Show double killing monday mr and mrs E H mitchell well known eureka people who recently took up their reticence dence at salt lace are both dead ag the of a horrible which occurred laet monday mitchell Mi murdered big wife while ho lav asleep her throat with a butcher knife he then went to the barn and hanged himself the detail of the crime are revolting in the extreme mitchell and bis wife have had trouble for several years and only a few days ago the latter came to eureka to dispose of ome property huband followed her and according to the of relatives threatened her life mrs mitchell re turned to her home at salt lake on the ath inet and her husband also left for that city at about the same time noth ini more was beard of them till the news of the doubis killing was received on monday afternoon in april mitchell Mi was thrown from his wagon on main street in eureka as the result into a hole which had been left account of sewer repairs he was injured and brought suit eureka city securing a 1000 judgment which was paid a few mon ha later mitchell has acted becu eairly at times but be was not considered dangerous about ten months ago be disappeared from his home at salt lake somewhat mysteriously and the officers spent several days looking for him finally turned up in eureka having walked the entire distance said at that time and has made the fame statement many times since that his wife had got possession of every dollar they possessed and that she made life miserable for him at all times mitchell Mi left a nole ad dressed to attorney N stott 0 eureka saying that charlie king and others had eared the trouble between him and his wife at the inquest evidence was introduced to show that mrs bell intended to get a divorce from her husband the couple were married in salt lake about twenty years ago Mi wa 67 years of ago and his wife was 61 |