Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-23
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defense. He talked until no,
He said in part;

| May 8, last, was a lawyer who had
resided here "A number of years. We
will show that Reuter- was not gocd
to his wife. The evidence win show
that Reuter- was a man who drank
some and that while under the in-
fluence OF liquor he would miStreal
and abuse his wife. and that he Vts
unkind toward her both when drink
ing and when not drinking.
I'VE will prove that nobody even
hear Mrs Reuter- intimated she
wanted Charles Reuter- killed, She
never made one single threat against
Charles Reuter-. on the other hand
the proof Will be introduced to show
that because OF her love for her chill
dren and her home she always eN-
pressed desire to suffer in silence
until the children had grown. to
womanhood and manhood
I'VE will introduce testimony to
show that the Mackenzles and Reut-
| ers were good friends and neighbors,
and that 1t was not uncommon for
Mrs. Reuter- to run over to the Mae
kcnzie home during the day or for
the MackenZies to visit the Reuter-
home. At Christmas time Mrs
Reuter-, in accordance with the GUS
tom in the nelghborhood, would
make presents for every member OF
the Mackenzie family, while the
Mackenzies would do likewise toward
Mrs. Reuter- and her children.
The evidence will show that
Charlie Reuter- acted as Guy Mac
ken2le's lawyer when he needed one
and that Guy did many Jobs of work
| for Charlie, such as drilling wells,
etc. 1t was no uncommon thing for
Reuter- to invite Guy to take Sunday
dinner at the Reuter- home.
I'VE will prove beyond all question
| OF doubt that there was never any
thing between Laura Reuter- and Guy
Mackenzie that was in the least i'm
| proper. We expect to show By Mr..
Ramsdale. an intimate friend Of the
Reuters. and other responsible peo'
| pie that Mrs. Reuter- was a perfect
wife and mother. We expect the tes-
| tmony on that point to show you
concluslvely that Mrs. Reuter- had 10
more of an idea that her husband
was going to be killed than any rther
| person in Tulsa.
Befriendcd Bud Bcllew.
I'VE expect to show that Joe Baker
| mad been living at the Central room
ing house. that he sent his wife to the
hospital and that after a horse no
owned became crippled and had to
be sent to the country Joe moved his
things to Guy Mackenzie's home. We
will show that Bud Bellew came to
Mackenzie's suffering from rheuma-
tism and without funds and that he
was given shelter at the Mackenzie
home. When Guy bought his auto
mobile he got Bud to run 1t for him.
I'VE will show that one forenoon
Charlie Reuter- accosted Joe Baker,
with whom he was acquainted, on the
down town streets and made a deal
the Reuter- home. He told Joe that
If he was capable of doing some
decorating work he would give him
d job of painting some interior walls
at the Reuter- home. He told Joe to
take the boxes up to the house and
Mrs. Reuter- would show him the
rooms that he wanted painted. Joe
then got Roy Mackpzeie to haul tho
boxes to the Reuter- home In an au-
tomoblle. He dumped them out At
the rear of the house. Joe then walk
ed up to the house and knocked on
the door Mrs. Reuter- answered the
call and Joe told her that he had
been sent there by Charlie to inspect
the proposed painting job. Mrs.
Reuter- replied that Charlie had told
her he would send someone up to
look over the place. She then took
ice upstairs and pointed out to him
the walls of the two bed rooms that
were in need Of painting. AS they
walked ba TX downstairs Joe told Mrs
Reuter- that he liked the house and
incidentally he remarked that some
day he hoped to own house. And
we will place on the stand decorator
who went to the Reuter- home and
figured on the same work after Joe
reported to Mr.. Reuter- that he didn't
feel capable of handling the task.
I'VE will show you that after send
irg his wife to the hospital Joe was
practically without funds. but that
he had written to a brother asking
for loan Of $40 or $50. lie expect
ed this money and told persons
whom he was forced to obtain credit
from that he would have some money
in a few days.
I'VE will show that on the Saturday
night of the murder Joe was with his
wife at the hospital all evening. He
left the hospital about II o'clock that
light. He walked around aimlessly
for awhile and then decided he would
go to the Marschal hotel on North
Main street and negotiate for a room.
on his way there he stopped at the
barber shop on Main street and en-
gaged in the conversation that the
BARRIERS told you about on the witness
stand He went 20 the hotel but the
man whom he expected TO get a room
from was not In and he started to
walk around some more. expecting to
return to the place later on. Finally
no ea,r pud Hellev comlnn down the