Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-24
SUGGESTED THAT SHE ADOPT
LIFE OF SHAME TO SUPPORT
HIM.
HE sold HER OUTRIGHT
For n Paltry $500 He Sold His
Wife to Emil strouss, Chicago
Mililonalre.

|N Hh' Nolo', NOV 2J.-Gert-
rude Gibson Patterson, charged with
the murder of her husband. Charles
a. Patterson. took the stand TODAY in
her own defense and began the story
OF her married life. The objection
OF the state to the Introduction OF
her story was overruled.
Mrs. Patterson slipped quickly into
the witness seat and in a low. dls-
unct tone, began her story.
She told of her marriage to Patter-
son at Carmel-by-t -the-sea, Calf, in
September, 1908, after a three months
acquaintance and of her return to
Chicago afterwards.
In November. she declared, Patter-
son began to make incessant demands
for money, which she was unable to
give him.
Suggested White Slavery.
zone day he said to me-" she told
the jury, II know how to fix II so
that neither Of us will have to work.
You go down to Georges place Ca
choice resort.) An attractive girl like
You can get lots of money. / don't
care what you do so long as / am
In on it,
Sometime afterwards" Mrs. Patter-
son went on, "Mr. Patterson came to
me and asked me to make a PROPOSE
ton to Emil w. Strouss. of whose
friendship for me he knew.
Her First Beating.
You tell Strouss to rent an apart
ment and live with you as his wife
and have me live under the roof. an
enjoy the same privileges. / ordered
him from the flat and he gave me my
first beating, from which 1 was in
bed for two days"
Then Mrs. Patterson told the jury
had she had met Strouss casually in
a street and had told him of the un-
happiness of her married life.
He said he pitied me-" Mrs Pat
terson continued. "and that he was
going to Europe and wished he could
take me with him. / told Mr.. Patter-
son and he said:
Tell Strouss he can take you to
Europe with him, II he gives me ST.
500 and when l refused he flew at
me and called me vile names"
In this encounter with her husband,
Mrs. Patterson said he tried to throw
her into CRATE fire and beat her.
Strouss Tried to Save Her.
After this experience Mrs. Patter-
son said. she again saw Strouss and
told him what had happened and he
agreed to give Patterson the $500.
and take her to Europe with him,
provided Patterson gave him writ
ten statement freeing him of black
mail.
Il telephoned my husband" Mrs.
Patterson continued, "and agreed to
meet him at the bank where | gave
him the $1,000 which he deposited to
his credit"
When she asked Patterson for tho
statement that Strouss wanted she
said he called Strouss a name and
refused TO give II to her.
She declared how Patterson had
treated her on the train and how
she had met Strouss on board the
steamer I'm New York.
She said she found a letter there
from her husband.
Threatened Her Life.
81 have about come to the con-
clusion that you don't intend to come
back to me-" she said the letter read.
'and II you don't return at once. III
follow you and kill YOU"
81 showed the letter to Strouss."
said Mrs. Patterson, "and he gave
me $1,000 and sent me back on the
next steamer. l have never seen him
since"
on her return TO Chicago. she said
Patterson met her at the train. She
said he asked her how much money
she had brought back. When told
she had brought none. and asked
him what he did with the $500 he
flew into a rage. she said and beat
her.
Then Mrs Patterson went on to
tell OF quarrels and beatings that
arose from her refusal to sell her
electric automobile and give tho
money 10 Patterson. To two of these.
she said there was q witness Mrs.
Campbell. who lived near the Patter-
son home.
Mrs. ccampbell. 1t is said. is hero
TO testify.
Mrs. Patterson's narrative was in.