Show AN OMAHA TRAGEDY A WEALTHY YOUTH CALLED TO ACCOUNT FOR UIS perfidy U mocks his cifes she K ills hijii OMAHA neb nov 17 henry W king jr of the firm of browning king co was shot dead by his former wife this morning the house with which he is connected here is a branch of the chicago house of heary W king co chicago nov 17 inquiry by the associated tress at the store of henry W king co wholesale dealers in clothing elicited the information a dispatch has just been received from omaha which confirmed the advice of tho associated press in regard to the killing of henry asking jr the son of the senior member of the firm but beyond that nothing is known king senior is acting as foreman of the grand jury and a messenger has just been sent to inform him of the tragedy the family is an old and prominent one in the city both socially and financially henry W king jr was about thirty years of age and graduated at williams college A few years ago he contracted an unfortunate marriage and as the sequel proved caused tho relatives much trouble and anxiety subsequently a divorce was secured and since that time harry has been conducting himself in a quiet and industrious manner the firm gave him the oversight of the various branch houses which had been established one in new york one in st louis one in kansas city and the others at leading points in the country under the uniform title of browning king co the omaha branch which is a retail store was established only a month or six weeks ago honry W king sr says tha woman who shot bis eon was not his former wife but a woman named mrs beecher whose home is in chicago the cause of the shooting has not developed mrs who committed the 1 murder lives in the fashionable quarter of the north side chero she has a child four years old it appears according to tho statement of a servant tho only person left in the house that beecher is an alias and that the real person for whom it stands is henry W king jr tha servant declares king has not been there for six weeks that on thursday mrs beecher or king first heard that he was going to marry a miss duffy and became much excited she has a child four years old which she left with the servant and left the city yesterday saying she was going to cleveland where she lived before meeting young king her maiden name was L gorde of late she complained that young king was neglecting her and went to her husbands father and demanded that the young man support her properly the servant declares mrs becchers beechers Be echers entirely wifely during her absence kings first wife disappeared after the divorce and her attorneys say she is now in europe studying for the operatic stage her name was carrie walker OMAHA nov 17 young king haa been boarding at the paxton hotel with a woman ostensibly his wife at a fair haired ladylike lady like woman arrived from chicago and registered as mrs H W king jr she proceeded to her victims room and calling him to tho door a conversation ensued in which eke upbraided up braided him while he urged her to go away and leave him she finally said with tears in her oyes harry will you take me to breakfast I 1 mean you no harm he repulsed her roughly aud started for the elevator she followed and overtaking him drew a revolver and shot him in the mouth ho staggered away and she followed and fired three more shots when he fell down the stairs leading to tha rotunda dying immediately she rushed after him with the smoking revolver in her hand and kneeling by his side sobbed ave murdered murd ored my husband judge brewer of the TJ S district court and many guests aye witnesses sr louis nov 17 A few weeks bince a special from louisville mo appeared in the post dispatch of this city announcing the marriage of henry jr who was shot and killed at omaha today to day to u lady at that place tho marriage was secret the members of the firm of browning king co here refuse to talk the marriage of henry W kiner jr ws announced at louisiana mo november 1 although it was claimed the wedding took place some time prior to that the bride alice duffy is a daughter of the late HOB H 0 duffy a member of the legislature from tho louisiana district some years since the wedding took place at atlantic city aad tho fact was withheld from relatives and friends OMAHA nov 17 A reporter for the bee saw the woman who did the shouting and tha following is her 1 story tk am the legal difo of harry king we were married about four years ago in church wo aved in delinois Dlin ois for s time and kept house at that time we returned to chicago and took up housekeeping at cass avenue where we lived happily and peacefully together until four weeks ago before the latter date harry the victim of the mr arder came to omaha and looked around for a place for the purpose a store ho was with mr andrews for a time he returned to chicago aad informed me he hafid everything well under way after remaining a few days he again started out giving meio understand he was going to omaha I 1 heard nothing from him and became uneasy finally I 1 observed a dispatch from kansas city that he had married fihs duffy of that place the news almost bereft me of reason and to ba candid I 1 was almost dumb we had a pleasant little home with all the money we wanted and everything that heart could wish for at our disposal I 1 loved harry as I 1 lov d my existence and to learn that he had betrayed me was more than I 1 could bear and no doubt is more than any loving cifes heart can withstand wall I 1 learned at once the whereabouts of the parents of the girl who unknowingly took my position beside my husband and I 1 telegraphed them that king had a wife residing in chicago the parents of miss duffy adlas mrs king no 3 reside at louisiana mo I 1 also bent a dispatch here to the wife informing her that king was a bigamist 1 suppose that she got the dispatch and is now on her way to learn the sad news of her husbands infidelity as I 1 have learned it did you come here with the intention of killing mr king no sir that was not my intention when I 1 started I 1 came here to have him prosecuted for bigamy he had been married