The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 31, 1923 Page: 1 of 20
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MOTHERTELLS
ALLEGED PLOT
AGAINST SON
Mrs. Mary Stowe Testifies
Against Daughter-in-law
as Trial Opens.
WEEPS ON THE STAND
Much of Testimony Given as
Tears Stream Down
Aged Woman’s Face.
Testimony in the case of Mrs. Pear]
Stowe for the murder of her husband
George Stowe dairyman on May 12
1022 in which the state is asking the
death penalty started in the 45tli Dis-
trict Court Wednesday morning. Hugh
Stowe son of the couple who fired the
shot will be tried after the present
case.
*Mrs. Mary Stowe mother of4he dead
man was Introduced by the stale and
occupied the greater part of the morn-
ing in giving testimony. She had spent
the night bef re the killing at the
Stowe home and had left for her own
home witinn an hour before the kill-
ing.
Testimony that the wife and her
sons were plotting against George
Stowe was given by the witness on di-
rect examination and on cross-examina-
tion the defense sought to bring out
that the family were in danger of their
lives from George Stowe.
Mrs. Stowe was arraigned just before
the c&aniinaion began before a crowded
court room. About 50 wtnessei were
sworn W. S. Anthony made a state-
ment to the jury in which he set out
the facta which the state expect to
prove.
Talk of Property Division.
Mary Stowe testified that her son
bad been married to Pearl Stowe for
several years the number of which she
could not remember. She said that on
May 11 Henry and Hugh Stowe sons
of George and Pearl Stowe came to
her bouse and asked her to go with
them to their home.
“Did you hear any ’ discussion be-
tween George and Pearl Stowe about
anything?” Prosecutor Anthony nsked.
“She catne out there and said ‘I am
ready to divide.”’
The witness testified that a conver-
sation followed about a division of prop-
erty and that Mr. Stowe offered to give
her two houses and that she could have
her pick of them. He also offered her
a tnilk cow which she might take from
any in the cow lot.
“ ‘No I want to divide half and
half’ ” the witness said Mrs. Stowe
told her husband. She then said that
Mr. Stowe said he did not want to
sell out nnd sacrifice bis property.
“ ‘l’ll divide up like I told you. You
can have all the furniture in the house
except a bed.’ • the witness said Mr.
Stowe answered. “Except a bed” the
witness repeated.
The witness testified to the follow-
ing conversation between the couple
after they had entered the bouse:
“ ’Honey where are your clothes?’
She had even taken her clothes away.
“ ’I left them at Mrs. Berry’s.’
“• Why didn't you bring them home?'
“ ‘Pearl made a mouth at my sou. He
rose nud said: ‘Don’t you ever make a
mouth at me.’ Then they quarreled.”
Suspected Some “ Plotting.”
She then said she told her son to
stop and asked Pearl to step out on
the gallery. Later in the evening ehe
said the car containing the boys drove
up in front of the house and Mrs. Stowe
went out to where the car was. Here
Mr. Stowe stood up. the witness said
aud spoke.
"Here what is the meaning of all
this plotting? For the last three months
[they have been plotting.” Mr. Stowe
[then asked the boys what they were
[talking about the witness said. The
Loys answered that they wanted to find
put if their grandmother wanted to be
taken home.
“My son then sat out on the sleeping
>orch crying—crying with a broken
eart. Imter they went to bed in the
Gme room and in the same bed. The
itness said she heard nothing during
he night until the alarm went off about
| o’clock the next morning when the
tuple got up and went to the barn
I milk the cows. She testified to
lents leading up to the departure of
S. Stowe on his milk route. After
[ had gone the witness said she
Bpped out on the sleeping porch end
Be four guns leaning against the
111.
fl says to them: 'I hare a horror of
[m guns. See if they are ionded. I
Iked over and none of them was load-
I There was a Winchester a target
J. a shotgun and another shotgun
lelieve."
Exclude “Plotting” Statement.
|he then testified that the three boys
tto the barn Here she made the
lament dramatically that they were
• there plotting.” Upon request from
Inse counsel this statem nt was ex-
L-d and the jury instructed not to
Ider it
Mrs. Stowe was eookiug break-
(Continued on next page.)
