Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-21

had previously had h wife from whom n
WAS divorced was not made known To ms
iG came to me in all It's horrors when I wa
MS vile; but overlooked all of it. althongl
it was hard, and never did l allow If
Meignt upon my mind in the presence O
harry. My maiden name was Eliza Bud
Ter, and my father is retired capitals
IN Chlcago: 1t will drive him crazy whel
he learns OF this.
The statement that Harry got divorc
from me is untrue. He never intimated h
was desirous OF a separation from me, an,
always thought that my womanly affec
Glons " ere rightly bestowed when | con
hded them to Harry. When I learned O
the facts that resulted in this--Bnt hay
You seen Harry since? Is he dead?"
| These words were uttered by the womeI
TO reporter, who replied that the victim
| had met his dea tn. As this information
was impaired, the woman reeled In he
| chair and fell into semi-conscous condi
ton, but soon recovered. When requested
by the reporter to continue her story, sh,
| said: II did not come here with the deter
minatlon OF doing any thing else than tc
bring him to justice.
"HE NOT ONLY BLIGHTED MY LIFE,
but he has invaded the sanctity of another
home.
There is more than the 'fickeness o
woman behind all this, and the public
should not be too hasty in condemning my
action. When in a whim in the parlor
this morning, he refused to listen to me-
he even scoffed at my entreaties. l in.
formed him that he would be prosecuted
for forgery and bigamy, and he took me
by the throat and said for me to shut my
mouth. He held fast to my neck, but l
never screamed"
III you did not intend to kill him, why
did you carry such a weapon?"
81 carried it to defend my own person.
When he treaued me that way and pro-
voked me, l concluded l would call it into
other service, and in consequence | shot. "
T"How many times did you shoot?"
Il do not remember, but l shot to kill
each time. l was driven to it by his des-
perate determination to frighten me out of
taking any action in the matter. The re-
volver was of 32-calibre, self-action, and
was tested and found perfect before it came
into my possession"
"Then you have been assisted in this un-
dertakingP"
MY father never refused to lend me as
sistance, even when ii child at school, and
he lives to-day"
docs that explain the shooting?'
Shortly after O'Clock
MRS. KING NUMBER THREE,
who had gone to Council Bluffs the night
before to visit friends, returned to the Pax
ton Hotel with her cousin, Mrs. j. E.
Snyder, OF Lincoln. Somebody had told
the unfortunate woman the full par ticuars
and she was completely FRUSTRATED. She
had to be carried from the elevator to her
room, and since then she has been raving
insane, with brief lucid intervals. Her
physicians say here is little hope OF her
sustaining the blow. At presence she is
under the influence of chloroform.
This lady has been at different times,
called Moor and Duffy. 1t was under the
former, however, that she was best known.
Her home is supposed to be in louisiana,
Mo Advices from St. Louis say that she
was married to King last August. Since
her return she has moved in the highest
social circles as Mrs. King, and reported
that she had been welcomed to the family
of her father, shortly after marriage.
Although an attempt was made to keep
the matter quiet, an announcement OF the
fact appeared in the papers. This reached
the eyes of the murderess, who
Immediately went to Miss Moor's
family in Louisiana. Mo-, and informed
them that the young lady was living with
King, who was married man In GhlS Guy.
She also telegraphed to this city to the last
Mrs. King. The telegram reached here yes
terday, and was only delivered in the
morning. Soon after Mrs. King No. 8 left
the hotel, but without telling where she
was going. Az hour Later y Lote fsoHa NJ
King to his wife was received by the
clerk of Paxton. 1t was sent to Mrs.
Kings room, but she was found to be
away. The note was returned to the
clerk and placed by him in Mr.. Kings
box. There 1T was found by that gentle
man Last night, who marvelled greatly at
the al s-nce Of his wife, who, unquestion
ably, had ben frightened by her rivals
telegram, which contained information
that she was coming here to prosecute
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