Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY NO\ EMBER , 18. 18&S.-SIXTBEN PAGES.
with a cocked revolver In her Imncl. The
retreating figure was lltirry W King ,
and Uio form of thn woman was Hint of his
aliened wlfo. King ran through the
parlor , then turned find darted
through the north linllwny In ft west
erly direction. His pursuer was elo o after
him. and before ho Imd reached the stairway
"click , click , elicit , " went the jcvolvcr ,
cvervtlinoa deadly messenger being dls-
trntchcd at the retreating form of King. As
ho latter rea chcd the head of the stairway
leading to.tho rotunda of the hotel.
nn iir.Et.r.n ANI > rm.i.
heavily down the stairs at the bnso of the Im-
inensu mirror on the main landing ,
The woman followed him closely , but
after the fourth shot was llred
did tint inako another attempt , at his
. llfo. As King lay prostrate In the throes
of death , with tlie blood coring from his
mouth , the woman calmly lutolt over his
form and muttered ,
"I II \ \ K MI'IlDIMIt.ll Ml IIL'-IIXNP. "
In the meantime she hold the smoking
weapon In her hand. SUP again knelt over
" him and was about to impress a kiss upon
the pule lips of her vii'tlin whoa , seeing an
. officer inter the hotel , sin- arose to her feet ,
and as Sergeant Mostjn and Detective
Ormsb.v approached her , she informed them
that she bud committed the deed.
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At this point the greatest excitement pre
vailed In tlm corridors of the lintel. Largo
crowds began to congregate at various
plucks , all l > ont nn gleaning in formation con-
cgining the details In the case.
The woman was hurried away to
the central police station and was
placed in the oflleo of Chief Soavoy
in oharpc of Detective OrmsbA leporlor
for TIIK lieu was ushered Into the pioseiiec
of the lady.
Title of the .Shooter.
"I am the legal wife of Harrv W. King ,
Vo were married about four .vcars ago in
Chicago. Wo lived in Quincy , 111. , for n
time , and kept house at that point.VV returned -
turned to Chicago , and took up housekeeping
lit 'J10 Cass street , where we lived pcaucrully
together until four weeks ago. Hcfoio tno
latter date , however , Harry came to
Omahii and looked around for a nlant for the
purpose of opening up a store here. Ho was
with Mr. Andrews for a time. Ho returned
to Chicago and informed me that ho had
everything well under headway. After re
maining home -Tor a few days ho again
stalled out , giving MIU to understand Unit ho
was going to Omaha , I heard nothing from
him , and became uneasy. Finally I ooservcd
In a dispatch finm Kansas City that ho had
married a Miss Duffy. The news
almost bereft mo of my reason , and to bo
candid , I was completely stricken dumb.
Then we had a plu.iH.inl little home , with all
tUo monev In fact everything that heart
could wish , at our disposal I loved Harry
us I loved my existence , and to learn that
in : HAD IIITUVYII : ) MI :
was more than I could buar , and no doubt is
more than any loviag wifo's heart can with-
btjiiu. Well , 1 at once learned the
whereabouts of the parents of the
girl who unknowingly took my po
sition beside mv husband , and 1 tele
graphed them that King had a wife residing
in Chicago , from whom ho had not been
divorced , The parents of Miss Duffy ,
alias Mrs. King No. 3 , reside at Louisiana ,
Alc > . I also sent a dispatch heio to the wife
infoimlng her that King w.is a bigamist. I
suppose that she got the dispatch and is now
on her way to Chicago to learn the sad news
of her husband's inlldclitvusl have learned. "
"JJid you como hero with the intention ol
killing Mr. King ! "
"No , sir ; that was not my intention when
I started. I came hero to have him prose
cuted for bigamy. Ho has been married
three times. Ora Walker , who is now pre
paring to go on the theatrical stage in Chicago
cage , was
HIS rnisi wirn.
Ho obtained n divorce from her on the
grounds of infidelity , and some time after ho
became acquainted with me. His father is
wealthy , and resides on Kundolph street ,
Chicago. When wo wore married the fact
that ho had previously had a wife from whom
lie was divorced , was never made
known to me. It came to me
In all its horrors when I was his
Wife. Hut I overlooked all of it , although it
was haril , and never did I allow It to weigh
upon my mind m the presence of Harry. My
maiflou name was Elba Decider , anil my
father is a retired Capitalist in Chicago ; it
will
llrtlVE IIIM Cll\7.\
when he loams of this. The statement that
ho got a divorce from me is untrue. He
never intimated ttiat lie was desirous of sep
aration from mo , and I always thought that
my womanly affections were rightly
bestowed when I confided thorn to Harrv ,
when I learned of the facts that resulted in
this. "
"Hut have you seen Harry since" Is he
dead ? "
These words wcrouttered by the woman
to the reporter , who loplied that the victim
bad met his death. As this information was
imparted the woman
niiui : : ) IN URIC CIIAIII
and fell into a suml conscious condition , but
boon recovered.
When requested b.y the reporter to con
tinue her story , she said :
"I did not como here with the determina
tion of doing anything else than to bring him
to Justice. Ho not only
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but ho hns invaded the sanctity of other
homes. He forged mv father's name
to papers that if Justice wore done would
land him in the penitentiary. There is more
than the tlcklencss of u woman behind all
this , and the public should not be too hasty
in condemning my action. When I saw
him in the parlor this morning ho
refused to listen to mo. Ho even scoffed nt.
my entreaties. I informed him that he would
bo prosecuted for forgery and bigamy , and
ho took mo by the throat and said for mo to
shut my mouth or ho would
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"He hold fast to mj neck , hut I never
Bcroamed. "
"If ion did not Intend to kill him , why did
you carry mioh u weapon ; "
"I carried it to defend mv own person.
IVIion ho treated mo that way , and provoked
me , I concluded I would call It into other
service , and in coiiscituetico I shot. "
"How many times did you shoot ! "
" 1 do not remember , but I
SHOT TO uii.r.
each time. I was driven to it by his desperate -
ate determination to fi ighten mo out of tak
ing any action in the matter. The revolver
was : m-calihro self-action and was tested
and found perfect before it came into my
possession. "
"Then you have been assisted in this un
dertaking1 )
"My father never refused to lend me as-
alstanco , e.vou when a child at school , and no
lives to-day Docs that OMilaial"
"It IH htated on unquestionable authority
that you are not thi ) lawful wife of Hairy
W. King , and thattho umrriiiRO loliitions
that lutei twined your lives wore dissolved
bv proceedings uofoio a tribunal in Chicago.
What have jou to cay in this ivspecti"
' Tliat is a false ropivNoiitnlinii and I can
provo It. t am his wlfo and was duly miulo
so by thu bonds of marriage which only are
severed in case he is dead. I icgiot that it
devolved upon mo to do this. I have n child
hood home thut will bo enveloped In sorrow
when the IIIIWH reaches there. You can draw
the grlmnc-i of the situation for yourself ,
God only knows the venom with which such
nn affair like this Is churgcd , U all arises
bofoiu mo like a dream , and when 1 rulleet
when Marry King took my hand and hold it
in thu tics of wedlock and I left m } own pa
rent w I roof , 1 really cannot say that 1 am
sorry for what lias tratiHplrcd to day , "
"Do you realize the enormity of the crime
you aio charged with and have committed I"
"Yes , I comprehend the situation quite
definitely , but do not regret the result In the
least. Ho maligned my character , and when
a woman's chnractar in taken from her she is
dispossessed of the il cures t trophy In human
existence. To say it all , I have performed
my mission m a manner which I , myself ,
hold Justiliabla and nm willing to nbidu the
consequences. "
"It Is alloyed that you possess a lascivious
character , "
"It is not so , and if you have any compos-
Hlcm for n woman whose brain and heart is
qvorladcn with speechless sin row you will
not countenance nuch reports. "
The woman rol.itud her story in a straight
forward iiiunaor , and though gllghlU be
wildered , was frank and prompt in her state-
molds In each and in cry Instance.
