Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-15


"On the next day Reuter- went over
to MnCkcn2Ies and told him TO keep
away from his homo and that il ho
didn't j win KIN you with a bigger
gun than you stole from me-
con another occasion, Mackenzie
went to his aunt's Mrs A. NJ. McCabo
and slid He viii never get me be
cause will get him first "
"The evidence win then so back
to the fan of 1871 when Mackenzie
was engaged in drilling we'll In
owen addition ana In conversation
with Joe Miller told Miller that no
knew a man that had two diamonds
whom he would pay someone $500 to
| bump Oft Miller told him that he dld
not want any Of that game"
"ln February Ilorra Morris a dril.
lcr went to Mackenzie's home to-
get some money from Guy and ON
learning that Guy was over at
Reuters, went there and found Guy
and Mrs. Reuter- alone in an upstairs
bedroom"
The evidence viii show that short
ly before the killing Mackenzie gayo
Bellew so TO buy gun and Bcllew
bought one ium pawnbroker. on
another occasion in talking with Bel.
lew. Mackenzie asked Bcllew if he
Thought Joe Baker would kill Reuter-.
Mackenzie said he knew joe had Just
] H.. ,.I. L.. ..t.
cumstances and thought he could get
him to do the job They got into
Mackenzio's automobile and went TO
Bakers rooms in the Central Room
ing house where Mackenzie was clos-
cted with Baker for an hour. When
he came out he told Bellew that Bak-
cr would do the killing
AT four o'clock that afternoon, tho
evidence Will show that Baker, Beilew
and Mackenzie met at Mackenzlc's =
homo and after u short conversation
I Baker went directly to the Reuter-
home where he was met at the base
mont door by Mrs. Reuter- and shown
through the entire house Two paper
hangers who were there at the time
win testify to this.
Guy told Bud Bellew that Joe had
agreed to kin Reuter- for $500, that
his diamonds were to be given to Mrs.
Reuter- and she was to foot all eX-
pcnses If he was arrested and she
was to swear that Baker came to the
house TO bring some boxes that her
husband had sent out. She was to
describe the man who did the killing
as different as possible from Baker.
Mrs. Reuter- was to leave her key on
the outside and Joe was to lock tho
door but she was not to scream until
after she heard the shots.
"On the fatal Saturday morning"
continued Malloy, Mrs Reuter- and
Mackenzie were seen talking earnest
ly In the Mackenzie yard, and nearly
every day tur three or four months
preceding the killing, Mrs. Reuter- was
almost "A daily visitor at the Macken-
2le home, and that Mrs. Reuter- had
signal with the blind that she used
To let Guy know when her husband
was not at home.
He then related of an auto ride when
and warned other members OF tho
party to say nothing about IT, He de-
tailed how Mrs Reuter- and Macken-
zie were known to have been In bed
room at the Mackenzie home for an
hour n time.
The evidence Will develop that
Mrs. Reuter- was reading for months
newspaper accounts pf how women
killed their husbands, and remarked
that If she killed her husband she
wouia. mot DO foolish and plead
guilty"
NaIloy Chen detailed the murder
plot; how Mackenzie went to Skiatook |
10 establish an alibi after telling Bel |
lew 10 meet Baker at the carnival
grounds on Saturday night and to
take him 70 the Reuter- home. He de-
clared he would show by Witnesses
how Baker and Bcllew went to the
Mackcnzte home about IL o'clock. |
then drove by the Reuter- house to see
If cverytiiing was all right. Baker then
wpnt into the Reuter- home. crept up
ihbtsthi ire otter entering through tho
10 sem en- door. went into Reuters
room nnd, awakened him by prodding
lim II thelrihs with his revolver. lie
coinnmpdsd Reuter- TO get up. made
hims eige rp his money and diamonds
Bnd theu as Reuter- turned away in
puswqt 10 his Command. shot him
lbrifsh the head He shot second
4lra ana missed but as Reuter- lay on
mo floor. he fired q third time, the
bullet entering the head.
Then Baker fled from the house
ma joined Bellew near the Country
club. where he was waiting with
automobile. They then
went UP into the Usage where they
burned the clothes Baker wore. hid
he diamonds and searchlight Then
'alloy stated that the state would In
roduce the searchllsht and gun as
violence
For two hours Malloy traced every
movement of every person connected
nth the crime. lie told OF uonver-
iations the defendants are said to
rave had with other prisoners IN the
ounty jail and how Mackenzie is al
eyed 10 have attempted to break out
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