Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-02

ing shortly after 10 o'clock regained
consciousness yesterday afternoon after
being operated on and told her YER
sion of the shooting as she lay on
stretcher preparatory to being removed
to the county hospital and showing
but little trace of her sufferings, smil-
ing while she spoke, the pretty little
Mexican woman in calm and even
tone related her story of the shooting
to Captain of Detectives Paul Flam-
mer.
"Yes. I feel able to talk" she said
when asked If she was able to briefly
relate her side of the affair. Reports
reached us that Mrs. Mathewson had
been talking about me. and l decided
to ask her about 1t.
81 saw her emerge from the door or
her home about 10 o'clock this morning.
She was attired in a long black coat
and 1 thought perhaps she was going
10 town and walked out to meet her
and ask her about the statements al
legged to have been made by her con-
cerning myself. I walked out my front
gate and met her a short distance from
my house and in front of neigh
boris home.
In Friendly Spirit
ST walked up to her and spoke in a
friendly manner and asked her What
she had said about me. | said MRS.
Mathewson, l understand you have
been saying soFne ugly things concern
ing me. Now I want to ask you what
you said and your reasons for doing
So
"Quick as a flash her right hand,
which was concealed under the left
fold of the coat, came into view and l
saw she was armed with revolver.
She quickly leveled the weapon until
the muzzle was level with my heart,
ran her eye along the barrel and her
finger trembled on the trigger. 1t was
so sudden that I hardly had time to
act. but something infpelled me to
reach forth my hand and try to gain
possession of the weapon. jerked the
muzzle downward, then / heard loud
report and felt a singing sensation
in my stomach. l slowly sank to the
sidewalk, and when Mrs Mathewson
saw what she had done she was over
come.
Throwing aside the pistol she knelt
by my. side, seized my hands in hers,
bent over me with her tears falling into
my face and moaned repeatedly, For
give me, Mrs. Robles; I did not intend
to do that Her remorse was pathetic,
but / don't see why she shot me II she
did not intend to do it."
While telling her story Mrs. Robes
gave little evidence of suffering and
said she was feeling all right. The task
of talking, however, wearied her, and
when she had finished she appeared to
be tired. When she was being carried
out of the receiving hospital to the
ambulance she bid the surgeons good
by and smiled cheerfully.
The police surgeons say she has a
fair chance for recovery, but there Is
always danger of peritonitis setting in
I rtaA &c, fnx.tr 10 a
enough to escape an attack of 1t she
will recover.
May Recover
The bullet, fired at close range,
struck her in the abdomen, ranged to
the left, Clipped off piece of intes-
tine and imbedded itself in her left
side The surgeons Joined the lacer-
ated intestine, and while they have
usually been successful in similar cases
they will not be able to state positive
ly that she will recover until several
days have elapsed.
The wounded woman's husband has
been almost constantly with her since
the shooting, but her six months old
child is at the home of relatives who
| will care for 1t.
Mrs. Agnes Mathewson, the woman
charged with the shooting, is the wife
of Max Mathewson, a painter and dec
| orator. He is a former cavalryman,
and when he was discharged from the
service in 1905 was married. Two chill
dren, have been born to them, but both
died. AS a.result Mrs. Mathewson has
been troubled with a nervous affec-
| tlon.i
She Is said to be suffering with ,emos
| tional insanity and at times has Sc
we're attacks. Her first act of vio-
ience was Friday, November %, 1907,
when she is alleged to have turned
a stream of water from a hose on
| Otie Murphy and Mrs. Della Pipher
of 1860 South Los Angeles street. Mrs
Mathewson was at that time living
at 1862 South Los Angeles street.
Mrs. Mathewson was arrested soon
after the shooting yesterday and made
no effort to escape. She was taken
| to the central police station and while