Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-10-01
CASE WILL GO TO THE JURY
PROBABLY SOME TIME ON
THURSDAY.
She told HER own STORY
For Five Hours Mrs. Reuter- Occupied
the stand Under Grilling EX-
animation by Malloy.
BY GLENN CONDONJ
CStaff CorrespOndentD

BARTLESNILLE, Sept. 3O.-(Spe-
cial. The defense rested in the case
Of Laura NJ. Reuter- at o'clock this
afternoon and fifteen minutes later
the states rebuttal witnesses had all
testified. Adjournment was taken un-
I'll 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, In
order to allow Judge Henry Hudson
time in which to prepare his instruc-
tions to the jury The closing argu-
mcnts are expected to be completed
tomorrow. SIX Of the greatest Grim
inal lawyers and jury orators in the
southwest will make their pleadings
before the jury.
That the defense will rely for ac-
quital almost solely upon the testi-
mony of the defendant herself, was
shown, when not more than half
dozen other witnesses were put on the
stand and they testified only to mat
ters of minor Importance. Mrs. Reu-
ter occupied the witness stand
greater part Of the day.
How They VIII Speak.
Deputy Tulsa County Attorney Nat
Lyon will make the opening argu-
Hltnl LOT lIlt Sldlts lie Will bt lul-
lowed by Ben Thompson, of counsel
for the defense. Deputy Tulsa Coun-
ty Attorney Ed Grassland will come
next and after him John r. Charlton
will talk. Moman Pruitt, claimed by
many to be the states greatest Grim
inal lawyer, will close for the defense
while Pat Malloy Tulsas renowned
prosecutor and orator, will have the
final word with the twelve good men
and true"
Interest on the case in Bartlesville
tonight has reached a point where
excited crowds on the streets converse
about the probable outcome OF the
case Money is being bet freely and
there are men here who are offering
to wager odds OF 2 to l that Mrs.
Reuter- will not be acquitted. There
is more money offered on the pro-
position that the case will result in
ungjury.
States Attorney Pat Malloy de-
clared tonight ne was absolutely con-
fident of conviction.
Sure OF Conviction.
1--WE have submitted as strong a
case as we had against Mackenzie and |
Baker" declared the young prosecu-
tor. 81 do not fear the outcome"
Mrs Reuters unsupported testimony, |
in which she tries to tear down the
credibility of many witnesses whose I
honesty and integrity is unquestioned. !
will not have any effect upon this
Jury OF farmers"
~.
were equally confident of a victory |
claiming that the reason they did not
use fifty or more of the witnesses
they had summoned was because they
did not think the states case was sut-
ficiently strong to warrant it.
Many New Stories.
Constantly facing the jury save |
when she would turn to catch the
questions of the lawyers. Mrs. Reuter-
made a striking picture on the witness
stand today, when she testified in her .
own behalf. She denied the allega-
tions of at least dozen states wit
nesses concerning circumstances that
tended to show she was intimate with
Guy Mackenzie. Other facts, like the
incident of showing Joe Baker
through her home she did not deny.
bug she had new versions of maR~~of
these circumstances that were a sur
prise even to her own attorneys. She
was greatly excited under cross-ex-
animation and refused to give specific
dates or names. answering many
times with half-angry: Il don't
know. Mr.. Malloy, | can't remember
all those things"
once when Mrs Reuter- scored the
Tulsa county officers. in an answer to
Prosecutor Pat MallOy. several wom
EN- in the court room Uttered and one
girl on a front row started to applaud.
but other impending demonstrations
from these few female spectators
were stopped 10y Judge Henry Hudson
who threatened to clear the room Of
all spectators II such an outbreak was
repeated.
Children I'm Court.
For the first time in three days Mrs.
Reuters two children. Marcella and
Johnny. came into the court room this
afternoon, but they arrived a few
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