Texas Pair Found Murdered
Waco police are seeking to solve the
mysterious double murder of Mrs. Ethel
Deneeamp 21 (right) and W. Ed.
Holt 45 (left) whose bodies were
found in a lonely spot after their auto-
mobile bloodstained had been found in
a principal street of the city.
ALLEGED RUM-RUNNER
CAUGHT AFTER BOTTLE
BATTLE WITH POLICE
Crew Blames Misfortune on
24 Cases of “Old
Smuggler” Brand.
fit* York. Jan. 81.—The police boat
Manhattan used its machine gun early
today in the capture of an alleged rum
niniier. the auxiliary sloop Jennie N.
Forrest in the Eaat river.
During an ex dying chase nrouml Ne*
York harbor two belts of cartridges
from the machine gun were fired at
the fleeing craft. Th police were tuet
with a barrage of bottles when they
boarded the ship but they quick!)’ sub-
dued the three nieu on board.
The police said that their prisoners
placed the blnme for their capture on 24
enscs of "Old Smuggler" brand whis-
key which they had accepted from the
nun fleet outside the harbor in place
of more fortunately named brands.
INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN
TO INSURE PAYMENT
OF BILLS PROMPTLY
Pay Every Month Is Message
From Retail Credit Mens
Association.
An intensive campaign is under way
in San Antonio by the Hetail Credit
Men’s Association to insure prompt set-
tlement of bills from the first tf the
tenth of each month. This drive is in
the interests not only of tbe merchant
who must look to customers for funds
to carry on his business but likewise
in the interests of the individual be-
cause tbe customers who pays promptly
always baa a good credit and is a real
asset to the community.
Under existing business conditions
the merchant who extends credit to a
customer not only renders a real service
but accompanies it by a business court-
esy which the customer is under obliga-
tion to repay by prompt settlement the
credit men assert.
Discussing this phase of the situa-
tion the association's representative
said: “The employe would not continue
to work many weeks if he did not re-
ceive his salary each Saturday night.
If week after week went by and his em-
ployer neglected to hand him a pay en-
velope. he would quickly demand a set-
tlement 'of wages due. He would he
entirely within his right because be
must be paid in order to live. But em-
ployes should remember that they are
tn no different position from tbe mer-
chant who extends them credit.
"He too. is entitled to his pay day
nnd it should be made on a certain
fixed date every month so that he can
absolutely count on it. Remsniber that
he too has bills to meet and obligations
to take up. If you have thoughtlessly
or through carelessness or lack of sys-
tem permitted bills to go unpaid week
after week and day after day you not
only have worked an unjust hardship
on your creditors but you rave injured
yourself. You have hurt your credit
hurt business hurt your community
and abused a business courtesy extend-
ed to you by your merchants.
“We are trying to impress upon Mr.
Average Man who has the income large
or MaaU. to support hi« manner of liv-
ing that it is tar easier tn pny bills
promptly thnn to allow them to get be-
hind. If every one who could pay on
the first of each month would do so
business would be much better which
would react to the good of all. Remem-
ber that money is tbe basis of all busi-
ner ; exchange. If you do not pay the
merchant how can he pay his operat-
ing expenses employes nn-1 other obli-
gations? All bills should be paid
promptly on tbe first of every month.''
Fire Itamagra Sfilan Station.
Milan. Jan. 31—Damage estimated
at several mililon lire was caused by a
fire in the Central Railway station hen-
last night. Two firemen were injured.
250 MINERS PERISH
IN FIRE DAMP AFTER
EXPLOSION IS BELIEF
Several Bodies Recovered;
Little Hope for
Others.
By the Associated PreM.
Berlin Jan. 31— Fire damp fol-
lowing an explosion bos cat off 250
miners in the Heinitz mine at Beuthen
Polish Silesia aays a Central News
message. * Several bodies ba been re-
covered There is little hope the me-
sage adds of saving any- of the im-
ptiMned miners.
TWENTY RUSSIANS
DROWN AS REFUGEE
VESSEL FOUNDERS
Sister Ship Brings News of
Disaster Off For-
mosa.
By the AMoeimted Fftm.
