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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18
ssys wiss Caussa alls Dss.A.

Oklahoma City. The remains Of Il.
w. vogsl who comniitted suicide Sun.
day were buried here. The deossssd
was about " years Of age and appeared
TO be . wsll.to.do business man. The
note he left probably explains why he
took morphine 10 suicide,
ITO whom u may concern, Please
ship my remains 10 n. II. Wilson, Pine
Biuh, Arkansas. Ny rash ast IL caused
by my wife"
There WAS no signsture 10 the note
bud his laundry and other clothing
showed his name TO be L. W. vogsL
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18
Negro sues ltu!lvoasl.

Richard Smith, colorcd, Of Oklahoma
City has hled suit against the Cho,taw,
oklahoma City g. Gulf for $4,000. The
negro claims In his petition that one OF
the Cnoctuw trninmen Lit him In the
heat wi,h . piece Of coal, fracturing
hi, skull. Tho Case IL In the probate
court
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18

Already people Interested In Town.
SITES In the new country nrc organizing
townsite companys which will be
ready for business after the country
opens up for settlement. The Fort sill
Towns,tc company was chartered by
Secretary Grimes for II period nj five
years. The capital stock II $4,000,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18
ss.,. 70 win xs,sud.

Guthrie. -Mcssrs. u. @. Guss and and
W. II. Coyle, townsite agents for the
Okishoms a Eastern railroad, have re-
turned from Chicsgo, whore they had
. conference with the Santa Fe officials
II which II was determined TO extend
The branches Of that road from Ripley
down through Lincoln and Into Potts-
watomls county. II was also decided
10 build the Oklahoma q Eastern ON
uorth from Pswnee 10 connect With
the main line Vt some place In the state
Of Kansas, the work TO commence NJ
once.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18
Lon. Noif i,.turn-.

Tho Kiowu acd Comnnchc Indian
delcg alton headed by Lone Wolf, who
had teen In Washington seeking to
have the opening Of the Kiowa and
Wichita reservation la Oklahoma post
poned, left for their homes on the "a.
The interior department refused TO
furnish them transportation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18
Cracker Factory Op.rated.

Oklahoma Ci,y.-Oklahoma territory
has It's first cracher factory IN opera.
tion. The Oklahoma Cracker and Bis
cult company was started In this city
July ~ and will continue from now on.
A special building was erected for the
company and the Wholesale people OF
this city will push the products Of the
factory to the trout.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18

uNe" SuShsohl
beautifully pure rs she was benuti.
fully superb In mortal mind and fig.
ure there can be no doubt. Beauty was
indeed q fatal and fatcful gift to her.
which caused her many unhappy hours,
many floods Of tears, and probably her
happiest moments came when she
reached the Land o. the Leal.
The old tavern" which Is soon 10 be
destroyed, was the home Of honor for
Lafayette when he visited this coun.
try. aud beautiful Margaret was one
OF those vino contributed to his enter
tainment on that occasion.
The elder daughter, Virginia, was
married to the duke de Sampayo. Of
the famous French family. The
youngcrdaughtcr, Margaret, was mar.
ricd to Lieutenant Commander Ram
dolph, of the navy. Virginian, who
died in the service OF his country. Ills
wife soon followed him. leaving four
children fathcrlcss and motherlcss.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18
Yaunr liaksr lnsAns Q

Roy Baker, 10 years OF age, was ad,
judged insane, NJ Guthrie In the pro.
bate court before Judge Goodrich and
will 10 sent TO the sanitarium at Nor
man to be treated and maintained
there until his recovery, II that be pos
sible. The parents Of the young man
are residents Of Guthrie.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18
,,or.. s,..,,,, s,u., s,,,.

Persons In aud around Oklahoma
City arc evidently tied If the horse
stealing going on In that county. The
oklnhoman publishes the following:
"Falr warning to all horse thieves and
their hackers. The first hoise thief
caught will De hung without trial
Being placed In the county jail will
not save him. Horse stealing shall
stop. by me COMMITTEE.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18
johnson nstnrus.

Albert Sidney Johnson OF Oklahoma
City. who was recently appointed q
second lieutenant by President Alckin-
ley, has just returned from Fort Leav.
cnworth, where he took Ills exumins.
tion. The examination required ten
days, and there were % applicants In
the class.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18
/ A son OF OLD SCOTLAND.
By Maud Howard Peterson.

