The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-27
EVIDENCE Of THREE
IS INF PEACHED
IN REUTER- CASE-ATTORNEYS
ARE PLACED ON sTANO--JUR.
OR'S SON SICK.

BartIesville, Okla, Jan 26.-The
defense fired a broadside into the
states case Monday in the trial Of
Mrs. Laura NJ. Reuter-, alleged con-
her husband, when the testimony of
three witnesses was offered for the
purpose of impeachng the testimony
of the states three star Witnesses,
Grover CBud) Bellew, his sister Dora
and Ben Burgess They had given
damaging testimony against the aC-
cused woman, and it was upon their
testimony the state was able to work
up a strong case against the ue.
fendant
Later when the state recalled
"Bud" Bellew to the witness stand
to offer testimony in rebuttal, the
defense offered spirited objections,
which were sustained by the court
precedent in the matter hut Judge
Allen ordered an adjournment of
court until Tuesday morning at @
O'Clock to enable attorneys to argue
the questions.
Just after the jury left the court
room Monday afternoon Mrs. Reu-
ter took sick, biting her tongue
until it bled She was carried from
the courtroom In front of the
courthouse she became hystericaL
shouting "Oh, Charlie, Charlie, let
me die" In the hotel, she became |
hysterical again, but was Quieted by
physicians. 1t is not expected her
illness will cause delay in the trial
Attorneys Take Stand.
Monday morning Attorneys Biddi
son and Campbell of counsel for the
defense, taking the stand, related
statement made to them by Bel
lew while he was in the Tulsa coun
ty Jail. Bellew then was called by
the prosecutor and asked to tell "all'
of the conversation he had with the
attorneys while he was in the Tulsa
iail, before he made a confession.
The prosecutor said only part of the
story had been told. In the state
ment the attorneys both testified
Beilew had told them that the ac-
cused woman had not been a party
to the murder plot.
After court adjourned the attor-
neys in the case prepared to argue
the matter after the jury had been
excused from the courtroom.
Ben Burgess, who testified for the
state last week of having seen the
accused woman in a compromising
position in the Reuter- home, was
recalled by the defense. Burgess
hadk stated he had never been in
the Reuter- home but once, although
Monday morning he told of two or
more visits. He became slightly
confused under the searching exam
nation of Attorney Charlton for the
defense. Mrs. Mary Barton, a veal
thy land owner of Tulsa, who testi-
fed for the first time, related a
purporting to have been
held with Burgess at his home, in
which he stated that he knew little
of the murder and that he was new
er in the Reuter- home. This con-
yersation took place, she said, after
he testified at the first trial of the
accused woman last September.
The defense summoned four wit
nesses Monday, Attorneys Biddison
and Campbell, Mrs Mary Barton and
Ben Burgess. The state called the
following witnesses in reDuttal: {
Attorney Ben Ramsdale, Mrs. Fred
Fink L. b. Pence County Attorney (
Pat Malloy and Bud Bellew. The {
defense had rested when the dis
pute arose.
Because Of the serious illness Of
the little son of NJ. II. Winstead, 7
one of the Reuter- jurors, Winstead
was allowed to 90 to his home, IN {
Wann.. Okla, Monday evening. He {
will be in charge of ]. Beard, a {
baniff. The Reuter- trial may be {
couple of days.