Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-26
FIRST LEGAL FIGHT
Of TRIAL IS On
DEFENSE OBJECTS TO INTRO
DUCTION OF STATEMENT MADE
BY MRS. REUTER-.
EXPECT A Decision TODAY
Missing Witness Located, Sick In an
Obscure ROoming House
Last Night.
(BY GLENN CONDON.)
lStan COrreSDOndent.

NOtuH toTTtSIohuth''l
BARTLESVILLE, Okla, Sept. %
Especial. Lawyers for both the state
and defense In the Laura NJ. Reuter-
murder trial are tonight on edge in
anticipation OF what the morrow VIII
bring forth in the way of settling
legal dispute that arose at the close
of an exciting days session Of court,
The question came up when the pro-
secution attempted to introduce as
evidence a sworn statement made by
Mrs Reuter- in the county attorneys
office at Tulsa the day following the
murder of Charles Il. Reuter-,
Counsel for defense objected on the
ground that the statement was OBJ
tained under duress and threats. Tho
fury was excluded from the room
and Attorney John II. Charlton OF tho
defense went on the witness stand. lie
swore that while he was acting as at
torney for Mrs. Reuter-, she made the
statement in question after the coun-
ty attorneys office had threatened to
keep her in Tulsa and prevent her
from attending her dead husbands
funeral at Peoria, H., If she did not
mako such a statement.
Ed Grassland, of the prosecution,
swore that no such proposition was
made and that there was no agree
ment between counsel concerning
such reported Circumstance. Crossland
and Charlton each became angry ana
for a time It appeared they might
come to blows
Cont was adjourned until tomor-
row morning and Attorney A. j. Bid
Olson of Tulsa was telegraphed 10
come to Bartlesville Friday morning
to testify regarding the alleged trans
action in connection with the state
ment. ..
Mrs. Reuters sworn statement,
made soon after the murder, Is lllleu
with declarations that are IN dlrec'
conflict with stories since told ny the
defendant and evidence already miro,
duced by the state. Both sldes VIII
fight this legal proposition to the
end.
An attachment was issued this ar
ternoon for Emily McCabe, states
witness whom the officers have had
didculty in keeping track OF. Detec-
tivcs found that she had reglstereu
here at the Almeda hotel, hau lheI
zone to another hotel and registered
and lator sought a rooming house
where she was found lying bed WIN
ber shoes on and claiming To ne ~
deputy sheriff served the attach-
ment on her, but she refused 10 20
with the officer Judge huusoh ~
nointed a local physician to examine
the woman and report In the MORN
ing as to her physical conditloh'
Charlton Had to Preach.
Court adjourned at o'clock TINS
evening until o'clock FRIDAY morn
ing. Judge Hudson having decideu 10
hold no night session To-Day oWihs 70
thc fact that John II. Charlton ol
had asked leave
"a be absent. Mr. Charlton tonight
delivered sermon at an evanglcal
meeting in Dewey, four miles from
here He Is pulpit orator OF rare
abili.y as well as a lawyer. Tnere
vas much doing in BartlesVllle TON gnu
among the people Interested IN the
Reuter- case and both sides had tne
first opportunity of the week to really
snend some time out OF court In dis
cussing their future plans Every
bodv IS on the edge of expectancy To-
night waiting for the re-opening OF
the heavy artillery in the mornlne'
Bud Bellew is expected to take the
stand some time Friday, although the
state may not get to him before sat
urdav. Joe Baker may be called TO
testify at any moment now. Baker,
polIew and Mackenzie were al brought
10 Bartlesville this morning In the
custodv of Sheriff VIM. Mccullough
and Deputy Sheriff Frank Bowling.
1'hev were met at the train by state
Detective Ed Egan, who helped them
escort the three prisoners TO the
county iai,. once in their cell the
prisoners' handouts were removed.
Joe Baker requested Detective Egan
to send John Harkness. an old friend
to him, but the request was not COM
Piled with. Prosecuting Attorney fat
Malloy having objected.
Mackenzie brought with him from
the state penitentiary at McAlester
number of trnkets made by the pris-
oners. Among the articles are some
fancy carved riding stirrups and some
hridie hits Mackenzie intends selling
,ben while he Is here. He has been
summoned by the defense and will
not testify until some time next week.
The following witnesses have been
subpoenaed to report Saturday:
j f.. Buchan. Homer Buchan. w.
T. chadwick, NJ. w. F'riddle. Nelma
Howell Frank Phillips, Or. c. l..
R9pdpr. 4. r. Raver Paul Sanger,
John J. slack. Miss II. Zeigler, A. j.
Diddison. Harry Campbell. Sam Davis
Alice Rhinely George Haskins, r. NJ.
Pullman. Frank Kennedy. J. w Kirk
patrick, George Pease.
Some big Crowds.
An hour before court convened
this morning the courtroom was half
filled with curious men and women.
Bv o'clock every available seat had
been taken. The crowds grew larger
during the afternoon and at one time
the room was filled to twice its ordi-
nary capacity. while 500 people stood
in the corridor outside and tried to
catch hits Of testimony as they filter
ed through the cracks of doors
Twice TODAY Judge Hudson admon-
ished the audience about laughing or
otherwise creating disturbance IN
the court and the last time he was
plainly angry. He ordered the bailiffs