The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-31
STIDENTS' SECRET MARRIAGE
III CAUSE Of ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

erely wounded at Argonne forest, is
lowering between life and death at
Carithers' hospital from self-in-
flicted wound in an attempt to commit
suicide. A bullet from large cali
Der revolver passed entirely through
his body from the front, just below
the heart, passing through the lower
lobe of the left lung. The shot was
fired on west Sixth street last night
after Mileham had started down town
with his room mate, E. H. Brlny, OF
Salmon City, to mail some letters he
had written to his aunt and his wife
telling them of his determination TO
kill himself.
Mileham had returned yesterday
from Berkeley, California, where he
went to try to induce his wife, with
whom he eloped from Salmon City
several weeks ago, to come to Mos
cow She refused and he says that
she would not even talk to him and
that his heart was broken. Mileham
put in the afternoon in his room at
/ the S. P. Hall residence, on West
Sixth street, evidently writing letters
and brooding over his troubles. He
started down town with Briny last
night, saying he would not remain In
Moscow and gave directions for ship
ping his personal effects after ne
| located elsewhere He refused to talk
much of his trouble, but stated that
his wife had refused to come to Mos
cow or to even talk with him and his
heart was broken.
AS they walked toward town Mile
ham stopped and handed Briny two
letters which he asked him to go
down town and mail, saying he (Mile-
ham) would not go down now. Brlny
weIc few steps forward and hear
Mileham say Here's where / do it
and shot rang OK. AID A-less--
fell Briny summoned help and Mile
ham was rushed to Carithers' hos
pital, where investigation shows that
the bullet had passed entirely through
the body missing the heart by frac
tion of an inch and passing through
the lower left lung. There is slight
hope that he may recover but the
chances of recovery are considered
very slight.
Married in Utah
H. J. Mileham and Esther Diggles
daughter of wealthy pioneers of Sal
mon City, Idaho, were secretly mar
ried in Utah several weeks ago. Miss
Diggles had been sent by her par
ents to enter the University Of Cali
fornia at Berkeley. Mileham got on
the same train and accompanied he1
to Utah where they were married
The bride went on to Berkeley and
Mileham returned to Salmon City
later coming to Moscow to enter the
University of Idaho agricultural col
lege as a vocational training stud
1xr hn
ment. He was a veteran of the world
division, and was severely wounded il
the hip during the fighting in Ar
gonne forest. He is still quite lam
from the wound. Following its poll
cy of furnishing vocational trainin
for men disabled in war, the governr
ment sent him here and he chose ag
riculture as his major.
But the young husband longed fo
his wife and begged her to come t
Moscow and enter the university
They could then be together. She re
fused and he went to Berkley to Sc
her and beg her to come here, ex
pecting to bring her back with hin
From the meager statements he mad
the bride evidently believed she ha
married in haste" and is "repentin
at leisure" for he says she even re
fused to talk to him. He came bac
and brooded over his trouble on th
train and after reaching Moscow an
decided that suicide was the safes
and quickest way to end his menta
Mileham's parents are dead. q
has an aunt, Mrs. o. D. Nagle,
Stockton, California He wrote to hd
and to his bride, who is enrolled
the University of California undo
her maiden name of Esther Diggle
telling them of his contemplated ad
were sent to both of the
announcing what had been done.
Dr. w. A. Adair, who is atendin
Mileham thinks there is better thu
u fighting chance for his recover
but the fact that he does not wa
to get we'll is against him. He insis
that he wants to die and refuses
be cheered up or talk about
troubles The shot was fired fro
a 44-caEber Colts revolver and /
Adair is not yet certain whether
stomach escaped perforation. If
did the chances of his recovery q
much better than if the stomach h
been perforated Mileham is res
ing quite well and is rational all
the time. He was given a hypodern
injection of morphine which put hi
to sleep for a while.
S. P. Hall, at whose home Mileha
1ad roomed since coming to Moscd
] month ago, says that Mileham h
a fine automatic German revolv
but this cannot be found and it
he took it with him on
recent trip to California and pro
ably traded it for the one with VIII
he shot himself and got some mon
sto boot" as his funds are suppoa
to have been considerably deplet
BY his trip to Berkeley. He was Sd
just week, leaving Thursday of i
week and returning to Moscow Thu
lay noon.
Mileham is small of stature, well
ng about 1875 pounds and has b
yassed as well as badly wounded
shot, but he seems to have good G