The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-17
WASHINGTON NEWS
Suicide Of . Wronged Hus-
band at Orting.
WHITE ACQUITTED or suEDEE'
~. w.r,a WsIla Seized for yislaf-
ing Customs Lsws--cassa"hsass
s~u.astss Promised shortly.

suicfdz az Edgar b. hl1ug1A n pf&ass
last night. KiasbaIl was brought up
n saIt fake City. Utah. and was rel
st,ve Of Elder KimbaH, q leasssng
fun,.t;onary in the Mormon church.
Hc was married. had an interesting
family Of four children, and IN the
uraetice Of dentistry appeared TO he
doing we'll. But he deeided 70 remove
wei and II was not until he had been
- Tacoma for some time that be gave
tl,e reason for breaking up the old ties
.,5 seeking home So far away.
Ei,oheiI reached Tacoma, and on
ns,cy, Is tsss. entered the employ OF
H. r. Orchard. 4 dentist on
pa.;6e avenue. He stayed there IN
III AuriI 70. when he retained East
Ia nj family. May i5th be came
ts.cL r. Tacoma, bringing bis ulfe and
49, ~ the children with him. and
rssumed his position in DR.. Orchards
ssfIire The family lived IN yarlons
,iaces an Railroad and g Streets and
r.,t long after their arrival Mrs. Kim
I.sII hung forth her banner as a for.
tnne-teiler. telling the futures OF sil
rho came before her az dollar bead.
ahout the sans time whispers began
e0ing the rounds that the fortune
feIIer 4 conduct vas not as wifeIy as u
might be, and very soon numerous
stories were in circulation about her
Eai0as with other men. kimDaH
meantime pursued bis daily avocasionl
q the satisfaction Of DIR. Orchard. and
had never q word 20 say about bis pTis
yatn affairs. FBally, one morning In
August, he went TO the Office and q
fresb sear on his head showed that lie
hafi been in fight. This cut and the
Hsfbseauelt appearance CT . constable
armed wich bench warrant for bis
arrest brought out the story. He said
that his wife had teen lending an uf1-
holy life In Salt Lake City and that BE-
removed 10 Tacoma in the hoIse that
wheu she vas taken away from old
associations she would return 10 a
life OF purity. Betin Tacoma she was
A. had or worse than she had been III
saIt Lake City. He said she had lust
been away from this eitr With another
man. and that when the parties re-
tOrnei he had had a nght with her
1,aramour. The warrant Ind been IS
sued on the charge of kimbaii'a threat
ening the life OF the paranour, but
further proceedings were not had. IN
the ether hand, it is reported Of Mrs.
Kialbali that she accused Der husband
ff being habitualiy intoxicated. q con
firIued morphine eater and Of abusing
her. To one of the persons with whom
she was intimate she said that II she
eyer got rid OF her husband she would
never have another.
August Is, 1855, kiinball went to
Oyting and established himself in the
drug business, and, as well, practiced
dentistry. Very little has been heard
ef him since that time. and not much
has been heard Of Madame kimball
lately, save that she was pursuing her
business OF fortune-telling.
Last night word was tciephoned in
to Ronney's drug store to send oiit
stomach pump, that doc" kimbaIl
had taken 90 grains Of morphine; but
bcfore the instrument had been re-
Ceiyed at Oriing the man was dead.
Nothing Is known here Of the imme-
sliate cause Of the act
WRITE ACQUITTED az MURDER.
The Jury In the White murder trial
listened 10 the pleas OF counsel all day
long, w. II. boolittle. for the defense,
spoke all morning, and was followed
BY Col. Haines. also for the defense,
and he by Judge Parsons for the
prosecution. The charge Of Judge
Allyn was brief. The general opinion
was that IL favored the defendant. No
exceptions were taken by either side.
The jury retired at & so and in half an
hour returned with their verdict OF not
guilty. The verdict WAS received with
cheers which the court had difficulty
In stopping. White was discharged,
and for the first time in four years Is
out from under the shadow Of the
scaffold.
COUNCIL. MEETING.
AT meeting OF tire City Council this
afternoon the health and police com
mittce was Instructed 10 report ut the
next meeting ON the feasibility OF
building apoiice station, on fixing the
hours of service of policemen at eight
hours day, and the appointment OF a
Sufficient number ef patrusnfen "a
properly police the city. DR., Miller
asked for an assistant health officer.
j. ii. and j. II. Homghton, Gaughran
and Collins were appointed an equal
ixation committee. A leave of absence
was requested by City Attorney Car
roll This was purcl, formal as the
gentleman with hts family has already
taken his departure for California
They will 60 East to Iowa and finally
Mr.. Carroll viii go 10 Washington on
legal business.
NOTES.
W. Ill. pritchard has gone 10 Mans
field. o., in response 10 a telegram an.
nounoing the death OF his mother.
The grand jury was discharged to-
day.
There was very successful literary
and musical entertainment at the
Alpha opera house this evening for the
benefit OF the parnell defense fund