The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-22

wealthy and resides ON Randolph
street. Chicago. When we were mar
RED the fact that he had previously
had wife from whom he WAS di-
vorced was never made known to me.
It came to me in al its horrors when
1t although 1t 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 faith
eris q retired capitalist in Chicago.
1t will drive him crazy when
he learns this. The statement that
ne got divorce from me Is untrue. He
never intimated that ne was DESTROYS
Of q separation from me, and always
thought that my womanly affections
were rightly bestowed when eonfided
them TO Marry when learned of the
facts that resulted in this"
But have you seen Harry since!"
sis he dead?"
These words were uttered by the
woman to the reporter, who replied
that the victim had met his death.
AS this information was impaired the
woman reeled in her chair and fell
into a semi-consciouS condition, but
soon recovered. When requested by
the reporter to continue her story, she
said:
al did not come here with tho de-
termination of doing anything else
than to bring him to justice.
He not only blighted my life
but he has invaded the sancitity OF
other homes, He forged my fathers
name to papers that If justice were
done, would land him in the peni-
Tertiary. There is more than the
and the public should not be too hasty
L fVH nnnh0rnnInn n0tinn Vhnn
saw him in the parlor this morning he
refused to listen to me. He even scott
ed at my entreaties. l informed him
that he-would pc prosecuted for forgery
and bigamy and he took me by the
throat and said for me to shut my
mouth or he would choke me to death
He held fast to my neck but l never
screamed"
IF you did not intend to kill him
why did you carry such a weapon
Il carried 1t to defend my OWE
that way and provoked me
concluded l would call it into Othel
service and in consequence 1 shot"
"How many times did you shoot"
81 do not remember, but shot Il
kill each time. i was driven to it by
his desperate determination TO fright
en- me out of taking any action in the
matter. The revolver was 32-calibre
| self-c0cking and was tested and found
perfect before 1t came into my posses
/ sion."
"Then you have been assisted il
this undertaking"
my father never refused to lend nj
assistance, even when child at school
and he lives to-day. Does that ex
plain?"
Shortly after two o'clock Mrs. Kin,
No. 8 who had gone to Council Bluffs
the night before to visit friends return
ed to the Paxton hotel with her cousin
Some body had told the unfortu
| of the tragic event and she was com
pletely Frustrated. She had tO.be car
ried from the elevator to her rooms
and since then she has been ravinl
insane with brief lucid intervals. He
physicians say there is little hopes Of
her sustaining the blow. At present
she is under the influence of clOroform
This ladie has at different times beer
called Moore and Duffy. 1t was tndel
the former name, however, that shC
| was best known. Her home Is sup
posed to be in Louisiana, Missouri
Advices from st. Louis say that she
war married to King last August
Since her return she has moved in tbs
highest social circles as Mrs. King anC
reported that she had been welcomed
to the family of her father. Sheriff.
after her marriage, although an at
tempt was made to keep the matter
quiet, an announcement of the fac
| appeared in the papers. This reached
the eyes of the murderess who imme
diately went to Miss Moore's family il
Louisiana, Mo-, and informed then
that the young lady was living will
King, who was u married man in thi
city. She also telsgraphed to this cit,
to the last Mrs. King. The Telegram
reached here yesterday and was onl.
delivered in the morning soon afte
Mrs. King No. 8, left the hotel, bu
without telling where she was going
An hour later a note from Mr.. KIM
to his wife was received by the clerk o
the Laxton. 1t WAS sent to Mrs
Kings rooms but she was found to b
away. The note was returned to tn
clerk and placed by him in Mr.. Ming
key box. There it was found by tina
gentleman last night who marvelle'
greatly at the absence of the wife, VIII
unquestionably had been frightened b
her rivals telegram, which containet
the information that she was comm
here to prosecute II. w. King for biga
my.