The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-17
N. c. CREEDE IS DEAD
HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
His Wife Wanted to Live with Him Again
and He Preferred DcAth-Sketch of
Their I.ife-lila Wealth Was Not Large.

His Wife Wanted to Live with Him Again
and He Preferred Dcath-Sketch of
Their Life-liia Wealth Was Not Large.
Los Angeles. Cal, July 12.-Nicholas
c. Crcede. the millionaire mine owner,
after whom the town of Crcede, Colo
RADIO, was named, committed suicide
with morphine this evening at his
home in this city because his wife,
from whom he had separated. insisted
upon renewing their martial relations.
On January 4th last Crccde and his
wife separated and agreed to dissolve
ms far as possible without legal process
their martial bonds. Mrs. Creede ac-
ceptcd $4,000 cash and surrendered all
further claims upon her husband, at
the same time voluntarily withdraw
ing from the premises. 1t was under
stood, after the necessary time had
elapsed. Crcedc would institute legal
proceedings and begin suit for absolute
divorce
At that time it appeared that both
husband and wife We're well satisfied
that they We're not required to main
tain intimate relations. and while Mrs.
Crecde considered that the amount of
cash settled upon her was insignificant
ns compared with her husbands
wealth, she left him and took up her
home In Alabama. About three weeks
ago Mrs. Crcede returned to Los An
scles and proposed To her husband
reconciliation. This was much to
Creedc's distastc and ne cndcavorcd to
avoid his wife, but being unsuccessful.
he determined to end his life. This
evening he took n large dose of NOR
phinc and went into the garden to die.
He was discovered by servant and
medical aid was summoned. but he died
two hours later.
Mrs. Creole was notified of her hus-
bands death, but declined to discuss
the tragedy
The two-year-old child of Edith Wal
ters Walker, the actress. adopted by
Crccde over year ago. is in the care
of his friends ut Escondido. Mrs.
Crecdc declaring that she would not
be bothered with the child when she
separated from her husband.
Denver. July 13.-The Republican
this morning gives the following sketch
of n. c. Crecde's martial experiences:
The marriage which caused the death
OF \. {. Crcedc. grew out of Il late-in-
life love affair. ana what the Crecde
pioneers regarded as an elopcmcnt. 1t
smacked of rough mining camp ro-
nance in lis every detail.
Ten or twelve years ago. when y. c.
Crecdc roamcd the mountains n poor
and lonely prospcctor, he made the ac-
quaintaancc of his present wife. She
ran Il travellers boarding house in Del
Nortc, and was married.
In winter. when the deep SHOWS
among the mountains made prospecting
nigh impossible. Captain" Crecdc
driftcd into Del Nortc. He usually
made his headquarters in the house OF
the woman whom he finally married,
Once he returned with difficulty in the
midst of n snow storm, which had al
most bound him in the wilderness OF
ridges and canons. The experience
brought on pneumonia. and. ncglccting
her own business, the landlady of his
boarding house spent day and night by
the bedside of the stricken prospector
until she nursed him into health.
In the fall OF 1891 y. G. Creede dis.
covered the Amethyst vein in what
was then known as Sunnysidc section,
now Crccdc giving him rich ore before
his first years assessment work was
done. When the output reached 81 900
a month. notion that he could afford
to keep n home and wanted one took
hold of him. While II was on he built
him u cabin at the head OF West VII
low Kulch In Upper Crecdc.
Having furnished the cabin In rude
ly comfortable fashion and swept the
hearth clean. the discoverer OF the new
bonanza made II quiet trip to Del Norte
and called on his kind landlady Of his
prospecting days. What promises he
might have made her IL their own So.
crct. but when \. &. Crceic returned
TO his new-made log abode In West vii.
low gulch the Del Norte boarding
house lady accompanied him. Those
who knew her then cannot now re-
member what her true name was, but
they distinctly recollcct that she had
a husband. Him she left behind with
the abandoned boardcrs and the lares
and penatcs Of the boarding house.
In West Willow gulch the Del Norte
lady established herself ns n. &.
Crcctlc's housckccpcr. Then and thus
she remained until Crccdc's savings
amounted TO 5000. On the strength
Of this insurance on the future. she
went TO Del Norie. and. with all the dis
patch possible. she secured divorce
from the already discarded husband In
that town.
Having got rid Of him. which she
succeeded In doing by the early fall Of
1892. she replaced him with \. &.
Crccdc. To New Mexico the couple
went for the marriage, certain that
they were on the lead To n rich vein OF
welded bliss. and In the Hot Springs
hotel. Las Vegas, n justice OF the
peace made thcm man and wife.
While yet In the honeymoon time
Mr.. and Mrs. crrcdc went to Pueblo
and bought cottage close to the state
lunntlc asylum. There they remained
until the bridcgroom's bank account
showed seven figures In u row, and
then they moved 10 the more fashion.
able Los Angeles. The separated hus.
band and wife nrc each nearing the
age OF three score years.