Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-12
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ONH HATCHET IS
TOBESTUDIED
Confessed Slayer Of
Three i'm San Angelo
To Get Early Trial,
Judge Says

FORT WORTH, Tex. March H.
tPl-Sheriff Bob Hewitt OF Tom
Greene county was enroute 70 Fort
Worth from Sulphur Springs this
afternoon with Newt Byrnes. charg-
ed with a triple Staying nc San An
eelo March 3. according 10 word re-
ceived here. He will be held w Tar.
rant county Jail for safe keeping.
FORT WORTH. Tex, March L.
fPf-The hlood-stained hatchet and
butcher knife that figured In q
triple Staying i'm San Angelo. we're
brought to Fort Worth early today
Nv Sheriff u. ". Hewitt. From the
knife a finger print. clear enough 20
identify the man who welded il, was
obtained by Barney Finn. head of
the police Identification department
"A small leather handbag also found
i'm the house I'm which the murders
occurred was brought here.
SAN ANGELO, Tex. March 12.-tFl
District Judge J. r. Sutton said q
special term OF court probably would
be called here today or tomorrow to
Investigate the deaths or Mrs. w. J.
Juergens. her daughter and her
mother. with whose murder Newton
Byrnes has been charged.
SULPHUR SPRINGS. Texas. March
l2.-tPp-Newton Byrnes today made
statement in the presence cf four
witnesses admitting an attack on
Mrs. w. y. JuerTcns. her daughter.
Myrna. about 13. and Mrs Rose Schir-
V..mN
bodies were found IN their home ME
San Angelo yesterday
The statement was made 70 Sheriff
Bob Hewitt and Deputy Sheriff
White Of San Angelo, Sheriff Frank
Flippen or sulphur Springs and
Attorney Emmett Thornton or Sui
phur Springs. Later. il was read in
the presence of newspaperman. and
Byrnes admitted its correctness.
According 70 the statement. Brynes
had some difficulty on Saturday,
March 3, with Mrs. JuerTens over "a
check signed with her name. The at-
tack in which the three were killed
Immediately followed.
Saturday night. Byrnes stayed at
San Angelo hotel. where ne had
gone in the family automobile, and
later he went back 20 the Juerrens'
home and covered the bodies of the
three with blankets and other bed
clothes. Then he drove n short dis
tance out Of town where HE left the
automobile.
After going to several other cities,
Byrnes said he went 20 Sulphur
| Springs. where he arrived last
Thursday night He was staying at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. i. WI. Lind
sey. friends Of the Juergens. when a
telephone message from San Angelo
advised Of the discovery Of the three
bodies. a short time later Byrnes
was arrested
Byrnes said when the argument
with Mrs. Juergens first began over
the check he struck her with his fist.
Then he grabbed a hatchet and
struck her again. he said. The girl,
Myrna. was in the room. and me- next
attacked her, Byrnes declared.
Shortly afterward he said he struck
and killed Mrs. Schirra.
When he went back 70 cover m
the bodies. Byrnes said he ransackcd
the building, and got S4 i'm cash and
several diamond rings. Then he left
IN the family automobile.
Sheriff Hewitt said he would start
for San Angelo al once with Ryrnes,
against whom charges or murdeF
have been filed in San Angelo.
SAN ANGELO. Texas. March Iz.-
/ tPp-Sheriff Bob Hewitt is on his
way 70 Sulphur Springs 70 bring
back man held there nv Newton
Byrnes. charged with the murder az
Mrs. W.. ". Juergcns. her daughter.
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