New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-20


July 5-K beat wife badly.
July or l0-Saw X. beat wife.
July 13-Went 10 Beaver Kill
July le--Mrs X. left Turner's.
July 9O-Ret. from Beaver XIII.
July 2S-Mrs. X. went East
Aug. 5-Arrested
Aug. I2-Mrs. X. came back.
Aug. liking left Turner's.
Aug. 1g-DivOrce pa peTs served on King
Aug 2O-Took judgment against King In repeyn sun.
On piece of foolscap paper found the following
written in the same style:
Aug. IS, ls71.-Kng's family moved to Turner's.
Oct. 3-Blanehe left.
Oct. 31-Joe came.
Feb s. IS72-Lzzio left. King struck her in my pres
March 20 Saw King throw dish at Mrs X, in Joes
presence.
April 9-Joe left.
July 6-King beat his wife.
July or looking beat his wife IN my presence
July l3-Went fishing to Beaver XIII.
July 23-saw Mrs. X. for FIRST time SINCE she left
July 25-Mrs. X. went East In evening.
Aug. 5-Arrested
Aug. 0-Bailed.
Aug. i2--Nrs. King came from n. B. with Folk.
Aug. liking left Turner'S.
Aug. l6-Diyorce papers served on King at Clarendon
Hotel .ss~s .or,o, an vir, =, 7rr.r,.
Avg 261Mouon for children postponed until
Aug. T-Motion for children postponed until
Aug. 29-Motion for children postponed until
Aug. sO-Motion for children postponed until -
The memoranda, with the other personal effects found
on the body, we're placed under lock and key by the
Coroner. ..-,-
INCIDENTS IN KINGS LIFE.
lawyer OF this city, who was brought into frequent
contact with James King during his partnership with
Edwin James gave TRIBUNE reporter some interest
ing particulars concerning Kings history In substance
as follows:
King wac at one time engaged in business at Gan Fran
cisco under the firm OF James c. King Co., his
partners being Henry LeidDg and Augustus g. DalEel,
the latter OF whom appeared conspcuousy two years
ago in the divorce SUIT Of DalEel agt.IDazell.
The firm had a branch house in Liverpool which King
attended TO- while Dalzel and Ledng Endorsed all the
bills OF ading taken at Liverpool. King by some means
induced the Bank of British North America and the
Bank OF England 10 advance large Of money
the assignment Of the bills Of ladng received from San
Francisco the caTgoes Of grain which were shipped
thence to Liverpool but had been previously assigned
The blanks lost heavily. King realized between $780,
900 and 100000 He went to France, and then to Ger
many and then by circuitous route made his way TO
this city He was first adiudcated bankrupt but on
his departure was declared "outlawed" On his arrival
In NewYork he became known TO the English banks,
and they began suits against him. and last year ludg
ment was obtained in one for & 600 to elude which
he fled his petition In voluntary bankruptcy This case
is s pending In the United States Court for this dis
trict.
Fisher. lawyer, was indicted by the Grand Jury Of
Kings County for frauduently obtaining the divorce
previously alluded TO- and was arrested and held to bail
Before his trial came he got his clerk TO abstract the
records Of the proceedings from the County Clerks
Office broke his BAIL and left the city. The men-Arehi-
bald and anoher-whom he had induced, the one TO I'M
personate Mr.. Dalze and the other TO swear 10 Dali
zell's having committed adultery with woman at
New.York hotel at a time when the latter was IN San
Francisco were convicted of perjury and sentenced to
nine years. imprisonment Dalzel then moved to set
aside the divorce but from lack Of funds was unable 70
continue the proceedings. his counsel Edwin James and
Charles Bandy declining TO advance the referees fees
King was a witness against Dalzell in this suitsand
syore that the latter not his partner in San Fran
CISCO Dalzel subsequently began suit against KDg,
in the Superior Court false imprisonment laying his
damages at $4,000 King arrested, and gave bail
The suit fell through Kings becoming the partner Of
Edwin James Tho partnership began In this way
King called on james day during February, 1871 to
dissuade fro1DtontinuiDg the Daze suit lie began
10 speak disparagingy of Daze and was ordered out
OF the Office by James Nothing daunted he called
again in a few days, this time with the pretense Of
hiring James to take him through the Bankruptcy
Court Offering him fee OF $500. James took up the
case and during the proceedings King was frequent
visitor his office. King represented himself as man
of extended commercial connections and said that he
could control large business II he were associated with
James lie had Just been admitted to the Bar.
On these representations James accepted King as
mariner in April 1871. As King formed part
nershp with James he began series OF actions against
the owners Of various brigs, and on their ARRIVAL III
New-York the vessels attached for large sums OF
money alleged TO be due King Ia connection with MS
San Francisco business. IL soon proved that tine
claims were groundess and King was arrested al the
instance OF Levi Stevens and Judah Baker owners OF
one OF the vessels and held 10 bail In $4,000 Being
unable to raise the money he was compelled to com
promise the affair and pay the expenses or the proceed
fngs The partnership dissolved In few months
Mira Kings father q resident OF Honolulu, owned con
|. siderable property He was much opposed 70 me-
daughters marriage with King. The strife engen-
dered eliminated in Kings shooting ana fataly
wounding the father. ON his death-Dea ne ihh hi
a will leaving most OF his property to nus
daughter in the event OF her OUTLYING her husDand
another disposition being made Of IL during Kings ne
When the motion OF Kings wife was before Juuge
Barrett In the divorce suit for the custody OF tne tee
children and order had been made referring tue
question 10 ex-Judge Sutherland King who mad no
means had 70 md asylum for them. They oond n0s
remain at the Clarendon HOTEL for the proprietor hela
Kings trunks security for bill slre3y lpouI[sa
and al last King succeeded In inducing young actress
daughter of Edwin Jamess last wife and one OF the
attaches OF the Union Square Theater 70 take care OF
them which she has done since at her lodgings III
East Seventeenth-st. -. IT,
King was a most accomplished talker lie was oiten
seen adjust his pistol and when asked what ose 10