The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-15
PEGGY CAFFEE'S
STORY Staying
MRS. MEADOWS
Gives Police the Details of the
Killing of the Pretty Los
Angeles Widow

W.
Angeles "luOW
4 Los Angeles. July Whereabouts
of Mrs Alberta Meadows on the night
before her murder the victim of what
has become known locally as the
I"stone age murder because it was
accomplished with Il hammer and Il
rock. and where A. l.. Phillips. hus-
band of the accused woman. spent the
night, we're subjects of inquiry today
according to announcements by deputy
sherffs working on the case.
Mrs Peggy Caffee upon whose trs-
timony the Los Angeles county grand
jury Yesterday returned an indict-
ment for murder against Mrs. Clara
Phillips, now held at Tucson. Ariz,
declared thai the night before She
accompanied Mrs Phillips and Mrs
Meadows on ride in Mrs Meadows
automobile to- the lonely spot where
the Young widows body was found
Wednesday evening and she and Mrs
Phillips had made u secret visit to
Mrs Meadows was not at home
Meadows was not at home.
Mrs Phillips is said by her hus-
band to have told him bef.rp her
hurried departure ON the trip to 81
ESQ that ended in her being taken
D,gm the train, that she killed Mrs.
Meadows because Of jealousy which
was unfoundel According 20 the
story of Mrs. Caffee. who was pres
Ont when Mrs. Meadows was slain.
| AIRS Phillips accused Mrs. Meadows
with being intimate with Mr. Phillips
and having accepted presents from
him Mrs Cafree said Mrs Phillips
refused to say where she had been on
Tuesday.
Relatives and friends of Mrs. Mead
ows. who had been in Los Angeles
only a short time today rallied 80 her
defense and asserted that any asper-
sinns on her character and reputation
had basis only on Idle. gossip"
The coroner announced the inquest
over Mrs. Mead VS. h"dy would be
held Monday.
MIR. Phillips has been detained as a
material witness and Will be held as
such, according to the sheriff office
at least until his wife is brought back
! II yin siIllul llld
Mrs. Cafec was permitted to go
after she had testified before thc
grand jury.
Mrs Phillips, who is - yclrs old
is said to have had Il bricr expcriruc"
with a comedy motion picture com
pany as a bathing girl" She also
has been employed as Il chorus girl.
Mrs. Caifee said she also WAS a
former chorus girl Mrs. Caffee went
to the scene of the staying yesterday
and showed Ulcers exact spots where
she said the argument and ensuing
quarrel took place between the two
women.
after Mrs Phillips began striking
Mrs Meadows with the hammer said
Mrs Caflec. the girl was asking me
to help her. went toward her
was right in front oi the girl. Mrs
Phillips came toward me. | don't
know whether she was meaning /
hit me. hut she called 10 me to 'ge.
out of my way All the girl said was
lady. save me, didn hear her say
anything else. That WIS before she
fell down. started down the hill
anu "H'l Sot upNH tlcIe loohtN
back and saw Mrs. Phillips hittip9y
her then and the blood on this ham
mer and on her arm saw the blood
saw her hitting and sort of cried
out: on TO myself oh. Clara
'ShP didn't say much when | got
back in the girls car. saw the
blood on her arms and she said wipe
my face off. and ! took my handkcr-
chief and did it,