Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-27
MASTERS PROTESTS INNOCENCE.
| He Says That He Knows Nothing
| About His wffe's Murder.

He Says That He Knows Nothing
About His Wife's Murder.
The recent Baltimore tragedy is become
| rather singular affair. The accused claims
that he was too drunk to know what he
did, but he is sure that he did not kill his
wife. No motive has been shown for the
deed the couple. in fact having been more
| than usually affectionate that evening. On
| the other hand the house shows no signs OF
having been entered by burglars. Lewis
E. Masters of Baltimore. who was charged
by cotoner's jury Monday night with hav.
Ing killed his wife. Elizabeth v. Masters
at their home. 2ll0 East Biddie street. in
that city. early Sunday morning, reiterated
yesterday that he is innocent Of the murder
Of his wife.
He was asked If he ever had any difficulty
with his wife or ever struck her.
Never said he. ito the best Of my
knowledge and belief because I loved her. u
He was then asked this question:: Being
very drunk Saturday night. as you have
stated you don't know what you did while
in that condition.
mo, do not" was the reply.
You do not know. then, whether YOU
struck your wife while in a drunken stupol
or not?"
II do not. II did strike her 1t was while
I was in the stupor. 1 don't know what
did While In that condition..
Masters confirmed the statement that his
little son said after the murder. Poor NAM
ma. Now papa will have to go to jail" He
continued:
my wife and child went upstairs to bed
shortly after midnight Saturday, leaving me
asleep in a chair in the dining room.
don't know how l was wounded but awokt
| about O'Clock and found my face wet with
blood. Upon looking in a glass in the din.
ing room found that had several wounds
went into the yard and washed the blood
from my face and then called to my wife
to come down. Receiving no reply, 1 went
to her room and found her dead AS 1 drank
heavily Saturday night. when 1 awoke 1 was
in stupor"
The accused said his wife had ST. or SIS in
her possession just before her death He
usually gave her his money and she made
purchases for their house.
He stated that he was born in Cumber-
land and went to Baltimore in his infancy
He had been married twenty-five years, and
his married life. he said. had been happy
and he knew Of no enemies his wife had.
Masters was sent to Jail from the north.
eastern police station yesterday morning
Before leaving the station the captain had
talk with the accused. Masters said he
did not know how the murder was commit
ted, and he wept when put in the jail
wagon.
At the Jail Masters was assigned to eel
q, on the second tier, right-hand side
known as "Murderers' Row." Before goinp
to his cell Masters had a talk with his
lawyer.
Relatives Of Masters state that his name
Is Alexus L. Masters. and not Lewis e
Masters. the name by which he is charged
with the crime. He was commonly address
ed as Lewis, his middle name. and it was
not generally known that his first name
was Alexus.
The funeral of Mrs. Masters took place
yesterday morning from her home. The
body was put in a vault at Baltimore GENE.
terry. The funeral was private only the
! relatives Of the family attending. People
crowded In the vicinity Of the house, and
when the funeral procession reached the
cemetery a large number of persons ha6
collected there.