Manila Jan. 31.—With the arrival
here today of the steamship Paris a be-
lated member of the fleet of Russian
refugees it was learned thot iter sis-
ter ship had been sunk oft Formosa
last week with the loss of twenty
lives.
The vessel cpllided with tbe Paris in
a furious storm and. because of tbe tre-
mendous seas the Paris was unable to
pick up any survivors. The sister ship
had twenty persons board and ail arc
believed to have perished. Four other
sfefpa of the fleet also were caught in
the Formosa storm but managed to
weather it.
The bow of the Paris was crushed
by the collision but tbe injury was
'above the water line and she was able
to proceed to Manila.
The Paris had left Formosa with 31
aboard but arrived with 32 a child
having been born cn route.
The other three belated vessels of
Admiral Stark's Vladivostok exiles ar-
rived today at Bollnao Cove 2(10 miles
north of Manila according to a dis-
patch received at the office of Gover-
nor General Wood.
The refugees not at Mariveles have
been clothed by the Red Cross. The
nomen nnd children have been given
clean quarters in the quarantine station.
Admiral Stark their commander sqid :
“This is the first port we've touched
since leaving Vladivostok where we were
not given immediately to understand
that we must more on."
Collision C laims Six.
Mexico City. Jan. 31.—'.'ix persons
were killed . nd 22 injured in a head-
on collision Tuesday afternoon in the
outskirts of Mexico City between trains
cn the National railway.
Widow Says Cremation
Company Mixed Ashes
of Her Dead Husbands
New Y’orii. Jan. 31.—Mrs. Alvin
P Anhert. SO lost a StO.OPO dam
age suit against the United State*
cremation company for the alleged
mixing of the ashes of her first
two husbands.
The court directed a verdict hold-
ing Mr*. Anhert had failed to sub-
stantiate her claim that the crema-
tion company carelessly handled the
ashes.
Mrs. Anhert testifies! that sbe purr
chased a marble container with com-
partments for the ashes of her first
two "husbands and for her own. Sim
mid that recently when she visited
the crematory she found the top off
the container and the ashes exposed
so that the wind might blow them
from one compartment to another.
WILL DISMISS
CHNRGEAGAINST
NAOMI DOUCHED
Officer Says Arrest of
Negro Clears Waco
Case.
TWO BLACKS ARE HELD
Men Also Accused of Death
of Holt and Mrs.
Denecamp.
Waco. Tex. Jan. 31.—County Attor-
ney Farmer announced that evidence in
his possession pointed so strongly to
Roy Mitchell negro as the slayer ot
Grady Skipworth on November 20 that
he would dismiss charges against Miss
Naomi Boucher and her brothers Hor-
ace and Bernard. New charges will be
filed against Mitchell he saiu.
Miss Boucher said she was with Skip-
north when he was shot by a negro
who after killing her companion mis-
treated her. Charges were filed against
the Bouchers on January 12 by the
father of Skipworth. They are at liberty
under bond and their examining trial
set for February 6.
Dismissal of these charges probably
will be moved in court today Farmer
said.
Two negroes Roy Mitchell 30 and
Arthur Polstenl 23 arc under lock and
key today spirited away to another
county by oficers following their arrest
and announcement of charges of mur-
der agaiust them by County Attorney
Fanner.
I'be murder charges are in’eonuee-
tion with the recent double killing of
W. R. Holt and Mrs. Ethel Deneeamp.
Sheriff Leslie Stegall reiterated his
opinion today that developments fore-
shadow- an exposure of tbe perpetrator
or perpetrators of three other recent
murder mysteries.
The sheriff coincident with the an-
nouncement of the latest arrests here
after all other suspects in the five
killings hud been released from jail
declared a watch charm belonging to
Grady Skipworth killed at Lovers
Leap last November had been recov-
ered in Mitchell'a home. Misa Georgia
Skipworth sister of the slain youth
confirmed tbe sheriff* statement.
A weapon tweivc-guage shells and a
piece of rope taken from Mitchell a
room led to tbe charge against Mit-
chell the county attorney who filed
the complaint against the two negroes
said. Polseal lived with Mitchell he
added.
The sudden turn of developments
points to further charges according to
Sheriff Stegal. not only in the Skip-
worth case but in two other mysteries
—the killing of Harrell Bolton and
mistreating of his girl companion and
the killing of William P. Driskill cot-
ton man. 00 who was found dead with
his bead split open with an axe.