.(Belng an extract from ''Thc Potter and
n,vrirh me ih 1901 hy ,hc ra'Sron PpSiSn Puh cn
Bpston.J
po,anp pp"s IND inI ,bc oog sns M Ma,,d nm Ti,ownpI
Peterson. published by the Lothrop Pub
,,rin ,,rm1ng s9,mPsny, ngsihon, % a.nas ohr out
acter stories OF the time. The story may
o. Ss nn,u 10 pe oralnny ~ p,o'. pu, IN.
would best portray tho strength and weak
i.as A, gl ner snarn,te.h ~ IhG s ncr1ihs ISM, " ~
by two English army officers. friends OF
ns ner en'IahaSa 'S ot .hG 1--WE oiesrs, Trs
son of western Scotland. who from his
s9,n up syss nd,Ts,9pd H. ,s ,ne mcann
OF the sen and storm. who iongcd for tho
v,me ,ne an ~, tmv ns oppor,um,'y when nc nlgh,
81 England. Of whom his father was one one
,,o a.. wh1m 'ne iitns arived love Tor a
ard. aud he fnIied. ana his iagiurc cost
nm d NJ, ai9ns ins h,s hsrn neher bnt inc woman
triev,d. but without the fame OF which
e. s my & rsenmea. ynrs ahd ,ne woman N wns % zone gone
IL the character OF Trevciyan displayed
ye.'er 20. a snnn IN n,n doeinrn.on OF love for
home. and this We reproduce below,
uEhE was storm chill In the air.
! Ire'e'yan readJusted the carriage
Sooe thnt hnu siipped away from Gary
and turned up the collar Of his driv-
ing coat. Now ana again he glanced
Mt Cary. The girls face was turned
away ANA she was looking out over
the gray crngs To the graycr sea be-
yond. The last three months had
wrought nn indcilnnblc change In her.
Tre,cylnn had noticed 10 ON his nrriv-
nj ut the Camerons that morning. lie
wondered vaguely II IL Ind anything
10 do with travel aud the process OF
"polishing" tn which Cary 40 often
bantcringiy referred. Well he was not
going to worry over II. lie Ind only
one day and he meant to make the
most of II.
He had written the Cnmerons he
was coming, nnd had not even waited
for nn answer. He Ind announced his
intention and II was enough. He had
known Tom Cameron since they wore
kits together, and back OF their
friendship his mothers family Ind
known the Cam,rons for generations,
Somewhere In the history OF the
houses there had been nm intcr-mar-
rlnge.
II had taken him hours to reach
the Cnmerons'. II would take him
houys TO return. hut this one after
popn Mt least, was his. After II,
wight come the delugc. After 1t
probably would come the deluge. lie
wasn't feeling very sure OF himself
or of his own self power. After u
man has been In torment for three
months
Tom Cnneron's horse knew the road
wcil--nlmost M well as Trcvelynn did
and kept up stcndy pace. and Tom
o.%sr"1. 1sn wa. car, sss.s ~"s s'%a"''aSs S% as,
for three days. Well, Cary would no,
be there 70 welcome him, Cary would
bc with him. Stewart might hare he,
undoubtedly would have her, FOR
those three days, but to.day--th's aft
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18
cssv,e's ere Rssss'svss.

Information was received At the
United States marshsl's Office In 0uth-
ris, that Charles whsatlsy and Ira
Brown had been arrested ~ Winfield.
These men are wanted In Oklahoma
for che theft of one mule and three
hovsea These men have served .
tssn IN che psnitsntIary three ysars
sso charged with larceny. II has only
49, Q sSest time siuss ths msa we're
ye1ooosa aRa Bow ere n stoubls agsIn.
~ lnsa Win nst ~ bssught 70 okls-
49, ualsss ~ xaasss s9ssss fsii "
oDav1sA
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18
yes away from Trevclyan's

