, 1922-07-17

in premeditated murder"
a surEing mass OF curious human
ity welled around the undertaking par
Tors here. when the inquest wns open
cd. Mrs. Phillips was not in atten-
dance at the oper;rE. neither was
there present a L. Phillips, oil pro
moter. who informed the authorities
that his wife did the staying.
Mrs. PeEcie Caffee, chorus girl chum
81 Mrs. Phillips. who revealed 10 the
Erahd jury graphic details OF h muir
de-. in admitting that she accom-
PANIED the victim and Mrs. Phillips to
the secluded spot and witnessed h
charge OF intimacy with Phillips. de
NAL. quarrel and beating to death. wac
in attendance at the inquest.
The first witness called was Fred A
Tremaine. father OF the slain girl.
Mrs Peggie Caree described the
death scene. II reached its climax
when the agitation Of Mrs.
Caffee developed to the breaking point
and testimony was halted when SIZE
rSok some roll water as a restorative.
II don't hke TO talk about the blood
she said. pale and trembling.
She repeated the details as h had
given them to the grand jury. She
said the first time she met Mrs. Mead.
oSs. the victim. was upon the day Of
the murder. less than an hour before
the hammer blows stilled the young
widow. Her story began with the day
before. last Tuesday. when she me
Mrs. Philips. rel shopping with her
and saw h former movie beauty pur-
chase a cheap hammer.
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Caftee tes-
titled Mrs Phillips told her that she
had been toll her husband was going
around with n girl named Alberta and
she believed her story because her
husband had been neglecting her.
'I RAJ to 30 and speak to her about
81" Mrs. Phillips said, according TO
Mrs. Caffee. and tho two went to the
apartment Of Mrs. Meadows that even
ing but found no one home. Wednes-
day morning they went to the parking
stand downtown where Mrs. Phillips
said the young widow kept her car.
They missed her and went shopping
during the day. returning later in the
afternoon. II was then they met Mrs.
Meadows, h said. II being her first
and only meeting with her. Mrs, Phil
lips reauest hat Mrs. Meadows drive
her home, acceptance. divergence from
the route near the point in the Monte.
otto hills, stopping on the hillside when
Mrs. Philips asked Mrs. Meadows to
leave the a a moment were recited
by Mrs. Caffee.
She asked Alberta II Mr.. Phillips
did not give her the tire for her auto
mobile n a wrist watch" Mrs. CAT
fee testified. Mrs. Meadows denied
this and Clara Mrs, Phillips said:
He sure certainly did and with that
struck her with the hammer.
Alberta started to run and Clara
chased her for half a block and
brought her back by tho arm. I
thought they had made up, when they
came to h car she hit her again and
the blood spurted out and streamed
down"
She resumed a few minutes later,
saying she stepped between the two
women n CLARA told me to get out
of the way"
1.-THE blood MADE me sick and I went
down the road" she testified. 81
looked back and saw Clara strike her
one blow while Alberta was on the
ground"
She testified that a few minutes
later the car reached her and Mrs.
Phillips was driving alone.
She looked furious and said don't
you dare tell about this. You are in
this as much as l.
Mrs. Phillips drove down town and
left her, she said.
Confirmation OF the statement Of
Phillips that he had accidentally met
Mrs. Meadows the night before she
was slain was given by Miss Genera
Tremaine. the dead girls sister.
Miss Tremaine stated, as Phillips
had, that the meeting occurred in a
traffic jam. She IND Mrs. Meadows
were riding in the latter's automobile.
Phillips was riding in his. Both cars
were drawn to the curb a few min.
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