Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-27

own some day." asked MalloN
"IIe did not" was the answer
what else did he say?'
"fIe looked straight at me and
snid. 4 like the plan from the out
side, but wanted to see the inside "
Baker had testified that he did not
say this and that he said he wanted "A
home OF his own.
W. G.. Wallace was the next witness
called 10 the stand The defense OBJ
jected 10 his testifying for the reason
that his name had not been on tho
list submitted two days before the
trial opened,
The Judge oVerruled the motion on
the grounds that he was only being
used 10 rebut the defense's testimony.
West Toward Bridge.
The witness told of seeing Guy Mac
kenzie and Bud Bellew at his home
near the place where the sewer emp
ties into the Arkansas river on Easter
Sunday afternoon. lie said Mackenzie
talked 10 him about buying a pair Of
other men were present.
where did they gp when they
left?"
Toward the Midland Valley
bridge"
On cross examination the witness
admitted he was not sure that ii was
Easter Sunday, but that It was on
Sunday the last of March or the first
of April.
Mackenzie testified In his eXamlna-
tion that he had never been near the
river on Easter Sunday; that Bud Bel
lew was home all day and that he was
at garage on South Main street that
afternoon.
Saw No Footprints.
DR.. C. L. Reeder, who attended
Mrs. Mamie Baker at the Tulsa hos
pital said that he went to the hospital
at II o'clock on the night of May 4,
the same time Joe Baker said he left.
He said he went In the side door as
the front door was blockaded because
they had just built a new cement
porch.
THAT cement was soft?"
Yes, sir"
the next morning."
mo, sir"
Baker had said he left the hospital
by that door.
The witness said he drove to the
hospital up West Fifth street. but
! did not see Joe Baker sitting across
| the street
"Did you try to go out the front
door that night?"
"Yes. sir, but I could not get 1t
open"
On cross examination, the witness
said that he believed that Miss Nit
chell, the nurse who was on duty on
the night Of May 4, was now in the
insane hospital at Norman.
Damaging Testimony.
Frank Kennedy. the next witness,
said that one Saturday afternoon in
the fore part of April, he had seen
two men about the size of the defen-
dants, talking to w. c. Wallace at his
home near the Arkansas river and
that when the men left they went in
the direction of the Midland Valley
Bridge.
George l.. Bascom testified to see
ing Joe Baker twice on the night OF
May 4, once about o'clock and the
last time between 1925 and 12
o'clock.
The last time you saw him that
time where was he?"
an front Of Scott Ream's barber
shop"
Did you see him go into the Mar
schal House?"
mo. sir; ne went right by, walking
north. He went one block and then
turned west on Cameorn street"
Did you see Charlie Reuter- that
night?"
yes sir; he went up North Main
street on the opposite side from Joe
Baker. just a few minutes before and
turned west on Cameron"
How long after Reuter- went up the
street did Joe Baker go2"
Not five minutes"
On cross examination the witness
admitted that he was working in the
Peerless Drug store at the time and
that the Peerless was booze Joint.
He said he was standing in the door
way with A. f. Robertson. a news
paper man, when he saw Baker and
Reuter- pass
rs 1t not fact" Thompson asked.
that this Peerless Drug store Is moth
ing more than a common Joint?"
at Is Just like the rest of them"
answered the witness. grinnlng.
Thompson subjected the witness 10
gruelling examination. which the
witness admitted that he was engaged
in hauling booze to Tulsa at one time
Finally the witness became exasper-
ated and shouted to the attorney: 'Tll
answer any question you ask me. II
you will ask them In a gentlemanly
way"
George W. Pease, who said he llve1
In the Usage nation about six miles
from Tulsa, was placed on the stand
by the county attorney to tell about