El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-25

he kicked me in the stomach. 7 was
in a delicate condition at the time
and went to bed for two or three
weeks. During that time lost the
I child Ny sister was there and
nursed me.
Goes TO Juarez for Husband.
when I came back from Califor-
MIA last time a man telephoned me
I that Harry was in Juarez. He re-
I fused to give his name. I had not
/ seen Harry then, so I went over after
I him Marie Jones accompanied me.
/ We found him drunk and dancing
with the woman he was then going
around with So as not 10 make a
! scene I waited. expecting him to go
out 50 I could talk to him When he
I finally started out I went, too, and
tried to talk TO him on the sidewalk.
He started to fight and a man tried
to put him IN a car. He jerked loose
and ran into a gambling hall There
asked policeman TO put him In a
car The officer sent him to the
bridge All the way to the bridge
he cursed me and as we were cross
ing he struck me in the fact with
his fist. On this side he was ar
rested by an officer for cursing. They
put him under a $50 bond.
The next day I went to see an at
torney. As started 10 leave the Of
flee I saw Harry sitting in the wait
ing room He had gone to get the
attorney TO represent him in police
court. While we were there he at
tackled me again Then we talked
and Harry promised to support me
and treat me properly
-On the day before the shooting he
telephoned me at 3 o'clock in the
morning and asked me to meet him
on the front porch did so and he
wanted to come into my room with
me. I told him he could not and he
twisted my arm and knocked my
head against the wall and the porch
pillars. BE had been drinking. At
that time he told me a man was to
pay him 500 the next day and that
he would give it to me-
That night I telephoned him at
$3.50 and he was not at home At
1880 he came TO the porch and asked
me to get in the car with him. /
did 30 and We went driving. Then I
he had only a purpose OF
his own in taking me out again He
drove me out on a dark road. He
again promised 10 get me the money
and to meet me the next day III
waited at the corner and saw him
drive past with another woman Both /
OF them turned and laughed at me.
Later that day had a talk with him
| asked him to buy me a ticket TO Z
90 TO my people In California He /
showed me that he had enough money I
but refused to buy the ticket.
Gets the Pistol
7 knew Marie had q pistol in her /
dresser drawer and got Il out when /
[ knew that he was not coming to |
see ne or to bring the money. 1 in /
tended TO 60 to the high school or /
somewhere else and kill myself. !
Then Marie came in and asked me TO l
walk with her, so we went TO a candy i
kitchen about five blocks away. on /
me way home we went through an 1
ailey 70 see II Harry's car was in the
back yard where he lived. lust two
1oors south OF US. It was there I j
-elephoned him and asked why he did /
not bring me what he had promised
as had packed and was ready 10
cave the next morning at Z. He said
ne was too tired TO talk TO me and
lung Up TIE receiver. after telling
ne the same old thing, that he'd see
Then I went to see him. I had
.orgotten had the gun. I had never
ired gun at that time. I didn't
axe II to his room to kill him"
Here Mrs Jurgenson corroborated
ne testimony Of Clyde Hines. a state
witness, as TO the turning on OF the
ights when she reached Jureenson's
ooms and her conversation with
nate.
"As Clyde told ne to go and 4