San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-21
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Woman Faints as Pretty
Coed Tells Court Of
Husbands Staying.

Sobblng bitterly and at
times almost unable to talk,
Suzanne Crawford told
Ninety-fourth District court
Saturday morning she shot
her former husband, Charles Craw
ford, because she feared for her owl
life. She is on trial for his staying.
Her ex-husband was trying to pull
her from the car in which they were
riding on the North Loop road, whcr
she shot him, she declared.
TRIED TO GET RING.
He twitted her about Prentice Hen
ley, her fiance whose engagement ring
she wore, she testified.
Then, becoming angered, he tried
to tear the ring from her finger, she
declared.
He then stopped the car near some
railroad tracks and tried to pull her
out of. the machine, she said. She
braced herself and fought him she
told the court.
Three times he repeated !:
"If I can't have you Prentice Hen.
ley or no other man can" she de
clared.
TELLS OF SHOOTING. r.
II was terribly frightened. ] saw
the old railroad tracks and / imagin.
ed he was going to do all sorts of
things to me. Ny wrists grew tired.
Suddenly 1 felt the handle of my
pistol, in the pocket Of the car. i
drew it out-Ifired.'
When she told this. the witness
broke down completely and was I'M
able to 90 on with her story. Court
then recessed
During her testimony woman
spectator tainted.
Interest in the witness was such,
that the woman overcome in the ter
rifle jam about the doors was remov-
ed with great difficulty.
RETAIN SEATS.
When court recessed not specta-
tor left the room. Those who were
fortunate enough to have chairs chung
to them desperately. They sent to
nearby restaurants for their lunches,
which they ate in the courtroom.
Suzanne first told the story of her
first marriage with Crawford, which
she declared was fake.
just before this she had startled
the crowded courtroom by revealing
a mock marriage into which she said
her former husband had lured her.
RIGHTED WRONG.
She declared she lived with him
as his wife one year before she knew
their wedding had been a fake.
Four years later he rightea the
wrong and they were legally welded,
she said.
The witness was weeping so con-
spicuously court recessed at request
of her chief counsel, Dave Watson,
until 2 o'clock.
On September IS, the night of the
tragedy, she went riding with her
former husband out on the North
Loop, she told the court in a low
voice.
ARGUMENT FOLLOWS.
During the trip Crawford placed
his hand on her in a familiar man
ner, she said.
Don't do that. You have no right
to do that" she said she told him.
An argumen. followed, Suzanne tes-
titled.
When did you first marry Craw-
ford?"
an November of the same year. 4"
by whom were you married."
II don't know if it were a justice
of the peace, judge or what. There
were two men there in the office"
"How long did you live with Craw-
ford before there was any question of
this marriage?"
FINDS NO RECORD.
Il don't know. / think it was
about September or October"
The witness then explained that she
was ill in bed when her cousin asked
to see her wedding ring and her mar
rage certificate. She had neither, she
said. and asked Crawford about them.
He said the certificate was at the
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