The 3 Emmas
Emma Koehler was hurt in an auto accident in 1910, so Otto hired a live-in nurse to help… a young, attractive nurse named Emma, nicknamed Emmi. Otto and Emmi began an affair. Emmi had a tall, blonde friend also named Emma, also a nurse. Otto set the two of them up in a little house on Hunstock Ave. and soon was having affairs with both. On November 12, 1914 Otto left the Brewery around 4:00 to visit the nurses. An argument ensued and tall, blonde Emma shot him dead with a .32 revolver. When the police arrived, she said, “I’m sorry, but I had to kill him.” Charged with murder, Emma skipped town and traveled to Europe to nurse WWI casualties. To the surprise of all, she returned to San Antonio in 1918 to stand trial. The all-male jury found her not guilty.
(Thanks to Joe Holley at the Houston Chronicle)