Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-20
DAVIS LEFT BIG
ESTATE; NO WILL
Tulsan Killed in Joplin Worth
100000; All Goes to Wife
and Daughter.
END OF CHECkERED CAREER
Escapades With Mrs. Carter
Followed Teaching a Sun
day School Class Here.

of Samuel &. Davis, prominent Tulsan. |
has aroused wide discussion In Tulsa |
as to the possible motive for the /
crime and all sorts OF wild Jumors |
were afloat Monday. That arrests of I
a sensational nature would bc made ,
was freely predicted 10y lawyers, de- |
tcctives and others familiar with the |
case.
Pat Malloy. former county attorney |
here, was hastily supmoned To Joplin !
yesterday by Mrs. Samuol G. Davis. I
who herself left here early yesterday
morning. together with her daughter.
Mrs. Hugh simmons. Detective l;d
| Egan. VINO represented Mrs. Davis IN
her prosecution of Davis aud Daisy
Carter on adultery charges in local
court last 'eptcmbcr. received a wirc
last night asking him To hasten to
the mining city and he Will depart for
Joplin this morning.
II is understood that Mrs. Garter
has employed attorneys IN Joplin
Echo Of Reuter- Case.
The appearance Of Pat Malloy and
Ed Egan in the case ~ u coincidence.
E.gan Is the detective who worked up
the evidence against Laura NJ. Rtut"i
that resulted In her conviction al the
first trial on charge OF conspirng
tn murder her husband. Charles i.
Reuter-, prominent attorney, here
few years ago. Mrs. Reuter- was ac-
quilted on second trial. Joe Fak"r
and Guy Mackenzie are now serving
life terms in the state pcnitentiary
for the murder. Malloy prosecuted
all of the cases and Egan was his
chief evidence man. Many features
OF the Davis case are similar Ia those
that made the Reuter- mystery one OF
the biggest murder cases in the MS
tory of oklahoma.
ii. =. Martin of the law firm of
Martin .S Moss. who represented pa
Wis for years, last night gave out the
following statement:
Mrs. Davis was to have secured
divorce from her husband within a
\ few days. However, the case Is stu
\ pending and when he died she was
> his lawful wife. settlement had
been made. however, and Mrs. DAVIS
received something Ike $4,000 that
we know OF. Mr. Davis told me that
L he subsequently gave her various oth-
e. sums but am not acquainted WIN
the amounts. Mr. Davis leaves prop
erty. consisting largely of oil and
agricultural lands in eastern Okla
homa, of the total value of ABOUT
$500 eco. This will all 80 To ms
q widow and daughter lie had no VIII.
, Salacious Hearing.
: The adultery trial of Davis and Mrs.
. Carter was one of the most sensa-
tional ever heard In the local courts.
u The testimony was SO sdlaclous thht
u local new spapers refused 10 print tne
j. details and little space was given the
hearing as matter of public pohcy'
Davis. who had been pillar IN tho
church and teacher OF hiOle CLASS
- fell from grace about IL months as"'
He began drinking heavily. lie Is
10. huNa Mrs carter IN
!" Joplin. She is said to have been mar
~ ried at least three times, being dl-
~ vorcec when Davis met her she IL
- about 10 years of age and resembles
! an Indian In appearance. She mas
been "A professional swimmer. Mrs
= Davis grew suspicious, according To
ID her testimony in the adultery nearing
ID and followed Davis to NcOsho MO-
/, where Mrs Carter had home. Al
in the instigation OF Mrs. Davis, Chief ol
AZ Police Perrier of Neosho raided the
70 house and arrested Mrs. Carter and
!. Davis. who later forfeited bonds IN
A. pollce court here, according To tcsti'
"a mony that came ont late Subse'
III ouenty Il. T.. Harvey, representing
tn DAVIS. filed suit against Perrier al
~ leping defamation of character The
50 case is still pending
n Bought Her a Home.
~. Mrs. Davis returned to Tulsa 'ant
in had warrants issued charging the pan
with adultery. In the meantime, ac
ed cordlng to the evidence Davis pur
- chased from Paul Sanger of this cit
lis a home at 1925 East First, which h'
,ir fitted up for Mrs. Carter. berth'
Vaughn, a colorcd servant IN TN
house. testified on the stand that sh
"A believed all the time that Mrs. car
wv and WIG
Mrs. Knight. 1929 East First, swor
,st that Mrs. Carter, upon hearing tina
"A warrant was out, closed up IN
house and left her suitcases at tn
lss Knight home. Mrs. Carter then wen
er TO the Cordova hotel She was ar
% rested in Coffeyville and brought bac
IN to Tulsa. The warrant was serve
"a on Davis in Tulsa.
eu The preliminary hearing bcfor
Justice of the Peace Lee Daniel earl
=, in September was well attended.
,iu lasted for five days and ended wit
IL IL the Justice binding both parties owe
20. to the superior court for trial unde
M $1,000 bond
~ Recently Davis IS said to have cor
fided to close fr,end here tha' !
was "between two fires lie Is sel
to have told the friend that II he d!
not 70 back to Mrs. Davis she woul
push the adultery case hsoihot ~"
and if he did not marry Mrs Cart'
she would have him arrested i'
white slavery. Many friends OF u
claim man claim that reconeillauo
had practically been effected betWet
Davis and his wife and that he wel
TO joplin three days ago with the II
,ontion of settling with Mrs. carte
after which he intended to return
Tulsa and take up his abode with M'
Davis.
Diamonds Not Taken,
II was also learned yesterday tn
Davis constantly wore two d'amon'
OF the total value of $500, and a
WAYS had % large amount OF current
in a small pouch that he wore su
nended from string around b
neck. Neither tile diamonds or moh'
were taken from him Monday mig
according 20 reports from joplin.
George Reeves. l.. NJ Poe al
James p. Eve.s represented MI
Davis in the prosecution OF the adv
lery cases. Davis affairs were ma