Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-22
so sPAkE THE WIDOW
OF Alvin Humphreys on Whom Suspicion
Also Rests.
Williams Shook His Head, Turned, Borrowed
Pocket HuIlo, Plunged Il Into His Throat
and Then Tore the Bleeding Wound
Open wider Hunt cOunB
People Indignant

Grccnvile, Tex. May 81 tSpccial)--
The particulars of the brutal murder Of
Alvin Humphreys at raynes store gu
tho nisht of the 10 which developed at
the inquest, conducted hy Justice c, !,
Sugnr, are as follnwHi Ahou, Two years
egp Humphreys married. a Mrs. Passion.
but they had ody livul together short
time when they separated, Humphreys
going West while his wife remained at
the farm, james Williams has lived and
worked ON the farm for sumo timc
Humphreys returned home about n
week ago aud he and his wife were living
together again.
on Friday night Mrs Humphreys went
IN the home OF her brother, who lives
about mile aitl o quarter distance. and
called hlm up She told the following
story; About II o'clock she heard "a
knock at the while She and her husband
were In bod, Shc asked who was thore.
at is me- was the reply 'and ! want
my coat and vest in a voice she recog'
niacd us James Williams She then
went to the door aud opclAd it, md
allowed him to enter. She then started
to light a laup aud her husband waa
IN the act of getting on Of bed, when
Williams struck him on the head with On
axe. She Immediately loft for her broth
cr's place and gave the alarm,
This is the story todd to the coroner
but her hrst story was cNiry different
She snid two men came instead Of one
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Constable D. /. league, aaaisied by
n u. Ellison aud james lyey, arrived
in this city this evening having IN charge
James Williams, charged with one Of
the mod brutal murders On record. lla
was nrrustcd NJ The home OF his brother,
Chnrlea Immediately upon his arrest
he asked Constable league TO take lhm
10 Mrs. Humphreys, which WIS done,
Confronting Williams she saldi 'lim,
you killed him you know you did. Why
In the nnme Of God did you do H."
His only reply WIS shake of tho
bend us he turned and walked slowly
away.
shortly after that while his guards
were busy making the necessary ar
rangemrnts for his transportation hers
Williams asked gentleman for tho
loan Of his pocket knife, which he very
thoughuessly handed 10 him never one"
thinking whit he would do with lt No
sooner did be get posscsslon of the knife
than he raised his mnnacled hands and
plunged It into his throat
Just at this time Mi 1NhEue turned
aud saw him In the act OF drawing the
knife across dis throat. He Jumped
aud grabbed him around his shoulders
aud threw him down aud with tho ass
s.iancc Of others bound him In such a
mnnner that he could not reach his
throat which was bleeding freely.
While tying him he attempted 10 en-
large the hole In his neck by tearing at
II with his bands. He was put into II
hack aud brought here and Is now in
jail
Upon being asked why he tried to XIII
himself he said he did not want TO 30 to
jail
Much comment Is heard In regard to
Mrs. Humphreys connection with the aw.
fnl deed She IL very closely guarded
and viii NO doubt be brought here aud
Jailed this evening, From all the evil
dcnce that eau be obtained Williams Is
believed 10 be the murderer.
Williams says that he can prove an
alibi and that the two PASTOR brothers,
Jess and Bob. are tho guilty parties, They
did not want their sister, Mira. Hum
phroys, 10 live with him.
They viii 40 doubt be arrested and