East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26

This afternoon the body of Thomas
o. White, who killed himself Satur-
day evening after having attempted
TO take the life of his wife, was
hurled at Echo, having been taken
there on the morning train by the
fntner and brother of the dead man.
According to the story Of w. C.
White. the father, his dead son had
been living with mis- family on a hill
ranch n few miles out of Echo. 1t
was his fathers place, but the parent
had his home on another ranch on the
river near Echo. Trouble evidently
arose in the sons household and
about two weeks ago Mrs. Norton, a
sister of Mrs. White, came and took
her to her own home. White also
accompanied his wife to the Norton
place. There Mrs. White was asked
by her brother-in-law II she wished
to live longer with her husband. and
on her replying that she did not
White is said to have been asked to
leave
After White left the Norton place
his father and brother say he passed
the time at Echo and in Pendleton
but that he did not go to Portland
1t is their belief that he wished q
reconciliation with his wife and thai
the watch found upon his person wal
meant as a present for his wife anc
the trinkets as gifts for the children
he. being fond of them all. The dead
man is said to have been a hard
worker and a sober man, but a poor
manager. Before moving onto his
fathers place near Echo, the family
lived for time at Umatilla, where
White had worked, handling coal fol
the railroad.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. White anG
her child were driven to this place
by her nephew, Orville Norton. Mos
of the afternoon was passed by the
woman in S. A. Newberry's office
where divorce papers were drawn by
that attorney. Mrs. White is said tC
have remained in the office through
fear that her husband would attack
her IL she ventured on the streets.
About o'clock Saturday evening
White was found by Deputy Sheriff
Joe Blakeley and served with the
complaint in the divorce suit and al.
so with a restraining order. White
asked the deputy to explain the mean.
ing of the papers to him and the
same was done. The ground for tn,
suit was cruel treatment.
BY this time Mrs. White, her Z.
year-old girl and young Norton hat
started home along the road leading
west of here. White then secured {
horse from local livery stable ant
started after the hack. On overtak
ing them about three miles from tn,
city, White rode up and opened fire
at his wife. The first shot took eff
feet in her wrist and the woman fel
to the bottom of the hack. TIVE
more shots also struck the woman
but they inflicted but slight wounds
across her back and II is not though
she will have any difficulty in recov
ering unless blood poisoning SHOULD
set in. One bullet also struck younl
Norton in the knee.
Evidently believing that his wifi
was dead White then rode back II
the direction of town and after III
had come about a half mile dis
mounted and after reloading his re-
volver placed It to his forehead anC
fired. Death is supposed to hav,
resulted almost instantly.
News of Whites death and of hi
murderous attempt on the life of hi
wife was brought to town by TIVE
men about 3 o'clock and Coroner Hen
derson was at once notified and sum
moning a jury, he left for the seem
accompanied by Deputy Blakeley
After completing their investigation
the jury. which consisted of Charlie
Myers, william Temple, C. d. ,Semple
Paul Davis, James Neagle and G
Neuman, returned a verdict tina
White had come to his death by hi
own hand.
Following the ATTEMPT on her lif
Mrs. White was driven by her nerheN
to the j. r. Brown place nearby, an
there was attended by DR.. r. II. Rim
go. Yesterday morning she was re
moved to the Al Norton place wher
she now remains. DR.. Ringo state
this morning that the wounds them
selves are all slight and that unles
complications should arise she Wi
have little trouble from them. I'll
shot that struck her wrist ploughe
along toward the elbow for about fou
inches. but was not deep. Saturda