Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-14

Phillips, who declares his wife re-
turned to him Immediately after the
murder and confessed to him, aided her
to leave the city, but afterwards re-
vealed the story enabling the police to
arrest her at Tucson last night.
Mrs. Phillips will be brought here to-
morrow and will face arraignment on
the charges Monday, it was announced.
Almost incredible details of the
story as accepted by police from Phil
lips indicated that Mrs. Meadows, en-
ploycd as a bookkeeper in bank here,
met Mrs. Phillips down town Wednes-
day afternoon, and the two, apparently
on good terms, did some shopping to-
gether. In the course of the afternoon
Mrs. Phillips purchased a hammer.
Killed One You Loved Best
Eater she asked Mrs. Meadows to
drive in her Ford sedan to her sister s
house, directing her along the road to
the scene of the murder. Here, accord
ing TO the story repeated by her hus-
band, she asked Mrs. Meadows to stop
and get out of the machine, and blunt
lv accused her of improper relations
with Phillips.
Heated words followed and Mrs.
Phillips, snatching up the hammer in a
fury, strick a blow which wounded
Mrs. Meadows. In the struggle that
ensued Mrs. Phillips rained blow after
blow on her dazed antagonist and mad
ly beat her body. Then, leaping into
her victims automobile, she drove
home Historically cOnfessing to her
husband, declaring, I've killed the
one you loved best. -
Walks Streets with Bloody Secret
Phillips said he helped her to wash
the blood from her clothes and later
went with her while they left the tell
tale ear in Pomona where Officers
found it. After putting his wife on the
train, he spent the night wandering
the streets, reading newspaper accounts
of the horror and finally to an attorney
and told the story. The attorney in
duced him to go to the sheriff.
Woman Arrested at Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz., July 14.-Refusing
to talk with officers, a young woman
who police were certain was Mrs. A.
l.. Phillips of Los Angeles, wanted for
the brutal murder of Mrs. Albert
Meadows, was held in the city police
station here today.
d" hdHit 10 Vhio. oidIt -hC0ulIt,
was he steadfast statement, even when
shown papers in her suitcase containing
the name of "Clara Phillips and
Mrs. A. L. Phillips.
She calmly declined to answer all
questions relating to the murder, i'm
plying by her answer that some mis-
take had been made by the officers,
who declared she answered descrip-
tions given and was unquestonably the
woman wanted.
Los Angels officers were expected
here tonight to confront her with their
information of the crime.
Victim Was Riverside Girl
RIVERSIDE, Calf, July 14.--Mrs.
Albsrta Meadows, the 90 year old
widow who was beaten to death on
Montecito drive, Los Angeles, formerly
lived in this city with her father, Fred
Tremaine, at III North street.
She was born and raise d in Los
Angeles, but spent number of years
here and was a student in the River
side girls high school. She is well
spoken of here and had large circle
of friends in the younger set.
Eye Witness Describes Crime
LOS ANGELES, July 1.-THE alleg-
ed staying of Mrs. Alberta Meadows,
20 year old widow, First National Bank
bookkeeper, by Mrs. A. l.. Phillips, was
described here today by Mrs. Peggy
Caffee, who made the startling state
mcnt to police that she was an eye wit,
ness to the bloody murder
Mrs. Caffee declared that she had
been with Mrs. Phillips since Tuesday
aud that she was with her at the time
she met Mrs. Meadows and asked her
to drive them in her sedan.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs Phillips
and ] started down town." she said,
land we stopped at the parking sta
tion whore she had evidently arranged
to meet Mrs. Meadows. On the way