Ukiah Daily Journal, Monday, September 09, 1957 Pg 1
Ukiah Railroad Worker Slays Wife After Family Argument
Lela Hoaglin Dies of Bullet Wounds From Rifle of Husband
A 38 -year old Ukiah housewife died yesterday afternoon in Hillside Hospital from bullet wounds inflicted by her husband early yesterday morning following a family quarrel in their quarters at the Northwestern Pacific Railroad yards. Mrs Lela Lee Hoaglin died at the hospital at 5:57 pm., despite efforts of doctors who had worked to save her life since 2 am. Her husband, Emergene A. Hoaglin, 34, a railroad worker, is being held in the county jail on a murder charge. According to a sheriff's investigation, Hoaglin shot his wife through the head with two shots from a .30 caliber army carbine following a lengthy family argument.

Ukiah Daily Journal, Sept. 12, 1957, Thursday, Pg 1
Wife Slayer To Enter Plea In Court Tomorrow
Emergene A Hoaglen, 34-year-old Ukiah railroad worker, will appear in Ukiah justice court tomorrow morning to enter a plea on a charge of murdering his wife, Lila, 35, early Sunday morning. At Hoaglen's arraignment yesterday Public Defender Timothy O'Brien was named defense attorney.

Ukiah Daily Journal, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1957 Pg 1
Woman Held For Beating Grandfather
Neaomi Alice Hoaglin, 24, was arrested last night by Sheriff Reno Bartolomie after the sheriff's office recieved belated notification of a beating the young woman assertedly inflicted upon her 83-year-old grandfather Sept 3 during a violent quarrel in her Laytonville home. The arrest came almost on the eve of the preliminary hearing of Emergene A Hoaglin, 34, a railroad worker and relative, who is charged with slaying his wife on Sept 8 following a quarrel in the couple's quarters at the Northwestern Pacific Railroad yards here. Neaomi Alice told the district attorney that she hit the elderly man many times with a three foot stick and had intended to use an axe before she was stopped by a friend. The beaten man, Frank Poe, suffered two broken arms and other injuries an was still hospitalized the district attorney reported today. The quarrel the girl told authorities, took place when the old man assertedly made advances towards her and then called her "dirty names" statement tells of her accusing him of causing the death of her grandmother. The quarrel was only reported yesterday word of the fight apparently coming from welfare sources. Emergene Hoaglin is to have a preliminary hearing Friday on the charge of murder.

Ukiah Daily Journal, Sept. 20, 1957, Pg 1
Hoaglin Pleads Guilty to Killing
Emergene Hoaglin pleaded guilty in Ukiah Judicial court to the second degree murder of his wife, Lila Lee, in a shooting here Sept 8 and waived his preliminary hearing when arraigned before Judge Fred Goss this morning. He was ordered bound over to Superior Court for trial.
A relative, Neaomi Hoaglin, 24, pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to charged of assault against her 83-years-old grandfather, who she assertedly severely injured with a club during an argument. Her preliminary hearing was set for Sept. 26

Ukiah Daily Journal, Sept 27, 1957 Pg 2
Hoaglin Again Pleads Guilty
Emergene Hoaglin this morning in Superior Court repeated his plea of guilty of second degree murder., which he had made at his arraignment in Justice court last week when faced with the charge of shooting his wife to death.
Hoaglin was placed on the stand in Judge Hale McCowen's Superior Court by Public Defender Tim O'Brien and under oath testified that he realized the consequences of a second degree murder conviction (5 years to life) and that he waived his rights to a jury trial and other court of law protection. Judge McCowen referred Hoaglin's case to the probation department for a report and will pronounce sentence on Oct 11

Ukiah Daily Journal, Monday, November 10, 1980, Pg 1
Covelo man shot to death over weekend
A Covelo man convicted of murdering his wife in the 1950's was shot to death in the home of one of his relatives Sunday. The body of Emergene Allen Hoaglen, 51, was found by Mendocino County sheriff's deputies early Sunday morning at the home of Charlene Rose Hoaglen, 27, of Covelo. She was arrested at her home on Highway 162 by Deputy David Houts and booked into county jail on charge of murder, according to sheriff's department reports. Also wounded by gunfire in the incident was Timothy Bettega, 23, of Covelo who chose not to go to the hospital and was in satisfactory condition at last report, according to a sheriff's deputy. Bail has not yet been set and the case is still under investigation. According to District Attorney Joe Allen, the dead man was convicted of manslaughter by a jury last October for shooting to death with a rifle his friend Reginald Azbill. Allen said Hoaglen served a prison term for murdering his wife more than 20 years ago.

Ukiah Daily Journal, November 12, 1980, Pg 1
Murder charges will be filed today in Hoaglen shooting
Charges will be filed with the District Attorney's Office this afternoon charging Charlene Rose Hoaglen, 27, of Covelo with the murder of her uncle, Emergen Hoaglen, 51, on Sunday, according to Joe Allen, district attorney. Charlene Hoaglen was arrested following the weekend shooting at her home. She is still in custody at the Mendocino County Jail. When sheriff's deputies arrived at the woman's home, they found her uncle dead from several bullet wounds. Another man, Timothy Bettega, 23, of Covelo was wounded in the shoulder, Bettega removed the bullet himself and was not hospitalized. Emergene Hoaglen, a convicted murderer, was free and waiting a new trial for the death of Reginald Azbill, 54, during a party at the Round Mountain Indian Reservation last year. Hoaglen was also convicted for the murder of his wife in 1957.

