Eastern Colorado times., 1913-03-28
"HIs FEAR, NOT KISS,
MADE ME KILL MAN IN
MY WIFE'S ROOM'

ed on the door, entered, took my wife
in his arms and fondled. and hugged
her. They kissed. Then l shot be-
cause he ran when stepped out. He
was q coward. -
This story of Frank Schlyer, who
crazed by gossip that N. j. Allen,
proprietor of the hotel at Flagler,-
Colorado was employing Mrs. Schlyer
as cook in order to visit her unhani-
pered in his hotel, killed Allen last
night, has aroused wave of sympa.
thy for the slayer throughout Kit Car
son County.
Schlyer hid in his wife's room DIT
the Flagler hotel, watched the love
making for an instant stepped. out
from behind the dresser, drawing his
revolver.
ssHe started to run and l called
Halt" Schlyer says. ''He kept on
running and said as Hired: If you
are going to act like dog I'll shoot
you like would dog"
"When entered the room natu-
rally expected to kill somebody or
get killed If l found conditions as
they were rumored.''
Following is the statement made by
Schlyer in Jail, where he faces mur-
der charge:
II proved up on my quarter section
OF land, which is about ten miles SOU
tn of Vona, last Monday. While We
endured many hardships, my wife and
l have lived there happily together
for three years or more until Novem-
ber %. On account of needing clothes
and money, my wife went to Flagler,
to cook for Allen, who runs hotel
at that place.
II began to get rumors about six
weeks ago that all was not right. at
this hotel, and was told that If re-
spected my wife had better take her
away from there. Last Sunday Wis
tied my wife and tried to persuade
her to come home, telling her that sur
children, two boys, 10 and II years
old, needed her at home, that l had
my spring work to do and that she
was needed more at home than she
was ut Flaglsr.
"She ridiculed me and laughed at
me and asked what would do If she
should refuse to come home. told
her there was no law to force her, To-
come, that knew of, but that it was
her duty. While in Flagler heard
through friends that he was not treat
ing her as he should cook.
ut worried me so could not work
or sleep ut home. Friday made up
my mind to find out how true these ru-
mors were. I went to Flagler hid my
self behind my wlfe's dressing case in
her room.
''About $50 my wife entered the
room, undressed and put on night
gown. In q few minutes some one
scratched on the door and she opened
it. Allen entered the room. He took
my wife in his arms and began loving
and kissing her. When it had gore
this far l could stand it no longer l
stepped out from behind the dressing
case. Allen started to run and cal d
him to halt, he paid no attention but
kept on running. L said if you are
going to act like dog will shoot
you like q. dog, or words to that ef-
feet, pulled my revolver and shot him.
81 have always been good to my
wife, have done my best to provide
for her. l neither drink nor use to-
bacco in any form, have always help
ed her with the housework or had the
boys help her. In fact, 1 think the
trouble is that have been to good to
her in humoring her in all whims an q
requests.
"When 1 entered that room 1. natu-
rally expected to get KILLED or to kiln
somebody i'll found conditions as
they were rumored.''
Allen did not bear good reputa-
tion and was arrested short time
ago for selling whiskey in his hotel
Aliens wife left him some time ago.
Schlyer is the first man to have en-
tered the Kit Carson county jail on
murder charge.
Schlyer walked into the hotel Office
Immediately after the shooting and
gave himself up to the sheriff, who
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