three times ora walker who is preparing to go oa the theatrical stage in chicago was his first wife he obtained a divorce from her on the ground of infidelity and some time afterward he became acquainted with me when wa were married the fact that ha had previously had a wife from whom bo was divorced was never made known to me it came to me in all its horrors when I 1 was his wife but I 1 overlooked all of it though it was hard and never did I 1 allow it to weigh upon my mind in the presence of harry my maiden name was eliza beedler and my father is a retired capitalist in chicago harrys father is quite wealthy and lives on randolph street it will drive him crazy when he learns of this the statement that he got a divorce from me is untrue he never intimated that he was desirous of a separation and I 1 always thought my womanly affections were rightly bo stowed when I 1 confided them to harry until I 1 learned the facts that resulted in this but have yon seen harry since Is he dead these words were uttered by the woman to the reporter who replied that the victim had met his death As this information was imparted the woman reeled in her chair and fell into a cami conscious condition but soon recovered when requested by the reporter to continue har story she said 1 I did cot como hero with tho determination of doing anything else than to bring him to justice he not only blighted my life but he has invaded the sanctity of other homes there is fickleness of woman behind all this and the public should not be too hasty in condemning my action when I 1 saw him in the parlor this morning he refused to listen to me even scoffed at my entreaties I 1 informed him that ha would be prosecuted for forgery and bigamy and he took me by the throat and eaid for me to shut my month or ho would choke me to death if you did not intend to kill him why did you carry such a weapon 1 I carried it to protect nay own person when he treated me that way and provoked me I 1 concluded I 1 would call it into other service and in consequence I 1 shot how many times did you shoot 1 I do not remember but I 1 ahot to kill every time J was driven to it by his desperate attempts to frighten me out of taking action in the matter the revolver was a 32 calibre self acting and was tested and found perfect befaro it came aiato iato my possession then you have been assisted in this undertaking my father never to lend me assistance even when a child at school and hs lives today to day does that explain shortly after 2 mr king no 3 who had gone to council bluffs to visit some friends the night before returned te the paxton house with her cousin mrs J E snider of lincoln neb somebody had told the unfortunate woman the particulars of tho tragic event and she was completely prostrated she had to be carried from tho elevator to her room and since then has boon raving insane with lucid intervals her physicians say thore is still hope of her surviving the blow at present is under the influence or ealero form this lady has been at different times called moorland Moo roand daffy it was under the former however that ahe was best known her home is supposed to be in louisiana missouri advises advices from st louis state that she was married to king last august since hr return she has i moved in the highest social circles as mrs king and it is reported ahe had been welcomed to the family of her father shortly after the marriage although an attempt was made to keep tha matter quiet the announcement of the fact appeared in a paper this reached the ayes of the murder en wh immediately went to mrs meres family at louisiana and informed them that the young lady was living with king who was a married man in this city sha telegraphed also to mrs king ahe telegram reached hero yesterday and was only delivered in tho mornings soon after mrs king no 3 left the hotel but heuing where she was going aa hour later a n ate from king to bis wife was received by the clerk of the paxton Pax toc it waa sent to mrs kings room but she was found to be away tha note was returned to the clerk and placed by him in mr box there it ara found by that gentleman last night who marvellee marvelled marvel led greatly at the absence of his wife who had unquestionably been frightened by her rivals telegram which contained the information that she was coming here to pro bigamy CHICAGO nov 17 A careful investigation vesti gation made by the representative of the associated press tends to throw much light on the unfortunate parties in tho king shooting at omaha this morning the apartments occupied by he couple at cass street arc in a fashionable part of the city and they boar all the indications of refinement and culture no ono in the neighborhood knew of any man named king but they all knew of mr and mrs henry bolcher Bol chor this was the name of the couple ss they appeared to the people and tradesmen the four year old boy claimed as Mrs Belchers own child is really her own brother mrs kings folks live in cleveland and her mother has been twice married her last husbands name being the one under which she and king passed while living jn chicago while the couple lived in dumcy DL they assumed the name of lagarde a flyleaf in one of the books of the cass street residence bearing mrs kings autograph as follows libbie lagarde elm street quincy dl A times special from dumcy dl says in substance henry W king or Lagarde Mr as he was called here was well known in this city he came here in 1886 bringing with him a very stylish and handsome woman who was known as mrs bibbio lagarde A two year old child was also with them and it was understood to be the child of a dead bistor of the woman they all boarded at a house on eighth street king however ho always came hero on the saturday night train from chicago remained ovar Sunda yand returned to chicago monday morning the couple removed from place to place for some well defined reason mrs lagardo soon bagan to receive the attention of other men she was a beautiful woman and always attracted atten when she appeared on the streets ivhon she left here it was known that she went to chicago |