Show F FIST BLOW ON JAW BREAKS NECK OF MAN IN MY MOTHER MUST NOT KNOW OF TROUBLE vve we were friends we had never quarreled 1 I truck struck him on the point of the jaw law with my left fist I 1 never knew he was dead until I 1 was arrested william wright 23 yeara years old of los angeley angeles or el paso held in the county jail for his connection with the death of harry thomas or harry wallace at helper tuesday told of the tragedy in short broken sentences when questioned wednesday morning by a representative senta tive of the news he ile called me dirty names and I 1 truck struck him I 1 thought I 1 bad had only kno knocked ked him out I 1 have fought in several preliminaries and have been knocked out myself zo 29 I 1 think it mattered and I 1 want wen away and went to sleep A hg LIC fellow a policeman came and me up and arrested me we were rood friends and had traveled together for about three weeks I 1 was raised in el paso texas he said but a moment later stated that his home was in los angeles california according to wright this is 13 his first trip away from homo home he ile has been away since the first of october he fays and arrived in helper on no 4 1 monday tuesday he and wallace or thompson got to drinking and wallace wailace became quarrelsome in front of the Broken haKen haxen saloon he began calling wright foul named names and the single blow and the tragedy followed wallace wallaces neck was broken either by tho the force of the blow on the jaw or by the fall to the sidewalk the fight occurred about 1130 11 30 tuesday morning wright lays says that this Is the first trouble he has ever had and pays his fattier father and mother are living in los angeles he ile is very much worried over the thought that his mother mar ma hear of his trouble he ile says a that he was looking for work and assures all who talk to him that he is not a hobo wright sayi that he has worked as a machinists helper in the railroad shops around los angeles he ile has no fear of the final outcome of his trouble and is aure aura that he will be freed yet he is ner tous and talks brokenly of the death of his friend sheriff kelter says a charge of involuntary man slaughter will probably be brought against the boy wrig angut tit was arrested in helper shortly after the fight by marshall carlo dilpiaz Dul Dol plaz and was brought to this city and lodged in the county jail |