The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-02

Seeking
FORMER
HUSBAND
Tacoma Man Arrested as
"Other Man" Denies He
Killed Her


Chief Smith OF Tacoma TO be on the
lookout for Edward Cunningham. He
Is wanted in connection with the
shooting of his former wife, Mrs.
Theresa Cunningham. 20. shortly be-
Tore midnight last night In her
Tacoma apartments. She died In a
hospital early this morning.
Cunningham disappeared from
Tacoma last night. supposedly in his
maxwell automobile. Tacoma police
believe that the woman's former
husband might be able to throw light
on the circumstances Surrounding
tho crime.
That a repetition OF the old love
triangle eliminated in the shoctinw
was Indicated today with the arrest
at Tacoma Of Ray r. Moon. q lodge
brother OF cunningham's, as the al
legged other man" He is held with
out ball.
Moon Is married He Il eajd To
have whimperingly confessed this
morning to Captain OF Detective
STRICKLAND that he was in Mrn
cunninsham's apartments last eve
ming He denies he shot her. He
claims " left her about s:4s o. m.
She In thought to have been killed
about IL y. m.
THING CUNNINGHAM
NAY HAVE SHOT HIMSELF
Meanwhile Cunningham Is believed
by police to be, racing along the
highways today. far away from
TacomA, or to have taken his own
life. kilograms and circulars were
being dispatched to cities In the
Northwest today. He is 10 years
old. feet s inches tall. has a thin.
long face. brown eyes and black hair.
His Maxwell Is n gray touring car.
1918 model. license number 7511i.
Cunningham Is an uncle of Mrs.
Edith Cunningham stagg mother Of
kidnapped Bobby stagg He had been
employed as a shoe clerk.
Tho the finger OF suspicion points
to have prepared to leave Tacoma BY
the other man in the case. Is known
{ oahve prepared to leave Tacoma by
automobile at daybreak this morning.
Mrs. Cunningham sued for divorce
from Cunningham about two months
ago. He did not contest the case and
she was awarded the decree The
day after the decree was issued Cum
ningham walked into Prosecuting
Attorney Askren's office and de-
manded a warrant for the arrest Of
Moon.
SAYS MOON
XHRECKErn EYUC urnHrD
This man wrecked my honne,- ne
told the prosecutor. He appeared to
be highly agitated
Cunningham was told ne could not
have warrant unless he had def
mite evidence to support his charges.
He replied that he had no evidence
only suspicion.
The next day Mrs Cunningham
Informed the prosecutor that Cum
ningham had gone to her home
while she was away and had taken
carpets and other pieces OF furniture.
She then went to the police and
Deputy Prosecutor Ray issued a
search warrant. The city detectives
then raided Cunningham's rooms IN
the Allyn hotel and found the car.
pets and other articles.
They also found 81 caIibre auto
matte pistol and a half a pint OF
whisky.
Cunningham then returned to the
prosecuting attorneys office and
promised to let his former wifo
alone. He wrote to Deputy Ray and
asked for the return OF his gun. Ray
issued the order and the police de-
tectives gave him the gun, requiring
him to sign a police receipt for 1t.
That was on Nov. 1.
FEARED CUNNINGHAM
WOULD MURDER HER
Hearing that her former husband
had recovered his gun. Mrs. Cum
ningham told City Detective Peter.
son 'if you hear that am murdered
you will know who did IL. He has
threatened to kill me. He win do it."
This was Petersons statement to-
day.
Girls employed at Mccormick
Brothers store at Tacoma, who
knew Mrs. Cunningham. declared
that she was in constant fear OF her
former husband
Mrs. A. c. Lee, who often walked
home with Mrs. Cunningham, said
she often told her that Cunningham
was following her home.
Mrs. Cunningham told the police
that Cunningham lurked In tho
shadows in the alley back of her
apartment at nights. that he often
traiied her about the city. Wednes-
day night Ray Moon went to Mrs.
Cunningham's room. This was defin-
itely established today
He chopped her wood and helped
her with the chores. The police
found the ashes OF his cigarets on
the cook stove in her apartment
Neighbors of Mrs. Cunningham saw
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