The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-08-28
MURDERED WOMAN WAS
WIFE OF RICHLAND MAN
Fred p. Freeman Says Legal Bonds
of Matrimony Had Never
Been Severed

10 make COITScClOu IN LueS6 COluILiIlS
which will wipe out false impression
given publicity in the Portland daily
papers in detailing the facts relative
to the cold-blooded murder of his wife
Mrs. Eunice w. Freeman. In these
articles the statement was made that
the murdered woman was the "divorc-
ed wife" of Fred Freeman of Rich
land. This is not the case. Mr.. Free
man states that there never was any
intention on his part or upon the part
of his deceased wife to secure d.
vorce.
Owing to incompatibility of temper
ament they have lived apart for sew
eral years, but for that reason only.
Mrs. Freeman was a very earnest
worker in the Red Cross, Y. M. G. A.,
and prison reform movements and it
was while engaged in the latter work
that she secured the release from pris-
on of Clarence Johnson, the man to
whom every clew points as being the
murderer, who deliberately slew his
benefactress by beating in her skull
with section of lead pipe.
Latest reports received by Mr.. Free
man indicate that there is no doubt
about the mans guilt, as pieces of
/ jewelry stolen from the murdered wo-
man have been recovered from pawn
shop in Seattle and detectives feel
most confident that they will appre-
bend this degenerate who, according
to all who knc within, should never
have been paroled.
i F. j. O'Brien is in Seattle on bust
ness this week.
M. d. O'Connen of Hermiston, Ore,
was Richland visitor Sunday.
! Rev. H. A. Stone spent the week
end with his parents in Grandview.
/ Miss Leona Boettscher, who has
been spending the vacation with her
parents, left Thursday for Malone,
where she will teach this year.
Mrs. Lou Wheelhouse, SON Clarence
and daughter Isabelle, who have been
visiting relatives in Oregon and
southern Washington for the past two
weeks, are home again.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Allen of Airing
ton, are guest at the w. M. Relton
home. Mrs. Allen was formerly Miss
Marjorie johnson, of Richland and
both she and her husband have many
/ friends here.
Mesdames A. G. Rosaaen ard f. G.
Bier returned Sunday from Portland,
where they accompanied Mrs. Ro
| saaen's' cousin, Miss Nancy Mathews,
that far on her return to her home la
Arkansas after visit with ker Rich
land relatives.
Grandma Mann and daughter Hat
tie, who have been visiting relatives
at Gold Bar, for the past four months,
returned to Richland Thursday. The
trip was made in the daughters car
and was most delightful, according to.
the entire party.
/ C. N. Coy of Tacoma, who is adj
ministrator of the state of his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Coy, was in Richiand on
Saturday, looking after the ten-acre
tract which is part of the estate, the
property being located in section 3,
close to town and good piece of land.
Floyd Vowel, Bill Eggers, Devine
Rhinehardt, three of Richards pop
ular boys, are home after discharge
from the service. Young Rhinehardt
saw considerable service overseas and
his experiences are most thrilling as
related to a crowd of interested home
folk.
r. D. Sawyer and son James left
Friday for Seattle, where they will WIS.,
it relatives and many old friends for
few days. On their return they
will be accompanied by Mrs Sawyer's
father, A. H. Miller of Seattle, who
will spend a two weeks vacation with
his daughter AMI family.
School will open in Richland on
Tuesday morning, September End, and
the outlook is for most successful
year. Several new elective subjects
have been added to the high school
course, among them practical book
keeping, which should appeal to a
great many of the young people.
Mrs. E. H. Sargent announces the
marriage of her daughter, Lola Reed
er to George Peterson of Tacoma, the
ceremony being performed Tuesday
morning at the Methodist parsonage
| in Kennewick,. Rev. ii. ]. Wood of
ficiating. Only immediate relatives
of the participating parties were pres
emit, the young people leaving immed-
| lately for their new home in Tacoma.