El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-24
MRS. JURGENS0N
.ISCALM IN COURT

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TD-renso1 asked where Harry's room
was. told me she wanted to see him
and went up the stairs Miss Jones
hesitated on the, stairway, ana then
I Mrs. Jurgenson said: Come along. 1
want you with me
"a short time later heard a shot
and a scream As ran into the nall
way the door slammed dld not
see either Of the women again that
night CLYDE Hines called TO me,
/ Shes killed that boy. Call the po-
lice / tried to do so, but could not
I get central ] went to the room ana
found Jurgenson lying on the Iloor'
with a bullet wound in his head he
was taken away on a stretcher and
died in a hospital All this happened
shortly after 1 had called Jurgenson
to the telephone"
Hines. the states chief witness and
Tt1rgenson's roommate. took the stand
shortly before noon. He sald ne nau
known JurCensOn for about Two
months before his death IN de-
scribing the shooting he said:
"Jurgenson and I got home from an
automobile ride about 1875 p m
shortly after we got to the room
Jurreson was called to the telephone
and when he returned 1 was IN PEG
alseep. I was Weakened ABOUT 4A-V9
by Mrs. Jurgenson calling through
was. I felt for him and he was not
In bed SO 1 told her he was not there
and snapped the light on twice 10
show her he was not in the room she
kept calling him and came IN ana
turned on the light Marie Jones also
came into the room. she said noth-
ing. however. I told Mrs. Jurgenson
not to come in the room as was
not dressed and she said oh, that's
ashe came in turned on the light
and said:
CrnwIed Under Bed
ats funny he's not here. There
are his clothes
aShe then walked toward the door
and told Marie to see II his car was
in the back yard. This girl returned
and said II was there. Then Jurgen-
son made a noise from under the bed
and she walked to the foot OF the bed
and pulled 1t aside. saying: Come on
out Of there. Harry, I'm not going to
hurt you She backed up against a
dresser and he crawled out. taking
about three steps toward her Then
Mrs Jurgenson fired once with
small revolver. the bullet striking
automatic revolver wrapped IN
handkerchief. AS he crawled from
under the bed Jurgenson said You
get out OF here and started toward
her, with one hand raised ana the
other at his side. She backed away
and drew the revolver. Then he said
don't shoot and backed away just as
she shot"
On a gruelling cross examination
Hines chung TO his original story, al
though attorneys attempted 10 make
him admit that when Jurgeuson re-
turned from the telephone he told
Hines that his wife was coming and
that Hines saw Jurgenson crawl IN
der the bed
Daughter With Her.
Mrs Jurgenson appeared In the
court room in a neat blue suit and
retained her composure throughout
the recital Of the witnesses With
her in the court room was her II
year old daughter, Buena Jordan and
her sisters, Mrs Grace de Ia Barra
and Mrs A Cassidy, both Of San
Diego, Calf.
The jury consists Of: G. D. Houser. /
furniture dealer; ". T. Ponsford. !
contractor; J. H Pengelly, engineer ]
T. /. Shields, railroad coppersmith; ]
+ E Eek, contractor; John H Eel. I
traffic manager; J. c Flourney. sales I
man; c L McDoW, druggist; o. Sar- I
torius. packer; c. +. Finley. merch- Z
ant; F. S. Siles, railroad employee and I
~ IL Terry painter.