The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
THE KING MURDER TRIAL,

MEMPHIS, June l3-The entire time Of
the criminal court today was devoted tC
the crosS-eXamination of the central figure
In the Poston killing, H. Clay King. In
the course of his examination, Col. King
said that his relations with Mrs. Pillow
were similar to those of David CopperfielG
with Agnes Wickfield There had been nc
improper relations between himself and
Mrs. Pillow. He had supported Mrs. Pill
low and family from 1888 to the time she
moved to his plantation. He had paid the
expense of a special car to convey her tC
Arkansas and to take his wife back.
Asked why he willed his property tc
Mrs. Pillow and cut off his family. he said
he had not cut off his family. He had
provided for them. The reason why he
made will in favor of Mrs Pillow was
David Copperfield. Agnes was a com
panion to David-an honorable compan
ion. David loved his wife, but there was
no congeniality between them After
Dave Poston got into the case, Mrs. Pill
low swore that the deed to the property
which he gave Mrs. Pillow was given for
money consideration. She never made
that claim before. He destroyed that deed
and the last Will was executed afterwards.
All that time he and Mrs. Pillow were
farming together, his family being in
Memphis. He made later deed TO Mrs.
Pillow for moneyed consideration OF
$4,000. The deed was made to support
his last will. The deed was to be record
after his death This deed Mrs. Pillow
said she had lost, and he made another.
Both these deeds were recorded in Arkan-
sas and Tennessee. He had asked his wife
before to consent to divorce, but their
relations became happier afterwards, and
they lived peacefully reunited.
In 1883, the witness said, Mrs. Pillow left
him, presumably forever. She went to
Arkansas and recorded the deed to his
property. Then he told his wife he mnst
go TO Arkansas till the affair blew over.
He had offered to get divorce aud marry
Mrs Pillow if his wife so desired. His
wife did not so desire. Mrs. Pillow fol-
lowed him up aud wanted him to get di-
vorce from his wife and marry her. He
refused. She wanted money also, and he
offered her 50, 600 to save scandal and half
of the Arkansas plantation. He filed suit
for divorce TO test Mrs Pillows sincerity.
Soon afterwards he saw this advertisement
in matrimonial paper: p. 356-Wldow,
40 years old, 100 pounds, liberal Catholic,
5 feet inches high, beautiful brunette,
owning house and other property, ac-
customed to society of national repute.
VIII marry none but a gentleman of means
and culture accustomed to good society"
Continuing, the witness said: 1T was
on finding that it exactly fitted Mrs Pill
low, and fearing that she WAS claiming
my property, that l at once took steps TO
recover il, and the first bill was filed by
me. Mrs. Pillow went at once and took
violent possession of the property"
AS to the charge in the crOss-bill, which
the defendant made the basis for his de-
mand for a retraction, the witness main
tanned that the attorney was responsible
for il. as the matter was irrelevant. He
insisted on continuing the charge as re-
Election on his wife rather than on him
self, his construction being that it accused
his wife with intimacy with negro.
The witness was released until Monday.