The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-21
SHE KILLED MEXICAN.
Mabel Manery, COlored, Shot Him in
First Street Hotel.

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at 1850 O'Clock this morning by Mabel
Mallery and died a few minutes later.
The shooting occurred at the First
Avenue hotel sos East First street.
The police were notified and arrived
there shortly before noon,- arrestins
Mrs. Mallery. colored. and taking her
to the city prison.
According to the story told by Mabel
Mallery and substantiated. by w. M.
Simpson, manager OF the hotel. the
Mexican entered the woman's room on
the second floor of the hotel. He
forced the door open and came into the
room with a dirk in his hand.
I'm going to kill you,'' he is alleged
to have said to the negress.
Mrs Mallery quickly opened q draw
er in a dresser. pulled out a IS calibre
revolver and fired just as he ap-
preached her. The bullet pierced his
eye. Telling him to the floor. He died
for Simpson, the manager. who came
at once. The woman was in one corner
Of the room and the Mexican was ly-
ing in a small pool of blood on the
floor. The dirk was In the dead man q
hands. r.
{ Chief of Police Joe Ross, Detective
Lytle and Sergeant Walker came to
the scene in the police automobile
shortly after the shot was fired. "A
large crowd of morbid Mexicans and
negroes were clustered around the ho-
tel and small room where the dead
man lay. The officers dispersed the
crowd in the room. They removed the
dagger of the Mexican and found a
bottle of whisky in his pocket 1t is
believed that he was drunk at the time.
Mabel Mallery was arrested and taken
to the police station where she was rut
in charge of Mrs Laura Thorpe, police
matron.
Aocordinp to Simnson manager of
the hotel, Garcia had been troubling
Mrs. Mallery for several weeks. Last
week the Mexican came to the hotel
with a dagger and started after the
woman. Simpson interfered and re-
ceived a bad wound in the foot as q
result. Since that time it is said that
Garcia, after drinking heavily. would
come to the hotel and annoy her.
Last night Garcia, said to have been
drunk, came to the hotel and Quarreled
with Mrs Mallery. This morning he
again came, went up the narrow stair
Mallery's small room was unlocked and
he pushed it open. She fired the shot
to defend her life, she declared later.
The body Of Garcia was left in the
room after the police left. waiting for
La permit to be issued by authorities
FLOR it's removal. The dead mans face
was covered with blood and he was
lying where he first fell. He was about
80 or IS years old, short and stout.
He wore an old pair of overalls and
a blue coat. He had reputation In
the vicinity as being a bad man.
It is said that he was continually get
ting in fights. using the dirk often.
His business was believed to be that
of a bootfegger and he did no reg
ular work.
In. the city Jail this afternoon, Ma
bel Mallery said she killed Garcia in
self defense. Il had been expect
ing him to try and injure me-" she
told a reporter, ''and that was the
reason 1 had the revolver handy. He
has threatened my life several times.
When he came at me this morning
there was only one thing to do to
save my life. I reached for the gun
and pulled the trigger just as he was
within a foot Of me with the dagger -
The room was small containing
only a bed. dresser and one chair.
Mabel Mallery is separated from her
husband, Ed Mallery, and has been
living at the hotel with one three
year-old daughter, Christina. The
little girl will be taken to the home
of Mrs. Mallery's father in Kansas
City. The Mexican lived near First
and Adams street.
The building in which Garcia was
killed is a large frame building with
many small rooms. VIM. Martin ia
the owner of the building and w. M.
Simpson Is the manager of the hotel