The herald., 1893-07-28
CLINE'S CLEVER CAPTURE
THE SHERIFF. RUNS DOWN A VEN
TURA BIGAMIsT.
How q Handsome Young German from
Dayton Deceived q San Fernando
Girl, and the Manner of
His Capture.

Photography is undoubtedly one of
the greatest inventions of the sge. Be-
ing aware of this. Sheriff Cline added
some of his cunning, and the result is
that bigamist has been captured and
his last wife released from life OF pri-
vations.
Two years ago Frank Kuhen, fine
ooking young German, came to South
ern California and expressed an inten-
ton OF opening restaurant or saloon.
He came from Dayton, Ohio, but shortly
after his arrival, falling into hard luck,
he was compelled to hire out as har-
vester to Ventura rancher.
While working in this position be be-
came acquainted with Miss Kirby,
who is the niece OF a well-known capi-
talist of San Fernando. The acq uan-
tance ripened into love, and last April
the two were joined in marriage.
Almost at once after the ceremony
Kuhen became moody and irritable, and
treated 'his young wife with severity.
He was at the same time corresponding
with a woman in Dayton, O., Evmed
Rika Kuhen, whom he claimed yAs bis
sister.
As the months rolled by the highlands
actions became so abusive that his
young wife was compelled to Nsve him,
and she sought protectionJ from her
uncle in San Fernando. SEe, however,
never suspected that to- woman in
Dayton, o., was other than sister to
her husband, and tie uncle was
of the same /opinion. He
accid emily ran across Sheriff
Cline, and both being old friends, he
told the sheriff the sory. Cline's sus-
picions were at once excited, and he
hied himself to a photographers and
procuring an outfit and assistant depart
ed for Ventura county. He stated that
he was collecting views of the section
for the worlds fair, and in the course of
time arrived 1T the ranch where Kuhen
was employed. There he was struck
with the appearance of the mammoth
harvesting machine and asked the lib
erty to take picture of one with the
men gronped around it. He was care
full to 90 manage that Kuhen made one
of the group. The shutter of the camera
snapped and the portraits of all present
wers transferred to the plate. Then
the sheriff abandoned his worlds fair
project. He returned to Los Angeles
and the Grst outgoing mail carried a
package to the chief OF police of
Dayton, Ohio, asking that If any
OF the men in the enclosed picture
could be identified as Frank Kuhen, a
full account OF his business relations
and past life in Dayton was desired.
When the reply reached this city it
was found that the supposed sister,
Rika Kuhen, was in reality the mans
wife and that she, during her husbands e
absence, was conducting restaurant in
Dayt on owned by him.
Sheriff Cline at once filed complaint
in Ventura county, charging Kuhen
with bigamy. Kuhen, in the mean
while, had become suspicious, and sud-
derlly disappeared from bis accustomed
ha UNITS. The sherif's blood was up,
however, and with trusted deputy he
was hot on the trial.
The chase was long one, but the
German was arrested yesterday morning
ia Sacramento by Chief of Police Rogers
through kilograms and descriptions sent
out by Sheriff Cline, and he will be
brought back and tried for his crime.
His original wife was in bad way
when she heard of her husbands escap-
ade, but she has proved equal to the
occasion, has sent back her marriage
certificate and her husbands recent let
terra in addition to message that she
will voluntarily come on and appear as
witness against him. The second Mrs.
Kuhen is to be congratulated on her es-
cape from such brute OF husband.