The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-18
READY TO DIE.
rHr nrKBEEEE or BAssLKx,
pcEs NOT FEag DEaTH-
s.vs his Sole Anxiety IL Be-
- Of the Ignomy which VIII
....eh 70 His FsmiIy-His Past
80. and Domestic Trouble.

rerd,nsnd c. Kline Eno shot and Killed
-. RsxsIer last week, was taken TO
49, gones's court yesterday morning
,re,inEnary examination. On the
- "A his attorney he waived examina.
~. "a was committed 10 Jail On the
- a..-e 4 murder ia the first degree, to
go, tlns sesion Of the grand jury The
-. xefe recognized In the sum Of
- 80, for their appearance at the trial
4ssns "A not appear much agifxte6 o.
ss-,-@srs,ed. and acfed very nationally His
e---s,ce does not denote that he has
80 sr.x ia sesh, but he has not been
- silsre his imprisonment, and a
s.srsbT beard does not Improve his looks.
- ra.eaed the proceedings very close
= snd eyed the witnesses atteu-
H. ~ witnesses, with whom be
~ ~ seeu employed a. the laundry, and
shs~,.l-ef about their health. lie then
.t. - 10 Deputy sheriff Patton and asked
:. = taken ont to The laundry 30 see a
sr.,nd. b1, the request was not granted.
afser few minutes conversation With has
sssrrngv. gniaes y. Lewis, be was cor
Sreted heek 10 jail
HE For0HT Yog Bfs corSTsf.
giire Is = member Of the Grand Army
= the Repnblic and was formerly com
.ssnder 81 { post At kossviiie, Indiana. fife
- Inc publisher Of one of the local
,sners ere and vas quite a prominent
rs,zsr As well a. something % a politician
rtxSlI be remembered few days ago be
iosd 4 Po~7-IsfELLdGENeEn reporter that
n wife had Ieft him and thaf be did not
fsow whether she Was dead or alive.
amer asked Of the cause u ting separation
h. hr0ke down and refused to anwcr II
- tyansptres that domestic troubles have
nal muca 70 do with bringing him to his
,resert terribk. pred!cament. He did not
fse happily With his wife. aud although
Il i said that the diseord was caused by
nothing more serious than bad temper on
lrsh sides. IL finally became 50 unpleasant
fbef they separated. He decided her the
honse and loi and gave her ali OF the re-
maslder OF tie property except 800
With this small amount for current ex-
rspses. be left his family aud HIS old
horne and started West 10 make a new start
In life.
DRIVEN TO DRINK.
ItissaiG that he rarely dtnnk In the East
and never 70 excess, but his trouble led
him 10 reckleskBess out here aud he took
70 drink. This prevented him from secuF.
ing anything but menfai employment and
II Is said that his wages went for whisksy
a fast az they were earned. lie undoubt-
edly became thoroughly respondent. A
day or two ago Hon. John II. Lee OF Indi-
ana happened to be in Seattle. and on
reading 81 the murder recognized Kline az
~ old acquaintance. He went 10 the
isil 10 see him aud tendeFed his
assistance in any way la which
II could he useful. Kline seemed 70 feel
his position keenly. He cut the interview
short. aud refused all offers OF assistance.
IT Ia said thai Kline was particularly ia.
INFLATED Mt Lees finding him, bccA1se he
had n I a..
In Indiana, and had frequently fough 1T him
in campaigns.
Axxt0gs ONLY FOR MS FAMILY.
Eline said yesterday, Ia reply 10 O queg-
bon from reporter "As far as l am con
cerned, have no fear Of death. and am
ready 10 die this minute God knows that
4 have nofhingio live for. They can hang
me. or shoot me, or anything else. But
have four hcys and other near relatives
living, and l cannot bear 10 think OF the
prospect OF their being tainted for thc bal
ance Of their lives With the fact that their
father was hanged for murder. Oh. you
cant realizel Thiuk what an inheritancc
To hand down TO your chiidfeu--theiF
father a murderer NJ God !
can't hear 30 think Of IL and
he covered bis eyes with bis hands. a
moment later he continued: ''No. death
has no terror, for me, aud there IL nothing
left IN life. Why should | fear 10 be
hanEeds Why, wouid have ended my
existence months ago, bat for the ignomy
and disgrace TO ms children. God forgive
me for bringing this upon them. Ieouldn't
help It,"
Kline yesterday asked his attorney TO
write % his sister ia Cincinnati. % tell her
that he bad been honest and had done no
ether dishonornble act IN seattle, and that
his greatest soiiciiude was 70 shield her and
his sous from disgrace aud anxiety,