, 1879-06-05
RUTH, THE CLEANER.
Continuation of the Investigation Of
That Alleged Arson.
Auntfo Ba1dwin's History Investigated
By Mr.. King.

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Ing ,
was recallet. Sic testi1cd that she had known
Mrs. Quinn number Of years, nl,s. has nawu5s
bucu friendly to her. She hatl been engaged
10. yoass In Waiting prisons md like institutions
upon missions Of charity, and had at one tfma
been engaged in tho millinery business. sla
had never been advised to STAT homo md hoia
meetings In the interest Of her daugt.
ter, md Mrs. Qulnu, In Visiting kala.
mszoo, had always stopped with her
married DAUGHTER. i{cr calling upon
several persons III Katamazoo was to find out
whether her policy wss gool or not. Mrs.
Quinn had ofton talked to her about threats the
Catholics hnd madn agninst her property. VII
ness had nsvcr told Mrs. Dixby that the Casho@
ltcs would hurn her hnuaa In six months. She |
feared trouble to tho 1sov. Bernard Quinn. for |
1ner,y Catholic priest. wlso WAS about to join |
tic unltarians. lie had become lIberaiizctl, md
that. in connection with tho trouble hc bad Ind |
ia Connecticut, led her to think that Mrs Quinn
might l,ayc trouble. Witness canlc to ChicaEo
her return Mrs. q. and one Heller were down
stairs for long time engaged IN writing an |
article for publication The article waa 70 bring
some Chtcago physician to time, anu unless no |
tended to publish tie article. sllo hail found
Mrs. Quinn worry intellectual, exceedingly In |
puls!ve, and had heard her say that she did not
fear God, man or tl!e devil. enc haa oltcn on.
"auntic," Mrs. Baldwin, torhrtl Mrs. Quinn, |
luggng and kiss!ng ctc., and had heard Mrs:
Quinn complain that she was gettHt, tired OF
such Eush from woman. Mrs. Quinn was gen"
erous to fault, WAS an nuthorcss, nntl had nl-
ways written poctry,-soma for l'o'aeFoBs Otn''
oera!, md often for an agricultural pnper in
Michigan, She had Pre-: p.epafed yol.!tas o. Of
published. Mr.. Quinn, WAS learned gentle.
man, and there vas nothing agatnst HIN except
his liberalism. He was Mrs. tluinn's third llu3-
to follow her.. She did not bclieye
that Mrs. @. feared any one. Tlle article that
Mrs. Quinu was wrIt1ng was ut tho instance Of
Keller md tts npEppse %as n. e aks k;rs soa GU
ut the time, which was borrowed iHoncy. Wit.
ness Ind no malice towara Mrs: Quinn. ull.l
would even forgive her attorney. Mr. hi1lg, a.
flre ttat Mrs. Quinn won!l have, eUu,o conncc-
tion WITH IT. ller suspicion had been aroused
!. whcn sll0 visited MaYwood, anu Wien sho went
homo abe told her husband that Mrs. t}uiun's
house was to be burned. Ssc. did not think
Mrs. Quinn was going, to burn the house b.
cause sho was In Michigan. but sl.c thought sho
kncfr It was to DO burcefl. a letter from the
vttacss tn Mrs. Quinn after thu fire was ihen
,ubtnIttcd IN evi1cnce aud reatl, In which SYM,
a. tathy was expressed, md al[uslon was ninue to
r he el,spiclons etlo Ind had as to the burnMg of
/ a.e property, but directed moro particularly to
T.
Re-. MRS. BALDWIN
vas then recalled by tho defense for eross-ex-
animation. Sl,c was requested 70 raise ller veil
aud testified substansinllyas ~ follows: She WIS
widow md wns IL years Of are. She llal been
to tho altur since tho death Of her husbn,lu to
get married, but ,cforo the cese,nony flaa been
completed some ono stepped up nnd bid her i'll
tenae lord Eo to hls vile. slle aad never secM .