> "When Ilvlnu with Hurry I WAS in finan
cial restraints at times , and I oven had to
pawn my jewelry. I finally concluded to sue
for a divorce. I reported my case to l.uther
Li. Mllln , who agreed to net as my attorney ,
A lawyer named Admits , who acted as ut-
toruey for Harry's father , offered to
give mo $10 per wcok If I would
again sign papers of release of
Hurry , Wo finally tigruud that I was
to receive ft.noo In cash nnd waste
to have my rer.tpald up to May 1,1HSS. This
being reached I signed the paper of release ,
The next day I was Informed that Harry had
married Miss Duffy , and upon learning this
1 Instructed my attorney to at once flic pro
ceedings for a divorce , but my attorney was
of the opinion that after accepting the $1,500
It would idace the result In doubt "
"What do you know concerning thU Miss
Duffy' "
"Of her I can say but very little. I have
heard Harry speak of her often. He gave
her brotiior a position in the Chicago house ,
and urged mo to take this elrl Duffy as n
companion , stating she was a poor orphan
and that she was worthy of kind attention.
Hut I refused to accept her as a companion ,
and ujion 1115 * suggestion she lived with her
married brother. I did not know Harry was
married to her until 1 road it in the papers. "
Hof'oro the Shots.
Julia Dcsking , chambermaid in the upper
portion of the hotel , was nt work In the hall
way that led to the entrance of the room oc
cupied by King. She states that the woman
came upstairs accompanied by a bell-boy.
She appeared nervous and her face was
heavily veiled. She had a valise in her hand
nnd carried a dolman on her arm. The
woman , she states , walked to and fro In the
hallway awaiting for King tocome out of the
room , aad when walking would at Intervals
suddenly clutch herdiess in the region of
her pocket us if to nnko sure that something
which she intended to have was not missing.
It is thought that she was evidently keeping
a close watch on the instrument which \ \ as
designed to dispatch the life of her huslnud.
The woman , the chambermaid said , was con
tinually muttering something , hut her utter
ances were not audible.
Thorn * U lie Haw It ,
Judge Hrower , of the United States circuit
court , was standing In the rotunda of the
I'axton nt the time of the shooting. "Tho
llrst shot , " said he , "startled everybody in
the olllce and there was a general rush to
learn the cause. I think I heard only three
shots , one right after the other. Just as I
heard the third report of the pistol t saw n
man at the head of the stairs on the west
side of the hotel rotunda. He staggcicd
and then throw himself or fell ,
to the landing , dropping in a heap. Immedi
ately after him came n woman. She hurried
down stairs , past the bo.ly without stop
ping , and entered the rotunda with a pistol
llrmly graspud in her uplifted hand. Two
men rushed toward her and removed the
weapon. She appeared about to faint and
was placed in a chair , while several of us
fanned her witli our hats. She said nothing
at llrst , but finally asked , 'Is he
dead ) ' When told that he was , she exclaimed -
claimed , 'Let , me go to him " and made an al
to nipt to arise. She was restrained , however -
over , and as by this time the rotunda was
filled with excited people who had poured in
from the dining-room and sticets , she was
removed to a little loom at the side of the
elevator on the east side of the hotel. That
was the last 1 saw of her. "
Louis Thomas , the bell-boy , was perhaps
thu only eye witness to the shooting. He
stated to a rcpoitcr that he was in the eleva
tor , which was descending. HeMIS looking
dnectlv at the principals as they sat talking
together on the sofa. "A bell call having
been turned m on the upper Hour , King re
quested the ; youth to "start upward , " mid
Justus the elevator came to u halt , being
about midway between the llrst. and second
Iloor , he saw King Jump to iiis feet and saw
the woman draw her revolver , and when
King was about siv feet from her , fire a
shot. Ivlng was prep.iring to run nt the
time and had his back turned on the woman.
The two then ran through the corridor with
the above result.
After ( lie Shooting.
Largo crowds congregated at the hotel and
coroner's ofllce , where the remains of the
uiurdeied man were temporarily placed. The
crowd became so largo at the undertaking
establishment that u placard on the door was
posted as follows : "Tho remains of King
cannot be seen here. " In the hotel the girl
domestics were busily engaged in wiping up
the spots of blood that fell from King fresh
upon the Turkish carpeting as ho made
his last and final effort to escape
the wrath of a craved assailant.
From the blood s-ots ; on the floor
but little can bo said or discerned as to the
exact location of the two when the iiist snot
was fired. In the hallway , extending cast
and west on the south wall , a large
rent was made In the plastering , nt about
the ordinary man's ' Height from the floor ,
which is evidently the work of one of the
bullets ns it went wide of its errand. This
leads the major portion of the individuals
who took an occular survey of the situation
to believe thatcvery shot was ilrcd with dire
intentions.
How She \Vns Won.
In her statement to Chief Senvoy Mrs.
King s.ivs that she xvas married to Henry at
Quiacy , 111. , on the 8'.ttli ' of October , 18iO. At
that time ho was traveling for the firm of
Browning , King& Co. , and ho gave his name
of Charles Legards , and uador that name
she was married to him. Later she learned
of his actual identity , and the papers and
certificates of marriage were destroyed in
Chicago.
There was a settlement proposed and
brought about by Kinic's fattier , or Mr.
Adams & Wustlako , on thu 3d of February ,
1S57 , and for a consideration of $100 she gave
up all claim to King. On February . ' > Henry
wrote to her asking to live with her again ,
although his father was very much opposed
to thu match. Shu consented , as she be
lieved , that hhu was his actual wife ,
although ho had married her under an as
sumed name. He treated her so cruelly that
they again separated , ho giving her $1,500 on
the 'Jth inst. to release him again. Her
lawyer , Mr. Mills , was very much opposed
to this settlement.
On Wednesday last she heard 01' his mar
riage In Kansas City for the llrst tune ,
The Inquest.
The inquest was atmounet' ito occur at the
city hull in the afternoon , and in consequence
a large concourse of puoplo repaired to the
scone. The prosecution and evidence was
placed before the jury by County Attorney
Slmeral , where the following were em-
panneleil as a jury before winch the In
quest was held George .MOil lock , George L ,
Dennis , L. H , Ferguson , G. F. Uruuker ,
N , N. Craiy and Frank Hanloii.
Louis Thomas , the bell-boy , wat , tlm first
witness called. He testified to having seen
King two weeks ago and saw him this morn
ing with a lady. Thu woman that was with
him previously asked to be shown his
CKIng'H ) room , saying that she was his wife.
