Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-02 | Page 7 | 'I Had to Do It' Sobs Son Who Slew to Spare Sister

I I Had to Do It Sobs Son Who Slew to Spare Sister GEORGETOWN Ky Dec 2 AP AP While kinsmen prepared for or burial of his father whom he shot to death to save his sister from a beating Francis Warren year old farm fann youth was at home ome today awaiting examining trial on a manslaughter charge Friday I 1 had to do it it the youth tearfully tearfully tearfully tear tear- fully informed Sheriff Greenville shortly after tho the shootIng shoot shoot- Ing as the body of the father Charles Warren 67 lay sprawled orthe on or the kitchen floor I was waa afraid of him and he was wu boating beating my sister ter Hi His version of tho the slaying the sheriff sherif said was that It climaxed a family quarrel started when the sister Betsy 19 10 protested against her fathers father's drinking She asked him to get rid of ot a bottle of whisky saying Youve had enough already and he flew Into a drunken rage striking he her with his fist tho the sheriff sherif said he ho was told Francis then Intervened and Inthe in inthe inthe the subsequent fight the father was shot down The Tho son aon W was S released in 2000 2000 bond