fnlnt Scotch mist th1t had fallen
10 outline OF Macticr Whiting Tor
hem nj the door.
4 The old retainer hurried forward to
welcome them.
"Ay. sir, but 'tis guide to see yc.
My hearts been sore for n sight %
thy face this lang timc!" he cried TO
Trcvclyan.
Trcvclyan jumped down from the
cart.
Hello, Macticr!" he cried. "Jove!
Hut It's good tn see you ngainI"
Then he turned W Cary ana helped
her To the ground.
"This IL Nscticr." he said, as one
srying nll tina; In sufficient. "Mnctier,
l used TO tell Miss Cary about you
when l was little shaver"
"Aweel yc were ever n mindful lad
- mel" The old man smiled.
lie opened the door for them. and
stood TO one side to LET them enter.
"'ris bad day ye have for seeing
the old place." he said Ms they passed
him.
"you can bring the horse around
a - -. ., IT,, ,r...t..-. - A..
IN "n non', '",sa ''''''s"" "' '"'
om NV" u'o', u"".'
~, "en ''."" w. - 80.
e s"' ""s ''"s ~ ,',.
est end Of the great hall, locking out
Of the window. She could hear the
bent of the sea nm the nearby crags
md through the faint mist catch
wn',,.. ,a. .n.n.a a.. ,,,u.,,..,
IT,. .. IL. -, ,,..,,.
..,', , a.. -, AZ. ,,,,,
Cr...,..,.'.' go, ~. LII. ,,i.,.s tsn,,,
-. ,..,.'. "a r.. ..s, n,,.n, MI,
a.,... w.,,,.,,. ",s /, na, ,,r.nn,o5 a,
: III Lna,.,, n. r.,ch.J h.r
.,aa
"I,,, afraid tie , r,oomy Jov we,vc
..u,.I +" n. .,,a n,i.,,,, .hn, I,,n In
s Il, -, Ia, n, clear
a.. E.. n,r., ,.,,, ans, .,o an. hi,h.
... go. ., ,,, I,. ,,h.r. 7 uscJ IN
.ns,a hn,, mo aoys n. , ,,,,,. shaver
~, .,..rs 80, ~. - 4, ,y,s nv eyr,.
7 ,..,, A., ~, = r,,,,,or L,nr aud a, shin.
wrccte5 no,rincr aud n viking nj,
rolled In onc"
Trcrciynn ,,,ch.d bc,d,rc forward
o,a ,,.ar.r On hor n,J locked M, ~
en-. w;n,ow. ma ,houyh IN p,nc,rnte
Tho mis-, Cnrv leaned nynins, the
Frame NJ Tho w,,Jow I,s,eniny,
"Wbcr I rot n hin older" Trcyc,.
vnn,s voice fci, heavily on the silence
~ the biy lonely hail. ~ used TO
climb nm ,berc.to ret nwny from
cycryonn. and where no one could find
me. ,nJ I would hide nm there and sit
nv tho bour. hooking out Mt the sea
and watching the white spray break.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18

Mr. r. v. Benneit, agent for the
Canadian government, shipped from
Chickasha six large cases OF snakes
which he had captured Ia the Wichita
mountains. Five OF the eases contain.
ed rattlers, many Of whicn were Of
enormous siEs aud one Of which had II
rattles. while none hnd less than eight
The other boz contained 20 king
snakes. the deadly foe Of the ra,tler.
They are found IL tho same locality.
The snakes ars Intended for the zoolog'
ical gardens Of upper Canada. Mr..
Bennett reports some narrow escapes
In catching the reptiles, but 10
happy In the safe termination OF his
mission. the rRttlesnakrs are cap.
turcd by the means Of u slip noo'c IN
the end OF n long pole which he dex.
.tcrou,ly slipped over the reptiles head
after Il had coilcd TO strike. The
snake would usually wind itself around
the pole In Its eudcnvors 70 escape aud
II was then thrust into tl,e box, after
which the string wus loosened and u,
thinking to escape, would unwind,
dropping OF the pole, which was
then quickly Withdrawn and the lid OF
the box closed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18

The old lows dancing ground near
Perkins was sold Ut auction 10 John
w. AcNsAl OF Guthrie. The new pur,
chaser will have the ground plated
and will bs known ~ South Perkins.
There 10 not more historic place thsu
the lows dancing ground.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-18