He testified to having escoitcd her to the
parlor and also to having waited ten
minutes for King to dress and como
out of his room. They afterward
took the elevator and were lowered from the
third Iloor to the second , where they seated
themselves upon n sofa and conversed to
gether for twenty-live minutes. Ho saw thu
woman lira a shot at King , as the latter
aiuso iiiid retreated from the i > ofa. He saw
her follow King , who was running , and
heard tliieo otaer shots Ilrcd. The remainder
of his testimony was to the same effect as
the statements made to u reporter immedi
ately after thu shooting.
Joseph Smith was next called , Hu testi
fied as follows :
I have known King three weelts. I saw
thu woman after bho had llrod four shots , I
got ono of the bullets that lodged ia the wall
[ producing thu bullet ) . I naw King fall , but
did not bear him snaak. I was at work on
the seeoud Iloor , but did not see the shots
tired , 1 henni tlx nol..u and just us I reached
the west end ot the hallway I saw the pris
oner with a revolver In hand and King lying
on the stairs apparently dead ,
John Mangle , a porter at the Paxton hotel ,
wni the next witness culled. He said ; "I
saw Mrs. King come into the hotel at live
minutes to S o'clock this morning , Shu had
nothing but a small grip with her and she
advanced to thnonico and registered herself ,
She then entered the elevator and wont up
stairs. Thu next time 1 saw her , about ten
minutes uftoruuril , she was sitting on a sofa
In the parlor with Mr. King. I knew Mr.
King very well. They were talking very
nicely , and as I pasaod I heard Mr. King say ,
What wonianl' The lady appeared to get
slightly excited after Mr. King tnado
this lust remark. The lady had nothing In
her baud at this ttcie , for I looked at botli of
them attcutivoly. They deemed to uvKctttng.
on quit * nicely the last tlmo I saw them ,
They were together ten minutes. The next
time I saw Mr Klrrg ho was shot and -dj Ing
on the stairs. I was one of four others who
helped to carrv the deceased up stairs to the
third floor. We did not take him to his own
room , but found ono vacant adjoining I saw
no blood in ttie hallway , but I remember
afterwards seeing the female help washing
the carpet.
George W. Scott , a traveling man from
Kochestcr , N. Y. , was the next to take llio
stand. Ho snld that ho arrived in Omaha
this morning nnd went to the Paxton hotel ,
Hu had noror been here but oiico'beforc and
had never seen the woman who did the Mioot-
Ing. Ho saw her register and heard her ask
for Mr. King's room. Ho went to Ills room
and saw the lady on the same landing of the
third floor walking up and down. Slip nt
this time seemed to be impatient. Kho was
there some time. The next tlmo I saw her
he was sitting on a sofa in the parloi with
the deceased They appeared pcrlectly calm
at this time. Thu next thing I know was
that I heard ' . " .iree shots fired nnd nn looking
up 1 heard a fourth I then saw tlm lady
standing in a stooping position on thu stairs
and saw the deceased fall. I went to where
the excitement was and heard Mrs , King ex-
chum :
"I've shot mv husband , who Is married to
another woman and Is living In this hotel. "
The witness next examined thu revolver
with which the shooting was douo and rec
ognized it. He nlso tooit the maker's name
and the number and general description and
entered them in his uoti ; book. The number
ot the revolver is si)7T : ! ) , and is n double
action smith & Wesson. The witness then
continued : The man was lying d.\mg and
the woman kneeling over him. I raised the
woman and she statrgered. Then wo sot
her in n chair. She was very p.ilu
at this tlmo nnd somewhat excited.
Next she was ted to the small room at the
back of the hotel ofllce. Here she said I've
killed my husband. 1 did not come heio to
kill him. but to have him in rested for big
limy. lie cuught me bv the throat and I
fired. She ashed mo to go to him. She next
said : Hu got me to sign papers of which 1
knew nothing , and this mined me finan
cially She further said : 'I saw his mar
riage with Miss Duffv , the lady he is living
with now , announced in the Kansas City
papers , and it almost distracted me. 1 went
to his father ami asked him about it , and the
old gontloiran icmarkcd "It's a woman ease
and 1 don't want to mterfeio. , ' His
father asked me not to create
a disturbance for the family's sake.
1 made up my mind to come to Omaha only
half an hour before the train stalled. I
wanted to see his third wife , Miss Duffy ,
and try to persuade her to lot her husband
go home with me. "
The witness acknowledged having received -
coived $1,3(0 ( to keep nwuy from King ,
iving gave her the revolver with winch she
killed him , the last time she saw him before
the tragedy. She always kept a revolver
about her , more paitlcularly nt home , as
Mr King was often absent. List incht on
the tiaui she took the revolver trom her
satchell ami kept it in her pocket during the
trip. bhe had met the deceased
through u mutual friend and married him.
They were legally married in ChiiMtro. The
deceased took the coitlllcate and , in fact ,
everything , for she at that tune had implicit
confidence in him. They were married un
der the assumed name of Liiigard two yearn
ago. They had no children , but at one time
when she expected to become a mother the
deceased abused her to such an ox-tent that
she suffered a miscarriage. She had had no
child ! en since.
M. A. Hobert M. D. was next called am'
testified as follows : I am ; i medical man
practicing in Omaha. I made a post moitea :
examination of the body of II W King to
day I found the wound ol entrance in the
back of the deceased two inches fiom tin
spinal column , under the i ight shoulder blade
The bullet passed from the point of entrance
into the chest nnd struck the upper edge of
the llftli rib. Thence it deflected upwards
and iiuvardft towards the loft nnd m its
course passed through the trachea just above
the division and through the aoitu or mam
artery ftorn the heart into the loose tissues
under the breast bono. Death was caused by
the bullet piercing tlio aorta or main artery.
Tins caused internal hemorrhage and death.
From the direction of the bullet I should say
it was shot from above. I had ux'ammud the
mouth and found no wound of any kind there.
No other witness having been called , the
Jury retired and returned the following
verdict :
That H. W. King came to his death b.v a
pistol shot tired by lih/aboth M. Heechler ,
with felonious intent , in the hall of the i'ax-
tou hotel , Omaha , Neb. , November IT , IS-i1 *
The Murdered Man.
Harry W. King , Jr. , the murdered man , is
the son of H. W. King , sr. , of the great cloth
ing firm of H. W. King & Co. , Chicago. He
is about thirty two years of age. He grew to
manhood in Chicago , enjoying all the pleas
ures of that great city under the liberal gra
tuities of Ins father , who is ranked among
the wealthy men of that place.
Thu firm is ono of the most substantial
clothing houses in the world. It has eight
branches , one in each of the cities of Phila
delphia , Cincinnati , Boston , Kansas City , St.
Paul , Milwaukee , St. Louis and Omaha It
is composed of H. W. King , sr. , the senior
member , who is rated at about $ . ( ,500,000 ; W.
