Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-27
HUT DECLARES MRS. REUTER-
AND HER "PARAMOUR" PLAN
NED TIE DEED.
STOOD HIS GROUND WELL
Could Not BE Shaken in Bitter Cross
examination That VIII he Con-
tlnued Again Today.
(GIENN CONDON)
(Staff Correspondent


BARTLSVILLE, okla, Sept 20
Especial. Guy Mackenzie and Laura
NJ Reuter- planned the details OF the
murder Of Charles T. Reuter-. Joe
Baker and Bud Bellew carried OUT
the Instructions of the arch conspr-
ators and did the actual killing. Guy
Mackenzie wanted Reuter- Killed so
he could satisfy his passionate love
for Mrs Reuter- by marrying her and
Laura Reuter- herself was no unWll-
ling participant in the purpose. II
was she who set the stage and turned
down the lights for the midnight
tragedy that cast an air OF mystery
about the little home on North Chey-
enno Ave, in Tulsa.
Tonight two hours of merciless,
bitter. indicative cross examination
ly Ben Thompson of counsel Tor the
defense failed to shake the witness
iu one particular. He made no AT
tempt TO shield his own character or
the part he played in the alleged con-
spiraCy, for taking part IN Whlch TWO
mon are serving life sentences anu
Mrs. Reuter- is on trial Tor her ne.
Bellew admitted even that ne Woulu
have played any part in murder
rlot save the actual firing of the gun,
he refused GUY MackenZie's offer OF
$500 il he would murder Reuter- ana
told him he would do it for no sum
OF money
Once a Cowboy.
1t developed under cross-eNamina-
tiun that Bellcw was a professional
cowboy and roper the greater part OF
hi. life For the past five years ne
has been chauffeur Crowds that
filled every available iuch OF space
in the court room and the large cor
ltdor outside were there TO hear the
testimony of the states Witnesses.
.mdec Hudson again admOnlshed
them about the unsafe condition OF lHe
floor but they paid no heed once
proceedings were interrupted Wheh
woman pushing hard against dool
that two bailiffs were holding DacE
against, the onslaught of the crowd
outside shrilly shouted IN give a
collar to let me in there The court
ordered the woman removed from the
building.
When Mrs. Reuter- left the court
room tonight she ran the gauntlet OF
a crowd of a thousand people, who
had found it impossible to get in the
courtroom and had waited on the
street outside to get a glimpse or me
comely defendant as she went to her
hotel
Counsel Taken Ill.
Court adjourned at $3.50 o'clock ow-
ing to the sudden illness of Attorney
Thompson and the cross examination
of Bellew will be resumed tomorrow
morning. 1t was evident tonight that
the state could not complete the in
PRODUCTION Of its evidence saturday as
had been expected. There Will be
night session of court Saturday and
this will prevent many persons inter
ested in the case from going to their
homes in Tulsa to spend sunday
Mrs. Reuters children did not APP
pear in the courtroom during the time
rellrw WAS on the stand. Pat oates,
deputy warden of the Oklahoma state
penitcntiray. testified this afternoon
that Mrs Reuter- visited Guy Macken
Zie and Joe Baker IN The penitentiary
two months ago. She represented
herself to be a Miss Gordon, famed
detective in the employ of Moman
Pruiett Judge Hudson learned to-
night that five Of the jurors wives had
visited them during the noon recess
today and he admolished them against
a repetition Of the occurrence.
The state tonight issued subpoena
for II. G. Southwell of Kansas City,
noted handwriting expert who will
probably testify next Monday
Wrote for False Beard.
There were many features about
Bud Bellows testimony that had not
been brought out in the previous trial
and more of his statements were cor
roborated than before. The letter
that Guy Mackenzie wrote to a mail
order house in Kansas City, under an
assumed name, in which he ordered
a false beard, to be used as dis
guise, was introduced by the state
as a corroboratiVe exhibit and was
positively identified by Bellew as the
one that Guy wrote.
The defense made an attempt to
have Bellows entire testimony ruled
out by the court, Attorney Ben
Thompson arguing that II was inn
proper. because Bellew had entered
into a written agreement with States
Attorney Pat MallOy, by the terms of
which Belew was to be given immun-
ity from prosecution If he would go
ON the stand and confess the crime.
Judge Houston Immediately oVerruled
tho objection.
Was Not Nervous.
Bellew told his story in a straight
forward manner. He never flinched
under the stern glances of the de-
fendant, who never once took her
eyes off him. Bellew did not show
any of the nervousness that marked
his apeparance on the witness stand