El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-16

edy before the police were summoned
Mrs Kreiser called q neighbor from
her bedroom window.
I've shot Ed and Tn going to XIII
myself" she called
When the neighbor women arrived
Mrs KreiSer was calling a physician
Il thought I saw Ed move" she ex-
planned, and didn't want TO go anc
leave him alive
Chaos followed her act IN the shad-
oWs OF the hallway. yet some OF tn
wretchedness seemed 10 have gone from
her heart.
7 can't say 7 feel better" she said
now that the deed IS done. do know
that I feel different than I have for
ten years; don't know how 20 de-
scribe II"
"Beesuse She Loved Him.
She sObbed over the story OF her
disappointment Il loved him.
couldn't give him up.
They say I was jealous. They say
7 should have given more latitude t.
his artistic temperament: that I ex-
pected too much Of man so gres-
chat isn't true. For ten wears I
have borne my burdens almost in
silence
For ten years I have shared his
love with whatever woman might catch
Il have even shared his confidence.
FOR he amused himself by describing
to me the superior attractions 81
others
was 7 unreasonabIy Jealous when
submitted TO this. year after year.
while he reyelsd IN popular admiration
was welcomed as a church mem Der and
given every degree OF public aduls-
tom"
These things she might have for
gotten. loving her husband sufficient
y It was his scoru OF her weak
ness that she couldn't overlook, she
said.
'He Haunted his clandestins meet
ings IN nv face. He taunted ne
laughed at me. 7 wanted to die Bur
I couldn't leave him for his other
thought Of me when I had gone. One
Of them even tried to poison me-
II they had been talented or bril-
liant or women who would make him
happy, might not have felt so Irissr-
able. But they were common.
'Oue was maid IN my own hone
! brought her here to earn her way
while she studied music under my hus-
band One was a church orEanist. an
other the daughter Of prominent fam
lily, another a business girl. others were
young things who led musical sets in
the church
Tried To Xii Her.
"One OF them tried twice 70 XIII me
then she attempted suicide. Oh, they
sought after him; he was not entirels
to blame.
He often told ne he wanted to dc
better. 10 leave them alone He would
Try And then they would go to his
studio in the Independence Boulevard
Christian church. They would 20 there
Ostensibly Tor lessons. What they
really went for was him They stole
and over,7
Filled with caresses and word pic
lures OF affection more consuming than
platonic are letters from the other
women which Mrs kreiser intercept
81. One Of them begins:
Dear. Dear, Precious-I am 50 gla5
can write 10 YOU today. Al the Sine
I have thought Of you and your sEeet
note was such a comfort 10 ne IN my
loneliness It was intense and inprtu-
Gus. SO wildly real in every word and
phrase and dear, as you are, dear and
continues
1T was JUST you as you are and tai
70 me and II made my heart warm an
glad II was YOUR heart longing fOI
NINE and I could feel myself in you
arms No wonder you felt that I was
giving YOU so much OF love in thai
little kiss afrerWard. 7 was trying G.
make you feel in that hurried lftrl5
Kiss something Of what had been fee
ln- all afternoon.
Last night IL seemed TO me that J
couldn't stand IL to have things 60 or
any longer as they are. I wanted Il
have you for all nv own for all time
20 come And yet OF course. { Away
advise YOU to keep on living as at pres
ent. and do your duty regardless
because I couldn't respect You other
wise, and please be as kind as you
can. tOo-for my sake
But. dearest darling, I do wish
could see YOU oftener. Every might
so 10 sleep in your arms and I kis=
You and love YOU and tell YOU all the
things 7 like to know
"1t J can add just q little - yOur
happiness that Is enough. though ,
want 70 be everything 20 you. and q
thought and spirit we are always with
each other
One il Pendent
Less intense. but quite az Siguifi-
cant. - letter TO Mrs. Kreiser from
a young woman confessing friendship
for the dead man Another similar cor
fessiou. I'm the form of q sworn aft
davit. VIII also be offered in evidence
at the trial The first one says in
part
My dear Mrs. Kreiser: 7 have de-
cided to write You q fun confession.
and statement before 7 go home TO-
nig'ht.
In the first place am sorry IRON
the bottom OF my heart that I have
done wrong anu caused YOU and others
so much unhaDpineSs-
= shall never have anything more
70 90 with your husband Or any one
else's-
7 shall run when see a married
man after this Also. 7 never intend
ed 10 break up your home
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