Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-12-28
PASTOR'SSON
INFERS Girl
KILLED SELF
University Sophomore
Hysterical After
Shooting

PORT ARTHUR. Tex. Dec. q.
pa charge Of murder was filed
tonight against Robert T.. williams.
University OF Texas sophomore. Tn
connection with tie death this aft
ernoon Of Miss Elizabeth johnson.
is. The charge was filed with jus
tice OF the Peace T. "A. Butler by
Assistant County Attorney d. T.
McWhorter upon a complaint filed
by Andrew johnson, uncle OF The
dead girl
Lovers Quarrel
A lovers quarrel was believed
responsible for the death here to-
day OF Miss johnson, whose body
was found in an automobile by her
former fiance. Robert williams.
II. OF Austin, after he returned
from q conference with a minister
over their affairs or the heart.
Williams. a sophomore nc the
University OF Texas. told officers
he and Miss johnson had parked
his automobile In front or the
home OF the Rev. Glenn Flynn.
pastor Of the South Methodist
church. and he went IN TO talk
with the minister about diffcren-
ces that had come between him
and Miss johnson.
Dies In Car
When he returned to the auto
mobile later, he said. he found
Miss johnson dead. a bullet from
a ~sawed-off small-calibre rifle
having penetrated her breast. The
gun, reduced 10 almost pistol sire.
belonged TO Williams. he told An
Ve~stigatOr5.
Williams father. the Rev. q w.
williams OF Austin, was the Rev.
Flynn's immediate predecessor as
pastor OF the south church.
Williams was hysterical shortly
after he telephoned for an m
bulance, and talked incoherently
and rambllngly police said. They
said he told them he had
the gun for the purpose OF
shooting himself in his hand %
prove to the girl, he claimed some
other man had taken from him
that lie loved her. He said he had
taken Miss johnson for an auto
mobile ride 10 influence her 20
take him back, and falling. had
stopped I'd see the Rev. Flynn to
request him TO persuade the girl
TO return to him.
Shooting Denied
Williams, who shortly after the
shooting was hysterical, a in his
jail cell calm ana composed. While
refusing TO discuss details OF the
affair he denied he did the shoot
ing.
Williams. in hts cell In city fall
tonight. told in the presence Of a
newspaper man. a story OF a triangle
two men n "a woman; OK hts en-
gagement 10 mis- dead sweetheart
being broken of after sire had begun
to receive attentions from a married
man.
20 Caiibre Gun
He told Of driving here from Aus
tin last Saturday with the inten-
ton of spending the Yu.e tide with
hts fiancee. a junior at Port Arthur
high school and a leader OF the
younger set-Of a lovers quarrel and
finally a visit by him 10 the office
of Rev. Glenn Flynn. pastor of The
First Methodist church. south. the
man who succeeded EIS father Ia the
p~astorate here two years ago.
He said he Lad q - calibre re-
v0lver which INV had made cut uf
"A rifle sd the laboratory d, lite state
university. He brJugh the gan here
Tor protection. IL said
Williams said Ie went to talk TO
the Rev. Finn early lhls morning
about his trouble and then telc-
phoned Miss johnson, asking per-
mission 10 see her.
The youth said he then went I'd
the girls home. Later, he said, hr
drove ~ the church with her W.
an attempt to again confer wi.ll
the minister.
On entering the church the SEC
ond time, he said. he found Rev.
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