Ukiah Daily Journal, Wednesday, November 12, 1980, Pg 3
Emergen Allen Hoaglen
Emergene Allen Hoaglen, 51, died Nov. 9 in Covelo. A native of Covelo, he resided there most of his life. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War 11 and the recipient of the Purple Heart. During the war, he spent several months as a prisoner of war in Japan. He worked for the Inter-Tribal Council of Northern California in Sacramento. He is survived by son, Vermal Hoaglen of Sacramento; a daughter, Sandra Gunter of Fresno; his parents, Mr and Mrs Acie Hoaglen of Covelo; four brothers, Frank Hoaglen of Calpella, Arvid Hoaglen of Chiliquin, Ore., Jerry Hoaglen of Westwood and Acie Hoaglen Jr., of Ukiah. Four sisters, Rudy Arms of Cloverdale, Elaine Holmes of Potter Valley, Charlotte Wright of Willits and Wilma Phillips of Laytonville, Eight grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews also survive. Friends may call at Anker-Lucier Mortuary on Thursday, Nov. 13 after 12 noon. Funeral services will be Friday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Anker-Lucier Mortuary with Rev. W. J. Forsyth officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Covelo.

Ukiah Daily Journal, Thursday, November 13, 1980, Pg 3
Hoaglen arraigned
Charlene Rose Hoaglen, charged with the murder of her uncle, Emergene Hoaglen, was arraigned Wednesday afternoon. Her bail has been set at $50,000 until this afternoon when she will return to court. All charges against her will then be considered and bail may be increased at that time. Hoaglen was arrested following the weekend shooting at her home. Her uncle, who had been convicted in the shooting of his wife in 1957 was free pending a new trial for the murder of Reginald Azbill, 54, during a party at the Round Mountain Indian Reservation last year

Ukiah Daily Journal, Friday, November 21, 1980, Pg 1
Murder charge dismissed in Hoaglen shooting
A murder charge dismissed today against Charlene Rose Hoaglen, 27, who had been accused in the Nov. 9 slaying of her uncle, Emergene Hoaglen, 51, at her home in Covelo. "We dismissed the charge because we had insufficient evidence to proceed with any charge against her." explained the District Attorney Joe Allen this morning. The charge may be refiled at a later date; however, If evidence is discovered linking her to the shooting death, Allen said. "Three people were present when it went down and we are looking into every person and possibility," Allen said. Conflicting statements from witnesses, many motives and complicated physical evidence at the crime scene combined to persuade the DA to drop the charge. Allen said he called in experts from the California Department of Justice Crime Lab, Santa Rosa, to recover and evaluate physical evidence such as bullets, cartridge casings, fingerprints and blood samples from the Hoaglen woman's house. He said the evidence was collected yesterday in Covelo with the permission of Hoaglen and her attorney, Andy Reese. Once the crime lab has analyzed the evidence, the district attorney's office will be in a better position for filing charges, Allen said. The dead man, who had been convicted of murdering his wife in 1957 and was free while awaiting a new trial for killing Reginald Azbill, 54, last year, was found by sheriff's deputies on Charlene Hoaglen's couch with four bullet holes in his body. Another man, Timothy Bettega, 23, was wounded in the shoulder during the same incident which left Emergene Hoaglen dead at the Round Valley Mountain Indian Reservation, just off Highway 162 in Covelo. Allen said cooperation between the prosecution and the defense in recovering evidence in this case is highly unusual. "To my knowledge, no such joint investigation had ever been conducted in the county before yesterday, we agreed to the usual procedure because of the many unanswered questions in the case." Allen said.

Ukiah Daily Journal, July 16, 1981
Arrested for murder
Charlene Rose Hoaglen, 28, of Everett Washington, was arrested yesterday for the shooting murder of her uncle in Covelo last November 9. Hoaglen is charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and other lesser crimes. Sheriff's deputies allege that Hoaglen shot her uncle, Emergene Hoaglen, 52, and a second man, Timothy Bettega, 23, also of Covelo, between 1:30 and 2:00 in the morning, Bettega lived through the incident, Hoaglen did not. Hoaglen is being held on $100,000 bail.

Ukiah Daily Journal, February 04, 1982
Bettega: I saw Charlene shot her uncle
An eyewitness to the alleged murder of Emergene Hoaglen by his niece, Charlene Hoaglen, testified yesterday that he saw the defendant shoot the victim four to five times '96 and then was shot himself. Timothy Bettega, 26, testified in Mendocino County Superior Court that he saw Hoaglen shoot her uncle, shouted at her "If you're gonna shoot someone shoot me!" and the woman did so, sending a 22 caliber bullet into his chest after it passed through the jacket and four shirts he was wearing that cold night. Afterwards, Bettega said the defendant kept pulling the trigger of the pistol even though she had ran out of bullets. Defense attorney Andrew Reese tried to discredit Bettega's testimony by showing that the witness had been drinking heavily on the Saturday night of the shooting on the Round Valley Indian reservation. Bettega admitted that he was drunk that night and the following morning when he went to the house of his aunt, Sylvia Duncan, who removed the bullet from his chest. Bettega said he had gone to the house in which the shooting occurred with Floyd Azbill, 22. At the house was Emergene Hoaglen, who had been convicted of murdering Azbill's father and wounding his brother, Reginald Azbill, and who had been released pending the start of a new trial. "You knew Floyd was pretty upset about that, didn't you?" Reese asked Bettega. "I guess so," the witness answered. Bettega then admitted that he was too drunk that night to feel the pain from his gunshot wound. Much of yesterday's testimony involved descriptions of the scene of the shooting, where much drinking had occurred. Testimony is expected to continue through today and into next week since the courts will be closed Friday.