Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-21
PATTERSON JURY
IS EASY 70 GET
TWELVE MEN ARE PASSED FOR
CAUSE-TO SHOW SLAIN HUS-
BAND WAS UNARMED.
State May. ASK DEATH
Name of Millionaire Clothing .Mer-
chant Brought Out--Somc His
tory of thc Cause of Trial.

DENVER. Colo, Nov 2O.-The So
lection Of Il jury marked the first day
of the trial of Gertrude Gibson Pat
terson, charged with the murder of
her husband Charles A. Patterson.
and at the close tonight, twelve men
passed for cause were Ina the jury box.
The prospect of procuring a jury by
adjournment tomorrow was declared
by both sides to be good.
Despite the fact that the state will
probably ask the death penalty for
the woman little opposition TO capital
punishment was developed among the
Nenremen examined today Qucs-
tions asked by the state indicated the
prosecutions intention to try and show
that Patterson was unarmed and that
verdict Of murder in the first de-
gree with the death penalty win be
asked. Especial stress was laid on
the veniremens willingness to send a
woman to the gallows if the evidence
warranted.
The name Of Emil Strauss veal
thy clothing manufactures of Chi
cago was brought into the proceed
.ngs, when veniremen were asked Il
they were acquainted with him boy the
prosecuting attorney.
In the course ol the trial the att
torneys for the defense say there win
be uufolded the story Of a l6-yeur-old
girl whose beauty attracted the at
tentiou of a Chicago millionaire, VINO.
declaring his Intention to wed her,
sent her to Paris to be eeducated and.
five months later brought her back to
Chicago. with her under renewed
promises of marriage he established
relations which continued for rive
years. during wh'ch time they We're
thought 10y the family and friends OF
both to be man and wife How the
millionaire, finally firing uf the girl,
arranged with Charles \ Patterson, a
young Chicago broker, that she should
become pattcrsor's wife. for which
Mrs Patterson declares. She after
wards learned that hur husband had
received $500, will be told the jury
by the defendant, her attorneys sly .
The unhappiuess of her married
life tainted at the outset by This dis
covcry. and marked from the very be- /
ginning. she says with repeated at /
tcmpts to force her to wiring money I
from her former adm'rer will b. re-
lated.
She will tell, IL is declared how. aft
or returning from a trip abroad with
her wealthy ndmirer, a trip, she SAYS.
made at her husbands urgent demand
some time after her marriage To Pat
terson. she accompanied Patterson to
Colorado, where he had been sent in
search OF health. having contracted
Here In Denver she
finally filed suit for divorce.
In the meantime. Patterson had an
nounced his intention Of bringing suit
In Chicago against her former ad-
m'rer for alienation OF affection.
On September %. last. Mrs. Patter-
son. who had been living in town. went
to sanitarium in the suburbs. where
her husband was patient 60 talk
matters over with him. The two
strolled down the street together. A
quarrel arose In which Mrs. Patter-
son says he attempted her l'fe. She
shot him. two bullets lodging IN his
body and killing him almost Instantly.
that her husband had shot