Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-22
Wife Of Slain Tulsan Tells Re-
porter a Sad Story Of
Sunshine and Gloom.
LAYS BlAME-TO MRS. CARTER
Says Her Home Was Beautiful
Until Joplin Woman En-
tered; Heartbroken.

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dramatic climax that came Monday
night when the horrible story of the
murder of her husband. Samuel q.
Davis was flashed over the wire To
her in Tulsa, graciously received a
newspaper reporter at the Connor
hotel yesterday.
Her story was ptiful and altho
she refrained from violenI attacks of
emotion. tears trickled down her
tired face as she told of n valiant
fight for the love of once faithful
husband.
Twenty-Five years ago the little
woman. then Miss Ethel Riley a
charming Tulsa girl. met Samuel
Davis, an illustriOus young half
breed Creek Indian.
The young red man was well edu-
Gated and was handsome. He spoke
numerous Indian languages and his
friends rcvelcd in his Indian folk lore
and the interesting traditions he told
OF his tribesmen. lie was an inter.
prefer for the Indian tribes in the
vicinity of Tulsa. and was private
secretary for several years to the
chief of the Creek nation.
Love and Marriage.
The white girl loved, and the red
man loved And they were married.
Soon the Indian leader rose to
great prominence and he was one of
the most conspicuous figures among
his fellow citizens. He accumulated
wealth thru his keen business insight
and his briliance.
The happy couple lived in "A man
sion worth 100000. And a beauti-
ful girl was born and reared to
womanhood.
Samuel Davis was n leading mem
ber OF the Presbyterian church. For
nearly ten years he taught class Of
boys. by whom he was idolizcd.
Nearly three years ago he told the
boys, Lads, you have grown TO
young manhood. You are educated
/ am no longer fit to teach you, for
you know more than l."
But the boys insisted that he stay;
and when he no longer gave his serv-
ices the class was disbandcd.
Enter. Mrs. Carter.
One day, according to Mrs. Davis,
the Carter woman went to Davis
office to secure loan with which to
buy home. Soon after this the
wife was warned by a friend that
something was wrong.
In the meantime Marjorie. the
pretty daughter, had become engaged
To Hugh Simmons, son of Mayor
John II. Simmons of Tulsa. Two
years ago last November Is the young
couple was to he married. only n
few days before that time the heart
broken Wife became convinced that
her husband was unfaithful. She
was wild from grief.
81 didn't know what to do" she
said yesterday. II was nearly crazy
1 didn't want to spoil the happy oc-
casion for Marjorie 'and Hugh. so I
kept the secret in my breast until the
marriage was over"
Then she told of divorce proceed
ings that were begun 10y her husband
She said Davis went to his attorneys
and drew up a divorce petition. one
of the Attorneys she knew and she
went TO him TO see what could be
done to effect "A reconciliation and
save her husband from what She
termed vampire.
Blu tho lawyer, she said. told her
that the best thing she could do was
to seek a division of the property and
let him nave the divorce decree. since
he could obtain it, anyway, within
another year
Without consulting any other at
torney, the distracted woman pro-
ceeded as she was directed.
Spends Money on Her.
Already. she declared, her husband
had spent thousands OF dollars on the
Carter woman: had furnished for her
a home in Neosho, Mo, and one in
Tulsa Also. she said the husband
had taken the rival on an expensive
s,vestern "trip, when thousands of dol
ars were spent.
The handsome Davis residence of
the Davis had been sold, she said,
.l..t Of nA
money from its sale was gone-some-
where.
She had made Investigations, she
said. at the bank~ and in some where
there should have been $4,000,
there were but few paltry hun
dreds.
The couple had been living in cot
tage since the sale of the big home,
not having decided on plans for re-
building. When they separated Mr..
Davis went to a hotel and lived Later
, he had a room furnished near his Of
flee and he stayed there.
Davis, the widow declared, spent
two-thirds of his time with the other
woman. However. he frequently met
his wife at the home Of the daughter
and they conversed often. Once she
told him he was "going to let that
woman get away with all the money"
and then he would be helpless.
"But, Sam, I shall love you. and If
you 1ose it. it will be pe who will
lay you tenderly away"
The division of property and what
money left was made
Wife Gets Cash.
''He gave me about 100000 in
money and like amount in real
estate" Mrs Davis said. "He took
n fine two hundred-acre bottom
farm, which brought $1,000 year
rental, and ] was given tract OF
land near Tulsa, on which was To-
Gated a coal bank. He said the coal
bank land was worth at least $4,000
more than his farm, so ! gave back
to him $4,000 of the cash | had re-
ceUed. As rapidly as possible | Sc
cured assignment on life insurance
policies nggregating, approximately
$4,000 | didn't want the other
woman to have that, because ] knew
she had spent thousands already and
that when Sam was gone she would
spend the rest.
"Then a friend advised me to go to
another lawyer. He ridiculed the
statements of the other attorney ]
had seen first and told me | could
fight the divorce procedure. because
San had no grounds for attempting