The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-04
l,lI May Have Come to
hin While in Drunk
en- StupOr.
Ms Of Wife Fail to
Ian Credence From
officials.
ii Alleged Murderess
Esw Held Prisoner in
King County Jail.

ma ke vas deliberately stupe-
Il ss<h liquor BY his wifi and
= bsrnsd alive In revenge for
- q llEs~atmeat and wrongs
Emitted uhllr almost continual
u6<r tEe Influence of drink. l.
thccry Which the officers. are
n sorkinx on to explain the
"a Il Edward king. the olAlla
rnrAer.
e...nx In her cell In the kinE
uuazy MI. Mrs king. who has
- { prisoner since last week.
nv<<<cd Of murder. denies that
= HID her husband. but she
= "a ernfllcilnE stories. and has
~ twp partial confessions. each
~ tiflsrenf
n cffesFs do not believe that
= ms tnld the truth. except as
st1< netho1 OF disposlng Of the
~. The evidence speaks all too
HHtz1 Of hos a human body was
kr1rd mr. hours in q fire not 10
x krn the ranch house. In which
b ueris had resided for eight
-
u Aid the Cremation.
re s2Ilcas % kerosene and a
- Il cord Of tire~ood was
~ y accomplish the horrible
rxnzs5cn. Blankets we're safnraf.
I WITH ne iufismmahie material
n thruwr over the corpse In order
! secure the terrible heat nsce.-
- % r~6ac~ u 10 ashes. Marty
n ~ blankets aud rags In the
k1re we're used 10 consummafe
- kkoal.sA erime.
EFssy foot 81 the farm has been
ssxAed b. the offieers. and every
- Which would possibly hide
! DIV has been cumbed thorough.
\ vSshons. developing any actual
~ vhich would support the wifc'N
MT Of hsviax found her husband
~ Il the chair.
- storT Is regarded a. almost
rsposferpas A close invsstlga.
- q The house and Of the prem.
- tnn~fl.tely surrounding would
&H<zts that King did not die Ia
q nznnsr stated By his wife. The
~ cnnelnsion left IL that he was
nxFtsret. and that his death was
o'euuriished In a manner which
zakss he crime the most revolt.
~ u The history OF the North.
~
Nske Further Investigation.
rotAy Justice of the Peace J. r
&sr< ard Deputy Sheriff William
h,dlss. Of 0ialla. who are work.
y - The case. made a further
ssssflgzlien Ia the ranch house
- sboaf the orchard nearby.
MRS several % the ch.rred bones
- been discovered some days
~
Assther handful Of eharred
ues also tao pieces u partially
Nned saspsnders and the fire.
1'ss Stations which had been on
2 s<Ad mans trousers. we're pick
= snt ef the dirt
Ikss> nnute testimonials 10 the
frrlplt end Of the rancher we're
1st4lly preserved and win b. uu.
8 = evidence IN The forthcoming
4 close Inspection u TIE interior
Z u kouse and the premises
1snr 70 light some interesting
h shich seemed 20 disprove
eerased uouans story Of hos
~ d'ed and add 10 the argument
= was more than likely that
- rot ONLY been murdered.
80 been burned alive.
story No, Credited.
- Kings story that she soaHd
hasband dead. sitting In one
e Kitchen chairs. IL hardly
. +. fof. an examination Of al
q hree Kitchen chairs leads
e inevitable conclusion that a
n.n could not have remained
nttlnE position in either OF
-. - without being held there The
LIS are Iow. backed and straight
nal klng died n natural death
10Y soald have fallen - the
-, v Required very sIlshf
'fsi5ent % upset one 81 The men
uisd the experiment. If aoat.
1'nself IN one 81 the chairs
- sin"d Impossible that 4 man
80 80 have died IN either 81 The
fNr "''i'hhs - me
..s SD The accused win has tad
.zA parties thar after NJ f,,uaa
-. :. husband dead she beoarne en-
a. and BEAT bis hfeiasa hs.lv
r. - 49, placing & 10 a wheelbar.
ss <na Wheeling n - he Hoirs
me burned 4 IL the tire.
Cause Of Disbslief
n, - eiisst The stony Is the f3et
r-s hinF was an unuaually ble
Y = more than feet 10 Iseboa
M kh' and No.ghiae At beast
ks-.a,.. .has, aud hat Ms. Eiha
H. -. |" partially paralvzea walls
~ -''n DE nae u q esne Or uras
D.. and ~ deerepit ana aeea
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