C. Urowning , who is worth $1,500,000 , andC.
W. Dcwoy , who is also very wealthy.
The deceased is also interested in the
concern , being included in the "Co. " 'Ihe
houses were established by the firm in thu
main to occupy the attention of young King ,
who from an early agu had evinced a disposi
tion which practically unsuited him to the
tedium of close commercial life. He was
placed in charge of the outside concerns ,
having general supervision of them , the de
tails in each case being attended to by local
managers ,
The branch house in tills city was estab
lished about live weeks , though the deceased
hud been heio for some weeks before
thts opening. Ho readily made
the acquaintance of prominent busi
ness men with the younger and gayer of
whom ho easily became very intimate. He
was a handsome young man , with florid com
plexion , affable manner and cheerful dispo
sition. Ho was a good entertainer and saw
as much of the lively , though unobjectionable ,
side of life while here as anv young man
could be expected to sro in the time men
tioned. He patronized tnc theaters , thu
drives , attended dinner parties and was at
night generally found In the bosom 01 his
boon companions.
Shortly after his coming ho routed a suite
of rooms from an cstnnablu lady on Dodge
street , whose name is withheld. This was
about the 27th of July. He hold the suite
for a short time , when ho stated It w.is
too warm and asked for a room on the llrst
floor of thct house. He took possession of this
a few ilajs later and on the follow
ing Sunday Introduced to the landlady , a
young , modest and pretty girl named Moore ,
who , ho said , was his cousin. Ho rented an
other roomfor her for a couple of days , until
her mother should arrive. The mother
failed to arrive at the time mentioned , and in
the meantime the hindladv had discovered
that King and Miss Moorohad borne relations
other than those of cousins. So
satisfied was the lady of this
fact thut she gave Mr. King to
understand that he had deceived her , and
that she could not entertain him under her
roof , King protested that Miss Moore was
hm wife , but thu landlady did not believe
him. Finally , both loft the house , Miss
Moore , on Saturday night , claiming to go to
St. Louis , where It Is ttiought she lived , and
King going to Chicago.
Thu latter , however , kept the key of his
room , and though lie was several times writ
ten by tlm landlady , ho gave questionable
answers as regards his futuio Intentions
with regard to the place , Ho finally wrote ,
however , stating that ho would return about
thoUlstof September , which ho did , occupy
ing his loom but one night. Ho then assever
ated that ho hud bcoa married and bugged
the landlady to keep secret the fact of the
marriage. offering her any sum
which she mlrt'ht dodro , The party
however , did not stop In the house , going to
the Barker , where they lived as man and
wlfo , and subsequently moving to the Paxton -
ton , which they entered on the Hrd of this
month.
A few nights ago Mr , King gave a wine
Huppcr to u number of his friends ,
nt the Paxton , among whom were some mem
bers of the college from which ho graduated ,
Ills wife was introduced to the guests , ns
she had previously been to nmuy of thu most
prominent families of Omaha.
As appears in the statement of
the woman who did the shoot
ing , the wife with whom King lived bora was
the third to enjoy that title. From the 11 rat
of these , a notorious woman of Chicago , ho
was divorced at u grout cost to his father.
The .locond wife , as olsowhe.ro appear lay *
claim In mnrrlnrp. which , however , is dented
by the fatherf yT1 II. King , .sr , who tele
graphs from Cllciirp its follows :
"This womiyi Iv"ii6t nnd never was his
wife , but she ij limed that Im had promised
to marry her , trRFCTf was false , "
It was claimed that King had been married
to her while In a seuil-nneonscious condition ,
and that when fiia-u-nliied it , ho found that
she had mailo ini nu mind to persecute him.
Last night , lyyit.Jat Vlth several gentle
men in thu Lnion club. It was noted
that ho was npt In the best ot
spirits , a melaiiDiily seeming to hnvo taken
iKissession of him. Ho spoke of his wife ,
however , and stVyJithat he had Just rented
a house from Fml McConnell on Davenport
between Twenty-fifth and Twentv-smh
streets , Imd furnished it , hired a servant and
would occupy It to-day. Hut In this rnspcct
his expectations were sadly disappointed.
ThVliustVlfo. .
Tills lady 1ms been , at different times ,
called Moore nnd Duffy. It was under the
former , however , that she was best known.
Her home Is supposed to be in Lexington ,
Mo.
Mo.Advices
Advices from St. Louis say that she was
married to King in last August. Since her
lottiru she hns moved in the highest
social circles us Mr.s. King , and
reported that she had been welcomed
to the family of her father la-law Short l\
after tier marriage , alt/hough an attempt was
made to keep the matter quiet , an announce
ment of the fact appeared in the papers.
This roacticd the eyus of the murderess , who
Immediately went to Miss Mooro's family
in Louisiana , Mo. , and informed them that
the vouug lady was living with King , who
was n married man in Uho city. She also
telegraphed to this cltv to tlm last Mrs.
Kiur. The telegram reached here Frida.s
mid wasonli delivered In the morning. Soon
after , Mis. King No. i $ left the hotel , but
without telling wiioreslie was goint' . An
liourhitorunote from Mr.KingtolnswIfo was
received by the clerk of the Paxton. H was
neut to Mrs. King's room , but she was found
to bo away. The note was returned to thu
dork mid placed by him in Mr. King's
hibox. . There it was found by
that gentleman last night , who
marvelled greatly at the absence of thu
wife , who unquestionably had been frigbt-
unud bv her Hull's telegram , which con
tained the information thut slid was coming
out hero to prosecute H. W. King for
liigamj. Mrs. King No : l did not return
Fridav night It was this absence whh h
caused Mr. King's misgivings ut the club ,
that night , when ho communicated to Ins
friends the filet of his takmir up u home
life.
life.Mrs.
Mrs. Kitir ( No. ,1 went to Coun
cil IJlutTs with a schoolmate , who
is the wlfo of a traveling man
who passo.l through the cit.Fridav ,
Thovweieln company the day before and
both went to a barber shop where they Imd
theirlmlr cut
Had she been present In King's room tins
morning it is not unlike'.v that she would
have been meted out the fate of her husband.
Kinijs TMurdoror.
The story of this woman is told in lierown
story above. Shu is , however , not unknown
to fame. She is reputed to bo one
of a family of four daughters of ad
venturesses who used to reside in Chicago ,
on Cnss street m proximity to thu residence
of the father of thu deceased. Her maiden
name was Decider- , though she has been
known under several other patron vmics. She
bus been despised ; ! ) } the father of the dead
man , v\ho has been importuned b.\ her , espe
cially so , since she ) qai nod of the son's last
marriage. The father came out here , found
bis sou marnt'd , unlid was satisfied
that ho hud been * mar nod legally Here-
turned to Chicago , ifcot the objectionable
woman to si n some papers on the pavmcnt
of $1SIX ) What the .papers were , she at
the time. claimed she did not
know. When she found out that
it was a lelimmishuiont of her alleged
claims on The soil , she Became enraged , wrote
her telegrams a { aoye ] , mentioned , mid the
rest has been told"
heiTft ofiMrS. Killcc N < > . Jt.
A lady engaged las Uoacher in one of tii
local scholastic nktublislnncnts , stutes tha
about four weeks ago she returned to Omtilu
fiomu visit to frfenfift in St. Louis. In tin
sleeper on thc rouJy oine'shu formed the ae
quauilauce-of a lady thatoccupied a berth ii
thu sleeper adjacent to lier. Thu latter stated
that stic was destined for Omaha and con
fided the secret to her friend of her relations
with Harry W. King. She stated that her
maiden name was Duffy , u ihiughtci of
Judge Duffy , ot St Louis , but that shu was
secrctb married to King her own paients
even not having been nifotmud as to the
trans'iction , tliu latter supposing that she
was in attendance at a convent Hchool. Since
her arrival here loiters addressed to her at
the convent bv her parents have been for
warded to Omaha. She also stated that Mr ,
King would malte their marriage public n
the near future.
