The evening world., 1911-09-22
Declares Her Shooting of Con-
gresham Dupree's Cousin
Was Justified.
OCCURRED IN HER HOME,
Fewer Scandals if Every Wom-
an Would Do the Same When
lnsulted, She Asserts.

OPELoUSAs. Ia. Sept. "a. After
spending a night in jail. where she was
kept company by her iowa. husband.
who refused to leave her side. Mrs. J. p.
McCrea. wife of the division superin-
tendent OF the Frisco Railroad. who yes
terday shot n killed Allen Garland.
cousin OF Congressman Garland Dupree
OF Louisiana. again asserted that the
killing vas justified. She said the kill
ing was done to protect the honor OF
her home.
Mrs. McCrea Is forty years old. She
Is q beautiful woman and prominent
socially In this section of the state.
Her victim was twenty-three years old
and connected with some of the best
families In the South. Just why Mrs.
McCrea shot and killed Garland has not
been told. She simply says 1t was the
result OF an Insult and In ~indlcation of
the purity of tho home She said:
"xss, I killed him, and II every
woman who IL insultsd by o man
would do the same thing there
would be more virtue and fewer
scandals In this country. A. any
FOOD woman would be sorry TO
. 4 . human life, ! Am sorry.
Naturally, I regret killing this
young man. I regret IL In the
sense he forced mo to It. The
decd wan j~ustinabls. NO matter
how regrettabls It Is"
Mrs. McCrea was placed under arrest
and a deputy Sheriff stationed at her
home. Later she was removed to the
parish prison. where she Is held upon a
coroner's warrant.
The young man had always been rec
ognized as IA quiet and unoffendlng citl-
zen. lie rarely mixed with people. and
remained at home most of the time.
The tragedy occurred In the western
part of the city. at the home OF Mrs
McCrea. and only a short distance
from the home of young Garland. Tn,
two families were close ~neiYhbors. an,
1t IL said that up to yesterday tn.
young man had been a frequent v!sltol
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. McCrea.
Mr.. McCrea. on account of his worl
with the railroad company. Is frequentl,
away from home. and II IL understooN
that In his absence young Garian,
often remained at the McCrea home a
a protector for the family.
Mrs. McCrea telephoned to the Oar
land residence yesterday and asked tn,
grandmother OF the young man for 4.
spool of thread. Young Garland took |
TO Mrs. McCrea. who was alone In tn,
house.
Witnesses before the Coroner's jur,
said the tragedy occurred within tel
minutes after the young nan reached
the house. Young Garland was sho
three times. the first shot striking hin
In the pack of the head. SCATTERING tn,
skull and producing instant death. II
seems to have been sitting IL u rocking
chair. from which he fell.
Besides Mrs. McCrea md Garland tn
only persons about the place were Nv
negroes, the cook. who was IN the bacI
porch, and the yard boy. who was In IN
yard.
:Ir. MoCrea. who was In the bushes
part of the city when the shooting oc
cured, has Joined his wife In the jalI
and says tina he will stand by his wifi
TO tho end.
The exact nature Of the insult has no
been disclosed. and probably will no
come out until the preliminary hearin.
for which no date has been set. A pip,
ashes from which burnod the carpe
Indicated that young Garland wa
smoking Just before he was shot. Mr.
McCrea. II her story Is borne out. acte
with remarkable self-possession Sh
went into the yard and told the yard bo
what had happened. then telephone
her husband. after which she sat dow
10 walt tho arrival Of officers.