alf sinrdwick said II saw a cot T
one 81 ihe rooms With the bed cloiho
and pillow disarmneed IN such man
fef as indicating thai SINE one ha
slept here. There was SOME cloihin
anl shoes in one oi the rooms whic
Hdged % be those OF Meadows
The witness told of ne dragging
Pc figcr and the further unsuccossfl
search ip the N ipity
on Friday we made temporary co
rofinns ar the Switchboard 20 ih
telephone oi the Meadows roomn
house and men were stationed thol
q listen q shefefer conversation
rltht pass Th.s was later carried q
AZ ihe general Onices % the Cclber
p building fbe Dstance of 90
ftfsaiian berNe reseler ana Mf
Meadows were fedAeea % wriiiue
II McCann. general foreman
the 3lephOue company who hs
lroNl0 Meliowf Cor mQge than
NeNs Nas placei on the Stand neA
IKE iestlfe of Tho general sealf
which was male hy fhe ieleplOl
maHy fcf Meadows anH oi n
uDfks and tafacteusiic7 by viii
hc Nsa able % idfnuiy the body
ena lhai oi Meadows if told
le uplwued foeP " lhc ihlck i0
wIh 5io high in1ep ai 81 bro
fIol shoes 81 ihe siieht fvlfa
ihe man. Nho Rolehea nof more IN.
lH Nn1s a. the talll curly hn