The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-07
ETERNAL TRIANGLE
RESPONSIBLE FOR
GRIM TRAGEDY
Silver City Newspaper Brings
First Account of Ugly Crime
in Lonely Home on the MINI
bres River.


The silver City Enterprise. which
reached Albuquerque this morning.
brings the first recount of u grim
domestic tragedy which occurred
last week on the Mlmbres river in
Grant county. The Enterprise says;
Tho eternal trianrlc-two men and
u woman responsible for "a large
percentage 81 the uuhappiness in the
world. was the cause uf what APP
pears 20 ha 81 been murder of the
cold hloodod variety at a little ranch
home on the Mimbros. The victim
WINS deurfc King 10 ne was killed
as about Go retire. or wing ON the
bed Of his ho.ue, about s o'clock
Monday evening July 20. Ills wife
WAS Ia the room at the time, The
bullet entered Kings back near the
shoulder ana came out in front neal
the pit OF the stomach, ana from this
II is taken that either ne was stoop-
ing over or lying down az the time
he was shot. The bed was covered
with blood and the little room pre-
scented a terrible sight. Following
the shooting Mrs. King and Gussie
West, who was the third member
~ the household. walked Co the
ranch Of Adolph Hirsh, a mile or so
away, and reported she killing. say
ing that West had shot King In self
defenae Later in the evening West
disappeared and officers McCart and
Harrington started In pursuit. As
Vests people live in Mapdalena q
was supposed he would start for that
N..a. HaN ZNaE.H. NA.. u.a .suF
men from that end. The pursuit
was complicated by the fact that the
man was on foot and could not Doe
traced. At tho Diamond Bar ranch
the first trace Of West was Obtained.
as he had gotten % meal there. a
small boy saw him pass the AXE
ranch the following day. lie was
arrested by an officer from MaRda-
lena twenty-five miles from hat
place when the Grant county officers
were only three miles behind. Sher-
IN McGrath brought him to silver
city yesterday and placed him In
the county jail.
The story which leads up Ia this
tragedy Is a most remarkable one,
although differing from many Of the
same kind only IN detail. 4 couple
81 years ago West and Mrs. King be-
came acquainted and "A violent at
tachment seems 10 have prung up
between them. West was a hoarder
at THE King home. About a year ago
the two ran away together aud Went
back to Texas. Through the media-
tion Of two brothers Of Mrs. King "a
reorganization WAS arranged between
husband and wife and King went TO
Texas ana started back with his wife
90 this country. Tclegrams found on
the prisoner show that Mrs. King
sent him word to Join them In III
Paso ana that everything was all
right. West failed to meet them In
El Paso hut did meet them In Dem
Ing ana the three travelled together
by train TO Santa Rita. King supply
Ing West with "A ticket For ten days
this peculiar arraqSfwfR' found on
West show that King had Legged MN
/, stny away from his wife. oth'i"
indicate tina West ana the W"h'n"
ON an extensive correspond
cucc when separated.
West is about % years Of &c. lie
ia well known In silver CITY haNlhs
worked ns q cowpuncher on the Man
gas. Mrs. King II al attractive WON
an az 30. King was a year OF two
her senior. ,,
King was shot with a ~sprinHtielu
rifle. His slx-shooter and a ron ut
money containing Si07 was t"nhu
upon West when he was arrested