The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-10-30
COUNSEL CLOSING
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fingers. GIy Mackenzie p.zyed The
role o. Eolf IN sheeVs clothing,
Uno visited the Reuter- home enough
While Re1ier vas there % keep the
2ossiying tongues Of the neighbo1
from Ezgging. and then IL the ao
s@uce Of the husband, entplNed his
ssryent-liks form around Mrs. Reu-
ter and stole her from the arms Of
Charles Reuter-. Joe Baker vas the
midnight aEsasEin, who crawled Up
the stairs OF the Reuter- home in the
dead Of night. robbed poor Charlie !
Reuter- Of his money and diamonds,
and then Of his life. and Bud Bellew,
driver Of the murder car, confessed !
accomplice. did you and me and this
great state a favor when he told his |
blank story o' crime TO you twelve |
men.
From this Lyon skipped back to /
the opening Of the trial and dwelled |
On what Witnesses for the state have /
testified He asked why the de-
fense had not tried to explain the
alleged system Of signals between
Mrs. Reuter- and Mackenzie.
Needed Money, He Says
The address VAS closed with an
,ther great outburst against the de-
PENDANTS. Bakers poverty at the
time and his great desire to get some
money were mentioned.
THE attorneys for the defense"
be sald will come before you plead
Ing with tears In their eyes for those
rryo men; but the tears are bought
20 many tears repre5 Mt SO many |
blood soaked dollars.
Asks Death Penalty.
LF4Dl yOI mani gDb4 Nfe4D4OH "N !
want you TO think ot the dead body
In Peoria, and the widow there.
around whose willing shoulders the
weeds Of mourning have been draped.
We ask the death penalty. II you
,ail 10 bring in such verdict you
VIII place the value Of human lives
IN Tulsa county at two hundred bloody
dollars each"
Following Lyon, Ben Thompson
started 10 present the defense's open
Ing plea. He barely had passed the
stage when adjournment
as taken. Even in the short time
he spoke he found time to vigorously
issail what he called corrupt methods
used by the prosecution in securing
evidence, and TO take a rap at the
-bunty attorney for following the
Boone joints free sway" Thompson
again viii take the floor Wednesday
morning He will BE- followed in |.
order named by Ed Grassland, state;
I r. Charleton. defense, and Patrick