The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-30

emse bc eao4 with entire conf
dtnce they are made hy authority
i the Marmola Co., Detroit Mich
and are lentical with sac celebrated
ift cripiun eiyon above in every par
touiar except frm
dence to wspe ou an doubt a 20 ihe
letters thai were OF be most import
ant "a th,s case said MIR Whalen-
Three of the Jurors hsli on un-
comprofuislngly almost to the end ios
conviction. but finally through ox
haus ion and imminent collapse. Ne
ieciled to bring in the only verdict
that seemed possible HAT Of acQuit
tai The cnange ia water and diet
mndc an OF us sick. some Of tie iur
ors were rather old alH JUS could not
stand The srain any longer
There WIS Mother Myers who
"a 'e US lots OF trouble. Sns boblmd
lB M several places ana In our mipds
sas never fully aecountc.l for
Tile body With wo bullet holes
through ii ANA tile undershht not
mncfaied is another thing ihat puz
lied u.s.
The first tans that we topk up anil
ecidel upon was whether the body
vas that of Meadows Afte- satisfy
ng ourselves on that score We set
led the question as TO who Killed him.
Ne know tlat Mrs Meadows shielded
md screened Tsgeler mteg the act
vas committed but the evidence be-
orr the act was committed. did not
sonhect sufficient 10 satisfy IN con
IN hat inry but believed Mrs. Mead
caused US to favor he. Oh the let
ersr Thus MI Whalen summed his
eaeons for reaching the verdict of
|hcquittal.
Mr.. Whalen appeared mach worried
)ver the result of the trial an indi-
ated that he thought the public
trough some Misrepresentation, would
nduly hoap eensHre uli1n the Jurors
or glvins Mrs Mtsidows her freedom
Ehere were three OF US who We're
trong for conviction" said Lee Tom
ia, another one Of the jurors, "and
thers who were not in favor Of con
ictlon upon the eyl3ence. We came
ear to having two or th-ee hghs be
ause three were Tor acqutial anC
gould moi argue the case at slL They
ED out flat footed from the very be
inning and would NOT do anything
There may not have been a mat
N tha iprg slt baiieved Mra Mead
I'VE guilty n Was either dehth, lli,
Imprisonment o. acqultlal 80 com
romisc between life impmsonmeni
nd freedom beng pcssiDle, we coul.
ct get tegethet AVID secure q c3aYic
ton.
We went through the instructions
arcfully weighed every bii of then
nd went TO the bottom OF all the eyi
!enoe bu could not wipe out th'
ount IN one or two points.
There S ano her taing that We fig
red on. We kneY that fudge Clafl
| al numaied thar he hoped that ",
iould ether convict or aequit, be
ause we were aware thas ihs count,
ad already been out more than $50,
90 and since We found thlt So aoul.
Of convict her. there seemed . b,
at one thing eft 10 40.
tory OF tho crlroe.
The crime ipy which Ms Lii
leadow8 Was Giel Is tbe most rs
oltine in 'he j 9ory o, ;he city an
probably calsad oor lst.ase ani
rolonged ints esr hrr hpslaw
'ames r. Meadows foreman OF th
pns,rucdon gang Of the Pioneer Tele
hone company. suddenly disippeare
IA The night Of june a 1907 and hi
oiy was later found buried IN a crud
rave in a cornheh southwest Of CaI
tol Hill
a diagram la a letter TO Rudop
] regeier. sent hy Mrs Meadows 90
| im TO copy revealed the wnereaoout
| i the grave The ieiter feli into a.
| auds OF ihe police TWO other ie
/ ers also fen into Che hands of Ia
,ollce. one OF which ia particular d'
1 cribed the killing OF Meadows. IN
iagram and letten were la regeler
| andNnting, bu hc claimed to hay
/ eceiyed them from Mr.. Meadows an
tter copying tnem destroyei the orr
uals.
regeler ii FIRST denied an lmowle Is
II the crime and even denied KNOWN
1 drs. Meadows with whom he ha
leen associated more than a yea
ater he confessed knowing where
ind the body and on the night ,
lune q. 1907, led he officers to n
rave, by following the diagram nh
body was brought 40 tae city an
1 llaceI In an undertaking establish
nent whore former friends ldenuhe
as that of James K. Meadows
Then followed the arrest OF Mr.
Meadows. who showed 40 concel
sked no question as TO why she ws
/ rrested, and denied knowing Rudolp
fSgeler. She refused 10 talk end, hi
tolidly maiufsjned her SRtcel I,
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