Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-06-22
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A Disgraced Wife Shot by Her Hus
band, Who Then Kills Himself
DOUBLE TRAGEDY At ROSWELL.
Prom Roswell Record.

From Roswell Record
About O'Clock last "Wednesday
evening Arthur Kline arrived Ia RIOS.
we'll from Carlsbad where he had
gone Monday after giving his wife an
unmcrciiul beating. and proceeded at
once 10 the house OF 900 fame whore
his wife was staying aud began kick
Ing IN the door sheriff Higgins was
called and took him away Later
about no o'clock the same evening
while the keeper ~ the house aud
another woman aud Charley Baker.
the proprietor OF the Oriental restaur
ant, we're sitting around the Kline
woman ON a bed near the window
Kline sncakcd up 60 the window and
putting pistol against the screen
the inner blinds being down fred at
the party. the ball striking his wife
who was lying ON the bed suffering n
great deal from the unmpTciful beat.
ing be- gave her Monday. instantly
tnrro was screaming Of women and
scampci ms Co gct away Tho lights
were put out aB quickly as possible
FOR everyone boa the house suspected
Kline. ass ho had threatened TO KIN
them all at the first opportunity The
women ran Into the yard. except Mrs
Kline. who attempted 20 Ect out an.
other door. when she met Kline and
hc commenced shooting at her at
close range. One shot struck her iu
the abdomen aud the other ln the
breast She fen over the bed and pN
claimed; II ann dead when the mur
dcrcr thinking hc had finished her
placed the mugzlc OF the pistol To his
heart and sent q ball through 70. dying
instantly ln the meantime. Baker
who had gone there 10 take some aDui
90 the injured woman had gotten g.
gun aud attempted to defend himself
but the continual screaming of "a.
wounded woman was too much Tor him
and hc ran About that timc Marshal
MadduX appeared ON the scene unD
seeing man running commanded him
90 halt. but Baker. Who is lame sprint
I'd the faster. aud the officer. after
commanding him to halt several times
shot at him striking him In the hip
the BAH passing through the bone
making a very painful wound
The woman who exhibited a mar
riago certificate az the wife OF her
would.bc murderer. is in very crlti
cal condition. bat may possibly rCCoy
en-. ~ seems that Kline was bitter
toward the people OF the resort whcr,
his wife stopped because they attempt
ED 90 protect her when he beat hei
Monday. although 10 is said Goo Doe %
fact that be- Indurfpd tho life she was
leading aud accepted AN the money
from hor she would give him Tn,
couple came here from Houston TrN
a. Tho woman is ruiug cared fur at
the house where the trouble occurred
and the body OF tho suicide was taken
60 the city morEup az UUyy.s furni
turo store. whore it now lies. aud Will
be- held Go give friends "a chance o.
claim 70. otherwise 10 viii be buried
by the undertaken deceased having
upon his person enough money 10 de-
fray the expenses. An inquest was
held over the remains OF tho dead man
"Wednesday morning aud the jury
brought in q verdict Ia accordance
with the above facts.
Ia the pockets of tho suicide were
found three letters nll scaled. one
was addressed 10 hls brother in Ale
ghnny Penn another Co Cora sam
ucls. the Keeper uf the resort whore
the killing took place. and the other
TO The Police of Roswell aud was
as follows
In my pocket you will find letter
90 my folks Telegraph them aud thcy
will bury us both Kindly forgive ne
the trouble ! have caused you and
think there are two souls better on
| have been done dirt aud this rs just
payment. Yours,
tSignedl "A. II KLINE.