Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-18
is DEATH THE END?
A Bigamist Removed by One
of His Victims.
KINGS SECRET MARRIAGES.
Divorced From One Wife, Murdered
by the Second, the Third
Bereft of Reason.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

,Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
OMAHA, November H. Henry w.
King, Jr., of the firm of Browning, King
4 Co., was shot dead by his former wife
this morning, The house with which he
vas connected is a branch of the Chicago
house of Henry w. King & Co.
PROMINENCE OF THE DECEASED.
CHICAGO, November 17.-Inquiry by
an Associated Press representative at the
store of Henry w. King & Co.. whole
sale dealers in clothing, ELECTED the in
formation that dispatch had just been
received from Omaha which confirmed
the advices of the Associated Press in re-
gard to the killing of Henry w. King,J r.,
son of the senior member of the firm, but
beyond that nothing is yet known. King,
ST.. is acting as foreman OF the Grand
Jury, and messenger has just been sent
to inform him OF the tragedy. The fam
lily is old and prominent in the city, both
socially and financially.
THE YOUNG MANS CAREER.
Henry w. King, Jr., was about 80
years of age, a graduate OF Williams
College. A few years ago he contracted
an unfortunate marriage, and, as the
sequel proved, causing his relatives
much trouble and anxiety. Subse-
quently a divorce was secured. Since
that time Harry has been conducting
himself in quiet, industrious manner.
The firm gave him oversight of various
branch houses which have been estab-
lished, 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 Browning, King & Co.
The Omaha branch, which is retail
store, was established only month or
six weeks ago. The exact facts in re-
gard to the shooting are not known here
yet, but the supposition is, it was done
by the woman from whom young King
was divorced, as he married again.
PsEUDoNYM OF THE MURDEREss.
Henry w. King, ST., says the woman
who shot his son was not his former
wife, but woman named Mrs. Beechler,
whose home is in Chicago. The cause
of the shooting is not developed.
SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.
OMAHA, November 17.-Young King
had been boarding at the Paxton Hotel
with a woman ostensibly his wife. At
7:3O this morning a fair-haired, lady like
woman arrived from Chicago and regis
tered as Mrs. h. w. King, Jr., and pro-
ceeded to the victims room. Calling
him to the door, conversation ensued
she upbraiding him, while he urged her
to 60 away and leave him. She finally
said, 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, overlook
him, drew a revolver, and shot him in
the mouth. He staggered away. She
followed him and fired three more shots,
when he fell down the stairs leading to
the rotunda, dying Immediately She
rushed after him with the smoking re-
y0lver in her hand. Kneeling by his
side she sobbed:
"I've murdered my husband!"
Judge Brewer, of the United States
District Court, and many guests were
eye witnesses.
KINGS SECRET MARRIAGE.
ST. LOUIS, November IA few weeks
since special dispatch from Louisiana,
Mo-, appeared in the Post Dispatch of
this city, announcing the marriage of
Henry W. King, Jr., shot and killed at
Omaha to-day, to lady at that place.
The marriage was secret. Members of
the firm of Browning, King & Co. here
refuse to talk.
THE ALLEGED CHICAGO WIFE.
CHICAGO, November 17.-Mrs. Beech
Ter, who committed the murder of the
merchant Henry King, Jr., lives in a
fashionable quarter of the North Side,
where she has child four years old. It
appears, according to the statement of
the servant. the only person left in the
house, that Beechler is an alias, and that
the real person for whom it stands is
Mrs. Henry w. King, Jr. The servant
declares that King has not been there for
six weeks; that on Tuesday Mrs. Beech
Ter, or King, first heard he was going to
marry Miss Duffy and became much
excited.
She has child years old, which she
left with the servant, and left the city
yesterday, saving she was going to Cleve-
land, where she lived before meeting
young King. Her maiden name was
Lizzie Legorde. Of late she complained
that young King was neglecting her. and
went to her husbands father and de-
manded that the young mansupport her
properly.
The servant declares that Mrs. Beech
ler's conduct was entirely wifely during
her husbands absence. Kings first
wife disappeared after the divorce, and
her attorney says she is now in Europe
studying for the operate stage. Her
name was Carrie Walker.
THE KINa-DUFFY WEDDING.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, November 1.-THE
marriage of Henry w. King, Jr., was an.
nounced at Louisiana, Mo-, November
LIST, although it was claimed that the
wedding took place some time prior tc
that. The bride was Alice Duffy, daugh.
ter of the late Hon. H. G. Duffy, mem
Der of the Legislature from the Louisiana
district some years since. The wedding
took place at Atlantic City, and the fact
was withheld from the relatives and
friends.
MRS KING NO. 2, ALIAS BEEcHLER's, STORY.
OMAHA, November IA reporter for
the Bee saw the woman who did the
shooting and the following is her story
sT am the legal wife of Harry w. King
We were married about four years ago in
Chicago. We lived in Quincy, ILL.,, fol
. time and kept house at that point. We
returned to Chicago and took up house
keeping at 2l1 Cass street, where We
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