The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-01
Mrs. M cad ow S
Slain in Fight, Says
Woman on Trial.
Alleged Hammer Murderess-
Intimates She Came to Res.
cue Of Friend Being Worst.
ed i'm Encounter.

Los Angeles. Oct. 3i-What she
viii tell the jury II she takes the
stand In her own defense during her
trial for the staying Of Mrs Alberta
Tfemalne Meadows. was outlined To-
day IN an interview hero by Mrs
Clara Phillips. alleged hammer muir
deress"
1t was all like this" said Mrs.
Phillips Three people get into n ma.
chine. Two Of them are friends. One
~ the friends and another girl get
into fight. The friend gets the
worst Of Il and the other friend nat.
urally comes 10 her rescue. doesn't
shcf Well. figure II out for your.
SELF.
Peggy said Il was Clara this and
Clara that clara did everything.
j. was ridiculous.
In My Heart"
III ] get chance ] am going TO
toll my story. People have thought
that ! was so guilty. 80 bad. because
haven't told my story before. But
II they only knew what was IN my
heart they would understand. They
must understand ! have reason for
not talking and cannot do 20 until
the proper time comes. There are
many details | could not tell you for
this reason.
Peggy has not told everything as
II was. Put IN spite Of II all. / do
not say that ! dislike Peggy. will
not do her an injustice.
III ! get on the stand and can
not say now whether will or will not,
i am going 10 try 10 make the jury
understand my feelings and suffering.
! will tell what I've done I'll tell
the whole truth Then let It end
whatever way II may"
Charges Love Stolen.
Mrs Meadows not only stole the
love Of Armour l.. Phillips" but at
tempted TO destroy his confidence In
his wife ~ repeating neighborhood.
gossip, Mrs, Phillips charged
Last May or June / went 10
Mount Badly with family OF five
people" she explained. when
came back my husband accused me OF
going TO the mountains with another
man. was later Informed that AL.
berta Meadows had ibid him this
my husband began acting terribly.
tried - overcome II but couldn't
Only those who have suffered as
did can unf rstand | cant, / couldn't
sleep"
"It was about this time" Mrs.
Phillips said. that she met Mrs.
Peggy Casfee, the states star witness
in the present trial and, according to
the alleged slayer, IN married woman
who understands things"
Mrs. Caffee and she talked over
their troubles at home" together,
and went to Long Beach, she said, TO
visit a friend.
When we got back to town and
the three Of us were in the machine
we did not know where we were GO
ing. II was my plan to find out
what had been going on between Al.
berta and my husband As for having
q fight with Alberta or as for having
anything nafmIul III Hnnn, IL was
never dreamed Of. If anything OF that
sort had been thought OF, certainly ]
would not have taken anyone with
me-"
Felt Hurt.
During the drive to the lonely hill |
side road where Mrs Meadows was
beaten to death, Alberta told me more
than knew until afterward," said
Mrs. Phillips. -...
"They had planned to go away to.
gether," she added. II felt hurt. /
really can't explain how I felt be-
yond that point. Only married folks
in this circumstance can understand |
From here on | am going to leave
the details for later"