The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-16
BULLET IN HER HAD
Mrs. WiCkham Prefers Death
10 Legal Divorce.
FROM UNDER THE LOUNGE
Good Looking Man Is Pulled
by Her Husband.

Port Jervis, N. Y, Dec. 81 cannot
bear the disgrace of a divorce. I don't
want TO live any longer. Pleas bury
me by the side of my dear mother
James z. Wickham, the weaIthiest cit
lien of Port Jervis, found this note at
o'clock this morning on table beside
which was the body of his wife The
woman had committed suicide. Her
right hand stiu clutched a revolver a
bullet hole was In her right temple.
Thus was ended the life OF the woman
who was called "the beauty of Port
Je~vis."
Only O few hours before her death J..
r. W. Davis, general superintendent Of
maintenance and w avs of the Erie rail-
road, had been dragged from beneath a
couch in AIRS. Nickham's sleeping apart
ment by her husband. she saw nothing
before her but a blackened name and the
horror of the divorce court.
James i. 1Yiczham is a millionaire.
He was formerly the proprietor and
manager Of the Fowler House, The lead
ing hotel Of Port Jeryis- lie owns the
hotel and ne is a political power IN the
county. A lite over year agO he re-
tired from business and removed 10
apartments In the Wickham block, the
largest apartment house ia Por Jervis-
About the time Mr.. TYickham secured
his divorce from his frs wife-near ~
twenty years ago-there came to his
hotel a beautiful young girl She was
Flora S. MOlineux, Of Milford, Pa The
young woman was said to be a distant
relative Of General 1IolineuX, whose son
Roland Durham Mohneux is now in the
death house of Sing sing prison.
Mr.. Wicl2ham soon made her the house
keeper of the hotel and for years she
was regarded as its real manager Two
years ago she and Mr.. Wickham were
married
About that time Mr.. Davis came TO
1--we at the hotel HTe is tan, handsome
and an athlete Mr.. Davis was often
seen in the company of the young wife
Though he soon left town, husband and
wife have since been on bad terms Mr.
Wickham was Jealous of his pretty WIFE,
and the worry made him i'll
The WIckhams were at the Fowler
House for supper on Tuesday rig7t,
when Superintendent Davis entered lie
shook hands with them. After supper
Mir. Wickham saw her talking TO Davis.
A Few moments later he rejCined her.
IT am going TO the opera house to-
night" Nlr- WiclIham said will yOu
come along2'
ct don't care to co. replied Mrs.
Wickham
Tt was $3.50 o'clock last night when Mr..
WicEham returned 10 his home. He had
not zone TO the opera house.
He Knocked at his wife's door. There
was no response Then he tried his key,
but The door was locked on the inside.
He pushed his wife aside and lighted
the gas On dresser were cork
screw. an empty champagne bottle and
two glasses
ar Wickham saw what appeared to
b. p mans shoes under the lounge TO
threw ID TO one side, though his wife
tried to stop him.
Davis was lying on his face directly
under the lounge He was shaking like
a laas
''You are a scouudrel," yelled Wick
ham. and II had pistol here I'd
blow your brains out"
Then Mr. Wickham threw oDcn the
door and shouted for helo His cries
were heard by Prof Lon che, Manager
T. H. Bennett of the Telephone com
pany; Samuel Salloy. his clerk, and
Surrogate O. p. Howell
'Ju3Ea," said Wi khan to the surro-
gate. or want Won 10 commence at once
an action for absolute divorce aga INST
my wife ] have found this scounGreI
I'm her room"
Davis remained with Mrs. Wickham
until nearly midnight when he bad her
go0d-by and look train for the West
T. is not believed that there was any
wrOnEloine by the wife and Mr. DAVIS
Their fright Is believed 10 have put them
fn false position
IT wa ehortly after O'Clock This
morning when Mr. Wlckham, who had