Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-25
INDIAN SAID HE SAW THEM ON
A BED IN THE HOME
OF REUTER-.
Defense CHARGES PERJURY
Declare They VIII Have the Witness
Arrested on IA Perjury Charge
This Morning.


I}ARTLESN LILLE, Okla. sept. "a
Especial )-Ben Burgess, a stoical In
dian with immovable countenance,
took the witness stand in the district
court tonight and related story Of
alleged intimacy between Laura NJ.
Reuter-, on trial for the murder of her
husband, and Guy Mackenzie, now
serving "A life sentence for the part
he played in the killing, which made
en- the Judge upon the bench plush
with shame. The bit of salacious tes-
tmony Burgess offered was gwen
amid a dramatic stiffness. The largest
crowd that had yet attended the trial
of the woman listened with breath
less silence as he told of the occur
renee i'm the Reuter- home year prior
TO the murder.
81 went into the Reuter- home" said
the witness, in response to the cues
tlons Of States Attorney Pat Malloy
zone day in May, 1911, to find
wrench that we had lost in installing
water well at the home. Little Mar
celia Reuter- led me to the second
floor. She opened the door of bed
room, but quickly drew back. There
on a bed lay Laura Reuter- enfolded in
the arms Of Guy Mackenzie. Mrs.
lANuLeI fNlltl W US " Eb h'NA HhhA'S.
! quickly left the house; as | reached
the alley ] turned around and ! saw
Guy Mackenzie peering through a
window I'm the upper floor"
Bitter Cross Examination.
For more than an hour the witness
was subjected to a bitter crosseXami-
nation by Moman Pruiett and Ben
Thompson OF counsel for the defense.
lie admitted that when he testified in
the trial Of Baker and Mackenzie he
withheld the testimony he gave to-
night. His conscience hurt him aft
crward he said, and he told Ben
Ramsdale, Tulsa attorney. of the In
cident Later he made complete
statement Of the situation to States
Detective Ed Egan. lie became
mixed up in his answers several
times.
May Charge Perjury.
The witness was instructed at the
request of the defense, to remain in
attendance at court Counsel for de-
Tense declared they would file infor-
nation early Thursday morning
charging Burgess with perjury.
Spectators ran over one another In
attempting 10 get inside the court
room tonight They even filled the
space inside the railing usually al
lotted to attorneys and court attaches.
Twenty five fashionably gowned wom-
en- sat within five feet Of Burgess
while he was testifying.
The defendants face was set. but
she managed to make notes with
pencil. the same as she has done the
last two days, but when little Mar
celia her child, broke away from the
nurse and threw her arms about her
re hrnkn
down and wept. She smothered the
girls face with kisses, mingled with
tears.
building Is Unsafe.
Judge Hudson cautioned the spec
tators to leave the court room In
cautious manner, as the great crowds
that haze throne~d the place since the
trial started had rendered the build
Ing unsafe and II rush was made for
the exits the floor might collapse. II
was a day Of much excitement. capped
by the totally unlocked for climax OF
burgess testimony.
The first big legal skirmish of the
trial came at o'clock. when Chief OF
Police Ed Yoder OF Tulsa was In the
witness chair. Attorney Thompson
objected to n certain form of exami-
nation Prosecutor Malloy was pursu-
ing on the important ground that the
alleged conspiracy ended with the
death of Charles Reuter-. The jury
removed from the court room while
lawyers on both sides argued for
nearly two hours. During the supper
recess Judge Henry Hudson read the
opinion Of Justice Furman of the Ok
lahoma criminal court Of appeals In
the Burns case decided last Janu-
nrv and when court reconvened for
the night session Judge Hudson an
rounced that the objection Of the de-
fense would be overrued. II was a
decided victory for the young Tulsa
prosecutor.
Nearly every lawyer In Bartlesville
was In the court room awaiting the
courts decision. Had he held against
the prosecution vast amount of i'm
rortant testimony for the state would
have had to he omitted.
II became known tonight for the
first time blood relative OF the
slain attorney will take the stand to
testify for the state. The prosecution
tonight wired Or. 4. r. Fortier and
wife of Peoria. Ill, the old home
of Charles Reuter-. to come 10 Eartles-
willie at once to testify. Mrs. Fortier
was a sister Of Reuter-. She Is ex
pected to testify concerning the cir
cumstances surrounding Reuters
marriage TO his I7-year-oid stenog
rapher.
John Dureli. Tulsa county deputy