The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-02
SUSPECTED WIFE MURDER.
Riley Morse. OF Tacoma. Charged
with Killing His wife in
Portland Park

PORTLAND, or. June Mrs. Naomi
Morse, wife OF Riley NJ Morse, was shot
through the heart and killed near VILLAIN
cite Heights park last night about 10
@ clock. Suspicion rests upon the wo-
mans husband and jealousy ~ believed 30
have been the motive. Officers are look
ing for Morse. but at "A late hour tonight
he had not been arrested. Morse was seen
IN this city this morning about o'clock
aud IL IS probable that he is in hiding
here. Mrs. Morse and her husband rode 90
the scene Of the tragedy on a street car,
OF which G. III. knudspn was conductor
The couple boarded the car az First and
Washington streets about y. IN.
Il remember the couple well, " said knud-
son. They boarded the car on Washing
ton street When We got 20 the end the
woman objected TO leaving the car. The
man very sruiily ordered her 90 get out
The couple left the car aud sat down ON
"a bench shortly before u was tmo 10
leave looked out and they had both dis
Henry Kuudson. conductor Of the next
curtofeach The hriEnfH. said About s.9
Z heard Two piss. shots, nrrd al an inter
vel ~ about four seconds. apparently ~
IA distance not 90 exceed 10 yards from
here thu car wR@ standing heard lnud
faiklnR hut could not distinguish what
waa said Upon reaching the door
plainly heard The screams - q woman
shouting Murder Help t"t"phoH"a
to the police station aud soon we "Uic"iH
" Htf
searching for evidences ~ tragedy
The search was kert up Tor two hours
and finally abandoned. the night beins
dark
r.af rhe scene uf fhe tragedy. dinrntrrt
tat beds 1T the murdered woman about
u ripck thla morning Mrs. M.fFf 'n"ldrr
name Wa Naomi Iluin She ""H fht
te~rhtar ~ Charles rtute. pioneer
Y.rv,epat.er man - Portland Attpuf severn
igouths ago che married iAlet }. MOTTO lH
,his ,its Tho couple waf - ia Tacoma
whore iaey resided untl 1870 81 A~''
,.fru Mr. ~ .Yst catun huf.". So being tu-
larsi,sd mat Morse Was in nH ean1it'pn 10
~ +rrivea ~ Portland wesinasdav
sfA yesterday Was ga %. 0'frp ans q BE
aIEa rfhris ai daT frirnd~ ff Hf-
At.ra. repeatedly ~aruHd ifr rat r. go out
a.th hiEu aa thrf ;tafri .Hat HN .i'sE"L
t E.r come fagarY MareH Ea na'.tt *
..rs.ra aui served wifh AZ 'hiH t'sl-
rn.nf ir che spanish Eaf ~.' 'Hi'
.. the FarlHr rnast and ~ntif r*+iltHg iH
Tacoma be- made $50 AHt-' "riai ni-
t.m.t to kN himself
Moss. Tacoma Hrcofa.
t.e.ial fasuaicr 20 ne Fert nteiliEs O. sr
TACOMA June Nlifs AurHr ho
uurdtf-a hie fasrF ely" 81 t',fLtehl LAti
.r.rlrg Is fht uan 500 tiif iH#t'd ".i-
.ars h.e. shout "a fHrtriFnf aEa hF SAX
trR rat f.ta.,D SIC haa lived in Tacoma
M severe fearn aut was Snt~ q &" i4fi.
a.rr rambler fFe s#nt aHt mtth We FIRST
sg..rt lrt.f q. eat4t.taera ~ tHn PHadpttHta
..F asa BEEN fn Tacoma n19ff - thr iifnF
.trre s. returned About tnrieffi-as Ittt
b.. married. Mise $aoml Flafe. daughter
~ Portland Hre FEa ~ if'@h- Ih"
..unn warnHn aas atalui faNhtff5 Ff"r y
aFe 4 nf looking Hn4 H+f El"4 oTFH'"4
,. Ma-se urtl his haEtg and nFaI.a r"n-
... t-.ta h.r agar fr.m htm she az
ef.4.t+ - l.-aHe hltn az fhe 'if1# Do took
rat poison some three Wrekr ago. ~ re-
sssith Tie- father a short time ago took
uEg Nn rrn go l'0Ft land.