The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-18

thing that a heart conld wish at oul
disposal. loved Harry SIS 1 loved nv
existence, and to learn that he had be-
t'ayed me was more than C, and nc
! doubt is more than any loving wife s
heart, can withstand. Well, learned
at once the whereabouts of the parents
OF the girl who unknowingly took nv
position beside nv husband, and |
telegraphed them King had wife re-
siding in Chicago undtvorced. The
parents OF Miss Duffy alias Mrs. King
No 2, reside at Louis ana, Mo. | also
sent dispatch here to the wife, in
forming her King WIS a bigamist.
oppose that she got the dispatch, and
is now on her way to Chicago 10 learn
the sad nows of her husband sintidelity
as have l.arned.
did you come here with the inteu-
tion of killing Mr.. King?"
NO: sir, that was not my intention
When l started [ came here to have
him prosecuted for bigamy." He
HAS BEEN MARRIED THREE TIMES.
Ora Walker, who is now preparing
to go on the theatrical stage in Chicago
was his first wife. He ATTAINED a di-
vorce from her on the ground of inf
deity, and sometime atTerward he be-
Came acquainted with me. When We
were married the fact that he had
previously had wife, from whom he
was divorced, was never made known
to me. It came to me in all It's horrors
when was his wife, but I overlooked
all of it, although 1t was hard, and
never did l allow it to weigh upon nv
mind in the presence of Harry. NV
maiden name was Eliza Beedler and
my father is a retired capitalist in
Chicago. Harry's father is quite
wealthy and lives on Randolph Street,
IT WILL DRIVE HIM CRAZY
when he learns OF this statsflent. That
he got divorced from me is untrue. He
never intimated he was DESTROYS of a
separation, and 1 always thought nv
womanly affections were rightly be-
slowed when l confded them to Harry.
until l learned of the facts that resulted
in this"
"But have you seen Harry since?"
"ls he dead9" These words were ut
tered by the woman to the reporter,
who replied that her victim had met
his death. AS this information was
impaired the woman reeled in her
chair and fell ina semi-unconscious con-
dltion, but soon recovered. When re-
quested by the reporter to continue her
story, she said; 81 did not come here
with the determination of doing any
thing else than
TO BRING HIM To JITSTTCE
He not only blighted my lfe but he has
also inVad ed the sauctity of other homes.
There is more of the fckleness of
woman behind all this, and the public
should not be too hasty in condemn =
ing my action. When | saw him IN
the parlor this morning he refused to
listen to me. He even scoffed at my
entreaties. iufUImod him that he
would be prosecuted for forgery and
bigamy. and he took ma by the throat
ana SAID tor me to shut my mouth or he
WOULD CHOKE NE TO DEATH"
eff you did not intend to kill him,
why did you carry such weapon?"
81 carried it to defend my own per-
son. When he treated me that way
and provoked me, concluded | would
call it into other service, and in conse-
quence l shot,"
How many times did you shoot?"
~ do not remember, but / shot to
kill every time. | was driven to it by
his attempt to brighten nae out OF TAX
ing action in the matter. The revolver
was 32oalibre, self-acting, and was
tested and found perfect before it came
into my possession"
Then you have been assisted in this
my father never refused to lend me
assistance even when child at school,
and he lives to-day.
DOES THAT EXPLAIN?
Shortly after o'clock Mrs. King No. 5,
who had gone to Council Bluffs to..visit
friends the night before, returned to
the Paxton House with her cousin, Mrs.
J. E.. Snyder, of Lincoln. Nebraska.
Somebody had told the unfortunate
woman the particulars of the tragic
event, and she was completely pros
trated. She had to be carried from the
elevator to her room, and since then she
has been raving and insane, with lucid
intervals. Her physicians say there is
little hope of her sustaining the blow.
At present she is under the influence of
chloroform. This lady has been at
different times called Moore and Duffy.
1t was under the former, however, that
she was best known. Her home is sup
posed to be in Louisiana, Missouri.
Advices from st. Louis say she was
married to King last August. Since
her return she has moved in
THE HIGHEST SOCIAL CIRCLES
as Mrs. King, and it is reported she
had been welcomed to the family by
his father shortly after her marriage.
Although an attempt was made to
keep the matter quiet, an announce
ment of the fact appeared in a paper.
This reached the eye of the murdsress,
who Immediately went to Mrs. Moore's
family at Louisiana, and informed her
that the young lady was living with
King, who was q married man in this
city. She telegraphed also to Mrs.
King. The telegram reached here yes
terday, and was only delivered in the
morning. Soon after Mrs. King No.
3 left the hotel, but without
telling where she was going. An hour
later note from King to his wife was