I'rostrntod.
Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday Mrs. King
No. IS , who had gone to Council Hluffs the night
befoie to visit friends , returned to the Pax
ton hotel with hercjusin , Mrs. . ) . 12 , Snyder
of Lincoln. Somebody had told the
unfortunate woman the full par-
ulars of the tragic event , and
shn was completely piostrated. She
had to he carried from the elevator to her
room , and since then she has been raving
insane , with brief lucid intervals. Dr. Lee
says there IH but little hopes of her sustain
ing the blow. A.t present she H under the
influence ot chloioform.
Mm. Snyder , her cousin , says that tins
beautiful young woman wus married se
cretly to King because he caused her to be
bevu that his fattier wished him to marry
another girl in New York. About Septem
ber ( ! they made their marriage public. Mrs.
Snyder speaks in the highest , terms of the
purity of character of her cousin.
IMarricit in Iiuvn.
In the rotunda of the Paxton last night a
reporter accosted Mr. James Snyder , a trav
eling representative of the firm of Haug-
heait Bros. , of No. l.'iO Fifth avenue , Chi
cago. Mr. Snyder , through the marriage of
Mrs , Nora Suyder , ncu Miss Nora Bans-
letter ( his wife ) , becomes related to Mr.s.
King , neo Miss Duffy , in tlu bonds of cousin-
slnp. In response to a query concerning the
ties existing between King ami the ioung
lady m question , the reporter was escorted
to a private parlor on the third Iloor of the
hotel , when' Mrs. Suyder was seen. Concerning -
corning the murrnigo of her cousin to Mr.
King , she said :
"My cousin Informs mo that they wore
married ut Atlantic , la , on the 1st of
last September. Thu acquaintance- existing
between them inns buck to the days
of my cousin's ' childhood. Her father used
to keep a More at Louisiana , Mo , , and Mr.
King used to sell .him his goods At that
time Hurriotto ( Mis.'Kipg ' ) was but u child.
He mot her some tint * ago in St. Louis , where
she was engaged its clerk la Frank Bros. '
store , and tacir acquaintance was renewed.
From that period they associated together
and It ended in thulnjnurriage She was in
formed of thu jealous disposition of the mur
derer of her husband. and also thut there
were circumstances Unit 'required the lust
marriage to bo kept it' 'secret ' at that time.
On account of this , f ho tiowly made bride
ileclliied to live withijienhusbind until the
marriage was madepublic. She returned teSt
St Louis and resumqd her position in thu
store , remaining thorp until about Septem
ber IS , when the secret of their murriiigu was
made known. The coiiplu shortly afterward
LMIIIU to Omaha arid took up quarters
nt the Barker , wliure"they remained for suv
sral weeks , " f
Concerning the report of an evening paper ,
Mr.s. Snyder stated that some strange ami
untrue statements had boon mado. As to
Mr. King sending his wife away to Council
Bluffs , she states that he protusted against
lior going , but as she ( Mrs. Snyder ) and her
liusband were Intending to attend the opera
in the muffs , ho permitted her to go , but re
quested that she return as early that night
is possible. She failed to return that evening
ing , and did not know that anything had hup
, ) oaed her husband until Mrs. Suyder broke
, hu sad news. She was rendered unconscious ,
ind up to a late hour last night had but
ilightly revived. Her cousins wuro coa-
ituuily at her betlsldo during the afternoon
ind night. As to the woman who dispatched
: he life of King , they claim to know but lit-
lo , but are of the opinion that the two
irero not married. They stated thut
.lie alleged wifu hud frequently
.hreatoned King's llfei The statement
nude by the murderess to the effect that Miss
Duffy was in Chicago , and also that King
'avo. her brother a position at tint , place , Is
pronounced untrue. Mrs King , neo Miss
Duffy , is authority for the statement that
neither she nor her brother ever saw
Chicago. Her mother and brother resldo at
Now Hannotij , Pike eoutitv , this state , the.
father of the girl having died several years
ago She is described as being tall and
graceful , with fair complexion and of a bru-
uotte type. She is reported to bo a prepos-
acssing woman , ar.d nlso to have loved and to
have been dearly loved by her deceased hus
band.
or Deserted AVifo ?
The whole affair is a most mysterious ono
from any standpoint The woman who did
the killing , while Insisting that sliu is the
lawful wife of tlio dead man , admits that a
short tlmo ago she leceived $1,500 from
Henry AV King , sr , and plgucd a paper re
linquishing her claims on the son , On the
other hand , for S ! me time after his arrival in
Omaha thu dead man introduced his
present wile as his cousin , anil tacitly
denied any closer relationship. Thu
fact that a closer relationship ex
isted was so marked as to cause several
boarders to change thelrquaiters. A promi
nent official who held nn interview with the
prisoners this morning intimates thut no
lormni mairlago coiomouv seems to have
been performed between Kb/a Heechler and
the late Henry H. King , jr , anil ttlat the law
would not reeogui/u her claim to be con
sidered as his wifo. Friends of the deceased
speak of the eonueetioti ns an illicit one and
so known to Mr. King's family who did their
best to settle it before his mariiage to Miss
Duff.\ .
The problem then resolves Itself late the
question'
Was Henry II. King , jr. , killed by wife or
mistress * Was thu motive which Inspired
the fatal shot the- mad rage of a desperate
mistress or the Insane vengeance of a be-
triucd wife !
_
DlU.ilielli's Toll-drains.
Last night It was discovered on good an-
thority.that one of the telegrams , seat to thu
patents of Mis. King No 'J , formerly of
Louisiana , Mo , was as follows :
Your daughter has been married to a man
who has a wife here from whom ho has never
been divorced. Write me or give mo bur
addioss and 1 will go and see her.
This telegram was signed by Mrs. King
No. 'J.
At that time Mrs. Kiii No. ! l , was in this
cilj. In response to the tulegram , the fol
lowing answer was sent , being signed by the
mother of King's last wife :
Have wired the parties. Think your dis
patch bogus , but telegraph further particu
lars about the matter.
In the Bastile.
After the examination of the assailant by
the chief of police , she was turned over to a
couple of ntnVers , who drove her to the county
jail , whoioshe was locked up in a cull. Tor
a few minutes she sat on the narrow bench
of her pri-on like one stunned , and when
iihe lliialh came to the lealiration ot her stir
foundings she biolte forth iu a Hood ot tears
and moaned most pitifully. Tliucold-visaged
jailer was vislblv affected by the touching
scone and hurried away to conceal his
emotion. _
The Gnu.
The weapon with which King's ' life was
dispatched was , i strongly constructed Smith
.t Wesioii of .l.-ralhbre H bore evidence
of having been used but little , and it is gen
erally thought that It was but recently pur
chased for this purpose alone. It was turned
over to Detective Ormsby at the time of the
arrest 'I he fact that but four empty shells
were found in it tends to confirm the icport
concerning the number of shots llrod.
Mr. Kltulieii m An cry.
After the inquest County Attorney Slm
eral caused the witnesses to be placed under
$ 'iOUO , bonds to appear when called upon.
