The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-07-21
MYSTERY or THE LAKE
TRAGEDY CLEARS AWAY
Wife Of the Murderer and Suicide EIopes
With David Thomas and are Found by
Injured Husband--Q Quarrel Over $18
Hat Not the Motive for the
Crime

An investigation Of the Fredonia house double tragedy.
made by Coroner oye and Star reporter this morning
revealed peculiar and hhgy sensational Of affairs An
eopement aud discovery by outraged husband were the
motives for the murder and suicide that occurred Saturday
night The eopement put forth by Mrs Thomas
Mrs Lake her real name she lay on cot in Prov
dencc hospital lowering between life and death today The
story several that she has told however and
be made to conditions arisen One fact
Mains however David Thomas the legal husband Of
the woman who lies dying in the hospital Samuel III
C. Lake murderer and suicide. her husband.
rage certificate showing that June Mary Jane Han
cock of Michel East Koo,enay b. c. married TO Samuel
H. C. Lake Of the place has been found The ceremony
performed Fcrne b. c. by Rev d. L. Gordon. Miss
~ Whitehead and w. H Bolton witnessed the ceremony.
Mrs Lake. alias Thomas admitted to Coroner Hoye the
whole affair and said that "a months she eoped from Fer
ME Thomas and that her husband had followed her
At 1910 o'clock this morning. Coroner Hoye Deputy
Wse aud Star reporter visited the of the tragedy
Yesler way Sixth avenue There was report that
had large OF money and search made
for this Trunks chests anddrawers were searched but no
money found.
In little lacquered box however the of the
der light in the shape Of the marriage certificate 1t
evident that there mystery the whole a
fair solved Mrs Mary S,ringham. prophet
Of the Fredona house when the certificate
found and said that the actions of the three had been
strange and from the first she believed that Lake the
brother Of Mrs. Thomas
A. r. Davis Ninth and Terrace There Mrs
Thomas formerly lived and had made OF conhdan Of
Mrs Davis She waspet hoe, however and the coroner
returned to the hospital.
Al first Mrs. Thomas held her old story that she had
told to the reporters others but when confront
ed with the license of her marriage she told ALL She appear
ed but little excited during the narrative and told straight
forward story.
little over year ago. she and husband Samuel H.
C Lake lived in Ferne r. c. They knew Thomas and he
frequent caller their Lake consumptive and
could not support wished was she
left him She eioped with Thomas and for awhile wandered
about the country with him Finally. few months ago.
Seattle and took up rooms with Mrs A. T. Davis
Ninth and Terrace street There her husband found
her He did appear angry at least made
that effect He took the matter phosophcally and
to Mrs Thomas Lakes own words, made Thomas
present her. Mrs Davis became Of the the
case and she told the strange trio
To the Fredonia house. where they known they
wife and nterIoper lived Lake husband only
Last Saturday night the tragedy occurred FASTENED by
quarrel Ss hat The tragedy was inevitable however
and would have sooner or later, anyway.
An inquest dead bodies will probably be held by
Coroner Hoye The relatives Of the dead have
found but II expected they will be located Mrs
wounded does not know their addresses def
natey and kilograms inquiry being The strange
puxxng the authorities very much and further deve
opments expected.
The shooting occurred in the Fredonia house at rIs
o'clock Saturday night after the three had returned from
Saturday evening shopping After the quarrel which
Mrs Thomas all heated Lake own
ROOM returning with 3sealber Smith Wesson rcvolv
Mrs Thomas three times the right breast
in the back through the right The second
wound the spinal cord between the shoulders and
ably fatal
Thomas was instantly killed. being shot under the right
shoulder blade he sat in his chair Lake shot himself
in the mouth and again in the head He died at
Policeman Stewart and Detective Barbee the first off,
GERS on the ground The bodies removed the morgue
Mrs Thomas Providence hospital She attended by
DR. Bories