San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-16
HOUSTON MAN
SUCCUMBS To
VI D j ND
Ex-Wife's Fiance Offers
His Blood in Vain
for Rival.
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told him, once when we were alone
1t was my engagement ring.
"Did he give you that?' he asked
me.
II told him yes, and he seemed very
angry.
Later he asked me for my address
and / gave it to him, and he wanted
TO know if he couldn't come out and
see me that night. That was only
last night, but it seems like hundred
years ago." she said. Her lip quiv-
cred for an instant. but she recovered
her composure and continued her
story in quiet, well-modulated voice.
After he came, we had a quarrel
about the ring again, but / thought it
was all settled when he asked me to
go for a ride?
GO FOR RIDE.
"'Have you got your gun with
your / asked him. l knew San An
tonic better than he did and was
afraid of holdups. But he said no.
But after we got started, he laid
his hand on my knee.
"You have no right to do that" l
told him, You're over here with an
other woman and I'm engaged to an
other man. You forget we aren't
married any longer
Don't talk to Inc about that other
woman, you're engaged to Henley,
aren't you? he replied.
Il told him that was all the more
reason he shouldn't. do it, and he stop
ped the car. We argued and once he
tried to drag me out, but he changed
his, mind, and we drove on.
RENEW ARGUMENT.
"Then we came to the I..G. n.
tracks. where they cross the North
Loop, and started to turn around on
the road just the other side of the
tracks. Charley stopped the car.
That was when he started the ar
gument again. by putting his hand
on my knee for the second time.
"'Please don't do that, Charley l
begged him." Mrs. Crawford said.
Then he tried to drag me out of
the car.
I'VE struggled, and he almost had
me out. / was screaming, and several
cars passed.
They SCENE dto think we might be
hold-ups, because they all speeded up
and drove by. 1 was very frightened.
FIRES SHOT.
TN the light of one of the cars l
saw Charley's face. His hair was
down in his eyes, and his features con-
torted in anger. That frightened me
more than ever, and reached into the
pocket Of the door and found the gun.
1t was Charley's.
Then / fired" The girl shudder-
ed.
Il can't drive a Ford, or hadn't
since 1 left Houston, although l can
drive a gear-shift car. But I tried 10
turn around when l realized Charley
had been hit.
"He just staggered into the car and
sat there.
Every time I tried to back out,
killed the motor.
"Then Charley took the seat and
turned the car around. After doing
that he tainted.
If / was scared before, / was
hundred times more scared now. /
drove the car on in to the Burns drug
store and called an ambulance"
NOTIFIES COMPANION.
Mr.. Henley, informed of the shoot.
ing, reported at the police station i'm
mediately, but the girl drove by the
hotel where Crawford had been stay
ing and notified his companion that
she had shot him.
Il thought it was the right thing to
do" she said.
She then followed to the hospital
and was there when police arrived.
Mrs. Crawford regained her com.
posure after a night in the police
station, and talked freely with re.
porters.
The only time her calm was shat.
tered was when she was finger-printed
and photographed by Bertillion Expert
Kilday.
Its just like I was a common
criminal" she moaned.
When notified of Crawford's death,
she broke into tears.
"Oh, it's too late, too late" she
sobbed.
IN stand by her through this or
anything else," Henley declared We'd
nesday. %The only thing can do -
10 be as true to her as she wa3