This seems to have incensed Mr. "Dick"
Kitchen , of the Paxtou hotel , as most of the
witnesses uro employed In the Paxton. Last
evening- , when the county attorney was in
the rotunda of the Paxton engaged in busi
ness in connection with ttio bond of Mr.
Scott , one of the principal witnesses , Mr. K.
Kitchen came up to him and said in a most
angry tone :
'Say , Lawreueo , why did yon put those
boys of mine under bondsi"
"In older that justice may not be per
verted. I think as county attorney that my
action is pel fcctly proper. "
"You don't know what you'r talking
about , " said Mr Kitchen.
"Well , I think it best for the interest of
justice and the county which I rcptcsunt that
1 do it , " t-aid the attorney.
"You're a d d ignoramus , " said the hotel
man , walking away.
Preparing For Shipment.
I'pon entering the undertaking rooms of
Droxcl & Maul , lust evening , several of the
attaches of the establishment were found at
work preparing u costly receptacle for the
remains of King , which will be shipped to
Chicago over the Burlington at IliMthis
ultcinooii. Manager Wik'o.x , of the clothing ;
establishment in this city , will accompany
tliu body to that place. The casket designed
to contain the corpse , is made of heavy iron ,
and is enveloped In black cloth. Heavy sil
ver mountings are elaborately used.
MRS. KKIOOIIUIOU'S SI3KVANT.
She Throws Consldcrnhlo flight on the
I'nl'ortnnute Affair.
CIIK krto , Nov. 17. fSpucial Telegram to
'I'm ; HIITho : : | woman whom Harry King
fir-it married has u sister living huro now.
Her name is Wheeler. Mrs. Wheeler was
gieatly horrified whoa a reporter brought
the news.My sister. Harry King's wlfo , ! s
now m Pans , studying for the opera stage.
I think the woman who killed Harry was u
person who went by thu nuiiio of Lottie.
Soon after m.\ sister left him ho took up
with this woman , and they have been to
gether inmost constantly. "
"Was nol vour sister divorced ! "
" J'hore never was a divorce ; merely a sep
aration. Harry did not know iiow to appre
ciate his wife , and his family caused the
couple considerable trouble. There were two
separations-the first one shortly after the
imirnagu became known. Then Hurry's
folks sent her to Knrnpa to got her out of the
way. When she returned they lived to
gether for a wlille until Harry deserted her.
Since then they have never been together.
Mrs. King has boon in Paris the last two
years. "
Then1 was u red spot on either check of
Hurry W. King , father of the murdered
man and head of the big house of Iloury W.
King & Co , as ho nat In his elegant ofllcu
and told the meagre details in his possession
of his son's death. The deep lines and fur
rows which years of struggle with fortune
have marked the kindly face of Mr King
showed cluuicr and deeper in the flush on
his countenance , heightened by contrast with
the fust whitening beard and h.nr.
At the mention of his son's name his oyus
filled with tuaiH. ' Mr. King talked calmly
nnd resignedly of his sou's murder , but the
effort was apparent , and he had to suppress
: i choking sensation buloru lie could go on.
"I have very little now * about thu affair , "
ho said. "I have only a brief telegram say- .
lug that ho was shot by this woman from
Uhieago , who claimed that lie had promised
Lo marry her. 1 know nothing about her , or
ibout their relations , except a little that 1
liuuid in mi indirect way mncu his marriage.
She was a Libbiu Beuehlur , and was , 1 un
derstand , a fallen woman. She insisted that
Harry had promised to marry hor. I suppose
hat they had BOIIIO relations witli ono an-
jther , out ho could not have seriously consid ;
ered marriage with a woman of thut clans.
Aftur she hoard of his marrlugo with Ml s
Duffy she was very much incensed , nnd
nvoru vongoamo against him. 1 knew nothing
if nor whereabouts , and did not know where
Uio lived. I hoard she lived somewhere on
Jans street. , und I presume , I don't know but ,
> niy presume , thut she became so angry that
the followed him to Omaha , and I think as-
mulled him at the breakfast table at the
I'uxton house , where ho und Ills wife wuro
warding. He married about a month ago a
Miss Duffy , daughter of the late Hon. James
Duffy , of St LouU , nnd they wont at once to
Dmuhu , where ho hod churgo of our concern
.hero. I do not know anything of the do-
ails of the shooting nxcept from the
jriof telegram I mentioned. My son was
louiewhat wild , but not of a bad disposition ,
lie was twenty-eight years old und had ;
; rinccd a tendency to renounce his loose
lablts , ami his marriage would have reformed
ilin Thu body will bo brought heio for bur-
al , "
"Hurry King was ono of tuo tuo.it KOU-
erous , large heat ted young men In this
town , " sabl a young mnn who works for a
prominent llrni In the same line of business
"Ho was kind and good natuied and had
only the one faint of being ton fond of the so-
doty of women of the half world "
After the Interview with Mr Kluc the re-
( wrtorsoght thoiuhliess of Mrs Heechler
In the directory the mime of \ \ illlnm Beech-
lei appears , and 'JO * Cass trcet it gives us his
residence Calling at the number the re
porter rang the bell and a servant girl re
sponded.
"Does William Heecbler llvo hero ! "
"Yes , " said the girl , hesitatingly.
"la he at home ! "
"No. "
"Where Is be' "
"I don't know. He is awav. "
"Is Mrs Heechler at homo I"
"No ; she Is away , too. "
"When did she go1"
"Yesterday. "
"When will she return i"
"Sliodiiln't say. "
'
"Do you know'whoro she lias gene ! "
"Shu we'll to Clcvol.mil. "
"How do you hiiowf
"Shu mild she was going there. "
"Wull. she went to Omaha and shot a man
named King , Didn't you know that ! "
All this time the girl , who said her Imiiie
was Rut itio Nelson , had acted in n dared sort
of wuj , ami slm begun to whimper when the
last question was plumped at her
"Is that tiue1 she finally said , adding'
"Yes , 1 hi'ird she had killed her husband "
"Aio Klinr and Heechlor one nnd the
saniii. " '
"Yes "
"When did Mrs. Heechler llrst talk of
going away' "
"Yesterday. She came in and told mo she
was going to Cleveland. She said for me to
talto care of her little bov till she camu
back "
Tins conversation took place In the ontrv.
The reporter finally Invited himself upstairs
and into a pretty front parlor tastefully fur-
nlshud wheru the girl told the story'as she
knew it , as follows ,
" 1 have lived with Mrs. Heechler a good
while She was a kind mistress. Shesi-emeil
to get along so nice with her husband. They
were both incu people Ho was not much
here. She said he tiaveled , anil that was
the reason he was absent so much.
He gave her plenty of money until
icccutly He was here last nbout
six weeks ago. 1 was away on a visit ami
did not see him , but the girl who was hero
sain ho uas nice. On Thursday evening she
heanl something about Mr , King She said
she hoard he was going to marry a Miss
Duffy. Her husband's father and brother
knew all nbout it. mid she snld ttie.v were
afraid young King was going to get imirned
again Mis Hceiher cried nil night She
did not suv anything to me about going to
Omaha. She said Cleveland was where she
was going. She must have made up her mind
to go oner.y short notice . She just put a
few thinj.s together and left about 1 o'clock
. \usterdn.y afternoon "
"Hadou heard her complain ol Mr.
