El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-16

SLEW SERGEANT.
Army Barber Says Deceased
First Shot Wife; Widow
Takes the Stand.

Earl Burgess. barber in company L.
of the 34ih infantry. was arrested by
city detectives Saturday afternoon fol
lowing am investigation OF the death OF
Serat Frank Alexander. of the quarter
master corps. who was found living I'm a
room at 30l South It. Nraiu street. with
"a bullet wound in the head. on October 3.
Burgess was transferred TO the county
lail Monday morning. when a complaint
chargiu. MIN with murder was filed in
Judge j. VI. beavers court. Mrs .Iuanita
Alexander. wife of the soldier who was
killed. was also arrested by the officers
Saturday afternoon and Is being held
pending an investigation of the case
Barber Makes Confession.
Burgess made a voluntary statement
TO county attorney ". H. Fryer in the
preliminary hearing Monday morning OF
the killing. stating that he had no OBJ
lection TO doing 80 as he had already
told the city detective department. the
details OF the shooting. His confession.
As taken by attorney Fryer. Is a fol
lows:
The deceased invited me up to have
some drinks with him. and we moved
some OF his things downstairs Then
he sent me out for some more beer. and
we drank that. The woman was stand
mad. was standing with my foot upon
the trunk looking out of the window.
and he fired 4 shot and she fell to the
floor. and he turned TO me and said. 1
guess III get You. and ] fired ar him.
Then ! went mp TO the camp and went
TO bed.
Prior To the investigation. Justice Dea-
Yer rendered a verdict in which he stat
ed that Alexander died by his own hand
Wife on Stand
Mrs. Alexander. who was placed on
the witness stand by assistant county
attorney ". H. FRYER. testified that she
was IN the room when the shooting oc-
cured Her statement IN part Is as fol-
lows
My husband got back to town from
Fort Clark on Saturday. the 30th Of
September. The first time / saw my
husband was on Tuesday morning at 9
o'clock He had been looking for me and
finally he found me Tuesday down on
st. Nram street. He came into the house
INTO the house with another fellow a
Mexican who works at the La Mesa bar.
at Fort Bliss Nv husband started to
beat me right in front Of that fellow.
and then he told the fellow 10 20. Then
he started 10 fuss. and he got a bottle OF
carbolc acid. and threw it in my face.
We made MP Tor a while. and then start
cd to quarrel again Nv husband came
To town TO sell the furniture. and when
he came back to the house he had II all
arranged
Angry Over Furniture
about p minutes before the shoot
ing ] was, mad because he sold the fur
nirure so cheap. and ! told him I would
not 20 with him. And nv husband told
the defendant 10 90 ont for while when
We were quarreling. then the defendant
went ont again and stood bv the door
outside; then the defendant said TO my
husband. II she don't want TO 20 away
with YOU. YOU amt going TO force her
to 10 away with YOU
Chen my husband SAYS IF YOU fdc-
PENDANT stick 10 her and she won't 20
with me. I VIII kill her and YOU. and
myself
Saws Defendant Spoke Up.
Chen the defendant said 10 me-. Don't
Won 90 with him If YOU don't want To.
kid then my husband said 70 me. I'll
Kill YOU and he shot at me and 7 fell
on the floor At the time 7 was fall
ing. ] saw the defendant reaching for his
gun. but 7 didn't sec the defendant fir-
a shot Just preceding the shooting T
was standin" near the front window fac
inc on & Nrain street. Immediately {
after the second shot the defendant /
left
The hearing was continued Monday 4.
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