The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-24
MEADOWS
MURDER
In COURT
WOMAN AND ALLEGED
LOVER PLACED
ON TRIAL
ARE JOINTLY CHARGED
WITH THE CRIME
Female JestS in Specializing
Upon Possible Verdict
Of jury

Special o Daily Leader
Oklahoma City. Okla, Feb. 24.--Mrs.
Lila Meadows aud Rudolph Teroler.
the woman's alleged lover were placed
on trial before Judge Lowe of the dis
trict court at 10 O'Clock tnis morning
on the charge of having murdered
James K. Meadows June T. 1897
Samuel H. Harris. special assistant
attorney general, aud Assistant Att0r.
ncy General Mont n. Highley. will con.
duct the pros scution, owing to the fact
that County Attorney y. r. Reardon
was formerly employed by the defen-
dant regcler ia the preliminary steps
of the prosecution.
Colonel j. w. Johnson and A ~.
Munden VIII represent the defendant.
Although Jointly charged with the
crime, the defendants are allowed the
privilege of separae trial II they so de-
sire. The state however, retains the
power to designate which shall be tried
first leggler probably viii be tried
first.
The crime for which Mrs Meadows
and Teleger stand charged IS one OF
the direst character james r. Mead
Ows, the husband, foreman OF
construction of the Pioneer Telephone
and Telegraph company was shot and
killed with a gun Ia Capitol Hin. HIS
body was then hauled to corn field
east of the town and secreted in a
swale for two weeks.
Teleger then produced diagram
purportng 10 show the location OF the
body. lie then guided the detectiycs
and officers TO the corn Held The
distances shown on the diagram were
stepped on and the body was found
The discovery of the half decayed hu.
man form was a most grues0ne spec
tacle
A thunder storm was IN progress and
guided by the frequent flashes OF
lightning and the dickeriug lantern
light, Telegsr aud the officers scratch
ed away the dirt from the face OF the
dead man. The body was then brough,
to the city and buried
Mrs. Meadows did not see the body
of the man found ia the cornheld and
at present she declares that She has no
reason to believe that the body found
was that OF her husband She was
then running the Palace roomine
house.
The rooming house was az one time
owned by TeleRer but he sold It IA
Mrs. Meadows. II was on this occasion
that the two met aud 1eleger Is sup
posed 10 haze become infatuated with
tine woman
Cres were taken by the officers and
traced down Mrs Meadows and Tege
Ter were arrested s,nd charged with
the crime June a. both being held
without bond
Confined In tha county Jail. Mrs
Meadows passes her-tlm by sewing
aud by writing letters TO friends
while Teleger rapidly aud anxiously
PAGES the main runway Of the cells
aud eagerly watches the opening Of
the inner door of the jail as visitors
enter
1T isn't so bad here If YOU only
just didn't have 10 think of the mo
notouy.' said Mrs. Meadows.
DO YOU think that I viii be ac
quttedg I'm 80 sorry but do sou
know had just begun 10 imagine
how comfortable the hemp would f,cl
about my neck, jcsts Mrs Meadows
Little has the prison life worn on
her Her eyes Ftain their brilliancy
and her cheeks their rosy hue With
clear complexion its whiteness ad
dod 10 by the lack of eight months
elunshlue. the sparkling eyes, and tho
JET black Way hair Mrs Meadows 4z
the picture of health.
But prison life has told on Tegeler
His cheeks have grown pale aud
wrinkles, the mark of worry and sleep
less nights. have made their appear
ance ON his face.
He c0nyersos with none but his lel
low prison srs and is gloomy and mo
rose az times We much dislikes 10 be
the cynosure of the eyes of visitors
TWO may step inside the inner SAT-
door and he little heeds their airancf
as he PAGES the main ceilway in rapid
tread With his bands behind him and