Ueeehlei's tioatmcnl of herself mid child ! "
"Nol until latel.\ . "
"What did she sa.v ! "
"Shu said ho was not sending her any
money. Shu said she went to her husband's
father and told him she was entitled to sup
port. If tlm husband did not furnish her
money willingly she would Had a way to
make him do it. "
"How long sliico she ivcolvud money from
him' "
"Not , since Miss Duffy had been engaged
to him. ' '
"Mr.s. Bcecnler know of that engage
ment ! "
"Well , not until lately. She wrote him a
letter telling him ho must nol neglect her I
think she knew nothing of why hu neglected
her until Thursday night. It made her fuel
badly and she nuaily crmd heiself to death. "
Questioned us to the habits of Mrs. Heech
ler , the gnl said her mistress was as nice as
any lady. "I never saw iiuvthing out of the
way with her. She never had any visitors
but bur husband. "
A number of books , including ono or two
of Kos's novels , a copy of Aldnch's poems ,
nnd other works of a like character , lay on
the center table. Glancing into One of these
thu reporter saw this description : "Liz/ie
Legard , Cleveland , O. " "That was Airs.
Beech lur's name befoie she married , "said the
girl. When asked if she knew un.\ tiling
nbout her mistress having separated from
Harry King , the girl said she find not. Her
mistress always claimed to be Mr. King's
wife. In regard to the assumed name the
gnl could give no lucid explanation. She
knew her master's name was King , and not
Uecchler , but sue did not know why lie as
sumed the latter.
The greatest sympathy is felt heie for the
King family.
NO ONK ItNKW KING.
Hut the Description of Recchlcr Tal
lies With the Murdered Man.
Cuicvoo , Nov. 17. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Brx. I Your correspondent this evening -
ing went once more to the house whore "Mrs.
Heechler" hud resided. She and bur hus
band sucmcd to be well known by the trades
people ia the vicinity , but no one had ever
heard of the name of King. The description
given of Heochlur. however , is almost identi
cal with that of the murdered
man. A lady friend of Mrs. Bcech-
ler asserted that the little boy whom
Mrs. King claims as her child by King is
cither her brother's or the child of a .sister.
All who live In thu vicinity give Mrs. King a
good reputation , and a few intimate friends
say show-is of a very amiable disposition.
The lady above referred to told your corre
spondent that when King loll his wife four
wcelcs since ho failed to leave n cunt of
money. His father was appealed to
nun he furnished $100 for current ex
penses. Mrs. King then retained Luther
Latlin Mills , the well-known attorney ,
to obtain a divorce on the ground ol dot'r -
tion and failure to suppoit. This bill was
about ti bo filed when she licaid of her nus-
band's man rage with Miss Duffy. The in
formation scorned to change her demeanor at
once , and after some hesitation she sunl a
dispatch to Miss Duffy , at Om iha , in which
she claimed to bo the wifu ot thu man Miss
Duffy hud married , and saying that she
would come on. At noon Fri'luv flhu called
on her attorney. Returning to her homo ,
she prepaid ! hoiMoli for her journey to
Omaha , taking thu 1 o'clock train. This is
nil the lady had heard , until thu news of the
shooting was taken to her to-day
Thu story told by the murdoicss , that her
father Is a retired capitalitalist in this city ,
does not appear to be borne out by the
acts. A Swarm of reporters have been
hunting high and low over thu city for him ,
but , up to midnight , not the slightest traru
of such a personage can bn found. Your cor
respondent learned from another soin oo that
her parents lived in Cleveland , O. . and lulu-
1-raphod thoic for information. A reply hns
just come that no .such person or family can
bo found there ,
Willie King and the murdciess lived here
It was under the name of Bcechlur. In
fjuincy , 111. , where they passed considerable
Lime , they wuro known by thu mime of Lo
Lf.irde. A fly leaf in onu of the boolcs scun
it their apartments here to-night bore tlio
nscription. "Libbiu Lofrardo , I'M film.struct ,
IJuInoy , III. " A late visit to King's
( datives lulled to elicit any further
nfonnatlon. Tlioy assort stoutly that Harry
v.is not murried to the woman who shutlnm ,
10 mutter what might have been his ruln-
.iims with hor. A special dispatch from
Jtiincy , HI. , latu to-night says the "Ltyartlo"
oupl'j wuiu very well known there in 18U ,
mil asserted that the suppose 1 wife acquired
lonsiilwablo notoriety by the attentions she
ncolvcil from other men , bosnles her hus
mnd ,
The
LOKHIAXA , Mo. , Nov. -Special [ Tolo-
rum to Tin : Bii.j--A : : telegram received
icre this evening status that II. W. King jr. ,
on of II. W. King , of Browning , King&Co. ,
it. Iuin , was killed b.v his first wife to-day
it Omaha. King , ut Atlantic , Iu. , Sunday ,
tuptomhcr a , this year , was marrliid by Kuv.
'oddur to Miss Alice Duffy , daughter of the
utc Hou. Hugh C. Duffy , of this city , u iuor-
hunt , and member of the stuto legislature ,
A Summary or Klnc'u Idl'o.
PiiiMnsu'im , Nov. 17. Mr. ilrownlng ,
enlor member of the firm ol Ilrownlng ,
Cing & Co. , was astounded when a reporter
howcd him a telegram announcing young
ring's tragic death , "A nd yol It should not
urprlso mo , " he added , "when I think of
iIs career. Henry W , Klntf , Jr. , " ho contia-
od , "w the son of ray partner , Henry W.
ring , of Chicago. The eon , however , Hud no
onncction with the llrm. Ho was nbout
wenty-seven years of nge. nnd the most
ruthful summary of LU life i that he wan
n prodigal son. A college graduate ot tin-
Usual intellectual powers and flitted with a
tlno prosoncc , hiph social powers and every
thing else calculated to make n successful
man , Henr.x W Kln& , jr , threw nil nslda
and plunged Into tlio wildest dissipation Ills
father did ovor.Ulitatr to we him but it was
no tise. The young man sooined wholly un
able to nslst temptation. The tragedy will
ho a terrible blow to his father. "
CAItl.NKT GUKHSI'iUS OIUM'INO.
1'rcsUlont Clctclniul Semis
Hclnumt to Spain.
W \snt\nTox , Nov. 17. [ Special Telegram
to Tilts Bui : , i Tao local papers of Wash-
ingtoii , as well as all the metropolitan dailies
which are received here everi morning , con-
tiutios to discuss tht > peisomiol of President
Harrison's cabinet , uud It is rather amusing
to see how varied are the guesses which tire
made Scarcely a day pusses that new .slates
are not m.iile up nad broken , and same of
tlio names suggested for places around the
ofilcial mahogony mv absurd HI the oxtromo.
There never was a time after a presidential
election when the cabinet guessers were so
greatly off as they are this year Not n man
In Washington can predict intelligently a
single iiuiuo us a sure member ot
the cabinet , and it Is universally admitted ,
for tno first time in years , that thoio is no
room to think that thu president . -loot has
made n slnglo promise It seems t bo u
foregone conclusion that ( leneral Harrison
will select the very best men available as ad
visers , iin.l even thu most astute pihtu'luns
admit that they have not the slightest tdi ? . ,
based on uu.\ thing authentic , whom hols
considering In connection with the various
portfolios. It Is true thut letters have boon
received from Indianapolis giunp alleged
authentic forecasts , hut there is no good ion-
son for supposing that the writers of thesu
letters have any belter way of finding out the
intentions of Ueiieral Harrison than these
who have not seen him , as all who ha\e hud
the plcusuio of converting with the president
elect say that ho 1ms parried nil inquiries
touching Ins intentions in this inspect.
