Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-02-09
FRANK FALKIN
COMMITS SUICIDE

Frank Falkin, who purchased
the A. Bradeson place north of
Toledo several years ago, and re-
sided here until recently, COM
mitted suicide at his home at las
North Fifteenth street, Portland,
last Sunday afternoon, while
brooding over a wrong, fancied
or real, of "a years standing. Be-
fore taking his own life he at
tempted to kill his wife, and did
shoot his son Albert, aged 21
years.
All afternoon the Falkins had
quarreled, said Mrs. Falkin to the
officers who investigated. She
was STOPPING over the oven and
had declared her intention of Wis
iting a relative on the East Side.
IF you don't go with me-, I'll
be a dead man., said Falkin, who
had urged her to go to a motion
picture show with him. She re-
peated her refusal. Instantly
Falkin drew a-revolver and fired
at her. She heard the bullet
whizz by her head and turned
to flee. Albert, their son, flung
himself between husband and
wife. The revolver spat bullets
at him, one taking effect in his
left cheek, another in his left
hand. lie ran from the house to
a nearby telephone and mumbl-
ed a message to the police.
When the officer entered the
darkened kitchen he found Fal-
. llin's body stretched out on the
floor, the empty revolver beside
! it. A bullet wound, which haC
: caused instant death marred the
right temple.
The son, Albert, was found {
block away, and was taken tC
|: Good Samaritan Hospital by thu
| Ambulance Service Company
I His wounds are not considered
I dangerous, and he was reported
/ to be resting well, though in ;
! highly nervous state from tn
shock of the tragedy.
I In Falkin's hand, crumple,
\ and torn, was an envelope ad
Z dressed to The Oregonian. wher
Z he had worked as janitor.
I was blackened by powder stains
: In rambling disjointed words
I charged Joseph Parker, wit
\ having alienated the affection
Z of Mrs. Falkin. 1t was signed b
I Falkin.
I "In 1898 / met my wife a
7 Joseph Parker's place. She pin
!. ned a flower on my coat. Sh
: forced the love on me when
. was a night watchman. The
4 we were sweethearts, as she tol
i the District Attorney. She Wis
7 tied Parker in 1894. don't Sc
! Stella since October, 1904, unit
I December 5, 1906, when sh
4 laid trap. She forced the mar
! riage.
I 81 am forced to act, as | talk
\ oath on 4th Of June, day afte
! my wife confessed to me, in tn
8 presence of her oldest boy. Sh
4 confessed to me in Toledo. Sh
! told me two times where sh
I met him."
4 Mrs. Falkin told Detective
7 Moloney, Ackerman and Waugh
I that Falkin had threatened t
q bring suit against Parker for tn
\. alienation Of her affections. bu
. denied that any cause had exist
7 ed.
! The Falins had been marie
I 2S eight years. Six childre
I were born to their union, Albel
\ now q years old, Pauline,
I years old; John, II years ole
I Elizabeth, IA years old; Laval
7 5 years old, and Florence,
J years old.
I Il have been a good wife
\ him." wept Mrs. Falkin. Her
! | have worked for him all thes
/ years. | was baking bread, oil
\ so n.ce-when he up and she
! my son" T he fact that he
! husband had attempted to XII
4 her seemed overshadowed In tn
\ wife's mind by the narrownes
! with which death had'missed he
1. eldest born in his attempt
. shield her.