Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-24

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gscl2red mOsc empharie2Ily that he
husband did no- commit suicide. s.
-rsc STATED IN Tie daily papers
Every one o. Mr. Kings Rzinisi
3saeh friends sc0a The theory Oi
suicide. ". :. DanneF. than whom
10 one : better able 10 judge the
lead man. does not for moment Ell
srIzin the belief OF Mr. King EzkIns
as own life MANY other well-knOwl
BUSINESS men OF This section have ex-
Jressa6 themselves as being unable
o unrsyel the mystery but they dc
io1 believe il was 4 case OF self
destruction.
In speaking OF the sad affair. MIS-
King said: = will no, believe rhe
sDOrr. and it seems cruel 70 eTel
intimate such an action 10 SO good
md honorable man. Mr.. King has
IlwEys been z model husband and 10
lis children he was the most loving
and tender OF fathers. He had not
{ thought outside o. his family and
lOme | never knew such q home
nan. We have never had a differ
4nce in our married life. He kissed
ne and the children upon leaving Us
md upon returning Does z man
EhO loves his family so deVOIedly
-Ommil suicide? Would ne de.ibe-
zEeiy have left wife and children l.
JaLEie with lhe world when his IiV
Rg would have made life easy for
.hsm9 He mas always done we'd b,
Is Look az our hoDe-the home
lat he provided for Us Slch men
% noz desert their wives and family
Inder any Stress Of circumstance
ly husband did noI commit suicide
When MIS- King was asked wherh-
= her husband was in bad health,
she answered. 'Just about Z year
4gO-i1 wss II June-Nr. King lUos
q Lrip 10 Alaska. He was passenger
u Lhe UmaLllIa. when for Twelve
lays she lay janmed IN the ice The
experience was z dreadful one He
vas Z nervous man The stain o.
hose days when he colid ger no
FOrt 10 Us and feared he might not
We 10 see Us again completely un-
served MIN. went down 10 the
lock 10 meet him upon his safe re
-urn from that voyage l was shock
d al his appearance. but l did no.
Igre 10 tell him how frightened
Eas. From that time he frequently
'Omplained of pains in his head and
le mad bal headaches. Last month
hey recurred more often and he
NED 10 De outdoors as much as pos
iible. thinking the fresh air and SIN
ihine would relieve the pain.
Last Thursday 8lr. King m)we
the lawn. When ne finished he cAnl
sntO the house and said. Lou, feel my
hands. They fe-t so queer 10 me.
took his hands in mine and they
we're cod. | began 10 rub them with
1ut saying q word for I thought if !
spoke he might think there was
something wrong with him. He had
hen q sort Of twitching about the
mouth and thin blue line outlined
he lips. From his Symphonic. feared
1 stroke o; paralysis. My theory is
hat on the next day while out in
he boat he was taken with a stroke
md lurched overheard. Scott was z
good swimmer but if such an accident
occurred, il will readily be seen how
impossible it would have been for
MIN 10 have saved himself or tried
10 get aid"
Mrs. King was asked whether she
knew how Mr.. King came 10 90 away
Out 10 Leschi park. take a boat and /.
90 boating alone. when he was not
feeling well.
Why" said Mrs. King gently.
don't you see that Is Just what
AN trying TO show people. Mr.. King
azd 10 have exercise. He needed q
-hange He =as obliged 10 walk q
good dszi. Wnen he started out last 4
Friday afternoon, Donald. our boy 1
aged three and q half years. called .
after mis- father, Don't forget my
peauutsI You will remember that
II the pocket Of one Of the coats the .
bag Of peanuts were found, showing 4
that he had not forgotten.
-Gr- King, in my opinion. had no
intention Of going out in a boat.
That was an accident and came from