HARVEY HAS THE HABIT
AmbasMsdor I* a Victim of 5 P. M.
London Tea He Confesses.
By HAL OTLAHKKTY.
Special Cable to The San Antonio Life’ht
and the Chicago Dally News.
Copyright 1523.
London. Jan. 31.—1 n talking over
his recent visit to the White House
in Washington. Ambassador Harvey
told me with a chuckle that he was
probably the first male visitor nt the
presidential mansion who ever insisted
on having tea at 5 p. m. every day.
It is a habit easily acquired after
living in England for a time but it
aroused considerable amused speculation
among the White House domestics ac-
cording to Harvey’s statement.
One afternoon Harvey invited Frank
R. Brandegcc to come to tea. where-
upon the distinguished senator . from
Connecticut exclaimed : “Tea ! What in
blazes is tea!"
INJURIES ARE SLIGHT
Mw Dockstader Recovering in a New
York Hospital.
New Brunswick. N. J.. Jan. 31.—
Lew Doekstader. nationally known miu
strel man. was removed fro a his hotel
to a hospital here because >f a fall oc
icy pavement Tuesday night which re-
sulted in the straining of his muscles
and other injuries Mr. Doekstader >s
<>2 years old and weighs mere than 200
pounds.
At the hospital physicians said his
condition was not serious.. His spine
is not injured they said.
OUTWITS A TORNADO
Texas Telephone Operator Warns Farm-
ers in Path of Twister.
AMiene Tex. Jan. SI.—G. W. Wil-
liams operator of the telephone ex-
change at Dudley a village near here
outwitted a tornado late yesterday
when after seeing the twister strike
near Dudley he telephoned to fanners
in the path of the storm and warned
them to seek storm cellars. No one was
injured bnt several houses were dam-
aged. gr.mareis blown down and other
damacg done.
JURY CHARGES DEFENDANTS
ATTEMPTED AN ATTACK ON
GOOSE CREEK POSTMASTER
Indictment Claiming That Four Met Un-
lawfully With Intent to Beat E. C.
Slaughter Intended Victim Is. Re-
turned by Harris County Grand Jury
at Noon — Exhibition of Firearms
Also Mentioned in Charges.
Houston Tex. Jan. 31.—The first indictment in connec-
tion with Harris county grand jury’s investigation into Goose
Creek floggings was returned at noon today.
The indictment charging unlawful assembly was re-
turned against M. P. Rogers Perkins Wright Allen Wright
and Bill Ogden and involves the whipping or attempt to
whip E. C. Slaughter postmaster at Goose Creek.
The indictment charges that the defendants “did unlaw-
fully meet with intent to aid each other by violence to wit:
By exhibiting firearms and to aid and assist each other to
seize bodily and to commit an assault and battery upon the
person of one E. C Slaughter and to whip and beat him the
said E. C. Slaughter.”
KELLY SOLDIER FOUND
GAGGED AND BOUND TO
TREE IN LONELY SPOT
Card With K.K.K. Found in
His Pocket Bat Klan Not
Connected With Affair.
Tied fa a tree in a lonely spot in
Bexar county nat far from the Somer-
set road gagged and in a semi-conscious
condition was the state in Which Pvt.
Juan H. Curz a Kelly Field soldier
belonging to the Ninetieth Aero Spund-
ron was found by three civilians who
chanced to pass.
Private Cruz left Kelly Field and
was found two days later. He told his
rescuers be had been visiting a girl in
Somerset and en route home he was
overtaken after reaching Bexar county
by several men in an automobile who
seized him and threatened him with
death if he returned to the home of his
girl.
Cruz said he was then taken to the
lonely spot tied securely to the tree
gagged and left.
When he was unbound he found :n
his pocket a card bearing the letters
“K. K. K." Cruz raid the men who
seized and bound him did not have
on masks and he have no
connection with the Ku Klux Klan.
The men who rescued Private Cruz
took him immediately to Kelly Field.
He was given medical attention. He
was uninjured other than a nervous
shock and Wednesday was back at his
post of duty.
