Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-04
Mrs. savage's Story.


 q killed Savage. killed him in selfdefense," was the first words the woman spoke when asked for Q story of the tragedy.
 Last night l slept in nothing but a dugout on the hillside, with my baby to avoid this man, and the baby is sick on account of the exposure. Yes terday in the office of Judge Williams tried to make peace with him. call ed him in there and begged him to stop abusing me, and if we could not get along together to allow a separa- ton. He would not listen to me, and threatened 10 kill me. He used abus- i've language me a d-n liar and applied other eplthets, and said the laundry would never be allowed to start. Yesterday at home he struck me and bruised my arm, and it is 50 sore now I can not bear for any one to touch it. l told him then that if he ever struck me again I would kill him. He abused me, and the neighbOrs in the vicinity, when I fled to their houses for protection, until life became unbearable.
 My boys were made to leave the house, and my eldest sons wife has been driven into conyulsions through fear and excitement This evening l saw him coming toward the house with bottle of whiskey in his hand. I knew he had a gun on hlm, as 1t was gone from the bureau drawer. I went to the window and told him not to come a step nearer He uttered some threat, which 1 could not under stand, reached around for his gun. and when he did so l fired to kill. My boy run to the door with a rifle. but l caught him and said: Don't shoot, Amos, l have killed him
 Patience ceased to be a virtue ia my case. l tried to patch up the diff ferences between us, and tried to keep him from drinking, and only yesterday said to him: Henry, can't we patch this up?' And he said: No. we cant fix nothing.
 My husband killed two men in Col crado. l was afraid to swear out a warrant fer his arrest. He threaten cd 10 kill every officer who would would cone near the house, and l didn't want to sec some good man kill .Ar
 T have been married tc Savage two years the 18th Of last June. We were married in Denver, and came to Bis lee. He had nothing when married him.
 "I am EOt afraid 0f what the law will do in my case. I simply followed the first law Of nature, self-preserva- ton.
 He was mean man when drinking A few days ago he picked up the ut- Jle baby by the heels and threw it across the room.
 'l stood it as long as I could. and yesterday I made up my mind that I could put up with his actions no longer"
 Dee Thomas, who drove Savage home last evening. states that he had been drinking. but did not appear to he drunk That when he alighted and started to climb the hill to his house he thanked him for the ride. Thomas drove cn. and in a few sec Onds a shot was fired. He saw Say age fail and returned to the place. Mrs. Savage was standing in the door with the gun in her hand, and another son was standing on the opposite side of the caI<on with aTifle in his hand. Mrs. Savage told him that she had kill ed her husband.
 Mir. and Mrs. Savage came tc Bisbee from Colorado about two years ago. She went by the name of Mildred Ray at the time. and was the mistress of a house of ill repute in Upper Brewery Gulch.
 A few months ago Mir. and Mrs. Say age moved up Tombstone canyon where they have since resided. Dur ing Savage's stay in Bisbee he has been a bartender, working at several resorts op Main street and Brewery Gulch, but has been out of employ ment for several weeks.
 The coroner's inquest will be held today.
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