Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-06
Love Triangle Again Leads
to Tragedy on Scene of
Former Murders
QUEER CIRCUMSTANCE
Murderer Under Influence
Andy Vie Case, Yields
Same Weapons

Rex w. Samples, Los Angeles veg
etable bnyer, is dead here today and
Phil Breedlove, local contractor, is il
the county Jail facing charge of
murder as the result, it is asserted,
cf the age-old triangle Of love, Jeal-
ousy and an invaded home.
Breedlove killed Samples with a
double-barreled shotgun in the lobby
Of the Oregon hotel about II O'Clock
last night, according to eye-witnesses
who testified today at the coroner's
hearing.
Five minutes after the murder
Breedlove, shotgun in hand, surrend-
cred himself to Police Officers BOgue
and Boyle.
81 guess l am the man you're look
ms. for," he is quoted as saying:
- IKE me along. I've done what l
;..,.uded to, and that's ALL"
Breedlove was on his way to the
shoti1fs office to surrender when ne
submitted to arrest by the city police.
~ the conclusion CT the coroner's
irGuest, the jury returned verdlcI
this afternoon finding that Samples
car,a to his death from gun-shot
weaads inflicted by Phil Breedlove.
- comment IS to iustifiGble homi-
iGa was made, although two Of the
-r-r5 are said to have remarked to
spectators that they would liked to
tavo turned him loose"
1}~eedlove made brief statement at
INQUEST acknowledging the killing,
il was repOr ted.
~ never saw the man in my life"
he was quoted as saying. "But
when he appeared at the hotel | went
up near him and said, You are the
man who broke up my home! He
started to run behind the hotel coun-
ter and made as if he was reaching
for gun. 1t was then l fired"
At about II o'clock last night
guests in the lobby of the Oregon
hotel noticed small, dark man enter,
saunter over to the desk and register
There was nothing unusual about him
save that he carried double-barreled
shotgun. He had no baggage.
Night Clerk John Stiner saw him
register, assigned him room and
asked if Breedlove wanted to leave
morning call.
"Yes," Breedlovc replied, "call me
at five"
"Going hunting?" Stiner asked.
Breedlovc frownod and said: Eyes,
going hunting" He turned to leave
the desk and then, as if prompted by
an after thought, wheeled and asked
Stiner if Rex Samples was in the
hotel. Stiner called Samples room.
He scanned the faces in the lobby.
"No, sir; not in"
Breedlove walked over and took a
chair by the Fifth street door. The
shotgun was propped up against the
wall: Five minutes passed and then
Samples came in. He went immedi-
ately into an adjoining room for a
few minutes and was just emerging,
according to eyewitness, when there
was the roar of gun. Samples drop
ped to the floor at the doors edge,
9. charge of shot in his left shoulder.
Like flash Breedlove stepped over
to the fallen man, eye-witnesses de-
clare, placed the muZzle of the shot
gun at his head and, with an oath
fired. Death was instantaneous at
the second charge.
Fifteen or twenty guests in the
hotel lobby, panic-stricken, rushed
for the door. Some hurried to the
dead mans side. No one Offered
Breedlove resistance as walked out
the door and headed for the county
Jail. -
The motive lies in jealousy and
smouldering wrongs, reports declare
which were famed into red anger by
what the husband believed to be a
fresh invasion Of his home.
Breedlove's unexpected return last