The provost marshal at Kelly Fteld
is conducting an investigation of the
seizure and threats against Private
Cruz but up to Wednesday afternoon
no clue had been discovered which
might lead to the identification of night
riders.
TWO FAMILIES FLEE
Flames Rouse Sleeping Person and De
stroy Homes.
Flames drove two West Salinas
street families from their homes at an
early hour Wednesday morning. All
escaped in safety.
The fir«C*riginating in the home of
Albert Esparza. 3204 West Salinas
street had gained good headway before
discovered. The alarm was sounded at
1 :30. The Esparza family fled from
the house and gave an alarm. The
building was destroyed. Flames bad
spread to the adjoining dwelling occu-
pied by Mario Sanchez. Firemen con-
fined the blaze to the latter struc-
ture.
Damage to the Esparza home is esti-
mated at $5OO. That caused to the
Sanchez dwelling firemen estimated at
slightly less than $lOO.
COACHES LEAVE RAILS
Messenger Slightly Injured Whm Eight
Can Jump Track.
East St. Ixmis. 111.. Jan. 31.—J. C.
Smith ot Columbus. Ohio an express
messenger was injured today w lieu
eight coaches of No. 13. a combination
mail and baggage express were derailed
neer here. Smith Was not injured seri-
ously it was said.
HOME EDITK 'J
TWO CFNTQ per la
111 V lu Five cento on trains and eioewnri*
UNMASKED GUNMEN GET
$264 IN ROBBERY AT
CHESTNUT AND CENTER
Holdups Believed to Be
Negroes Make Their
Escape.
Held up by gunmen W C. Brown
129 Uvalde street was robbed of $264
in cash checks and a note at 7:3U
Tuesday night. The men one a negro
and the other thought to be a brown-
skinned negro or Mexican are being
sought by police and detectives.
The robbery occurred near the cor-
ner of Chestnut an<l Center streets. Po-
lice Chief Van Riper and Detectives
Boatwright and Ruhnke conducted the
investigaton. No trace of the hold-up
men was found.
Brown said be was on Center street
en route to the city. Two men stepped
from the shadow of a building and
commanded him to hold up his hands.
While one kept him covered with the
gun the other searched him. Both were
unmasked.
While H. C. Rodriguez. 206 Fred-
ericksburg road was seated at the sup-
per table early Tuesday evening a
thief entered the front part of the
house appropriated a suitcase filled
with face creams and toilet articles anil
escaped. The burglary was discovered
shortly afterwards and the police noti-
fied. Investigaton showed the thief
had entered the place by prying open
a window. *
Detectives have been requested to
search for two feather pillows. Mrs.
K. L. Phillips 439 1-2 Main avenue
reported they were stolen from her
apartment bouse. Tuesday.
R Dimmit. 711 Navarro street re-
ported an overcoat stolen from bis au-
tomobile while the car was parked on a
downtown street.
New Orleans Jan. St.—A flood warn-
ing. applying to the Ouachita river in
Arkansas was issued today by the
weather bureau here. The bureau de-
clared that a flood was indicated for
the Upper Ouachita with a stage of IS
to 30 feet tonight or tomorrow at
Arkadelnhia. Tbe flood stage at Arka-
delphia is IS feet.
Index to Advertisers
Index to principal advortidng la today**
Light for guidance of ohoppero:
Advertiser — Page.
Alamo Foods Co 'J
American Sugar Refining Co
Amnoementa 2*
Ranke. Insurance. In\ eat mono ..... 2‘
RI mu Co. Emil **
Classified and Real E5tate......... 11-!>
iHoonan A <>sl»oru a.... 2*
Doyle Decorating Co. 2*
Fomby Clothing Co. ....» £
Frank Broa.
Frost Broe. Co •
(Jenera! cigar Co. < White
Green. El
Haaa Pro* Commote*)....
Jonke Bros. 1-1*
King s Food Products Co.
Wat a « Welle
Old South Cafe .
Quaker Oats Co
Railroad Line*
Roos Co M M J. . •
S. A. Public Ser* ko Oo ..... 2*
k A. Pel.U Credit Men . Are* It
I in Uma* John »♦
WinerieA Motor Saira Co. ••
Wolff A Yla ’ a
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