0uthris. -Casrssrs hsvs bees grated
BY Secretary 0rinss 70 ths n. y
Church q Gibson, Grant seusty, sud
70 ths Ouaberlsnd prsoby tssion
sAursh % Dlaskburn. paWase osuneN
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-02-28
SAYS BRIDE is HELD
BY HER PARENTS.
Young Lawyer Fighting for Possession of His
Wife-Gets Habeas Corpus Writ

Louis Michigan. a young lawyer. o.
No. l7s broadway. has secured habca'
corpus for the production OF his bride
In the Supreme Court before Justice
6aynor in Brooklyn. The lawyer de-
clares that his wife Il held a prisoner
by her father. Edward Moore. President
OF the New York and New Jersey Trans.
porta1ion Company.
Mrs. McGlynn's family declares that
she will not return to her husband.
They deny that she II prisoner OF
under any restraint ami say that ahe
will have nothing 70 do win the man
who married her under thu pretenas
tina: he was young man Of means.
Mr.. Moore Is wealthy. He lives IN
a handsome brown.stone house at No.
III Prospect Park West. Brooklyn.
In this house Mc0lynn alleges his
wife has been locked up for weeks and
he has not been allowed to see her OF
10 communicate with her. II was after
he had made various efforts to reach
her that the y,unK lawyer applied to
Justice Gaynor and secured the writ of
habeax corpus.
Mr. Moore Is III at present and cannot
he seen. This statement was made at
the Moore home BY . young woman. said
TO be Mrs. Mctiiy ms sister:
ut In untrue that Mary IL n prisoner
here. She was out with her sister this
afternoon. She married Mr. McGiynn on
Jan. I. They have never lived together.
not oven for an hour. McGlynn left the
house Immediately after the ceremony
and she has not seen him since.
lie married her under false pre-
lenses. lie lives with his mother at
Stamford. Conn.,. and he pretended to be
wcll-.o.do. After the ceremony It came
out that Mr.. McGlynn had no money At
all. fie did not even have enough to
tickets for the trip. When he tried to
borrow money from Mr. Moore his wife
decided to give him up. and ho was
directed to the door.
'.She has been living here Willingly
ever since and does not want to 20 TO
her husband. She has no desire to see
HIN again. We may make full state
mcnt later. but just now We prefer TO
let Mr.. McGiynn do the talking. ] Do
no, know much about the young man.
Mr.. NcGlyrn's story.
That certain circles OF Brooklyn so.
-ie,y ELI be interested when the diner
ences between young Lawyer McGiynn
and his father.in-law are brought out In
court seems certain from what Mr.. Nc.
G!ynn told an Evening World reporter
to-day.
Mr. McGlynn. who Is a tall. handsome
young man OF thirty years. speaks
with a low. well-nodulnted voice. He
wears eyeglasses from which dangle
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-02-28
SAT- IN WINDOW
TO END HIS LIFE.
Gruesome Spectacle
Seen by Passers on
the Bowery.

Seated In n chair. that had been pulled
over to IA window 80 that Its occupant
could see and be seen from the street
below. Albert Bernstein Aired bulltt
through his heart to-day.
The &c, was done IN his room 1t the
Occidental Hotel, Bowery and Broome
street.
bernstein was a Snowman. and for
years pa,' had taken on, anatom:-
cal exhibitions over the country fair
circuit. During the winter months he
conducted resorts on the Bowcry. He
was a married man. his wife and three
ch:iJr~n living 1t No J: West one Hun.
dr,d and Twelfth street, but at times
lie would leave home FOR weeks ana s--
side At Bowcry hotels.
lie went to the Occidental Hote! u
week ago. His health was poor. but he
va. preparing to take a show out on
lUs road.
Uernstc.u was seen about the hotel as
late as midnight. Some time later he
went 10 his room ana made careful
preparations for death. u. shaved ami
ires ss,l In his best suit o! clothes. Then
he drew hts armchair over 10 the low.
old fashioned hotc! window and looked
on. on the l!chts and the folly OF the
Bower!.
IL was characteristics Of the man that
hr drew aside his clothing when he
pres spi the revolver to his bosom. ana
che hand that st~adied the muzzlc OF the
weapon held a towel to stanch the now
OF blood. His garments were neither
scared nor stained oy the shot.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-02-28

