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Rudolph Tegeler convicted of murdering J. R. Meadows

Rudolph Tegeler convicted of murdering J. R. Meadows

Posted: 24 Mar 2008 3:47AM GMT
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Appears in "The Ravia Herald" 21 March 1909, Ravia, Johnston County, Oklahoma

GETS LIFE SENTENCE

Rudolph Tegeler Convicted of Murder of J. R. Meadows

Oklahoma City: The jury before which was tried the murder case of Rudolph Tegeler, brought in a recommendation that the accused be sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The case has been in progress nearly two weeks before Judge Lowe of the district court. The evidence upon which Tegeler was convicted was largely circumstantial, which no doubt accounts for his escaping the death penalty,

June 4, of last year, James R. Meadows, an employe of the Pioneer Telephone Company disappeared. Suspicion at once rested on Mrs. Meadows, the wife, and Rudolph Tegeler, because of intimate relations known to exist. At first detectives had very little upon which to work, but developments lead to the arrest of the two. Officers secured copies of letters which lead to the discovery of the body of Meadows in a corn field a few miles south of the city which was pointed out to the detectives by Tegeler himself. The grand jury indicted Mrs. Meadows and Tegeler for the murder. The trial of Mrs. Meadows will come up in May and circumstances point to her conviction with less difficulty than that of Tegeler. It is believed by some that she may plead guilty, as the chain of evidence and Tegeler's own testimony have made a strong case against her.

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