Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-15
JEALOUS WIFE KILLS
WIDOW WITH HAMMER
Beats Young Woman to Death
With Hammer az Friend
Looks On.

10. Angeles. Cal, July 1b.-jealous
Of n supposed intimacy which her hus-
hand denies, Mrs. Clara Phillips beat
Mrs. Albert Meadows. twenty-year-
old widow. TO death with hammer
and stones here on "Wednesday eve
Ming, After ovcrtaiing woman
friend whom she forced to witness the
crime, and threatening her with death
AZ she told. Mrs. Phillips. leaving the
body In the road, drove. herself nome
IN the dead woman's car.
There the slayer with the assis-
lance " her husband. removed the
traces of her crime. tidied ny and ned
BY train into Arizona. \ woman be-
ncved To he she has been caught IN
Tucson ana IL held In jail there pend
ing the arrival Of Sheriff w. l. Traeger
md three deputies who left Los
Angeles today to bring her hack.
The prisoner denied all knowledge
OF the crime. maintained stolid indf-
ference when newspaper clippings de-
scrihins IL with lurid details were
shown TO her. and insisted she was
Mrs.C clara McGuyer. The address she
West Fifty-th,rd street however. Is
that Of A. l.. Phillips. husband OF the
SLAYER.
Mrs Phillips, who is % years old,
was indicted for murder yesterday by
the Los Angeles County Grand Jury.
An alarm had been sent out for her
meanwhile. stating that she was
wanted for brutal murder. and sh"
was quickly apprehended. The sole
witness before the Grand Jurors was
Mrs. Peggy CafIee, the woman who
was forced to look on while the muir
der was done.
The whole story Of the crime was
uncarthed quickly after the body was
found In "A lonely road IN the northern
part q this city soon after the killing
"A big stone laying ON one shoulder.
Phillips. an ell promoter, having es-
cor,ed his wife Co a railroad station.
bought "A ticket for RI pnso and placed
her ON a train. sought the advice OF
his lawyer The lawyer told him 10
tell the whole story 20 the authorities
without delay. Phillips then hunted
up sheriff Traeger and disclosed the
murder.
After defending the good name of the
slain woman. Phillips told how he had
learned from his wife that she had
persuaded Mrs. Meadows TO drive her
and Mrs. Caffee to "A dark. lonely spot
There the car was halted whilo Mrs
Phillips accused the young widow Of
misconduct with her husband. There
was an indignant denial. Mrs. Phillips
produced the hammer. APPARENT!
bought on the day before with the
murder IN mind. and the killing fol-
lowed.
Vivid details Of the crime were sup
piled "A little later 10y Mrs. Csffee. who
was found early yesterday by the po-
lice. She said that she had maintain
ed silence IN fear of the threats Of Mrs
Phillips. hut WIS easily persuaded &c
tell her story. Mrs. CafYee said she
had known Mrs. Philips for a year
and a half They went shopping on
Tuesday and Mrs. Phillips purchased
hammer Mrs. Phillips. according
e. Mrs Caffee. said that girl work
ing in a local hank had been intimate
with her husband and that she wanted
- have "a talk with the girl. She re
quested Mrs. Caffee TO accompany hel
and II was SO agreed.
She told Of going downtown OF
"Wednesday afternoon and meetini
Mrs. Meadows. and Of the request o
Mrs. Phillips that Mrs. Meadows driv
them To a sisters house. The driv
was halted on a hill road. when Mrs
Phillips requested Mrs. Meadows I
get out OF the car fer a few moments
saving that she wished TO talk 10 he
alone.
Mrs. Meadows left the car and Mr..
Phillips followed. according 10 tn
story OF Mrs. Caffee. on the road.
short distance from the car. Mr..
Phillips accused Mrs. Meadows Of in
timacy with Mr. Phillips. Mr.
Meadows denied this.
Then. in sudden rage. shrieking nc
cusations. Mrs. Phillips swung he
hand from behind her hack. clenchin
the hammer she had concealed. an
began TO rain blows upon Mr.
Meadows
Mrs. Meadows screamed for me ,
help her" said Mrs. Caffee. MIR
Phillips menaced me with the hamme
and threatened death II ] Interfere
Mrs Meadows moved back terrific
under the blows. and then broke III
grip which Mrs. Phillips had upon h,
and ran down the road. Mrs. PHILLIP
pursued and caught her, and brougi
her back and began beating her aga
with the BANNER.
After she fell I became sick ar
walked down the road / was soc
ONertaken by Mrs Pnillif,s She ";
driving "A car, Mrs. Meadows ca
alone. She made me get IN with h.
She again threatened me with deaf
n ! ever said word about the affai
She drove downtown and let me {
at one Of the downtown streets an
drove away"
Mrs Caffee was detained by the 7.
lice.
sheriff Traeger. is now In Tuor.o
Arizona. expected 10 bring NJ
Philips back with him. Phillips rs n
under arrest. but deputy sherins ha
been detailed 20 remain with him CO
stantly.
Mrs. Cafice was permitted 10 10 4.
ter she had testified before the graz
jury. Mrs Phillips IL 80 ia to hav. IA.
brief experience with comedy M
ton picture company as a bath,
CIV She also hae been employed as
chorus girl
Mrs. Canee. who IL detained by Z
police. said she also was a form
chorus girl Mrs. Caffee went 10 4
scene OF the Staying yesterday a.
showed officers the exact spots whe
che said the struggle between the L,