gold chain. and hi. dark.brown mu.
,ache curl, "a, the ends. lie il frank
"n :.u earnest In what he says.
tails s, ,ho,, 10 not care to 80 into de.
Moore and other membcrs Of NJ ant ,.
Ky: WI! say that Il il true iha, :
~, ave DROUGHT habsas corpus proc.eiinv.
c T ss' In ny VIE, Vile. who is held BY her faith.
Sn"w,ns out Of this AFFAIR. By The WV
u is, y r. know Mr.. Moore. my fsther.!n1 I'm.
Nor well ,s ssH1 ~ l, ;H,,y Medium.
I InM who knows Il ali. lie know 80 more 10
"a" '"an the Supreme Court judEe"'
Had MONEY E.o.sh.
jan e t ha, !, m !. led, hi. aaush,e,
didn't have money .nouSh -, .1u I'm t.,"t
Upon os'r wedding Journcs. ma ,hs
pn,r, "4 uck"'s and room. enxared n.
came /" me- and sd'| .1f and her fainer
saia i s &c" wt tt 20 away: that the doctor
s sem a, nr't. but finally did on my wiz.
We lived at No. III prosp.c. p.,k
a. W.s'. ~ my fa'h.r-in-law's house. Tor
Nv weeks when one night 1 returned
h 1"mS ana INA wns met by Mr. Moore lie or.
ed my head 50 left, Since then I have
written TO my wife. but have not re-.
ceived an answer.
Yes. We were happy together. hut
her sister Margaret didn't like me- She's
moarrssy;" -,
are against my fRthcr-in-lnw. he II a
wealthy man. lie lives In $1,000 house,
and II ne wants to night. why. I'll give
him all he wants. What I want Is my
wife
Mr.. McGiynn also said tina, he would
have occurred Il writ Of habeas corpus
before. only he had been deferred BY
fne death OF n relative at Stamford.
Conn. where he formerly lived.
E1kagel NJ Ashury Park.
He nrst met his wife formerly Mary
MooreD In September. 1879 He courted
her continually until July. when he wen;
with her to Asbury Park. y. J.. In COM
l,anv with one Of her sisters. There
Jan. last.
The marriage. which was celebrated =,
ST.. Augustine. r thurcn IT. Brnox,sn.
Was a fashionable event. The brides
-isters-MarRnret. Florence and Bertha
acted as bridesmaids. and Mr.. Moore
gave his daughter away.
More than one hundred guests attended
the wedding banquet a; the home o: the
brides parents.
Since the wedding none OF the friends
Of young Mrs tMct;!ynn remember hsv.
ing ecen her outside Of her fathers
house. They Thought she nuS; have
gone TO live \; Stamford with her hus-
band.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-02-28
c. N. PULLMAN
MAY soon DIE.
Shattered in Health, He
Is on the Way to
Mexico.

II Is thought that the days OF young
George II. Pullman are numbered.
He Is now on his way to Mexico for
the benefit OF his shattered health. but
10 serious Is his condition that It ia
doubtful II he eve. RECEIVERS.
Pullman. II Is said. Is suffering from
locomotor ataxia AMI general break
down OF health.
Since his most recent escapade-his
adventures with the Bowers family-he
lived at the Victoria Hotel. In this city.
but 80 III did he become that his mother.
from whom ne had been estrangcd. sen,
MIN to California.
This was about a month ago. Reports
from that State are that his health was
IN no way benefited. and SOW hs has
started for Mexico,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-02-28
WIFE DIED As
HUSBAND SLEPT
Mrs. Jungwirth Com.
mitted Suicide After
a Quarrel with Him.

