Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-21


a Mesalliance, Subsequent Score
Marriage, and Final Tragedy-A
Young and Bright Merchants Unfor
tunate Career and Sad Death.
OMAHA, November 17.-Henry W. King
Jr, Of the firm of Browning, King & Co.
WAS shot dead by his former wife thi
morning. The house with which he is con
ncctrd here is branch Of the Chicago hous,
OF Henry w. King & Co.
rnlrAGo. November 17.--Inuuiry by thu
Associated Press at the store of Henry w
King & Co., Wholesale dealers in clothing
cIicited the information that a adspatch has
inst been received from Omaha which con
iirmed the advices OF the Associated Prses
in gard to the killing of Henry w. King
son al the senior member OF the firm, but
beyond that nothing is known. Mr.. King
ST., is acting as foreman of the grand jury
and Il messenger has just been sent to in
form him Of the tragedy.
The family is old and prominent in this
city, both socially aud financially. Henry
W. King, Jr., is about 80 years of age, and
wears ago he contracted
AN UNFORTUNATE MARRIAGE,
us the sequel proved, causing his relatives
much trouble and anxiety. Subsequently
u divorce was secured. Since that time
Harry has been conducting himself in a
quiet and Industrious manner. The firm
gave him the oversight OF various branch
houses which have been established, one in
New York, one in st. Louis, one in Kansas
City, and others at leading points in the
country, under the uniform title of Brown
ing, King & Co., the Omaha branch OF
which is n retail store established only a
month or six weeks ago. The exact facts
IN regard to the shooting are not known
here as yet, but the supposition is it was
done by the woman from whom young
King was divorced, rs he has not married
again.
OMAHA. November 17.-Young King had
been boarding at the Paxton hotel with a
woman ostensihly his wife. AT 7:30 this
morning a fair-haired, lady-like woman
arrived from Chicago, registered as Mrs. H.
King. Jr. and proceeded TO the victims
room. Calling him to the door converse
ton ensued. She upbraided him while he
urged her to 60 away and leave him. She
finally said, with tears III her eyes: Harry,
will you take me to breakfast? | mean you
no harm"
HE REPULSED HER ROUGHLY
and started for the elevator. Shefollowed,
oycrtaking him, drew q revolver and shot
him in the mouth. He staggered away. She
followed and feed three more shots, when
he fell down the stairs leading to the ro.
tunda, dying Immediately. She rushed after
1, hv
his side s0bbed, ''Ive murdered my hus-
band" Judge Bremer, OF the United
States District Court, and many guests
were eye witnesses.
Henry w. King, Sr., says the woman who
shot his son is not his former wife, but a
woman named Mrs. fletcher, whose home is
IN Chicago. The cause OF the shooting is
not divuIged.
CHICAGO, November 7.-Nrs. Beechler,
VINO committed the murder, lives in d
fashionable quarter on The north side,
where she has Il child four years old. 1t
appears, according to the statement OF a
servant-the only person left in the house
that BeechIer is an alias, and that the
real person for whom it stands is Henry
W. King, Jr.
The servant declares that King has not
been there for six weeks; that Thursday
MrH. Retchler, or King, first
HEARD He WAS GOING TO MARRY
a Miss Duffy, and she became much excited.
She has child four years old, which she
left with n servant and left the city, saying
she was going to Clev Gland, where she had
lived before meeting young King. Her
maiden name vas Lizzie Legorde.
Oflate she complained of young King
upglccting her, and went to her husbands
father and demanded that the young man
support her properly. The servant de-
rlares that Mrs. Beechler's conduct was en-
tircIy wifply during her husbands absence.
Kings first wife disappeared after her
divorce, and her attorney says she ID now
in Europe studying for the operatic stage.
Her name is Carrie Walker.
HIS SECOND MARRIAGE.
ST. LOUIS, November 1.-THE marriage
of Henry w. King, Jr., was announced at
Louisiana, Mo-, November 1, although it
WAS claimed the wedding took place some
time prior to that. The bride. Alice Duffy,
was daughter of the late Hon. d. u
Duffy. a member OF the legislature from
the Louisiana district, some years since
The wedding took place at Atlantic CITY
and the fact WAS withheld from relaUlNes
and friends. u:ao
Members OF the firm Of Browning, King
Il Co. here refuse TO talk