Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-20

VIII Nun w S2ANa-
GO, from whence she wiote to M, Saying
che h2d married King. Her ieItefs
were frequent and always spoke Oh
King in loving terms. ABOUT Two
years ago she paid 8 visit to her family
IN Cleveland. King came for her ara sne
returned with him to Chicago taxing
with her her two yesr-old brother. Thus
is tie child that has since oeen living
with the couple.
KINGS BODY IN CHIC %.
CHICAGO, III Nov. 19 -cne BODY oi
Henry w. King, Jr., who wss killed IN
Omaha Saturday By Mrs BeecaleT, ar
rived here At l O'Clock this morning.
CLAvSLAND, OHIoi,Nov. l9 The par
euts of the woman who killed Harry
King at Omaha live az NJ. SO Carter
street Cleveland. A reporter was de-
tailed TO call ST the house this ItterIoon
Carefully picking his way through the
mu3 Of Carter street the reporter
climbed 8 yellow clay bank upon which
dczsn or mors small brown houses are
oerched. They are located last where
the ceaseless whistle Of Titching engines
.nd the SMOKE of hundreds OF
the fragrance OF the CuYahoga
front OF talf OF one Of these houses which
bore No. SO, the visitor knocked vigorous
", and his summons brought to the door
sad eyed wcm.n, who said her name
WAS Mrs. Beechler The door opened mo
q room which served the double purpose
Of reception and bed room. Everything
indicated the severest poverty, and the
only thing that appeared upon the walls
were the notices: "The Lord will pro-
vide" and "Tnere Ia 40 place
ike home" Two CT the ten
children whom William and MSggIe
Bsechler have given as hostages to
poverty we're in the room, the youngest 6
cir! o! two years When asked if she had
heard from her daughter Mrs. Beechler
sx!C: eyes, we nave Just zecsiyed this
dIsrAtch from her. We cent asking Whist
we should do vita tina furniture in her
Chicago home aud who was to care for
her little brotter, Joseph. who has been
staying there with her, and for Mary who
is in Chicago ct school,"
The telegram reads ae follows:
OAAHA. NEr, Nov. u, 1855.
Mrs. william BeechIer, No. s., Garter Street,
c cyeland, Ohio:
Mother, cheer up. Have furniture and
everything packed and shipped home.
Don'E uu pack 1t. Mary mus. stsy In the
convent; will send money Monday; wait
for it. Take care of Joe. Mother must
not leave home until send for her. VIII
write. LIBBY.
al can hardly resEz ;" continued Mrs
Beschler, 'thss lis my daughter who
committed such = desperate deed. When
we came here from EcglGnd ten years
ago, she was thirteen years old, and one
Of the kindess CT daughters. as we were
poor aud had so rlAnY younger children,
che never afforded school otter her ar
rival IN this country. Sundays she used
to 20 to Sunday school, but as she grew
olter she ceased her attendance. She
commenced going cut to do hoasework
when only fourteen OF fifteen years old, and
looked out for herself entirely after that.
She became very neat Eld 5 capable
housekeeper. S3e had been q dregs-
maker md found time to become letter
writer and reader, Sac became quite 3
lady IN Wsys Snd appearance, EDd WAS
prouis rd high spirited. Alter 8 Waile
she did not come home otter, ana we
hardly knew where ste lived or what she
did. little over 8 year sgo she came
down 10 the home and ssid she wss gong
10 Chicsgo and marry man named Le-
gLrde. We had never seen Kim, and no
one but my daughter saw him mil he
asa been metricd 10 L zz.e more than
TWO sears They locGted on Randolph
street, Chicago, ard there we directed
me letters TO Mrs. L zzle Legarde."
"D!d your dEUgaier when she married
him know that Lsgsrte was not his right
name and he had q divorced vifef"
"SSe WAS ignorant of both fscts when
she married him, but found out GA
Walker, actress, who WIS., his first wife.
before she learned that his resi- name WAS
King. Idon't think she knew thst until
she went"
"On Saturday night OF last March l
went up to ChicSgo and stayed over Sun
dsy. found L zzIe living in fine style.
Saturday nighs Harry DID not ge! home
from busIne,s until late. l saw him
short time Sunday morning. That night
be was brought home go drunk he had to
be carried Into the house. l did
not see sim again. Lizzie had
nothing to do with Ills folks and Harry
said ne did not want the m TO find out
he had married again. l received letter
last Thursday, written the day before, In
which she ssid "Ssick," as she sometimes
called him, had run OF with smother
woman. Sac said she would secure d.
vorce and get money enough to live on.
l wrote right back, telling her to come
home to Cleveland, not to go into the
courts and not to tSke any more OF his
money. She Fever got this lesie-,i II she
had she would not be where she is now.
We burned her lett5r rs rs she told us to-"
Later In the afternoon reporter SAW
several people who WeIe IN position
20 q
BeecHler befO g her removal to
Chicago pud they sail she had
rooms in iifereus places down town.
Tney also said it Was understood about
town and In Chicsgo that The was legally
married TO Il. W King, the victim Of the
death dealing revolver.