Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-20
BUD BELLEW TOLD EVERY DE
TAIL OF BRUTAL MURDER
or CHARLES 7. REUTER-
CP0SS-EXAMING MONDAY
..R,ELIING EXAMINATION BY
DEFENSE WILL BE TRIED
MONDAY MORNING.
STATES Case COMPLETED
Last Link Forged by the State Against
Last Link Forged by the State Against
Defendants Mackenzie and
Baker.

Grover (Bud) Bellew, aged 90,
sclf-confessed accomplice in the mur.
der Of Charles T. Reuter- on the morn
ing Of May yesterday took the stand
as witness for the state In the trial
and told every detail Of what the state
of Guy Mackenzie and Joe Bake,
charged with the murder OF Reuter-
claims was a conspiracy between him
self, Mckenzie, Baker and Mrs. Laura
NJ. Reuter- to kill Mrs. Reuters hua-
band. Bellew will get immunity for
telling the story Of the crime.
For three hours and a half Bellew
occupied the witness stand and
prompted by County Attorney Malloy
who held In his hand written and
signed statement made by Bellew
three weeks ago, told in a clear un-
faltering manner of events leading up
to the commission of the crime and
Immediately following it.
The confession formed the last and
strongest link in the chain of evil
dence the state has weaved around
the two defendants who sat, almost
unmoved as their alleged accomplice
related one Of the most remarkable
stories ever told on witness stand.
Cross Examine Monday.
Bellew started telling his story
shortly before ten o'clock yesterday
morning and did not leave the witness
stand until 2:30 in the afternoon eX-
ha
dinner. He was saved what promises
to be the hardest ordeal of the trial
whe.- attorneys for defense decided
not to begin his cross examination
until Monday morning.
County Attorney Malloy played his
last card when he placed Bellew on
the witness stand and his case against
the defendants will stand or fall on
the evidence that has been placed he
fore the jury in the past six days. He
announced yesterday that he would
rest his case at the completion Of the
examination of Bellew.
As early as 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning the crowd began collecting
at the colrt house. Before s O'clock
a hundred women and fifty men had
filled the front three rows in the
spectators division. One man
brought chair from home, which
he placed against the railing that
separates the spectators division
from the bench enclosure. Many OF
the women spectators brought their
lunches with them at the noon houi
several little "picnic" parties were in
progress within the sacred confines
of the court room.
BY nine o'clock every available
seat was filled. Practically every at
tornty in the city was included in
group that sat or stood to the front
and right Of the judge. Many OUT
siders crowded into the attorneys
space. also, and during the day spec
tators crowded clear up to the courts
elbow.
Wives and friends OF court attaches
occupied favored seats inside the
railing, while some of the newspaper
men were forced to sit on the edge
of the jury box.
~. his Ah'Nabt was tuc III SN
witness called. She was examined by
assistant county attorney Grassland.
The witness told Of being at the Reu-
ter home Easter Sunday night. She
left there between . o'clock and 10
clock leaving through the rear and
crossing a sewer back of the home
Her testiminy, it developed later cor
roborated part of the testimony Of
Bud" Bellew.
Paul Avis was also placed on the
stand for q short while. He testified
to an incident that occurred in the
county attorneys office on the Mon
day following the killing, when Mrs
Reuter- was issuing a statement. IN
conjunction with her attorneys. Mrs
Reuters attorneys objected to her
telling what the neighbors said the
man who ran from the Reuter- home
the night OF the killing looked like.
Upon being informed by the assistant
county attorney that he desired -
know not only what Mrs. Reuter-
knew but what everybody knew about
the matter. the objection was with
drawn. testified the witness
AZ 9:45 o'clock County Attorney