After a quarrel with her husband
and In despair because OF their poor
circumstances. Mrs. Annie JunEwir'h.
twenty-five years old. drank carbollc
acid to-day. She died at Bellevue Hos.
oI,a, at s o'clock. She lived with her
husband. Charles Jung~ir,h. nj his
home, No. Us seventh street. lie has
locked himself in his room and VIII NOT
see any one.
The couple had been married four
wears. Mrs. Junxwirth was a handsome
KID with large dark eyes. masses o!
raven black hair and uno figure.
The husband Is In hard luck. ne
worked at various occupations. thd
neiEhbors say. but a, none was he
Mrs. Junswir,h wen, GU, las, night
and did not return until o'clock this
Her husband was waiting for her and
rcproached her for being out until such
an hour A quarrel ensued. After jung
with had expressed his feelings he went
to bed. leaving his wife in the kitchen.
She had not even removed her coat.
She went 10 the kitchen and drank
the acid.
A few minutes later Jungwir'h was
aroused by his wifes groans. He found
her IN agony In tho kitchen. Beside her
on the door was the empty bottle
Ju!0:wtrth called for help and the
woman was sent to Bellevue. where she
died
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-02-28

But suddenly the excitement ceased
for she who had Ned had returned: she
who was lost was found. She. the wife,
Cocoia. after spending the night Wit!
friends. concluded she loved the flrs'
violin. and a, ! O'Clock this afternoon
he brought her back to the bsjou Nat
which had been the scene OF so msch
anguish.
she |. young. beautiful and spirited.
She Is a descendant Of Cuban revolu-
t,onary heroes. and she married Cass'
under very romantic circumstances.
saia lie Was Jealous.
nut she ran away from home yester.
dag afternoon. telling her wh!te-hairea
smother, the Sonora Fernandez y Ces'
psdes, that she could no longer stand
the inord,nate jealousy OF Sig. Cass''
and tina, she. Cocola Fernandez Cs"-
pedes CASH. had determined to move.
Then .he left the house. This was at
1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. An hour
later Sig. Cassi returned. lie - en-
ployed by a secret service bureau OF
scu.e kind. His mother-ln.law told him
,earfully that Colcola had gone. lie
went. lie raved. lie threw thsnS'
around. Tenants OF the nat below be-
came alarmed when the plaster began
to fall. To their anxious inquiries Cass'
explained his emotion tersels:
"Cocoa has gone" he said. and 'hey
understood. for they knew that ne so'eo
her deyo,ediy and often no!siiy.
When his emotion was somewhat
spen, Sig. cassi called cab ana
drove 10 the homes o! every one wnon'
he Thought Nigh, he shciiernE COCOA
All IN VAIN Coco!a wac not to be founo.
Could not Find Cos>ooa.
AZ o'clock thi. morning the CAB haH-
eli In front o. Police Headquarters. o's-
cassi burst into the serseants ONCE
.'coco,a has sore." ne shouted.
Thereupon a general alarm wac gu.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-02-28
READ SAD POEM;
TOOK Two LIVES
Children Heard Father
Count Three Before
Killing His Wife.

SAVANNAH. Feb. H.-lnsanity +
given As the cause Of the murder o!
Mrs. Aiken by her husband. DR.. William
F.. Aiken. who was formerly connected
with the Health Department OF New
York City. After he had shot his wife
Or. Aiken blew out his own brains and
died beside her body.
Tho doctor. who was an eye and ear
specialist. lived In fashionable par,
OF tho city. Hts eieven.year-old son
Conrad rushed into the police station
resr the Aiken home early yesterday
ard said tina, his father had killed his
mother. Mrs. Aiken -as found on her
bel with bullet hole in her temple
and her husband lay on the floor with
u bullet through his temple.
Three children. terror stricken. were
In the adjoining room.
The children heard q quarrel. Then
they heard their father count three
and nre. Again ne counted three and
f,red on the third count.
The following II a poem found on DR..
Aiken's table:
ISOLATION.
when ny naked soul shall feel
Primal darkness soitiy seal
Closer. closer all about.
Bio,,ins ali the light Of living our.
Like . german, sost and warm.
Grateful 10 my shrinking form.
rrosuls. Of the ~t,soms sleep
Free Of dreams and Oh: 30 long and deep:
whsa the mother anss, Rest
Oen,ly folds ne to her brsss,
How far Oh and dIn viii b
All these Joys and pains 'ssi1t thee and me-
Naked then ny rpsl shall feel
Primal tsrknsu sa't'y steal
Clsssr. closer all about.
D!o:t,ng all light Of llvlns out.
This vas the third attempt OF the
doctor to take his life and the second
time he tried to kill his wife.
Mrs. Aiken was Miss Anna Kempton
Potter. Of New Bedford. Mass. She was
talented and wealthy.