The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-27
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bone. Holt vas no, allowed TO talk. His
chances of recovery are about even.
After Whites body was taken TO the
morgus it was found that he had two let
tiers on his person, one addressed 10 Mrs.
w. Y. White and the other to Dr.. j. Z.
Criehton. These letters were delivered
and their contents were learned only after
considerably inquiry Mrs White allowed
Posr-ISTELLIsENcER reporter TO read me-
letter. but refused TO have il
published. 1t was very short and
said that because she had not answered
his letters she would have TO suffer the
consequences She was able. be said, TO
save her name and his from igneminy, but
had refused. He closed by calling her
false woman. Ii was only with great re-
luctance that Dr.. Crichton allowed his let
ter to be seen. In order that its contents
might not be misconstrued he explained
what he believes TO be the true facts in the
case. The letter reads:
SEATTLE Feb. IS.
"Dr. J. f. Crichton-D Dear .Sir: When
Mrs. White left me she promised 10 have
nothing more TO do with Holt. As soon
as she left she renewed her intercourse
with him by dancing at divers, etc. Last
night saw him come out OF his house
after II O'Clock and demanded of him that
he cease his attentions. He refused. L
wrote note TO Mrs. White TO the same
effect. She refused. So il anything hap
pens you will know the reasons. and for
give fool if you can. wv. \. WHITE.
By way of explanation DIR. Criehton
said:
II have known Mr.. and Mrs. W. y.
White and Mr. Holt for several years. |
Ena
ingly jealous of Mr. Holt. Mr.. White has
frt quently confided his suspicious to me.
ana | have nearly always succeeded in
convincing him that he was mistaken. Mr..
Holt, until recently, was Whites foreman
and lived with him, but several months
ago left the house IN order to avoid
trouble. Mr.. White met with severe re-
verses in business, until he became re-
duced to need. He worried 20 such an ex-
tent that during the last ten days he has
not been himself Moro recently he tod
me repeatedly that he believed his wife
was true TO him, and that he was mis-
taken in hts suspicious OF Holt. am free
To admit White has not used his wife at
all times as he should. Frequently he
treated her cruelty. and at these times Mr..
Holt interiered. | regard Mr.. Holt as
true gentleman, and think that the rela-
tons existing between him and Mrs.
White were those offrlendship, and moth
ing more"
Mrs. W. N White, who is tall. stately
woman, aged IL years, said to q Posr-!N-
TELLIGEscER reporter a short time aiier
the news of her husbands death reached
her:
"Mr. White has always claimed that he
thought the world of me and yet | was
compelled TO leave him because he made
my life miserable. He was jealous first of
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kirkpatrick. then John White. who was
recently killed by horse, and
last of Mr.. Holt. Mr.. White
brought Mr.. Holt to the house
TO room. and when | saw that Mr.. White
was jealous had Mr.. Holt leave. l am
sure that Mr.. White was not in his right
mind of late. He drank hard at times,
and on that score most of our troubles
arose. When l would ask him if he really
believed that | was untrue to him he al
ways said No | never had anything
more than friendly feeling for Mr.. Holt.
and never accompanied him anywhere
alone"
Mr.. White took liquor cure several
months ago and claimed that he had
stopped the use of alcoholic beverages en-
tirely.
About six weeks ago Mr. White made
second effort to end his life by !audanum.
He took the drug, however in the morn
ing and was discovered by Mrs. White ia
time to save his life.-SDr. Crichton worked
on him three hours before he was out of
danger.
w. n. White was native of Ireland,
and came to Washington across the plains
with his people when he was II years old.
He has lived at olympia, Goldendale and
Seattle. His father was one of the pion-
GERS who were killed by the Indians. He
leaves mother, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Ruddell. of
Olympia, aged "A years, two sisters Mrs.
L. O. Dunbar, wife of the chief justice OF
the state supreme court, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Bigelow. He has a brother. A. s.
White, living at North Yakima. lie was
a member OF Mystic Lodge. 81. I. o. o. F..
Puget Sound, Il, X. F.; Court Queen of the
Sound. s,2i2. A. o. +. A., and Mystic Jewel
Rebecca Lodge. No. 40. The secret So
cieties will take charge of the remains.
The mother directed Bonney Il Stewart
last night TO have the remains ready to
send to Olympia.
Deputy Coroner Frank Carroll, who in
vestiga.ed the case, said last night that it
had not been decided whether there would
be an inquest.