The silver star., 1897-07-22
IN. C. CREEDE Is DEAD
HE TOOK HIS OWN L,rz.
uis wife Wanted to Lave with Hin Again
and He Preferred Death-Sketeh OF
Their Life-Hia Wealth Was Not Largo.

UIs wife Wanted to Lave with Hin Again
and He Preferred Death Sketch of
Their Life-Hia Wealth Was Not Largo.
Los Angeles, Cal. July 12.-Nicholas
C. Creede, the millionaire mine owner,
after whom the town of Creede, 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 Ith last Creede and his
wife separated and agreed to dissolve,
as far as possible without legal process
their martial bonds. Mrs. Creede ac-
cepted 10000 cash and surrendered all
further claims upon her husband, at
the same time voluntarily withdraw
ing from the premises. II was under
stood. after the necessary time had
elapsed. Creede would institute legal
proceedings and begin suit for absolute
! divorce.
! At that time 1t appeared that both
husband and wife were well satisfied
that they were not required to main
tain intimate relations. and while Mrs.
| Creede considered that the amount of
cash settled upon her was insignificant
as compared with her husbands
i
home in Alabama. About three weeks
ago Mrs. Creede returned to Los An
| geles and proposed TO her husband a
reconciliation. This was much to
Creede's distaste and ne endeavored to
/ avoid his wife. but being unsuccessful,
he determined to end his life. This
evening he took n large dose of NOR
phine and went into the garden to die.
| He was discovered by a servant and
medical aid was summoned. but he died
| two hours later.
Mrs. Creede 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
| Creole over year ago. is in the care
of his friends at Escondido. Mrs.
Creede 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. G. Creede's martial experience:
The marriage which caused the death
of \. G. Creede, grew out of late-in-
life love affair. and what the Creede
pioneers regarded as an elopement. 1t
smacked Of rough mining camp ro-
nance in Its every detail.
Ten or twelve years ago. when \. G.
Creede roamed the mountains n poor
and lonely prospector. he made the ac-
quaintaance of his present wife. She
ran travellers boarding house in Del
Norte. and was married.
In winter. when the deep SHOWS
among the mountains made prospecting
nigh impossible. Captain" Creede
drifted into Del Norte. He usually
made his headquarters in the house OF
the woman whom he finally married.
Once he returned with difficulty in the
midst Of a snow storm. which had al
most bound him In the wilderness OF
ridges and canOns. The experience
brought on pneumonia. and. neglecting
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 n. c. Creede dis
covered the Amethyst vein in what
was then known as Sunnyside section,
now Creedc, giving him rich ore before
his first years assessment work was
done. When the output reached $1,000
a month. n notion that lie could afford
to keep n home and wanted one took
hold OF him. While II was OH he built
him cabin at the head OF West Will
low gulch in Upper Creede.
Having furnished the cabin in rude
ly comfortable fashion and swept the
hearth clean. the discoverer OF the new
bonanza made a 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 Sc
cret. but when n. C. Creede returned
TO his new-made log abode in West Will
| 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 recollect that she had
husband. Him she left behind with
the abandoned boarders and the lnres
and penates OF the boarding house.
In West Willow gulch the Del NOrte
lady established herself as y. G.
Creede's housekeeper. Then and thus
she remained until Creedes savings
amounted to 5000. On the strength
OF this Insurance on the future, she
went to Del Norte. 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 n. q.
Creede. TO New Mexico the couple
went for the marriage, certain that
they were on the lead to rich vein Of
welded bliss. and In the Hot Springs
hotel. Las Vegas. n justice OF the
pence made them man and wife.
While yet In the honeymoon time
Mr.. and Mrs. Creede went TO Pueblo
and bought n cottage close to the state
lunntlc asylum. There they remained
until the bridegroom's bank account
showed seven figures In row. and
then they moved TO the more fashion
able Los Angeles. The separated hus
band and wife are each nearing the
nge Of three score years.