1111 : MINI-ITU 10 si-u\
It was not nt ail surprising to the Initiated
to hear tins afternoon that Piosldoat Cleveland -
land had temleioil thu post of minister to
Sjwlii to Congressman Perry liolmont of Now
York. The ioung man dei lined a roiiominu
turn to congress because the seat comes too
high for oven his expensive tastes It Is said
that his election expenses In Iviii were up
waids ol iflM.OiKI , and that It would have cost
him , or Ins lather , us much as that , or oven
more , to havu sccuiod u leturn to congress
this\cur. , The politicians iu his district 10-
gardcd him as u lamb to bo shorn , and have
sheared him upon every opportunity. When
ho declared his intention of lettriug from tliu
housii MIIIIO months ago hutis asked if lie
intended to enter the diplomatic service , and
ho evaded u direct answer It is learned
that his naiuu has been mentioned in connec
tion with the post ever .since the resignation
of Mr. Curr.\ , but thu president Hesitated
about tendering it to him until after the re
sult of the elivlion was known. Perry Belmont -
mont has tew of tne elements of a success
ful diplomat and his enemies Mere assert that
thu president's hesitation was diiu to his de
termination to appoint a bettor qualified
man to the place , if ho had been re elected.
As Cleveland is to retire to private llfo so
soon ho prob.ibl.s thought , that Mr , Belmont
would make n good enough minister until
after the Jth ol Maich.
CONIK.U I AWAItnr.l ) .
The secret.m of the treasury has awarded
thu contract for the interior finish of thu
public building at Keokuk to ( Jeorgo Van
Horn , ot tins city. The amount of the contract -
tract is $ ! H,7lX ) ) . 1. B. Linton , of the super
vising nrchl'.eet's ofllcu , treasury department ,
will leave for Ottumwa on Monday to select
a situ for thu new federal building to bo
erected there.
Iowa null NcbruHlcn
W\sm.sciTox , Nov. 17. [ Special Telegram
to TIIK Ur.K. ] Iowa pensions : Original in
valid John M. Turner , Victor ; Martin Tin-
ley , Sunhorn. Increase Abuur Jiuld , DOS
Monies : Hoburt Howard , Dos Monies ; Dauicl
Umbreu , Grand Junction ; Charles W. Itupn ,
Shannon City ; Kuajatum F. Patterson ,
Avoca : John llollin. I'uhiskl ; George W.
Hall. lowu Falls. Keissuu and incrffcso
\Villmm Haigh , Haze ) Green.
Nebraska pensions Joseph L. Cope , Cham
bers ; 10d ward C. Huron , Scribner : Henry
Weste , Buttle Crook , Reissue John Plank ,
Hustings. _
Washington Brevities.
The annual report of First Assistant Post
master General Stevenson shows that dur
ing thu List fiscal year U , t > 8 fourth clasn
postmasters were appointed. During tlm
year lHi ( ; postofllecs were discontinued , and
thu whole millibar of postofllces mere used
was " .sao.
Commissioner Stoukslagor to-day reported
the adjustment of the grant to the Cedar
Kapuls & Missouri Kiver ruilroud com pan v
to the secretary of thu interior , wherein it is
shown that the company has received
y.i.T. C' ) acres more than said company is en
titled to under said grant.
A 1'liiirnnxcint I incd.
Dits Moix'KS , la. , Nov. 17 , [ Special Tele
gram to I'IIK HiiK.l Information was re-
. ui veil at the ofllce of the state board ol
iliurinaoy to-day that W. H. Smith , a rogis-
, ered pharmacist of Shell Hock , Hutlor
; ouuty , had been prosecuted by Conanis-
iionur Pcekot for allowing unregistered
lerks to sell poisons iu violation of the
) hanuuey law. He was convicted and lined
; ] UO and costs.
; V Denial I''roin ' Allison.
Dinii'Qri : , la. , Nov. 17. [ Special Telegram
0 Tun Bui : . ] Senator Allison was aslteil
o-day in regard to the special dispatch simt
1 om Washington to a number of people slat
ug that ho had written a tetter to a frioinl
here declining under any circumstances to
.crept u cabinet position if oifeicd. Hu said
hem was no truth in the report and thut hu
lad wt itten no letter on thu subject.
I'rof.
Di-s Moixiis , la. , Nov. 17. [ Special Tele.
ram to TIIK Bur. . ] Tliu governor to-day up-
ointcd F. Ii , Cooper , of LoMars , to bo u
lumber of the state board of educational ox ,
miners , in place of Prof. 10. 1C. lildrldb'O , ol
xmisa county , who has resigned ,
The Oniclul KutuniH.
Dis : > Moi\ii3 , In , Nov. 17' The olllclul ro-
urns from every county in tliu state glvo
luirihon yiL.VJJ. Cleveland l"y,8W ; Hurri-
oil's pluralltp , : ilC'J3 , ,
Liinnul Ilcport or the Union I'nclflo.
Toi-KiCA , Kas , , Nov. 17. [ Special Tolo-
ram to TIIK Hnn.1 The Union Pacific tall-
ruy to-day tiled Iu annual report with the
nlroad commissioner. It shows the earn-
igft of the company for the last year to have
ecu { 3uu' , u78.43 , and the total expenses
ISU'J-t4H.70. : , The company also derived an
iconic of $ S2. > ,5IO from stock owned und
( 10,070 , from bonds owned ami WU.lia from
ilscellancous Investments during tliu year.
'ho ' company icccivcd IlUl..iSO.US from fcaluH
f lands and fM ! > , J07.by from outstandliifi
intrarts , making n total of ? ! ) , ir > lasy.70.
liltih IIUH been locolvod from thu union ol
a land up to tno present time. The total
andcd diibt of the company is tll-4l ) > " > , lli7 ,
. has issued stock to the amount of $ > Xi,8 , JS-
JO to build and equip the roud.
Hu lnesH ' 1'roiihlcfl ,
CHICAGO , Nov. 17. Two attachments tverf
sued this morning hrough tne sheriff's ' of
20 nt'ulnst the omburruified firm of I.lndaiini
ros. Both attachments alleged that per
UIIH of the goods in possession of the firm
id bocu fraudulently convoyed und iu
gncd to other portions , Thu attachment *
$18,000 ,
A. Dofaiiltor HiilllcH.
DETIIOIT , Nov. 17. Woid wni received
: re thU afternoon that Colonel John Atkiu
in and Henry Thurber had effected a belt lo-
cut In louden , Kng. , witti the ubsi'/mdmu
inker , C. W. Wuldron , of Hllhdulu.
iidUjjli 4iionuy has bcon jfiven up to juiu- |
ito uli of the banker's debts.
I'l'lncictoii Piit'enM liarvanl.
1'JifXOrio.s , N J. Nov. 17. Princeton to ,
iy defeated Harvard in a : : irtrithijj foo'
ill mutoh. Kcr.w 's to 0.