Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-26

He took the witness stand yesterday
to explain away the circumstances
connecting him with the murder OF
Charles T. Reuter-.
On redirect examination, Charleton
asked Baker:
when did you last feed your
dogs?"
About noon on the day L was ar
rested"
WAS your oyercoat there them"
"It was"
The county attorney again took up
the cross examination and asked:
you say that was the only overcoat
you ever owned?"
YES sir"
"Then where did you get the one
that was in your grip?"
There never was one In my grip
Baker was excused from the witness
stand at 10 o'clock and the defense
called Guy Mackenzie, the o ner de-
| fendant.
Mackenzie Testlfies.
The first questions dealt with the
history of his life. He said he had
been in Tulsa the last ten years and
had been drilling water wells most OF
tho time, was 32 years Of age and had
never been arrested before and had
never been on the witness stand be-
| fore.
! Where were you on the night OF
May AZ" was the question asked by
Attorney Charieton.
Il was in Skiatook."
when did you go there"
! "At 7:15 p. m"
why did you go to Skiatook %
Il had a man working for me. drill
ing some city water wells there and
he called me-"
who was this MANI"
Tom Crittendon."
When did he call your"
Between 10 and IL o'clock that
morning.
the state at the preliminary hearing ?''
He was here"
do YOU know where he is now?''
| Il do not"
Did you spend the evening with
him."
Yes. sir"
when did you hear that Charlie
Reuter- had been killed."
THE next morning / was walking
along the street and met Fred Fink.
He said; Charlie was killed last
night / said: Charlie Reuter- and
he said: Yes. you don't know him.
do your l said: I know him better
than / know YOU and he said he was
robbed and then killed and l said:
That's HELL"
How long have you known Char
| lie Reuter-"
about five years"
Ever do any business with him -
Yes, ne did all my legal business. ~
You have been at his home fire.
quently?"
Il expect that one third of the
time, when Charlie was out of town
he had me go over to his house and
do the chores. | often went there ia
visit and we went fishing together"
Ever have any trouble with him."
yes. one morning, he and Ben
Ramsdale came over to my house and
Charlie asked me If had seen any
papers over to his house the night be-
fore. | told him no and he said: 81
want you to stay away IRON my
house. The neighbors are talking
about you and my wife and If you
don't / will shoot you with a bigger
gun than the one you stole from me"
Did you have any feeling against
him after that?"
NO, sir"
did Stella ever have any trouble
with him ?"
"Yes, about week after that sho
told me that Charlie had insulted her
over to McCabe's house and had
threatened to kill her. l told her: oh.
hell; don't pay any attention to him "
Ever meet him after that?"
"Yes, and he seemed friendly rs
usual."
Didn't Tax With Mrs. Reuter-.
Did you at any time before you
went to Skiatook on May have a talk
with Mrs. Reuter- about robbing and
numbering Charlie Reuter-"
Il never did"
Did you and Joe Baker have any
such conversation"
mo, sir; nor anybody else"
"On the night of May 4, how did
you get to the depot?"
bud drove me down In the ma
chine"
Did you know what Bud was CO.
ing 10 do with the car that nlght?"
mo. SIR"
Have you ever seen this gun be-