Of her history, showing that s'lu !vns born in
Amber, N. T., u1,tl during har. life lind bcen
from ocean to ocean a,nl from the ]ukcs 10 the
glif. ,she hal lived In Detroit, owned house,
wlliel, had bccn burned, und she colIcctc.l thu
Insurance. Bho had been III the III
et,raucc bus!uess. as solicitor md eo!-
lector for tho Northwestern Mutual Lift
Of ,bftlwaukee. Shr did not know III Whit
year rhs was married, nor iow long her hlss-
band lived, but she did not 60 into tic usltranec
business until three Or tour yeara, after
W With .l.c GENERAL Agent, slr. Davis, but her
health failed hur ani she ca1ne buck to Chicago,
Where sho rented rooms one ol wt'ell stI' sui
seque,tly rented to the General Agent She
Insurance COMPANY Of Now York, nnI suhsc-
0uently with tho Protection Life Of this city:
Whilc With ths , lattcr Company che lsscd IT
calno to llye With sirs. Quinp. Air. King was
nbout to aBE her It she Ind not received u lcttrr
from Mr.. Davis while stsc was as Mrs. QMtnn's,
IN "tltch l,o said l1e was abuut to ret divorce
from lls wle and wanted lcr tn get rcudy 10
20 housekeeping with him. Tho first words of
tho question had the effect TO cn,se The witness
to trex %s,,or up ~ sr sSs % .hs I Tso vsa.
q esou, sp0'Gst'a ot r'p :S' H. s'' Tc "a aue.to is
was completed, however, and tic witness al'-
swcsca thar no such letter or my other letter
.had been received frum Davis whttc shu was ut
Qusnn's. ln atiswer to questions, thu w1ts,ess
wont OH to detail ner tra7els sinre ts.c future uf
tllc Protection Life, usi herlneeting Mrs. Quinn
at tlinooka for tho first tima. Sllu tu N0t re-.
lJuy
to her, but Hhu nus not in t.,s habit Of klsst:.
strangers upon being Introduced to t.,ciu unless
;thoy were particulas!Y attractive. She had fclt
'Ly!e King} on l,1cet!ng him. shc did not re-
number Just what vas said on meetilg Mrs,
Quinn, hut from what ahe Ind heard Of her 1t
waa case Of love at first sight. She ren,erl-
bered tiut Mrs. Quinn wauted her to 70 hoinc
With her, ut!1 while there nn arrangement wae
madu by which ahc Wis to go to Ainywool
to 5aep house " IT., for .ef sho Eot At 'ea.:
pnid ~ peF cent Of al tls money she paid tc
to iueure Mrs. Qulnn's. property he also Insured
her property, which consisted of Der wcnr!l.
apparel, but she thought "Kuth, the CLEANER
had done 1t. Mrs. Quinn palu ior thu INSURANCE
n her gresenee but ao never 81" a, te aE3ca M
Quinn we1t to Michigan, a'l.l subsequently
wrote to her about lilo lnsnrnnee asul the paY
tng gof prelntum that wns tlua St0 reIlrsl thA
Rlta HuA4t! AILCiA W lHt8 'Athi eAn kHG IasMt
ance agent, and he said sba need give herself III
.uneasi.,ess about the snn!scr. A few days s"tc
Ehs pawned her watrh for *2o and applied Tn
money on tls payment Of tl'c premium due
Mn. Quinn hs!nE in,, tl'c eity ny!
not 90 With her 10 tiie insurance .i'fse, hll
handed ller s. to be added to tlr t<!U "l!t
was necessary to pay tho pfclniun III fomcror'
office, WHICH Was sort Ut hca!ll!uartcrs 70
them. Whitaker hAl buen asked by Alrt
Quinn for n!oney to pay the premium. btlt h
did not tct her lays uaY. atd then Il was tIla
the witness agreed to paWn her watch. Mrs
Quinn then vent to Michigan, but very sid
denly returned oiIv might, much u hsr surprise
huylus with her Mr.. ne'lcr mud Mrs, y Areau
bull, nrd bottle Ut whisky. Mrs. Quinn Asl
Keller drank thu whisky. too lunch, antt sat II
doing fomu writing do~n'staiFs. Hip did nu
know WHITTIER II Was hefote or after thu insul
ancs policies s,a'l hren Issued l!lnt slrs {.utn
'ila.l tulkcd to her about burning thu propcrt,
but 1t Wab hofnfe she suw tIIu taiclua. Wines
went to live witt. Mrs. t},uu Oct. 20, AuI
waA lev Weeks aater that ttse burning VII
tnlked alAut. sl,u could nut fix dates, beraus
she wHs 50 a.ttated by she surroundings til,
she WAS out III !ler luaa at llu time, uras III
II.