The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-16


as ~cll as his own wife.
San Angelo, Tex, Jan. iG. The kill
ing u Alpine Tex Of LieutenantColo-
mel C. NJ. Butler Of the Sixth United |
State. Cavalry, and Mrs Harry J.
SPANIEL by Harry j. SPANIEL while |
the three were automobiing on July |
20, 1916, and for which the latter was
indicted on charge of murder, caus
ed q sensation among army men ON
the NeHican border SPANIEL was in
dictcl by the grand jury at Alpine on
a charge of murder but because Of
the local feeling it was deemed ad-
yisahle TO grant a charge of venue and
the trial was set for San Angelo.
SPANIEL was a music teacher at
Baylor college at Waco, Tex. when
he married Crystal Holland, the
daughter of Colonel John Holland, a
wealthy cattle man OF Western Texas.
Later SPANIEL went to Alpine with
This wife, where he assumed the man.
Iagement Of the Holland hotel which
was owned by Mrs. Spannell's father
Mr. and Mrs SPANIEL made their
home at the hotel
It was there that they met Lieuten.
ant Colonel Butler when the army Of
ficer came to Alpine in command of
the cavalry troops on that part of the
border LieutenantColon Butler
made his headquarters at the Holland
hotel and became the friend OF Mr.
and Mrs SPANIEL
70 On the evening OF the tragedy
SPANIEL drove up to the door OF the
= lhotel in his automobile and invited
Lieutenant-C Colonel Butler to accom-
; pany him and his wife for a ride
. When only short distance from the
u hotel and on the principal street o
e the little town, shots were heard from
L. the SPANIEL automobile and Mrs
Z SPANIEL was found in a dying con
u dition In the rear seat of the ca
II with Lieutenant.C Colonel Buffers bod
IS beside her. Her death followed sool
s. after.
n SPANIEL gave himself up but refuse
ID to make any statement regarding tn
> tragedy.
lie Because of the prominence of tn
n victims. a board of inquiry was al
a pointed from the army to make a
Is investigation of the facts leading u
to the tragedy. This board complete
" exhonorated Lieutenant-Colon'
" Butler from any blame and the repol
:. stated that the army officers frient
=, ship for Mr.. and Mrs SPANIEL wa
!. honorable and his conduct above n
: proach at all times.
Lieutenant. Colonel Butler was III
re- son of Major General Calvert Mathe
n. Butler (retired) Of South Carolin
nj who was a United States senator I
er one time. His wife was the daughtC
nd of leading family Of Nashville, Ten
IS SPANIEL was born in Ackerma
~ vile, Pa, ON June g. 1875 and is
ms German descent When he was tv
at years of age, his parents moved
IIazoltown. Pa. where he was educ
Sc ted. He was graduated from Il
IIazletown public schools and in Is!
worked as a mining engineer in OF
o., the big coal mining companies ne.
Hisbee,
Later he went to Leipzig German
-. where he studied for four years
the Royal Conservatory OF Music, 7
III turning to Hazletown in 1901 whe
u he taught vocal and instrument
music. He also was director of Sc
eral church choirs.
ire He came to Texas in 1904 and WI
head of the vocal department at Ba
lor University until 1907, when he I
iu signed to open a private school. I
ON taught privately for three years wh'
90 he was again induced to take dire
- torship of the Baylor vocal depal
-, ment. which place he held until l9l
49,. In 1914 his father.in.law, Col Jol
~. Holland, It is said, offered him q
~ Holland Hotel, at Alpine, he acceptil
-. It. He was in charge of the hot
"a when Mrs. SPANIEL and Col. Butt
were shot
:" SPANIEL married Miss Chryst
~ Hope Holland, one of his former mus
". pupils In 1906. At that time she W
- taking voice under him. The on
I child Chrystal Holland Spann
' will be twenty.seyen years old Jan
w airy 26
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IT'S Found a Sure Thing.