Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-12
SIXTH DAY AND
Still No JURY
ELENEN JURORS OCCUPIED THE
BOX WHEN COURT ADJOURN
. ED LAST NIGHT.
NO session HELD today
Being u Legal Holiday Judge Brcck-
cnridgc VIII Not Hold Scs.
sion of COuTt.

Eleven Jurors sat in the jury box
yesterday evening, unchallenged by
either the state or defense. when tho
sixth day Of the trial of Guy ID. Me-
Kenzle and Joe Baker came to an end.
Each side had still unused. one Of
the challenges allowed to each by
the state law. No session Of court
will be held today as this is legal
holiday and court cannot be legally
held. Through an oversight. how
ever, Judge breckenridge adjourned
court last night until 9 o'clock this
morning, but he stated last night that
be would call the court to order at
. o'clock this morning and immedi-
ately adjourn until Monday morning,
The eleven jurors, SO far unchal-
lenged. were last night for the first
time placed in the custody Of the
sheriff to be kept together until the
case is completed, which may not ba
for three weeks.
23 Talcsmcn Remain.
Just 20 talesmen out of the spe'
cial venire Of 100 remained un-
examined when court adjourned, al
though every one that had so far ap-
peared in court had been examined.
During the six days the case has last
ed, 127 prospective jurors have been
examined and Of that number "a
md
thirteen have been peremptorily chal-
lenged and IL still occupy the jury
box, but still subject to the two chal-
lenges that remain unexhausted.
OF the eleven jurors who had been
passed for cause at the close Of
now remain on the jury, the other
seven being excused BY peremptory
challenges.
At least nine Of the following
eleven men who occupied seats in the
jury box last night will finally pass
upon the fate of the two defendants,
+. Warstell, Bixby, william Brad
ford, Dawson; J. b. Petty. Owasso;
j. 3. Stevens, Glenn Pool; Sam Som
mers, Bixby; u. M. Trustee, jerks;
NJ. ID. Borders, Broken Arrow; G. w.
Northrit, South of Tulsa; r. b. Dill,
Bixby; q. II. Snyder, jerks, ann
Henry Roberts. Owasso.
Several new veniremen reported
after the morning session of the court,
convened at shortly after O'Clock
They were sworn. Mrs. Joe Baker.
wife of Joe Baker. who, with Guy
Mackenzie, is on trial, sa by abe side
of her husband during the day. Late
in the morning Laura Mackenzie, sis
ter of Guy, came in and took her seat
by the side of her brother.
Mrs. Joe Baker is a slender girl,
possessed of good looks and bright In
appearance She has watched with
much interest the preliminary stages
of the trial.
In secluded corner of the court
room yesterday morning, Miss Dora
Bellew, sister of Bud Bellew, sat. 1t
was she who induced Bellew to con-
fess to the crime in which he and
Mrs. Laura Reuter- are alleged to have
been co-conspirators with Mackenzie
and Baker.
Frank Smock. a venireman. was eX-
cused because he said;
Il don't believe in witness turn
ing states evidence and wouldn't be-
lieve a witness who had done So"
Six veniremon were excused because
they swore they had conscientious
scruples against the infliction of the
death penalty.
God gave life and l don't think IT
said Henry Whisman a farmer of near
Dawson.
The following venlremen were ex-
cused because they admitted having
formed opinions as to the guilt or in
rpcence of the defendants: c. NJ.
Flora, Tulsa; C. C. Marshall, Tulsa;
NJ Henry. Dawson: w. A. Lowman,
Tulsa; Il. Randolph, Leonard; VIM.
Vance, Tulsa; Lawrence Bewley,
Tulsa; George Brindley, Tulsa; Ed
Cupps Tulsa; James Wagner, Tulsa.
NJ. f. Warstell. Of Bixby. farmer,
had lived in Tulsa county eight years
and had never heard of the Reuter-
case. He was retained by the state
and defense as juror.
The state exercised Its second per-
emptory challenge, be excusing Juror
Bpck. while the defense excused
Juror Keyes.
william Bradford. Of Dawson. 22
years of age and a farmer, had lived
in the county eight years and had not
read any newspaper for year. The
first ne heard of the Reuter- case was
a few days agp when he was sub
poenaed.
J. u. Petty. of Owasso. is farmer
with six children. He Is As years Of
ago and native of Arkansas. Had
read of the case in weekly Tulsa
newspapers, but had formed no opin-