Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-18

le Wallace, Tor several days, ltll
yesterday for her home IN MaryNille'
Tenn.
The 6. o. II. club and n number
of guests other than club members
were delightfully."- entertained by Mrs
John croft "Wednesday afternoon NJ
her home on South Houston avenue.
High five, the pleasant pastime of tho
greater portion of the afternoon, was
enjoyed wntil about i:30 o'clock Mrs
G. A. Mcchlng won the first prize, a
handsome ynse and The consolation
was given to Mrs, Rice. The guest
prize went to Mrs. Sahlin.
An ice course was served after tho
game,
Members Of the club present We're
Mesdames Alsworth. Steiner, Weldy,
Mechlng, Beechcr, Kruger Erwin and
Rice Special guests who participated
in the afternoon pleasures We're Mes
DANES B. B. Rice, I'D, r, Lund, cad
man, Sahlin, Roy Croft and Forest
Shilling.
The club will meet on the 29th
with Mrs, c. A. Nina The Mthe dictaproph
--made famous by Detective Burns in
the Mcnamara cases-had been used
in a criminal case in Oklahoma, and
whether the detectives heard anything
to their advantage, or the advantage
Of the prosecution, Is not known.
Easily the sensation of the morn
ing. the testimony Of Manuel Weloh,
neighbor to the McKenZies, came as 4
boomerang to the defense, and for the
first time during the hearing the at
torneys for the defendants began to
take the case seriously.
go Over and Love Him."
"Go over there and love him, like
you did Friday night, but put tho
children to bed first" said Charles r.
Reuter- on last Easter Sunday. He
was leaning out of a rear window at
his home and called to Mrs. Reuter-,
who was walking toward the McKen-
zie home, according to Welch, who told
a damaging story for the defendants.
He was unshaken by gruelling cross
examination by the defense.
Welch Is an aged man, with tousled
hair and wrinkled face. He appeared
calm and collected during the ques-
tionlng and retorted sharply when
the defendants attorneys attempted
to place him in ludicruous light.
Saw Mckenzie Machine Here.
Welch, who is n wdower, has lived
in his three-room house, directly
across the street from the Mckenzie
home, for three years For the last
year he has lived there alone.
Bud Bellew claims TO have
driven the Mckenzie automobile on
the night of the murder, y the raneha
clubhouse before midnight and to have
travelled in the machine from Taneha
to Sapulpa. Wel(Sl testified that in
stead Of the auto being in Sapulpa
at the time Of the killing, he heard it
drive up to the Mckenzie home on
North Boston between / and 2 o'clock
the morning the murder occurred.
The shooting is supposed to have
happened about l o'clock a. m. TWO
men were in the machine.
Thought He Knew Them.
II took them to be Guy Mckenzie
and Bud Bellew," he testified.
When | heard the auto drive up,
continued the witness, Il went to the
door of my house. ! saw one of the
men get out of the machine and go
into the Mckenzie house. Both of the
men appeared excited and in great
hurry. | then went to bed. In about
three minutes | heard the auto drive
away"
A Regular Sleep Breaker.
Did the car slip up quietly?' asked
j. X. Charleston, on cross examina-
ton.
1T made more noise than any auto
ever heard"
Did the men in the machine blow
a horn and shout that they had killed
Charles Reuter-?
NO"
Trouble in Horse Deal
On cross examination Welch said Ne
didn't know who was in the car. He
admitted that Mckenzie and he had
had some trouble over a mortgage held
by Welch's son on span of Mcken-
zle's horses, and that prior TO Nc
Kenzle paying off the mortgage, they
had both engaged attorneys Reuter-.
the dead man, represented Mckenzie.
This horse deal trouble is one OF
the reasons why you think Mckenzie
was one of the men in the auto, isn't
ii %
mo"
Ora NJ. Rohr, teamster, a neighbor
of the Reuters, was the first witness
of the day.
Did you ever have a conversation
with Mrs. Reuter- was County Attor-
ney Maloy's first query.
Sure Thing, Sulphurically.
'Yes, she asked me if Mr.. Reuter-
had ever said anything to me about
her. | replied: Not damned thingl'
Another time she asked me if my wife
had ever said that Mrs. Reuter- had
zone riding with Guy Mckenzie.
tot, her l didn't know but that l
would find out"
On the night of the killing Rohr
was awakened by the shots. He testi-
fled that il took him some time to
get to the Reuter- home, although no
lived only few yards away.
Had His Eye Teeth Cut Before.
Why were you slow in getting
there when other men were rushing
TO the aid of the screaming Mrs.
Il butted into a family affair once
and 1t cost me $500 or $500 to butt
ont. so | was not in hurry this
time
Rohr testified that only two shots
were fired, and these in rapid succes-
sion. Previous witnesses had sworn
that they heard three distinct shots.
Il saw Mrs. Reuter- standing on the
porch Of her home when | got there,
said Rohr. she appeared TO be wear.
ing a dark gown or dress. She scream-