The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-10-24
THE LUMBER SUICIDE.
A Hector Sensation, In Which This
City Is Mentioned.


G.. Lumber on Wednesday of last weel
at her home in Hector'is given loca
tinge by the statement of G. II. Free
man of the law firm of Sage & Free
man of Hector, to reporter in Mime
apolis to the effect that the trouble
in the Lumber family dated back t.
two years ago. and the husband las
May verified his first suspicious by
following his wife to Redwood Falls
where he found her in the company
of the man, p. w. Olson, whose name
has been mentioned in connection
with the suicide.
Mrs. Lumber and Olson were seer
on the corner in front of the Redwood
County Bank by former Hector resi-
dent in last May or April and wher
she saw that she was discovered she
blushed a deep rose red and the two
Immediately left the city.
It is stated that the suicide occurred
by shooting on last Wednesday morn
ing, after the wife had heard that she
had been made defendant in di-
vorce case. Lumber is the most
prominent Merchant in Hector. He
married the suicide ten years ago and
their marriage life was happy up to the
time she met Olson, who, while having
an office in st. Paul, has farm near
Hector. The trouble began with the
first meeting and Mrs. Lunder after
wards changed her residence to
Minneapolis.
Lumber put the notorious Mike
Quinlan on the track of his wife for
the purpose of securing evidence on
which to commence an action for di-
vorce. Two weeks ago Mrs. Lunder
signed a contract, preliminary to
amicable separation. The Penny
Press says:
cit is said that Quinlau visited her
and she denied that she had done
anything for which she might be
ashamed but Quinlan gave her to un-
derstand that no matter whether any
thing happened or not the result Free
man was anxious to obtain would be
consummated.
when the agreement was signed
it was understood that Mrs. Lumber
was to obtain $500 and at some future
time $1,000 in cash. The 5000 was
paid to QuinIan, he handing it to Mr..
Hall, who was in turn to give it to
Mrs. Lunder. Mrs. Lunder, however,
only accepted 500 of it at the time
the agreement was signed, leaving
the balances in MIR. Halls hands to be
called for when wanted.
"a lady friend of hers, who was
aware of the actions that were being
taken, went to Mr.. Ed. A. Stevens,
and it was discovered that prepara-
tons for divorce were actually I'M
der way. An amateur lady detective
was at once sent to Hector, and a
long interview with the husband was
the result. 1t was ascertained that he
wanted his wife back but that Free
man objected.
ION her return arrangements were
made to bring about reconciliation
and lodging the detectives. Mrs.
Lunder was sent to Hector Saturday
evening, arriving at nearly midnight.
Going unbeknown to her husband,
she found him, was soon reconciled
to him, and Sunday was passed
pleasantly together between them.
Attorney Freeman states that after
this settlement was arranged Mrs.
Lunder fell in with Mrs. Demars of
lilo Third avenue S., and through
her advice consulted Attorney Ed.
Stevens, in hopes of having the settle
ment nulifed, that she might return
to her husband. Mrs. Lunder return
ed to Hector, and last Sunday attend
"A oL,..ut ,,,lth hor b,.ho,l ~
Monday Attorney Freeman states that
Lunder told him that the divorce must
proceed, and the papers in the case
were taken to Mrs. Lumber for service.
She had long talk with her husband
after the constable left, and when
Lunder was coming down stairs from
her apartments he heard the shot
that ended her life"