Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-11
LIEUT.. WANDERER SAYS
HE SLEPT LIKE A TOP
AFTER WIFE'S MURDER
Il Planned Whole Thing in Cold BLOOD" He Admits in Con
fession--Ihought Of Killing Person mot so Repug
nant Because Of Experience in Butcher Shop Of Father

by his wife. The man later was reported
To have been found ia Paterson. y. j..
but police were ignorant of his where
abouts.
Wanderer today placed blame for the
tragedy on his familiarity with fire.
arms in the army. his rowing tempera-
ment and his association with his fathers
butcher shop.
PLANNED 1t In Cold Blood"
Il planned the whole hing in cold
blood because | decided that was the
only way | could do il and get away
with it," he said. The thought Of kill
ing a person was not so repugnant To
me as ii might he t. most persons be-
cause of my experience in my fathers
butcher shop. 4 man in a butcher shop
gets 50 closely acquainted with blood
that he loses his aversion 10 il.
Then Ia the army ] had praciiced
great deal AT target shooting and became
too well acquainted with fire arms. and
| learned L. love the army life above
every thing else.
Lives Up TO His Name.
In addition my name sets me forth
correctly ] am - wanderer and rover
hate a. tic down | was not intended
for married HE. With these influences
working ~ my veins the step from dis
content TO what ! did was short one
bf course ! am sorry: any sane man
would ~. aud am sane but that doesn't
help matters.
Il loved my wife in spite Of what |
have dome: | loved her too well a. de-
scrt her and leave her with memories
of Il ruined romance Ia keep her company
during the rest of her life.
Il decided the easiest way ont was
~ Kill her. Most men. after doing that
would have been slceplcss and haunted
10y visions at night wasn't / slept
like a top aud didn't have n single dream
that ] can remember
TIN sorry had to kill that other
chap. but ! was afraid he would squeal
killing him didn't do any good. for l
did not have presence Of mind enough
a. remember that those army automatics
We're numbered. There was the weak
link in the chain. If had remembered
that. ! would have been all right. and
would have mad. my getaway after
staying long enough to completely quiet
any suspicion that might have been
aroused
lnr.ss, A. pr;.,
The inquest was brief. The only wit
nesses were detective and police
man. The two pistols ten empty shells
IL -: ~ """"s
duced.
Wanderer probably will be taken he
faro ,ho Grand ;nry VI % So.
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ms confosY;on 90 H. naron,r,. ;,,,,.
tbouyb ~ was nrasen, I,.s,asa ~
coron.r read the original confession az.
or Wandered said be had notbiny 70
al
IL this copfass;o, : ,r,a onayr ,ho
coronar a.tad
III is a true confession renl;sd the
pr;soner
Amended IN ,ba vard;c, uav cou
m.uda,;op ~ ,ba noIico .n5 ~. s,a,a,s
ATTORNEYS Office for the manner IN
which tbev bapdIad .ono of ,ha mos,
runninplv scbemcd and f;and;sb cr;mas
nvar committed \, Ch;ca.o-
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was SERVING w;,b III. c,n,,l;., farcos N
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came from New york uher. his fa,h.r
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