Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-22
THE MUREDRESS INTERVIEWED.
She Tells the Whole Story to a Reporter.

she tells the Nn0la STORY 10 q Reporter
OMAHA, Nov. IA Bee reporter was
ushered before the lady in question and
the following is her S iory: l am the illegal
wife of Harry w. King. We were married
about four years ago in Chicago, We
lived in Quincy, H., for g time, and kept
house at that point. We returned TO
Chicago and took up house keeping at
210 Caes street, where we lived peacefully
together uOtil four weeks ago. Before
the lattec date, however, Harry, the vic
tim OF the murder, came 30 Omaha and
looked around for q plant for the pur-
pose of opening up q retail store here.
He was with Mr.. Andrews for a
time. He returned to Chicago
and informed me that he had every thing
vel under headwsy. After remaining
for q few days he again started out Civ
ing me TO understand that he was going
SO Omaha. l heard nothing from him
and became uneasy. l finally observed
in dispatch from Kansas City that he
had married Miss Duffy of that place.
The news almost bereft me of my reason.
and to be candid, was completely strick-
en- dumb. We had pleasant little hone
with all the money, in fact everything
that heart could wish, at our disposal.
loved Harry as l loved nay existence and
30 learn that he had betrayed me was
more than l could bea; and no
doubt it is more than any loving wife's
heart can withstand. Well, at once
learned the whereabouts of the parents
OF the girl, who unknowingly took my
position beside my husband, and tele
graphed them that King had wife re-
siding in Chicago, from whom he was not
divorced. The parents of Miss Duff =,
alias Mrs. King No, reside at Louisiana,
Mo. L also sent dispatch to the wife,
informing her that King was bigamist.
L suppose that she got the dispatch ana
is now on her way to Chicago. to learn
the sad news of her husbands infidelity
as | have learned.
did you come here with the intention
of killing Mt. Kiugg"
"No, sir; that was not my intention
wher / started. came here to have him
prosecuted for bigamy. He had been
married three times. Ora Falker, who is
now preparing TO go on the theatrical
stage in Chicago, was his first wife. He
obtained a divorce from her on the
grounds of infdelity and some time after
he became acquainted with me. His
father is wealthy and resides on Ran
dolph street, Chicago. When we were
married the fact that he had previously
had a wife from whom he was divorced
was never made known to me. It came
to me in all its horrors when I was his
wife, but overlooked all of 1t, although it
was hard, and never did / allow it to weigh
upon my mind in the presence of Harry.
My maiden name was Eliza Beedler, and
my father is retired capitalist in Chi
oago. 1t will drive him crazy when he
learns of this. The statement that he
got divorce from me is untrue. He
never intImated that he was DESTROYS of a
separation from me, and always thought
that my womanly affections were rightly
bestowed when i copfided them to Harry,
until learr ed of the facts that resulted
in tais. But have you seen Harry? Is
he deads" These woros were uttered by
the woman to the reporter, who replied
th3t the victim had met his death. As
this information was impaired the wom-
An reeled in her chair, and fell into