The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-23
CLAIMS MONROE
WAS MERE BOOB
One Of Lindsay Defendants Al
tOrneyS Alleges Fact OF
UnSOphlStiCatiOn
THAT'S WHY He DISPLAYED CASH
Argument For Man On Trial For
Murder Runs To ExCeSSeS
That Cause Smiles

Attorneys Tor - y. Monroe, on trial
for the murder Of Marguerite Ellis IN
this city last December are finding the
case d hard one to argue before the
jury It Is apparently difficult foI
them 10 Justify bcfor" the twelve men
the conduct " Monroe, man Of fam.
lily, who came 10 the city for the
purpose " bylng an automobile for his
little daughter and who became In.
volyel Ia a killing In d resort Of that
kind
John Stanley " Pauls Valley. one
uf MunrocS attorneys, made an ar.
gumcnt for his clieul to the jury this
forenoon He put the cnsc before the
jury on the theory thut Monroe wax
sophisticated In the ways uf large
city; that he went 10 Grace Goods
place with his friends TO get wine and
that hc was there robbed of $500: that
II was perfectly natural for II man
unused Ia the ways of the world to OK.
hibit his pOcketbot, containing
large sum In the ballroom Of such
place, and that as soon ~ the women
saw II they formed conspiracy 10
gei II away from him lie added that
the state of Oklahoma, represented by
County Attorney Emhry ana his ns-
slStantS. is now trying 10 hound this
lnnoccnt man 10 the pcnitcntlary.
FlAnked by Family.
Monroe sits In the court room today
surrounded by his family and friends.
Beside him sits his SON Hugh Mon.
roe, * years old The other members
ut the family are there and several
friends from Lindsay. one Of them "A
banker, sit close 10 the defendant.
Attorney Stanley compared Grace
Good aud the other women In the place
Ia burglars who saw a safe I'm which
there was large sum of money. He
SAID that as soon as Monroe showed
his purse they began to lay plans to
get IL --.....
Maybe they don't" aid Stanley.
but have been reliably Informed
that when man goes into such places
with money they get II away from him,
In one way or another.
The state has introduced manu-
factured testimony here" Stanley con.
tlnued. "and these women have been
ribbed mp 10 convict Monroe" He snd
that In order 10 convict him the state
must show that MonrOe came here
went on drunk aud then went To the
| place with murdcrous intent
ENplnins MOnrOe's First Denial
The attorney pictured Monroe as hay.
Ing shot Marguerite Ellis by accident.
ANA then walked out Of the place de.
Illherately lie knew he had accideu.
/ Tally shot woman, but be- was unused
! 10 the ways ~ a strange city aud never
| thought Of going to the police atntlnn Ia
tell about the accident. lie made the
arrest of Monroe an occasion for at.
tacklng the police, who went after him
with drawn rrvulyers. he said. Mon.
rocs denial that he had shot the girl.
that he owned the handkerchief. hat
and uycrcunt found In Grncr Good's
place or that he had revolver WINS
due to the fact that he was unused TO
the ways " city, the attorney cnn.
tended
I'm addressing the Jury yesterday AZ.
teruOon Assistant County Attorney Sam
Hooker said that II the shooting NJ
Marguerite Ellis had been accidental.
rs contended 10y the defense. the natu.
raj thing Tor Monroe TO have done
would have been 10 help the girl he
had shot lie would have called doc.
tor and later he would have gone 10
the police station 10 inform the off
GERS Of the accident.
He didn't try 10 get away, though.
did heF asked Attorney Stanley. The
attorney pictured Grace Good M IN.
robher NJ Monroe und followed her
flight down the back stairway. passing
the two men she knew In the rear doors
Iuf the furniture house aud going on
up the alley 10 the rooms Of Mrs. Clnr.
euce Miller where her chlldrenNwpre
Kept tu telephone for the police. lie
told the jury the woman had an ob.
I jrt IN going there that she wanted
Ito ditch something she did not want 10
remain In her own place.
Music Box ROYALTIES
The most cNtrnyngant NJ all the ar.
gumcnts made by the pnuls Valley nj.
tOrneN was that one witness. WIN
placed the music box In the bah room
~ Grace Goods place aud collected the
rent for H. was willing 10 swear the
defendants life away so that the place
would not be closed up and he would
not lose his royalty On several occa.
slons Stnnleys line NJ reasoning caused
a smile 10 g0 around the court room.
: Stanley was followed by John Choate
and Momau pruiett X slated 60 make
! the closing argument for the defense
! County Attorney Embry viii close the
, case for the state
The Jury is instructed for wide
, range In its verdict Monroe may he
4 found guilty NJ first degree mur,lef
' aud given life sentence or the elec.
tric chair He may br given ten years
or less for first degree manslaughter.
The instructions define fully just how
far mau may Eo 10 recover property
that has been stolen FROM him.
! In his argument before the Iury
this afternoon IN the Monroe murder
trial, Momnn pt1ilett declared that
i within iS hours he will lay before
: Mayor oyerholser q complaint against
7 Policeman William slston, who tesfi.
. fled that Monroe whs drunk four
. hours after the tragedy m which Mar.
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