returned to the apartment for his son and promptly confessed to the
—_murder,__At-the _request_of_his attorneys, he was_granted a_jury trial—
to suum determine his sanity and after the jury ruled that he was
Sane, he was placed on trial for the mrder, convicted and sentenced
to die. The case was unsuccessfully, appealed to the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals, Morgan seemed bewildered by what was happenkng and
when he went to his death in the electric chair at the Texas State
Prison om August 19, 1938, he berely seemed to comprehend what was
tvranspiring.s
THE FL PASO TIMES, El Paso, Texas, August 19, 1938.
117 SOUTHWESTERN (2nd) 76 ©.
returned to the apartment for his son and promptly confessed to the
_murder..——At. -the-request of his attorneys, he was granted a_jury. ieee iat
to symm determine his sanity and after the jury ruled that he was
sane, he was placed on trial for the mrder, convicted and sentenced
to die. The case was unsuccessfully, appealed to the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals, Morgan seemed bewildered by what was happening and
when he went to his death in the electric chair at the Texas State
Prison om August 19, 1938, he berely seemed to comprehend what was
transpiringe
THE EL PASO TIMES, El Paso, Texas, August ae 1938.
117 SOUTEWESTERN (2nd) ie
returned to the apartment for his son and promptly confessed to the
to =x were his sy ai Aes ae jury se that Kos
sane, he wes placed on trial for the mrder, convicted and sentenced
to dies The case was unsuccessfully, appealed to the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals, Morgan seemed bewildered by what was happening and
when he went to his death in the electric chair at the Texas State
Prison on August 19, 1938, he barely seemed to comprehend what was
transpirings
THR FL PASO TIMES, Fl Paso, Texas, August 19, 19386
117 SOUTHWESTERN (2nd) 76
MORGAN, Callon H,
Morgan, a 37-year-old white boilermaker, lived in El Paso, Tex.,, with
HHH his wife and their young son. In 1935, Frank Rose, his wife,
Eleanor and their young daughter moved into the same apartment build-
ing and a romantic affair kmexam developed between Morgan and Mrs,
Rose. When Mrs, Morgan learned of her husband's infidelity, she took
their son and moved to New Mexico where she died shortly afterwards,
Rose demanded that his wife choose between him and Morgan and when
she chose the latter, he took their, daughter and left, obtaining a
divorce, Morgan and Mrs, Rose were married on March 5, 1937, and in
May his son came to live with then, Both Callon and Hleanor were
heavy drinkers and they quarreled constantly, On one occasion she
left him but agreed to a reconciliation when he promised to stop
abusing him, On June @@ 20, 1937, he found a note that she had wri-
tten in which she intimated that she was going to leave him again and
that night, as they were sitting in the floor playing cards, he struck
her on the head with a @4X#X Coca Cola bottle, rendering her uncon-
scious and then strangled her to death with the @lectrical cord from
a small lamp, ‘hen his son returned home later that night and could
not get inside, he summoned the landlady who opened the door to the
locked apartment and found her body, Morgan was arrested when he
MORGAN, Callon E,
Morgan, a 37-year-old white boilermaker, lived in El Paso, Tex, with
WX his wife and their young son. In 1935, Frank Rose, his wife,
Eleanor and their young daughter moved into the same apartment build-
ing and a romantic affair imegam developed between Morgan and Mrs,
Rose, When Mrs, Morgan learned of her husband's infidelity, she took
their son and moved to New Mexico where she died shortly afterwards.
Rose demanded that his wife choose between him and Morgan and when
she chose the latter, he took their daughter and left, obtaining a
divorce, Morgan and Mrs, Rose were married on March 5, 1937, and in
May his son came to live with then, Both Callon and Hleanor were
heavy drinkers and they quarreled constantly, On one occasion she
left him but agreed to a reconciliation when he promised to stop
abusing him, On June @@ 20, 1937, he found a note that she had wri-
tten in which she intimated that she was going to leave him again and
that night, as they were sitting in the floor playing cards, he struck
her on the head with a 4&X4#X Coca Cola bottle, rendering her uncon-
scious and then strangled her to death with the Blectrical cord from
a small lamp, ‘hen his son returned home later that night and could
not get inside, he summoned the landlady who opened the door to the
locked apartment and found her body, Morgan was arrested when he
MORGAN, Callon H,
Morgan, a 37-year-old white boilermaker, lived in El Paso, Texs,, with
XMH his wife and their young son. In 1935, Frank Rose, his wife,
Eleanor and their young daughter moved into the same apartment build-
ing and a romantic affair imam developed between Morgan and Mrs,
Rose. When Mrs, Morgan learned of her husband's infidelity, she took
she chose the latter, he took their daughter and left, obtaining a
divorce. Morgan and” Mrs, Rose were married on March 5, 1937, and in
May his son came to live with then, Both Callon and Hleanor were
heavy drinkers and they quarreled constantly, On one occasion she
left him but agreed to a reconciliation when he promised to stop
abusing him, On June @@ 20, 1937, he found a note that she had wri-
tten in which she intimated that she was going to leave him again and
that es as they were sitting in the floor playing cards, he struck]
her on the head with a aaa&X Coca Cola bottle, rendering her uncon~
scious and then strangled her to death with the blectrical cord from
a small cae Then his son returned home later that night and could
not get ins: he summoned the landlady who opened the door to the
locked peta and found her body, Morgan was arrested when he
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