El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-01
Of DUEL
At WHITE HOME
Wife of Wounded Captain
Testifies at Court Hear
ing of Incidents.

Airs. ". J. White. wife OF Capt.
White. SD field artillery. at whose
home. 1921 Madison avenue. there
took place a duel Friday night be-
tween the captain and one OF the
city's purity squads" resulting in
the wouudiag Of several Of the par
Elephants, told a graphic story Of the
incident IN the court Of justice J. n
Beaver Monday afternoon, when pre-
liminary examination of the affair
was started. At the conclusion Of
. the testimony CT Mrs. White the near
ing was continued till wednesday.
shortly after we retired SAID
Mrs. White, eve heard some people
on the front porch and then a pound
ms on the front door Ny husband
then got Up and walked around the
bed. There was then a flash light
and a sounC that seemed to come
from d key being placed in the door.
The knob was turned and the door
shaken. and then some one said,
Lets 90, boys. there's nobody at
home Then the people went to the
back and opened the screen door, 90
ing TO the kitchen door. There was
another flash anS the sound Of
key being inserted into that door.
At the same time some one came 10
the bathroom window with G flash
light They took out a pane OF glass
and a heud went in toward the latch.
They got It nailed heard some one
say
Fires Through Curtain.
Then my husband crossed toward
the bathroom and fired I TDn't know
how many shots there were after
that. Ny husband shot through the
curtain. He then went TO the win
Ia ~ 4 10
shot At least two shots were fired
from the outside When I ne"rd NV
husband moan 7 said, You are shot
I put on light and my hu7banS Dut
Il out telling ne TO call Fort Bll~s
md have the quad sent I called
place was being robbed and my hus-
band was shot Then I called Fort
Pliss and asked for the guard ana
for an ambulance While 7 was do
ing this my husband laid down.
While I was at the telephone heard
drawing over the wires as Il some
one WIS trying 70 cut them.
Soldiers, First Assistance.
THE first assistance was two sol
diers. who knocked ct the front door.
Z wanted "a RESPOND. but my husband
did so, holding his gun and asking
who they were. Findine- out, he went
outside with them. When we re-
sathered about followed. One Of the
soldiers took a bullet from my hus-
band'S clothing"
THOUGHT It Thieves Attack.
This testimony was given on eN-
animation bv county attorney ". H
Fryer. Assistant city attorney Pew
ton j. Edwards conducted the cross
examination. during which Mrs
White said her husband fired the
first shots. and that thev thouEht the
house was being attacked by thieves,
who had entered Christmas niCht- =
soldier coming 10 RENDER ala wore
min Mrs White bod lost. THIS sh"
had recovered since. and she had
learned thar the younT man wearing
IL was innocent in the matter she
said
Wour.ded Mon RecOVering-
The condition of the men wounded
in the shooting was reported satis-
factory late Monday Can't. White
and provost Lieut.. VIM. T. Sinclair
were 1T the bose hospital while CITY
detective Ed Mebus. wornde1 in tne
shoulder. was recuDeratinE at his
home. Othe~ participants in the rad
were city officers Walter Reese, andy
Shobe. r. E Mcknight, and detective
captain ". A. Simueon-