Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-03
WOMAN TELLS
TRAGIC STORY
MRS. sTORRS TESTIFlES OF
HUSBANDS DEATH
Defendant Under Accusation Of MUIR
der Says Man Deliberately Placed
Revolver TO His Breast
and Fired

Mrs. Alberta Dabney storrs, under
arrest charged with the murder of her
husband will probably be released
from the Los Angeles county Jail to-
day on $4,000 bonds furnished by her
relatives.
Since the time of her arrest last sat-
urday Mrs. Storrs has occupied a cell
in the matrons department of the coun-
ty jail living the life of the prison and
receiving no visitors outside of MEM
bers of her family and her attorneys.
Yesterday the little woman was
taken to Monrovia, where she was ar
raigned before Justice Northrop of San
Gabriel. The bail was fixed at that
time, and then the young woman re-
turned to the Los Angels county Jail
to await the time when her attorneys
will have secured bail for her.
Mrs. Storrs yesterday told her story
of the death of her husband.
Tells of Tragedy
''I retired to my room rather early
on last Thursday, the night of my
husbands DEATH" said Mrs. Storrs. HE
had several visitors at the house that
evening, and at one time went to sleep
in his chair. He became angered when
aroused but finally went out and
when he came back he seemed excited.
I told him he had better go out in the
OpSll ar anu SODer up ana ne tnen
drew the revolver and seemed to toy
with it for a moment as he sat on the
edge of the bed, and then he threatened
to shoot me- 1 told him not to be so
foolish, and then he said he was GO
ing to kill himself and placed the point
of the. revolver at his head. He then
fumbled at his shirt and finally placed
the revolver at his breast and fired.
did not think he had shot himself
co w a Ao I,;e
me and I telephoned for physician.
telephoned second time and became
hySterical and ran to the street, where
l tainted"
Deputy Sheriff Franklin, who has
worked on the case and because of
certain unexplained incidents decided
upon the arrest of Mrs. Storrs, stated
yesterday that although he knew that
the evidence was almost entirely cir
cumstantial, yet he thought that the
case should be Investigated in court and
that he had proceeded with that idea.
Attorney Says No Evidence
Yesterday Attorney Edward Fleming,
representing the district attorneys Of
flee, went to Monrovia to appear in the
case. He contended that the arraign-
ment ought not to take place because
1T was legal holiday, and that in a
case where murder is charged bail
ought not to be permitted until after
the examination.
Attorneys Rogers and James for the
defense contended that under special
clause of the criminal code a case
wherein the charge of murder is only
vaguely, outlined and the accusation
is more of a technical nature bail is
permissible at the time of arraign-
ment.
Attorney Rogers was bitter in dis
cussingz the arrest of Mrs. Storrs and
contended that the action had been
taken without even a shred of evidence
upon which to base the charge.
According to the statements of the
county officers the entire proceeding
was based upon confusing statements
made by Mrs. Storrs and upon evidence
which they refuse as yet to divulge.
The examination is set for next
Wednesday.