The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
ALONG THE COAST.
Revised Version of the
Long Beach Double
Tragedy.
ALONZO MEYERS DEATH.
The Result of the Wound He
Had Inflicted on
Himself.
HIS CRIME COLD BL00DED.
Not a Word of Warning Given to
His Wife Before He Shot
Her Down.
ALONZ0 MEYERS DEATH
HIS CRIME COLD BLoODED.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, July 1s. Full
particulars of the dreadful tragedy en-
acted at Long Beach last night have gradu-
allv become known. The little hamlet was
in such a state of fermentation last night
that a coherent account of the tragedy
was difficult to obtain. 1t now transplres
that the mans name, given at first as
Overton, is Doyle; that many particulars
were exaggerated, and that much that goes
10 expIain the cause of the horrible affray
was omitted.
Alonzo c. Meyers was a resident of this
CITY, % years of age, and was married six
months ago to Mabel Wilkinson, young
girl, Is years Of age, There was much op-
position from the families of both parties
To the union.
Last February Mrs. Mary E. Stewart,
the mother of Meyers wife, appeared be-
fore Judge Smith and petitioned for writ
of habeas corpus, alleging that her daugh-
ter was detained, confined and restrained
of her liberty by Alonzo Meyers at GER
tain house in this city; that Meyers had
stolen Mabel from her home. The writ
was served, and Meyers in his answer
swore that the girl was his lawfully welded
wife, and that he had married her in Janu-
ary, but for some reason the declaration
had not been recorded.
The mothers of both young people were
in court, and the matter was finally settled
by all proceeding to the County Clerk S
Office, where license was procured. Judge
Smith then married the couple.
Mrs. Meyers was inclined to be lively,
and the insane jealousy of her husband,
accentuated and infamed by strong drink,
made their relations anything but pleasant.
a few weeks ago, it is claimed, to escape
his brutal treatment, she ran away with
Frank Doyle, gambler, and remained
away two weeks, returning to the home of
her parents in this city.
A week ago her sister, Mrs. Irwin Lind
son, and her husband, moved to Long
Beach, taking Mrs. Meyers with them.
During the period of Mrs. Meyers al
legged escapade with Doyle Meyers was en-
gagged in attending to his farm at Ingle-
wood, and on returning to this city shortly
after his wife had gone to Long Beach he
learned the particulars. 1t was at that
time he made up his mind to enact the
ITdRGuy
44-caliber revolver from local firm, shaved
his mustache off SO as to alter his appear
ance. and went to Long Beach. On arriv-
ing there and discovering, by passing his
wife, her sister and husband, that they did
not recognize him, be returned to Los An
geles, and after spending some time yes
terdav visiting various saloons left for
Long Beach on an afternoon train.
1t was nearly o'clock when he again
met his wife, accompanied by her sister
and brother-in-law, returning from the
beach. He spoke to them, and although
they expressed distaste for his presence, he
persisted in accompanying them to the
cottage they occupied. Arriving there,
Meyers was left standing at the gate, Lind
son entering the house and Mrs. Meyers
and her sister remaining in the little gar
den conversing.
In a short time Meyers called for Lind
son, and as he appeared at the door the
murderer drew his pistol quickly, and
leyeling it at Mrs. Meyers, fired the first
shot, and as she fell Lindson grasped an
um mbrella from the hallway and sprang
forward, only to receive shot in the arm.
Mrs. Lindson ran screaming toward the
house and third bullet followed her, 60.
ing wide of the mark. Again the revolver
rang out and another bullet plowed its
way into the heart of the young wife, lying
PROSTATE on the ground.
The last shot fred was turned on the
murderer's own throat, cutting through
his neck and coming out at the spine.
AS be fell to the ground Lindson ran out
shouting for help, and soon the whole
town was aroused and hocked to the scene
of the tragedy. The excitement was SO
great that had not Meyers attempted his
own life his lynching could not have been
ayerted.
Mrs. Meyers body was carried into the
house, while Meyers was removed to
neighboring drugstore. Notwithstanding
his terrible wound he was, apparently,
clear-headed and expressed qualification
over the outcome of the affair, and regrets
that he had not had the opportunity of
finishing off by killing Doyle.
The murderer gradually grew weaker
and expired at 3 o'clock this morning.
A telegram reading "Come down i'm
mediately; business of Importance" was
dispatched to the murdered woman's
mother in this city shortly after the kill
ing, and she, accompanied by her son,
drove hastily to Long Beach, utterly un-
conscious of the fate of her daughter. Her
arrival there was the occasion of most
heartrending scene.
At the Coroner's inquest to-day over the
bodies of the two victims verdicts of "Mur-
der" and Suicide" were rendered in &C
cordance with the above facts.
Meyers, had it not been for the tragedy,
would have been arrested to-day for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses, hav-
ing sold hay on his ranch that had
already been attached for debt.
PACIFIC GROVE SPEAKERS.