The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-11-22
WEDLOCK'S WOES
Henry W. King, Jr.. Shot by Wife
No. 2 in an Omaha Hotel.
Without Procuring a Divorce He
Takes Wife No. 8.
The Cast Of WON IN Failing to Melt
His Heart With Tears
Send a Bullet Through HIS Body
Killing Him Insts ntly.

Chicago house of HeuTg w. Kings Co.
Soon after the woman registered at
Paxton hotel, she inquired of the bell
boy If Harry w. King was = guest
there. The unsuspecting boy replied
that he was, and added that he occu-
pied room SO.
"Well, does lie live with woman
here, }" she again inquired.
The bell boy again said yes.
In response to the latter reply, Mrs.
King muttered something and at once
proceeded to the room Indicated: A
response from Mr.. King, "au right, L
will be there in q minute" He OF
course had no suspicion as to the iden-
tity Of his caller or. of the peril
in which he stood. While waiting out
side the door the woman stepped to the
elevator and remarked to the atten-
dant: That man, Mr.. King, is living
with another woman. I am his WIFE"
Che then walked restlessly to and fro
in the hall way in front OF the room all
the while keeDing a close look out that
the door was not opened without her
knowledge. Finally Mr.. King In q
partly dressed condition opened the
door part way and when she caught
sight of him the following conversation
took place:
us that you Harry"
Yes
well, 1 hm here. but don't suppose
that you are pleased at It?'
mo, ] am not. want you to keep
away. You GO down into the parlor
and will see you in a short time"
mo sir, | will not leave this door
until you come with me. Now, Harry,
you know how you have treated me,
but while live my love will always be
with you. 1 will not leave YOU"
Mr.. King shut the door suddenly and
for a moment all was silent save that
the murderess who stood with restless
eyes and pallid lips before the closed
door, kept muttering something that
was inaudible to those who happened
to be passing at the time. Then Mr..
King raised the tTansOm over his door
and peering out again requested the
woman to go to the parlor where he
said he would join her in a few min
to do, and finding all hopes OF
keeping matters quiet in the hallway
Mr.. King stepped out of his room and
faced the woman who claims TO be his
wife. After passing few words with
her in low tone, Mr.. King started for
the elevator, stating that he had no de-
sire to talk with her, but the woman
caught hold of his arm and with tears
in her eyes, said beseechinGly, Harry,
will you not accompany me to break
faStp l mean you no harm. intend
to prosecute you for bigamy and my
father will prosecute you for forging
his name. That is what 1 came to in
form you Of"
You get away from me-" replied
Mr.. King, and he retraced his steps
from the elevator to a sofa that was
standing in a darkened portion of the
rotunda on the second floor. The wo-
Ian followed him and the two
conversed together in low
tone for a time after which
they repaired to the lower parlor. Fin
ally Mr.. King arose to go and as he
did so the maddened woman drew q
revolver and its sharp report rang
through the corridors of the hotel.
King ran through the hallway fol-
lowed by his alleged wife with the
cooked revolver in her hand causing
n scene or CONSERVATION and panic
among those of the guests who happen
ed to be i'll that part of the hotel.
King ran through the hall on the east
side of the court, then turned and
dRrted through the north hallway in a
westerly direction. His pursuTer was
reached the stairway leading to the
floor below she had fired three more
shafts at him. Blinded and bleeding
he reeled and fell heavily down the
stairs. The woman followed him
closely and after the fourth shot was
fired did not make another attempt at
his life. AS her victim lay PROSTATE
in the throes of death with the blood
oozing from his mouth, the murderess
knelJ over his form and murmured:
II have murdered my husband" still
holding the smoking weapon in her
hand. She rose and looked about her
and again knelt over him and was
about to impress kiss upon the paid
lips of her victim when seeing an Of
ficer enter the hotel she arose to her
feet and as Sergeant Mastyn and De-
tective Ormsby approached her she in
formed them that she had committed
the deed.
A reporter OF the Bee was ushered
before the lady in question and the fol-
lowing is her story:
/ am the legal wife of Harry
w. King. We were married about
four years agoin Chicago. We lived at
Quincy, Illinois, for time and kept
house at that point. We returned to
Chicago and took up housekeeping at
No. 2l0 Cass street. where we lived
peacefully together until four weeks
ago. Before the latter date, however,
Harry 1.-THE victim of the murderl came
to Omaha and looked around for a
plant for the purpose of opening up a
store here. lie was with Mr.. Andrews
for D time. He returned to Chicago
and informed me that he Eal every
thing well under Roadway. After re-
manning for few days he again start
cd out giving me to understand that
he was going to Omaha. / heard moth
ing from him and became uneasy.
finally observed in dispatch from
Kansas City that he had married a
Miss Duffy of that place. The news
almost bereft me of reason, and to
be candid was completely stricken
dumb. There we had pleasant
little home with all the money, in fact
everything that heart c. uld wish Al
our disposal. l loved Harry as loved
my existence, and to learn that ne ha,
betrayed me was more than could bear
and no doubt is more than any loving
wife's heart can withstand. Well. al
once learned the whereabouts of the
parents of the girl. who unknowingiS
took my position beside my husbanu
and telegraphed them that KIM haC
wife residing in Chicago from - hon
he was not divorced.
THE parents of Miss Duffy, alia,
Mrs. King No. 3, reside ia Louisiana
Missouri. l also sent dispatch her,
to the wife informing her that Kin,
was bi0amist. / suppose that sh,
got the dispatch, and is now ON he
way to Chicago to learn the sad new
of her husbands infidelIty as hav,
learned
Ibid you come here with the iuten
tion of killing Mr.. Kingp''
mo, sir, that was not m,
intention when started, came her
to have him prosecuted for bigamy
He has been married three times. or
Walker, who is now preparing to 70 o
the theatrical stage in Chicago wa
his first wife. He obtained a tiivorC
from her on the ground of inldeiit
and some time after he became a,
Iuainted with me. His farther