Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-23
THE KIDD.SUICIDE.
Full Explanation Of a Mysterious Affair
that Happened at Madison, Wis.
Madison, Wis. Daily Democrat, July II.

ChaC HdppeHeu at uaOiSOns WIS.
Madison, Wis. Daily Democrat, July H.
Yesterday the Democrat gave an &C
count of the suicide Of Thomas G. Kidd,
Of Dayton, Ohio, at the Railway hotel,
at the West Madison depot. The letters
| left by the rash man, and published,
gave nothing of a satisfactory character;
there was q vagueness about them
which was decidedly in need of expla
nation. After great deal Of scratch
ing and rummaging, we have found a
clue, as the dramat1st would say, to an
appalling labyrinth.
For some time there has hung over
| the city of Dayton, Ohio, a mystery in
capable Of solution, although at times
&c has been claimed that light has been
thrown upon dark spots. To explain
This mystery was the disappearance Of
Thomas G. Kidd, above named. This
man, on Monday morning, July 18th,
babe his wife and children farewell,
telling them he was going to heaven.
He then went to a Third street depot
of the city and took train for Spring
field, n the state of Ohio, and was seen
in that city the following afternoon,
with copy Of a newspaper and rail
road guide, which he seemed to be
studying. He was lost track of until
Friday, the 18th, when information
received at Dayton, from St. Paul,
Mimi, made it plain beyond doubt
that he was in that city. Why he went
there will be fully understood when it is
known that year ago he formed the
acquaintance of Mrs. Brown, the wife
Of Henry G. Brown, formerly of Day
ton. There is somewhat of romance
connected with Mrs. and Mr.. Brown.
He several years ago married lady
named Pigg, who is said to be a beauti-
full woman, with whom he lived, and
who bore him one child. A separation
ensued, and Brown married a second
time, this time q Miss Probst, with
whom he lived for some time, then de-
serted her and went to Kansas City,
where he married the lady who now
figures prominently in the Kidd scan
dial, which has kept portion of Dayton
very busy. Without being divorced
from Mrs. B. No. 2, Henry Brown mar
ried the new found Kansas City love,
and brought her to Dayton, when Mrs.
B., nee Probst, proceeded to make it
"hotter nor lime kiln for Henry and
his Kansas City bride, and by threats of
prosecution compelled the much mar
ried Henry to desert his third and re-
turn to his second love.
1t seems during this trouble between
Brown and his wives, Kidd became &C
quainted as legal adviser with Mrs.
Henry G. Brown III. At that time
Madame Rumor was busy and many
who at this late day wink knowingly
and say, Didn't tell you SOP" year
Or SO ago were fully satisfied that the
relations existing between the fair client
and promising young attorney (Kidd),
parties in strictly business affairs. Mrs.
Brown No. 3, some time since, left the
city and went to her parents in St.
Paul, and it is well known that Kidd
went to Springfield as blind, instead
Of going to heaven, and from there
went to st. Paul, quite in the opposite
direction.
Some time since an indefatlgable
newspaper reporter sent out a grand
sensation from the city of Dayton.
There WIS an account of an attorney,
bookblack who had climbed up and
peeped over a transom, and a lawyers
client, handsome and bewitching. The
! former and the latter are reported to
have been found 1z1grante defcto. The
| flight to St. Panl is sequel to the tran
| sOm sensation; and those people Of
| Dayton who have been so anxious to
discover the name of the young attor-
ner will now have known ALL The
foo IS fol Of
feet. without doubt.
Kidd, man VINO had passed through
thirty summers before his own taking
#, had bright future before him, We
are assured.
The proper officer Of the Fourth
ward OF this city, who took charge Of
Kldd's body at the Railway Hotel,
found in a pocket CT his clothing let
ter-head marked: Joseph G. Kidd,
attorney at law, Dayton, Onio," etc.
1t is known that on Monday and Tues
day last, Kidd went into several saloons
of this city and attempted to obtain
drinks by pawning various articles. It
has been stated that the victim to
crime, upon reaching our city, had O.
watch and chain which he afterward
s'put up" for liquor. It's also said that
on Monday or Tuesday last he went to
q ennsmith to get q revolver put in
order.
A wcrshipful master of one of the
Masonic lodges of this city received
dispatch from a lodge at Dayton, in an
swer to a dispatch sent. giving direc-
tons to have the body sent thither,
which has been done, and all expenses
will be paid by the .Masons of Dayton
Or by the family of deceased.
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