Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-30
IRENE HOUSE RE-MAR-
RlED.
And, i'm Company With Her
Fourth Husband, Running Il
Farm Career of Il Beautiful
MurdCrcSS.

Moore House, u notorious lawyer Ot
New York, 1T his house ia the country
lu miles out of Trenton. Orson House
advertised widely that he would pro-
cure divorces without publicity lie
uai an office i'm Nassau street at iiISt,
and aityrWard in lower Broadway. In
less than eight years ne Is said To have
divorced 600 couples. He divorced his
wife Irene from the husband She had
before she lived with him. This hus-
blul was named Denver and was en-
plOycd in the ordnance works in Trcn-
ton. Irene hal previously married a
photographer named Anderson, from
whom she says her separation was legal
iZyt.
The death of Lawyer House occurred
no his country place near Trenton. Mrs.
House WAS very unhappy there. She
ran away, taking truuktulS ul things
with her. and went 10 live ut French :
lluty. She employed a lawyer 10 St.
cure divorce from lIuu>. but the
lawyer patched up pcacc between them.
She returned 10 the country, but ire
JUcuily threatened tu leave again and
Tor good The quarrel which ended
with the shooting of House began with
"a threat pi this kind. House had come
from New York, and Was met 10y his
vile with tine remark that she intended
rp gpuWJv. lie said: -d-jt, you
can 20 when YOU please The quarrel
continued, and IN the 0nurSe OF it the
lawyer turned uu her, Knocked her
down with blow of his fist, kicked her,
held her up hv her hair and slapped her
lace. and seemed 10 bc carrying out his
threat % lick her To- death. Willie,
tine son, intcrfercd, and House left his
wife ami attacked the boy. Mrs. House
SAWS thut her husband put his hand on
his hip pocket as tito draw pistol, and
she feared he meant % Kill the boy.
Therefore SHE drew from her pocket the
rI~ru. she always carried, and, aiming
u af her husbands head, fired. She
vI> au accurate shot, and practjscd ire
,urntIv with her pistol. The shot took
effect I'M her husbands forehead inst
over uis LETT eye, and hrhc died Instant
U.s..
The Curourr's ia.y brouGht In q YER
,a.t of viiml, deliberate murder. Mrs.
House was imprisoned, and her trial
followed i'm October. in Trenton. Ii
lasted three or Tour days, AMI attracted
.,-,atrr turpngS than amy criminal rg>c
IJi drawn together in that iu,ct capital
before. Partly because ui her beauty,
aud partly be,tuSe she had led aWretch-
rJ lie with her husband, the prcpon-
trraurc Of public sentiment was IN her
ily1r. The law OF the State gave her
tlr riyht % testify i'm her own behalf,
and she ill So. The jurors remained
loo consultation six hours. Eleven iav-
urci aryuIttal ami one was opposed 10 1t
and Mrs. House was discharged from
custody.
~hcimmrdiatriy returned to the huuse
4f Lawrence. where hes husband hal
been shot. but there she was lll and
melancholy, ami sine hccamc insane.
~u" vJ~ taken To- the asylum IN IIen-
tom.
There. removed irom the scenes that
hJrt>-yd her, she rapidly recovered her
sanity. ami i'm August, lN1l, she WAS
discharged. She went To- south Caro-
lima and paid long visit to Ex-Governor
ami cN-(ougrvSSman Bowen ol that
State. who WAS then sheriff. IL Is SAID
sine was his private secretary Tor a time.
When she returned To- IrcRtun she lS-
rL inr part ui titc time with her father,
I'm one of his houses M Livingston street,
part of tine time i'm Stockton street, and
Dart ui the time az Lawrence. Her Sis
Ter Viola, has cigar store on Grccnr
street. one ui the main thOruughiareN al
Trenton, and i'm that store Mrs House
became ius,.gvt.,, al thu manufacture
of r;y3rs. She asked workman 10
teach her the method. lie was aston
i,hrl hv her aptitude AMI wcarlcd by
her enthusiasm. She made him sit 10y
her side all lay Friday, and until mid
uivht of that day. She Wa. cSI,i AZ the
bench ur saturday, uud worked TAR into
the ui-ut. She Was angry because She
rnuII not work on sunday. But ON
Monday she had forgotten all about
clear making, and never referred to II
again.
I'm Trenton she met y0unA man
,,.,flr,t lrIuk lUrktg, a wail-papcreraud
the son oi Il wall-papcrcr. Frank Tar
k,r is hbviSh Young man, not over -
wears of age, Of robust phhSlIue, win
lark COMPLEXION and hair. She Is %
vrar. ,,d amt a blonde. She married
l.ITklFI sllltl ltleNlt llNs ll'AllAN az VIZ -
Ia finished house ON the farm at Law
renee. Painters and carpenters have
long hccu Vt work there, and the new
residence is SAIL 10 be very comfortable
and substantial. Mrs. Parker seldom
comes 10 town, but gives her attention
10 the farm, which is said T. he yielding
arur returns. Her husband is her man
ii business and drives to Trenton very
frequently. At the time OF her mar
riasr il is sud that she formed the idea
of remaining in the city AMI establish
iur her husband in trade. She bargain,
ell lnr the purchase of Ferry'S large wall
paper establishment, but Just rs the
terms were agreed upon she altered her
mind. Her friends say that she is en-
i,yins excellent health, hut otherwise
!, lust a. she was when her third huS-
hand House. was living, except that
then She Was fond OF Disgusting religious
tnui.,. while now she never refers to
religion.