Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
The Treadvell-Clark Affair.

his partner Chas. c. Clark, at Anthony,
last week, he has been out of his mind,
or apparently SO, and his physicians
doubt if he will recover his reason. The
case is strange one.
TreadWell came west from New York
state about years ago with consider
able pile of money given him by his
Nther, who is wealthy. He engaged in
the cattle business in Harper county
and u the Cherokee Strip, taking Clark
in as partner in his range business.
He estah ushed an extensive stock farm,
Known AZ Prospect Park" between
Anthony an Harper and this farm
contains mora than 200 acres Of good
land. Six wears ago he married Miss
Forrey. a very pre ty young woman, a
daughter of w. s. Forrey, OF Harper.
She was veryillvsly, a. swaS ner husband
and the couple rarely missed d. !" e"'er'
tainment or dance in ither Harper ~
Anthony, and as they had plenty Of
money, no children to keep them at
home and 40 care, their Ii YES were, in
deed given up to pleasure.
Mrs. Treadwell, however, as so fire.
qusntly happens to women with moth
ing to do but spend money ard have a
good time, became tired of the tame
surroundings Of farm life, and took up
her residence at a hotel in Antho nv,
and spent considerable portion of her
time in the company of young people,
In preference to that of her husband.
Rumor has it that it was frequent Oc-
currsnce for her to become perfectly i'll
fatuated with young men, and on many
occasions her conduct WAS far from dis
Greet, though no one ever charged her
with going beyond the bounds of virtue.
She appeared to care less for her hus-
band every day and last fall she insti-
tuted proceedings to obtain divorce
from him. He made no resistance and
the divorce was granted in October.
Her husband gave her about $4,000
cash and some valuable property in
Harper. Here the matter should have
rested; but it did not.
Treadwell appeared only then to
realize that he really loved the woman
and he took it upon himself to keep ac-
quainted with her doings.
A few weeks since, when she went to
Chicago and his partner, Clark, who
was also a gOod-looking young man,
went there, Treadwell concluded to
have them watched. Accordingly he
went to Kansas City and hired detec-
tive to follow Clark and watch his
every movement. The outcome would |
indicate that Treadwell's suspicious
were not entirely groundless.
On the 4th inst, at Anthony, when |
both men had returned to that place |
and when Treadwell called Clark into
his room, lady who was in an adjoin-
ing room to that in which the shooting
occurred, heard the following brief con-
versation which took place between the
two men after they had entered the
room. Treadwell said: "Well, Clark.
you have been to Chicago"
Yes. have been there"
You saw my wife three or four times
while there"
Yes, L saw Mrs. Treadwell on sever
al occasions"
"Well, you have alienated her affec |
tons from me and are the cause of oul
separation, and I'm going to kill YOU" |
For Gods sake, Walter, hold Oh. |
Just give me FIVE minutes and will ex-
plain ALL"
Not a q N minute"
And Immediately he began firing.
Three shots i'll rapid succession were
heard by the lady, when Treadwell (
came out of the room with the gun in |
his hand, and she asked him what was
the matter. He made no reply, but |
placed the gun in his pocket and pro-
ceeded to leave the house by the back |
way.
Clark said that when Treadwell eleya-
ted the pistol he threw up his hands and |
the first ball grazed his wrist, while the |
second passed through his breast. lust
above his heart, and brought him Il.
the floor. The last shot, fired while bt |
was lying down, broke the thigh bon,
about six inches below the joint.
Several rumors have prevailed to the
effect that Clark made statement com.
promising Mrs. Treadwell. This is
said to be mistake, as he did not men
ton her name. Neither did he say tina; |
he did not want TreadweIl prosecuted
He simply said that Walter had shot
him, but died without saying anything
as to the cause.
A gentleman from Harper, well ac-
quainted with all the parties to this
unfortunate affair, and who gave the
INDEX the facts related in this article.
says that few people believe that Clark
was intimate with Mrs. Treadwell.
He was thrown much in her society.
and may have been friendly with her to
the extent of exciting his partners
Jealousy; but that is all. The same
gentleman stated that Treadwelrs
rs worth at least 500. 900. and
It II not heavily encountered. He fur
tner said that Treadwell's fati er had /
gwen his son not less than s COCO 4 I
year since be came wess. /