The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-22
AN OMAHA TRAGEDY.

Prominent Business Man Killed by q
Woman-A Sensational Scene.
OMAHA, November 7.-Harry W. King
was the victim of terrible tragedy en-
acted in this city at O'Clock this morning.
A few weeks ago Browning, King q Co.,
well.known clothiers of Chicago and
elsewhere, opened branch here. Harry
W. King, son of one of the proprietors,
has been boarding at the Paxton hotel
with woman, ostensibly his wife. At 1880
this morning fair haired lady-like
woman arrived from Chicago, and
registered as Mrs. N. w. King
jr., and proceeded to the victims room.
Calling him to the door some conversation
ensued, she upbraidIng him, while he urged
her to go away and leave him. She sal
finally, with tears in her eyes:
"Harry, will you take me to breakfast,
| mean You no HARM"
He repulsed her roughly and started for
the elevator. She followed, and, overtak-
ing him, drew revolver and
shot him in the mouth. He staggered
away, she following and fred three more
shots when he fell down the stairs leading
to the rotunda dying Immediately. She
rushed after him with the smoking revolver
in her hand. Kneeling by his side, she
said sobbing:
give murdered my husband"
Judge Brewer, of the United States
district court, and many guests were eye
witnesses.
CAUSES OF THE TRAGEDY.
ST.. LOUIS, November IA few weeks
since special dispatch from Louisiana,
Mo-, appeared in the newspapers in this
city announcing the marriage of Henry
W. King, IT,, who WAS shot and killed by
his former wife at Omaha to-day, to a
lady at that place. The marriage was
secret one, and IL is thought the divorced
wife had just learned of it, aud the tragedy
followed. Members of the firm of Brown
ing, King d. 90. here refuse to talk.
SECRET MARRIAGE.
ST.. LOUIS, November 1.-THE an
nouncement of the marriage of Henry w.
King, it,, who was killed at Omaha to-day,
was made in Louisiana, no., November /,
although it was claimed the wedding took
place prior to that. The bride was Miss
Alice Duffy, daughter of the late II. O.
Duffy, member of the Legislature from the
Louisiana district. Some years since the
wedding took place at Atlantic City and
the fact was withheld from the relations
and friends of the contracting parties.
ANTEoEDENTs OF THE VICTIM.
CHICAGO, November 17.--Inquiry by an
associated press reporter as to Henry W.
King d Co., Wholesale dealers in clothing
nd az oil fod Nhn seNA
nation that dispatch has Just been re-
ceived from Omaha which confirmed the
advices OF the associated press in regard
to the killing Of Henry W. King, Jr., son
of the senior member of the firm of Hen
~ W. King d Co., but beyond that fact
nothing was known. The fam
lily is old and prominent in
the city, both socially and financially.
Fl. W. King, jr., or Harry King, as he was
generally known here, was a man of 30
years of age, and graduate Of Williams
college. A fewiyears ago he contracted
an unfortunate marriage which has
caused his relatives much trouble and
anxiety. subsequently divorce
was secured, and since that time
Harry has been conducting himself
| in quite an industrious manner.
The firm gave him oversight Of various
branch houses which had been established,
one in New York, one in st. Louis, one In
Kansas City and others at leading points
in the country. Under the title of Brown
ing, King d Co. an Omaha branch retail
store was established only month or six
weeks ago. The exact facts in regard to
the shooting are not known here, but
the supposition is that it was done by the
woman from whom he was divorced.
Henry W. King, ST., was seen later by
reporter and stated the woman who shot
his son is not his former wife, but another
woman named Mrs. Beechter, whose home
ia in Chicago. The reasons for the shoot
ing have not Developed.