The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
JUDGE JEAN DAY
KILLS HIS GUEST
DURING STRUGGLE

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the coroner said. "Tho head was
lying In n pool Of blood 81
There woro sliced oranges and
bottles about tho room. Mrs. Day
was frantic and nothing could be
drawn from her as tO the advances
Book IS alleged to have made or
how long before tho return of Day
the lieutenant colonel had been at.
lacking her.
Difference of opinion.
County Attorney Hughes said toe
night there seemed To he a d ffcr.
cuce OF opinion az to the number
OF persons In thc party at the Day
homo. Reports have reached mo
that there were four automobiles In
front Of the Day home about
O'Clock Tuesday morning. he said.
The county attorney declared he
Intended to ascertain TO- whom tho
cars belong and whether the owners
were members ~ the group which
Day states he took home In his
automobile Just before the tragedy.
In an interview tonight Day
amplificd his statement ui today
and recountcd tho details OF the
| tragedy
Gould any red -b'oodcd American
/ do anything else when his conf
denco Is violated. his home invaded
/ and his faithful wife iusulted and
| violSntly attackcd?" he demanded.
Clad in house coat and slippers,
/ with a burnod-out cigar between his
! fingers, Judge Day sat on the front
| porch OF his home and calmly rec
| lated the story.
so help me God. I never meant
| TO Kill Beck Judge Day declared
| vehCmentlN
Loved Bcck ~ u BOthcr.
81 loved Beck like a BROTHER Day
said He had my complete Couti-
dtucc. lie had the run OF my home.
lie was at liberty to come in uuan-
nounccd FOR dinner or as an oyer-
night guest. lie had entertained us
often at Post field. 80 man could
have trusted a brother more. lie
came up last night undunuunCCd
lie was sitting ON the porch when !
| drove up at 3 50 y. m. Said ne was
coming 30 stay an night
Judge day said he and Beck and
| Mrs. Day diupd at hotel Mrs.
Day suggested attending a motion
! picture show but Day begged off.
| So Beck and Mrs Day Went TO tho
! thcatcr alone agreeing 60 pick him
up later at the hotel judge Day
said Beck and Mrs. Day returned
TO the hotel and met Mr. ad Mrs,
H. II. Pritchard, Mr. and Mrs. =. II,
Anderson and Maj. II, b. Paddock
Of Fort sill, said 20 be "a relative
Of Gen. John j. Pershins.
They left Il note saying that they
had gone to Prichards home and
asked Day to come there. Judge
Day went and there the parry
danced.
IT was midnight or after when
we left Prichard's home" judge DAY
said. Il suggested that they AL
come over to my house ana dance
and VIC came. II may have beer
after 1880 o'clock when the Prich'
ards started for homo. The Ander'
sons had no car so I offered tt
drive them home.
Mrs. Day was tired and did not
accompany me. Beck said he would
stay and entertain Mrs. Day
II may have been gone for halt
an hour.
When I stopped my car on tho
driveway, ] heard "a Commandins
voice coming from somewhere. The
blinds in front were all up. / came
up the side steps and saw Beck
struggling with the purcst, dearest
woman In the world, lie WIS at
tempting to assault her and as |
hurried TO the door could hear her
begging and pleading and trying to
shame him.
II do things mcthodicllly when
( saw what was go'ng, g,un. / decided
to drive him out OF the house,
Just before ! turned the knob