Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-10-03

At midnight the jury in the Laura NJ.
Reuter- murder case reported to Judge
Hudson that there was no hope of
reaching verdict tonight. They
were Immediately taken to their ho-
tel and they deliberated for a little
over an hour. The jury will resume
its deliberations at 8 o'clock Friday
morning.
Mrs. Reuter- Collapsed.
AS Prosecutor Malloy finished his
closing argument to he jury at 1890
p. m, Mrs. Reuter-, who had been
weeping bitterly during the last Of his
speech, became hysterlcal and many
women spectators rushed to her as
sistancc, btu it was twenty minutes
before she became sufficiently COM
posed to even talk.
81 have got no witness but my dead
husband" she kept muttering, as
though the words of Mr.. Malloy were
ringing in her ears. At the cUnclu-
sion of the address Judge Hudson
brought two baillfs forward and their
caths were administered.
different forms of verdict and they
retired at 1885 p, m, to the jury
room. fow feet from the court room.
Judge Hudson told them he would
walt until midnight for verdict ana
If they had not agreed by tina time
they should retire for the night ana
resume their deliberations in tho
morning.
Greatest Speech Ever.
TT was the greatest court room
speech / ever heard in my life. said
Judge Henry Hudson to Mr.. Malloy'
as he leaned over the bench TO
grasp his hand. Scores of people
surged around the young county at
torney and showered congratulations
upon him.
Norman Pruett, of counsel for de-
fense, walked over to the press taDle
and with great feeling, said. quote
mo as saying that Mr., Malloy's argu-
ment tonight was the greatest ever
heard IN any court room during oil
the years | have practioed law.
Roses for the 1nry.
J
express package came for Attorney
pruett. 1t was box Of roses HOm
Tulsa and card in the box contain
ed the information that the two dozen
roses represented as many women IN
Tulsa who wanted to see Mrs. keuter
acquitted.
No names were given. The card
requested that the flowers be given TO
the jurors. but Judge Hudson refused
to countenance this. The crowd loth
To leave the scene while the jury was
celebrating, remained on the sue
walk and street outside. over l'OVV
people were gathered there. taking IN
little excited groups and waiting tor
a verdict Mrs. Reuter-, accompanied
by her lawyers. Pruett and Charlton
y remained in the court room.
The day was marked by three ar
guments that will go down in history
as among the greatest ever delivered
In an Oklahoma courtroom. j. H.
charlton of Bartlesville and Moman
Y pruiett OF Oklahoma City spoke In
behalf of the defendant whlie rat
Malloy, county attorney OF Tulsa
county, closed Tor the stdle'
MIR. Charlton made wonderlui
plea. full of pathos and legal sense.
He spoke from 9 o'clock until noon
and when he finished many of the
jurors were wiping tears from thelr
ewes while the defendant. her little
daughter Marcella and every woman
I'm the courtroom were crying. He
closed with a telling sermon thar
went straight to the hearts Of all who
heard it..
Moman Pruiett's argument this art
ernoon was sensational to say the
least Never has this great criminal
lawyer made a more telling address
before a jury than the one he gave
today. First crying and in the mex,
moment laughing, it was hard TO pre-
serve order among the spectators
= His argument consisted mainly of a
bitter arraignment of Bud Bellew and
Ben Burgess.
Attorney c. l.. Fildes of Tulsa. who
was a state witness, came in Tor
scathing denunciation also. Mr.. Pru-
lett even going so far as to say that
he would be glad to meet Fildes on
the street lad fight It out with him.
Pruiett concluded at o'clock and